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Catch-22Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
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Excellent, absurd, satire of war and of the modern world.
Homage to Catalonia (Penguin Modern Classics)Homage to Catalonia (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell
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Orwell's best book - a moving and sharply political account of a small part of the spanish civil war.
His Dark Materials Gift Set: "Northern Lights", "The Subtle Knife", "The Amber Spyglass"His Dark Materials Gift Set: "Northern Lights", "The Subtle Knife", "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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Possibly the best fantasy series ever written... maybe for children, but not childish
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (Oxford Paperbacks)The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (Oxford Paperbacks) by William Blake
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Blake's most lucid longer work, beatiful writing with deep philosophy
WeaveworldWeaveworld by Clive Barker
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Stirring fantasy, dark and complex
The World Turned Upside Down: Radical Ideas During the English Revolution (Penguin History)The World Turned Upside Down: Radical Ideas During the English Revolution (Penguin History) by Christopher Hill
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When Adam delved and Eve span, who then was the Gentleman? - excellent history, fascinating characters.
Carpe Jugulum: The twenty-third Discworld novel (A Discworld Novel)Carpe Jugulum: The twenty-third Discworld novel (A Discworld Novel) by Terry Pratchett
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IMHO, the best book by one of the best satirical writers around - Granny Weatherwax is my role model
Spartacus (Polygon Lewis Grassic Gibbon)Spartacus (Polygon Lewis Grassic Gibbon) by Lewis Grassic Gibbon
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Novelised account of one of the greatest events of the ancient world
The Lord of The Rings (Based on the 50th Anniversary Single volume edition 2004)The Lord of The Rings (Based on the 50th Anniversary Single volume edition 2004) by J.R.R. Tolkien
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A guilty pleasure
The DispossessedThe Dispossessed by Ursula Le Guin
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One of the best works of political sci-fi