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Books I Recommend to Fellow Travellers
Jarhead: A Soldier's Story of Modern WarJarhead: A Soldier's Story of Modern War by Anthony Swofford
Buy new: £5.88 / Used from: £0.01
beautifully written and structured, whether you're into 'war' books or not (I'm not)
Drinking Coffee ElsewhereDrinking Coffee Elsewhere by ZZ Packer
Buy new: £8.99 / Used from: £0.01
a writer who knows how to use language to great effect - easy to read out loud to others
A Wild Sheep ChaseA Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami
Buy new: £5.07 / Used from: £2.38
keeps me interested - which is saying a lot: I have a short attention span
SwagSwag by Elmore Leonard
Buy new: £4.97 / Used from: £2.46
one of the first Elmore Leonard books I read - persuaded me to buy a couple of dozen more
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (International Writers)Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (International Writers) by Patrick Suskind
Buy new: £5.00 / Used from: £0.01
deserves the cult status it has accumulated
Old School (Vintage Contemporaries)Old School (Vintage Contemporaries) by Tobias Wolff
Buy used from: £0.21
A short book, but every word counts. A book about writers, for those who enjoy writing and/or reading.