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Catch-22Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
Buy new: £5.42 / Used from: £2.00
Brilliant, hilarious novel. I've read it 3 times.
Timebends: A LifeTimebends: A Life by Arthur Miller
Buy new: £8.96 / Used from: £7.35
Great autobiography of a great playwright.
Confessions of a Philosopher: A Journey Through Western PhilosophyConfessions of a Philosopher: A Journey Through Western Philosophy by Bryan Magee
Buy used from: £2.65
Superb introduction to philosophy by a great populariser.
All the Pretty Horses: Volume One of The Border TrilogyAll the Pretty Horses: Volume One of The Border Trilogy by Cormac McCarthy
Buy new: £4.79 / Used from: £0.01
Outstanding novel, great prose. The first of a trilogy which includes 'The Crossing' and 'Cities of the Plain'.
At Swim-two-birds (Penguin Modern Classics)At Swim-two-birds (Penguin Modern Classics) by Flann O'Brien
Buy new: £6.46 / Used from: £1.65
Incredibly funny book by Ireland's funniest writer.I've read it twice
UnderworldUnderworld by Don DeLillo
Buy used from: £2.86
Great American Novel.This one has it all: great sweep, excellent writing.
The Wind-up Bird ChronicleThe Wind-up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
Buy used from: £2.57
Very funny book set in modern Japan , the best by Murakami.
The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time (Picador Books)The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time (Picador Books) by Hunter S. Thompson
Buy new: £6.96 / Used from: £3.29
Compilation of the best of his Gonzo journalism from the inventor of the genre.
Slaughterhouse Five Or, The Children's Crusade (Paladin Books)Slaughterhouse Five Or, The Children's Crusade (Paladin Books) by Kurt Vonnegut
Buy used from: £4.24
Great satirical novel by Vonnegut.Mixture of humour and horror.
Waterland (Picador thirty)Waterland (Picador thirty) by Graham Swift
Buy used from: £0.27
Excellent novel about story telling , history, fiction.A great read.
Riddley WalkerRiddley Walker by Russell Hoban
Buy new: £4.48 / Used from: £2.01
Stunning literature, set in post-nuclear Britain where language has to be re-invented