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Books I wouldn't have done without. In totally random order.
Good OmensGood Omens by Neil Gaiman
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £0.01
The Anti-christ Adam, hellhound Dog and full supportive cast of riders of the apocalypse. What's there not to love.
Cannery Row (Penguin Modern Classics)Cannery Row (Penguin Modern Classics) by John Steinbeck
Buy new: £5.20 / Used from: £2.57
Who said Steinbeck is boring?
The Catcher in the RyeThe Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
Buy new: £4.91 / Used from: £0.50
I read this in school, and though I wasn't sure when I started it hit a note in my soul.
Come, Tell Me How You Live: An Archaeological MemoirCome, Tell Me How You Live: An Archaeological Memoir by Agatha Christie
Buy new: £4.82 / Used from: £2.08
Come, Tell Me How You Live is not your classical Christie-book, but it is great. Though I do love her mysteries as well.
Ender's GameEnder's Game by Orson Scott Card
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Wonderful and tragic.
Mansfield Park (Penguin Popular Classics)Mansfield Park (Penguin Popular Classics) by Jane Austen
Buy new: £2.22 / Used from: £0.01
Jane Austen is a great writer and I can't really decide which book is best. But right now it's this one.
The Chronicles of NarniaThe Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
I like them all but the first one.
The Fellowship of the Ring (Lord of the Rings)The Fellowship of the Ring (Lord of the Rings) by J. R. R. Tolkien
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Being the best book as well as the first.
Anne of Green Gables (A Bantam classic)Anne of Green Gables (A Bantam classic) by L.M. Montgomery
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I must have read it nearly a hundred times.
ApachesApaches by Lorenzo Carcaterra
Buy new: £5.72 / Used from: £0.01
Holy BibleHoly Bible by -
Buy new: £5.96 / Used from: £7.03
It's heavy and long and the ground upon which our society is built. Besides there are good stories in there once you get past the heavy language.
Monstrous Regiment: A Discworld Novel (Discworld Novels)Monstrous Regiment: A Discworld Novel (Discworld Novels) by Terry Pratchett
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And representing Discworld..... How can one choose?
The Sword in the StoneThe Sword in the Stone by T. H. White
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A classic! Really it is.
The Three Musketeers (Wordsworth Classics)The Three Musketeers (Wordsworth Classics) by Alexandre Dumas
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Again the first book is the best. But it is great too.
Around the World in Eighty Days (Puffin Classics)Around the World in Eighty Days (Puffin Classics) by Jules Verne
Buy new: £4.30 / Used from: £0.01
Everything is possible....for an english gentleman who will not get ruffled by anythin.
The Deerslayer (Wordsworth Classics)The Deerslayer (Wordsworth Classics) by James Fenimore Cooper
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Much better than it's better known sibling The last of the mohicans.
Little House in the Big Woods (Little House (Original Series Paperback))Little House in the Big Woods (Little House (Original Series Paperback)) by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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No childhood is complete without it.
Harry Potter Pbk Boxed SetHarry Potter Pbk Boxed Set by J.K. Rowling
Proves that new books can be great too.
Lord John and the Private MatterLord John and the Private Matter by Diana Gabaldon
Buy new: £5.96 / Used from: £0.01
I want more!
The Saga of the Volsungs: The Norse Epic of Sigurd the Dragon Slayer (Penguin Classics)The Saga of the Volsungs: The Norse Epic of Sigurd the Dragon Slayer (Penguin Classics) by none
Buy new: £5.97 / Used from: £3.92
This one will have to represent all the great norwegian books I have read, but cannot find.
Ronia, the Robber's Daughter (Puffin Books)Ronia, the Robber's Daughter (Puffin Books) by Astrid Lindgren
Buy used from: £1.40
Greatest writer of our time.
Arms of Nemesis (Gordianus the Finder) (Roma Sub Rosa)Arms of Nemesis (Gordianus the Finder) (Roma Sub Rosa) by Steven Saylor
Buy new: £5.46 / Used from: £0.87
The first I read by Saylor, which made me read more.
Legends: v. 2Legends: v. 2
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A great introduction to great writers. Read the first one as well!
Songs on Bronze: Greek Myths RetoldSongs on Bronze: Greek Myths Retold by Nigel Spivey
Buy new: £16.14 / Used from: £0.78
Not the book, but the stories it tells.
Going Straight in Frisbee (Linford Western Library)Going Straight in Frisbee (Linford Western Library) by Marshall Grover
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The only one with a front page. I wouldn't have missed Bill and Ben for the world.