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The Classics
Howl (Pocket Poets)Howl (Pocket Poets) by Allen Ginsberg
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Howl is brilliant. Don't take my word for it, go read it.
Apocalypse Now [DVD] [1979]Apocalypse Now [DVD] [1979]
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This is the way the world ends, not with a bang but a whimper.....
The Fall (Penguin Modern Classics)The Fall (Penguin Modern Classics) by Albert Camus
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Camus best novel. I think everyone can find part of themselves nestling in its pages.
Requiem For A Dream [DVD] [2001]Requiem For A Dream [DVD] [2001]
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Just in case you ever start to forget how horrible the world really is.
Endtroducing.....Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow
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Endtroducing..... Anyone who's not heard this give it a go.........
Scepticism IncScepticism Inc by Bo Fowler
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I think everyone should read at least one book narrated by a shopping trolley. It helps that this one is really good.
The Age of ConsentThe Age of Consent by George Monbiot
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The first book I've read in a long time that actually suggests some remedies for the worlds problems, instead of merely complaining about them.
NevermindNevermind by Nirvana
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I'll never forget the first time I heard this. I was 10 years old, and it made music real.
Che Guevara: A Revolutionary LifeChe Guevara: A Revolutionary Life by Jon Lee Anderson
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The best biography of one of the greatest men of the Twentieth Century.
The Periodic Table (Essential Penguin)The Periodic Table (Essential Penguin) by Primo Levi
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This book captivates because it conveys the almost compulsive interest Levi had for everything in the world.
A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black HolesA Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes by Stephen Hawking
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Hawking's enthusiasm is such that it is able to carry you over concepts you would normally grow bored with and give up on.
The Holy BibleThe Holy Bible by Manic Street Preachers
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Perhaps the most succinct expression of the horrors of the Twentieth century...
The Deptford Mice: "Dark Portal", "Crystal Prison", "Final Reckoning" (Fiction: The Deptford Mice trilogy)The Deptford Mice: "Dark Portal", "Crystal Prison", "Final Reckoning" (Fiction: The Deptford Mice trilogy) by Robin Jarvis
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The Deptford Mice Trilogy is the best series of childrens books you will EVER come across. Even Better than Harry Potter. Really.
CloserCloser by Joy Division
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Joy Division songs speak to me in a way that I've never experienced with any other band.
The Torture Garden (Empire of the Senses)The Torture Garden (Empire of the Senses) by Octave Mirbeau
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Mirbeau's Torture Garden is astoundingly beautiful and also thoroughly horrible.