10 of the Greatest Books Ever Written

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The Great Gatsby (Penguin Modern Classics)
1.  The Great Gatsby (Penguin Modern Classics) by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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  "The perfect novel - every word honed to perfection"
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Moby Dick (Wordsworth Classics)
2.  Moby Dick (Wordsworth Classics) by Herman Melville
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  "The ultimate 'great American novel' - all of life is here!"
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The Outsider (Essential Penguin)
3.  The Outsider (Essential Penguin) by Albert Camus
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  ""A stranger, killing an Arab...." - Forget Salinger, this is the ultimate 'young man''s novel - but so much more ...."
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Mystery Train
4.  Mystery Train by Greil Marcus
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  "Elvis, The Band, and rock n roll at the heart of America"
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Dead Souls
5.  Dead Souls by Ian Rankin
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  "The greatest modern crime novel - but read the other 9 or so in the Rebus series that precede it for maximum benefit and pleasure"
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Birdsong
6.  Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks
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  "Best recent-ish 'literary fiction' - sadly unequalled by anything else in the Faulks canon"
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The White Spider: The story of the North Face of the Eiger
7.  The White Spider: The story of the North Face of the Eiger by Heinrich Harrer
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  "From the author of 'Seven Years in Tibet', the ultimate history of the Eiger North Face - the ultimate climb; new ed has foreword by Joe Simpson"
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Feet in the Clouds: A Tale of Fell-Running and Obsession: A Story of Fell Running and Obsession
8.  Feet in the Clouds: A Tale of Fell-Running and Obsession: A Story of Fell Running and Obsession by Richard Askwith
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  "Who'd have thought a book on fell running would be the best recent book on sport, if not one of the most compelling memoirs and social histories too..."
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Steppenwolf (Essential Penguin)
9.  Steppenwolf (Essential Penguin) by Hermann Hesse
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  "Herman Hesse's haunting, magical, beautiful story of the ultimate outsider ...."
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Hit Men: Powerbrokers and Fast Money Inside the Music Business
10.  Hit Men: Powerbrokers and Fast Money Inside the Music Business by Frederic Dannen
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  "The Best book published by my company - the grippint story of the mafia and the record industry"
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