2008: A Good Year

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Soldier: The Autobiography
1.  Soldier: The Autobiography by General Sir Mike Jackson
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  "Very personal and proud exposition of the debt owed through blood and treasure"
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Moby Dick (Wordsworth Classics)
2.  Moby Dick (Wordsworth Classics) by Herman Melville
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  "At times profound....and pointless. It divides opinion, but somehow I feel better for having read it"
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The Red Badge of Courage (Penguin Popular Classics)
3.  The Red Badge of Courage (Penguin Popular Classics) by Stephen Crane
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  "Quite a simple yet poignant tale of how courage and truth are also victims on the field of battle"
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God is Not Great: The Case Against Religion
4.  God is Not Great: The Case Against Religion by Christopher Hitchens
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  "Delicious polemic, so typical of the man. Not as rapier-like as Dawkins, but as earnest as any preacher."
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Don Quixote (Penguin Classics)
5.  Don Quixote (Penguin Classics) by Miguel Cervantes
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  "Outstanding! A truly great work that is just so rich in character, plot and meaning. Funny, sad and full of observation on human frailty"
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The Warden (Penguin Classics)
6.  The Warden (Penguin Classics) by Anthony Trollope
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  "2008 The year I fell in love with Trollope. Beautiful evocation of time and place and exposition of the periods morality. In breaking the 'fourth wall' the narrative becomes more richly personal."
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Inferno: The Devastation of Hamburg, 1943
7.  Inferno: The Devastation of Hamburg, 1943 by Keith Lowe
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  "Excellent, vivid portryal of the horrors of total aerial war on a city. Rightly highlights the courage of the RAF as well as the suffering of the German population"
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North America (Penguin Classics)
8.  North America (Penguin Classics) by Anthony Trollope
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  "Beatifully observed travelogue with a political edge due to the ongoing Civil War. Thoughtful and warm redeeming his mothers earlier views!"
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For Whom The Bell Tolls
9.  For Whom The Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
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  "Exciting story told in wonderfully spare prose. I was moved by the detail of acceptance of suffering and futlity"
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The Last of the Mohicans (Penguin Popular Classics)
10.  The Last of the Mohicans (Penguin Popular Classics) by James Fenimore Cooper
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  "A Ripping Yarn that just delivers. Very much of its time this is nonetheless a great tale of love honour and duty"
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The Peloponnesian War (Classics)
11.  The Peloponnesian War (Classics) by Thucydides
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  "Simply first class. Excellent translation. an awesome rendition of the war and surrounding politics by a man who was there"
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Barchester Towers (Oxford World's Classics)
12.  Barchester Towers (Oxford World's Classics) by Anthony Trollope
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  "Part 2 of this wonderful world! A moral comedy with a cast that becomes so real through Trollopes prose"
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Zuckerman Unbound
13.  Zuckerman Unbound by Philip Roth
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  "Roth is simply a genius. Perhaps this should be required reading for the X-Factor wannabes. A cautionary tale on the excesses of fame and pride"
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Eighth Air Force: The American Bomber Crews in Britain
14.  Eighth Air Force: The American Bomber Crews in Britain by Donald L Miller
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  "A fullsome account of the incredible actions of so many young men. Not without a critical edge it is a sobering read. Lest we forget"
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A Prayer For Owen Meany
15.  A Prayer For Owen Meany by John Irving
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  "Dazzlingly brilliant. One of the best, most rewarding books I've read. Full of love, pathos, humour and hope"
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The Deerslayer (Wordsworth Classics)
16.  The Deerslayer (Wordsworth Classics) by James Fenimore Cooper
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  "Dreamy, picturesque and full of romantic derring-do. Another classic adventure"
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The Right Stuff
17.  The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe
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  "A first class account of a truly breathtaking, heroic endeavour. Quality journalsitic narrative redolent of Capote, typically Wolfe in its expression of emotions"
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Dr Thorne (Classics)
18.  Dr Thorne (Classics) by Anthony Trollope
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  "Part 3!! Truly superb plot, intricate characters and lovely style."
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The Bell Jar
19.  The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
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  "A haunting troubling autobiographical novel of depression and the seemingly futile point of existence. If you have in any way been touched by depression, read this."
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The Good War: An Oral History of WWII
20.  The Good War: An Oral History of WWII by Studs Terkel
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  "Truly touching personal accounts. Fabulously done by Terkel. Everyone should read this."
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Framley Parsonage (English Library)
21.  Framley Parsonage (English Library) by Anthony Trollope
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  "Part 4. Dirty deeds, pride, scandal, love and class. Can't wait to read more!"
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