Books I bought in 2003 and haven't read yet

A Listmania! list by Robert G Cook
 
Confessions of an English Opium Eater (Penguin Classics)
1.  Confessions of an English Opium Eater (Penguin Classics) by Thomas De Quincey
The list author says:
  "Guide to the wonders of opium, or confessionary mish-mash? I don't know, I haven't read it yet."
£5.99   Used & New from: £0.80

The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories (Penguin Modern Classics)
2.  The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories (Penguin Modern Classics) by H P Lovecraft
The list author says:
  "Dire pulp, or profound cosmic meditation dressed as dire pulp? I don't know, I haven't read it yet."
£7.69   Used & New from: £3.50
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Poetics (Penguin Classics)
3.  Poetics (Penguin Classics) by Aristotle
The list author says:
  "The only how-to writer's guide you'll ever need. Apparently."
£6.39   Used & New from: £0.62
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Perdido Street Station
4.  Perdido Street Station by China Mieville
The list author says:
  "The Next Big Thing in Fantasy. They say the sequel's even better."
Used & New from: £0.01
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The Scar
5.  The Scar by China Mieville
The list author says:
  "The sequel. Better? Don't know. Haven't read it yet."
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The Metaphysical Poets
6.  The Metaphysical Poets by Helen Gardner
The list author says:
  "Actually, I have read this, but I was seventeen at the time and lost that copy ages ago. So I haven't read this copy."
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Madness and Civilization (Routledge Classics)
7.  Madness and Civilization (Routledge Classics) by Michel Foucault
The list author says:
  "Definitely haven't read this yet."
£12.73   Used & New from: £5.45
3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

The Order of Things: Archaeology of the Human Sciences (Routledge Classics)
8.  The Order of Things: Archaeology of the Human Sciences (Routledge Classics) by Michel Foucault
The list author says:
  "Or this."
£10.91   Used & New from: £7.21
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Archaeology of Knowledge (Routledge Classics)
9.  Archaeology of Knowledge (Routledge Classics) by Michel Foucault
The list author says:
  "Or this."
£10.91   Used & New from: £7.36
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The Birth of the Clinic (Routledge Classics)
10.  The Birth of the Clinic (Routledge Classics) by Michel Foucault
The list author says:
  "No."
£12.73   Used & New from: £7.91
2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison (Penguin Social Sciences)
11.  Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison (Penguin Social Sciences) by Michel Foucault
The list author says:
  "Nope."
£9.09   Used & New from: £4.00
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The History of Sexuality: The Will to Knowledge: The Will to Knowledge v. 1
12.  The History of Sexuality: The Will to Knowledge: The Will to Knowledge v. 1 by Michel Foucault
The list author says:
  "Ah, now... I haven't read this."
£6.99   Used & New from: £2.00
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

The History of Sexuality: The Use of Pleasure: The Use of Pleasure v. 2 (Penguin History)
13.  The History of Sexuality: The Use of Pleasure: The Use of Pleasure v. 2 (Penguin History) by Michel Foucault
The list author says:
  "Unfortunately not, no."
£9.09   Used & New from: £4.57
3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

The History of Sexuality: The Care of the Self: The Care of the Self v. 3 (Penguin History)
14.  The History of Sexuality: The Care of the Self: The Care of the Self v. 3 (Penguin History) by Michel Foucault
The list author says:
  "Afraid not. Really looking forward to it, though."
£9.09   Used & New from: £3.20
3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Ethics: Subjectivity and Truth:Essential Works of Michel Foucault 1954-1984: Essential Works of Michel Foucault 1954-1984 v. 1 (Essential Works of Foucault 1)
15.  Ethics: Subjectivity and Truth:Essential Works of Michel Foucault 1954-1984: Essential Works of Michel Foucault 1954-1984 v. 1 (Essential Works of Foucault 1) by Michel Foucault
The list author says:
  "Read some bits of this."
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Aesthetics, Method, and Epistemology: Essential Works of Foucault 1954-1984: Essential Works of Michel Foucault 1954-1984 v. 2
16.  Aesthetics, Method, and Epistemology: Essential Works of Foucault 1954-1984: Essential Works of Michel Foucault 1954-1984 v. 2 by Michel Foucault
The list author says:
  "And this."
£9.74   Used & New from: £7.15

Power: The Essential Works of Michel Foucault 1954-1984: Essential Works of Michel Foucault 1954-1984 v. 3 (Essential Works of Foucault 3)
17.  Power: The Essential Works of Michel Foucault 1954-1984: Essential Works of Michel Foucault 1954-1984 v. 3 (Essential Works of Foucault 3) by Michel Foucault
The list author says:
  "And quite a lot of this. But not all of it."
£9.74   Used & New from: £7.49
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Introducing Foucault
18.  Introducing Foucault by Chris Horrocks
The list author says:
  "And I should probably read this before I read any of the others..."
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The Anatomy Of Melancholy (NYRB Classics)
19.  The Anatomy Of Melancholy (NYRB Classics) by Robert Burton
The list author says:
  "I keep dipping into this, but it scares the crap out of me. A bit like the sea in that respect."
£13.00   Used & New from: £6.55
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Doubter's Companion: A Dictionary of Aggressive Common Sense
20.  Doubter's Companion: A Dictionary of Aggressive Common Sense by John Ralston Saul
The list author says:
  "This is hilarious and vicious and brilliant. Well, the two entries I've read are."
£14.44   Used & New from: £7.90
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

My Name is Red
21.  My Name is Red by Orhan Pamuk
The list author says:
  "But not 'read'."
£8.09   Used & New from: £0.01
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (61 customer reviews)

The Dedalus Book of Austrian Fantasy: 1890-2000
22.  The Dedalus Book of Austrian Fantasy: 1890-2000 by Mike Mitchell
The list author says:
  "Not to be read at night. Which is when I do most of my reading. So I haven't read it yet."
£12.99   Used & New from: £6.30

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (Penguin Classics)
23.  The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (Penguin Classics) by Laurence Sterne
The list author says:
  "Haven't read this (quelle surprise!), but also sort of have, in a po-mo kind of way that Sterne would, I'm sure, appreciate. If he wasn't dead."
£6.99   Used & New from: £0.82
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

Houdini's Box: The Art of Escape: On the Arts of Escape
24.  Houdini's Box: The Art of Escape: On the Arts of Escape by Adam Phillips
The list author says:
  "A case study in this is about a compulsive book buyer, so maybe this should be at the top of my list."
£5.99   Used & New from: £0.45
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Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (Routledge Classics)
25.  Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (Routledge Classics) by Ludwig Wittgenstein
The list author says:
  "Supposedly, if you've read this, you don't need to read anything else... I'm saved!"
£8.59   Used & New from: £3.52
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

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