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A Listmania! list by "niall_mcginness"
 
Brief Interviews With Hideous Men
1.  Brief Interviews With Hideous Men by David Foster Wallace
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  "A great collection of short stories, pure imagination  and very funny"
£6.99   Used & New from: £4.19
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)

Imperium
2.  Imperium by Ryszard Kapuscinski
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  "A great piece of journalism,  witness to a time of great change"
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The Periodic Table (Essential Penguin)
3.  The Periodic Table (Essential Penguin) by Primo Levi
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  "A beautiful collection of short stories"
£6.59   Used & New from: £0.96
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

Steppenwolf
4.  Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse
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  "An insight into the mind"
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

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The Trial (Vintage Classics)
5.  The Trial (Vintage Classics) by Franz Kafka
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  "The most atmospheric book in the world"
£5.59   Used & New from: £0.59
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

The Shadow of the Sun: My African Life
6.  The Shadow of the Sun: My African Life by Ryszard Kapuscinski
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  "The finest journalist of his time lays down his account of a lifelong journey through Africa."
£6.99   Used & New from: £2.44
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)

Island (Flamingo Modern Classics)
7.  Island (Flamingo Modern Classics) by Aldous Huxley
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  "The best from a true shroomer"
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4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)

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The Wasp Factory
8.  The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
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  "The man is a master of the plot twist"
£4.47   Used & New from: £0.01
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (155 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

The Stranger
9.  The Stranger by Albert Camus
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  "A man kills by mistake,  gets the death penalty and seems deeply unmoved by it all"
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (120 customer reviews)

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The Idiot (Wordsworth Classics)
10.  The Idiot (Wordsworth Classics) by Fyodor Dostoevsky
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  "Nice guys always finish last"
£1.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

The Glass Bead Game (Vintage Classics)
11.  The Glass Bead Game (Vintage Classics) by Hermann Hesse
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  "Hesse's last work"
£6.29   Used & New from: £3.12
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

Thus Spake Zarathustra (Great Books in Philosophy)
12.  Thus Spake Zarathustra (Great Books in Philosophy) by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
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  "A read that makes you feel insane"
£12.74   Used & New from: £1.71
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

Night
13.  Night by Elie Wiesel
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  "The insight of a holocaust survivor"
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5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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