Desert Island Books (My top 10)

A Listmania! list by "annaandsean"
 
Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (20th anniversary edition with a new preface by the author)
1.  Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (20th anniversary edition with a new preface by the author) by Douglas R Hofstadter
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  "Mind blowing. Some of the musical elements were above my head but it was still a truly mind stretching experience"
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Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values
2.  Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values by Robert Pirsig
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  "A fantastic story intercut with increasingly intensive philosophy"
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The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics)
3.  The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics) by Margaret Atwood
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  "Chilling and deeply moving, unputdownable"
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The Crow Road
4.  The Crow Road by Iain Banks
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  "Complex and deeply satisfying - a feelgood book"
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Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy
5.  Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy by Jostein Gaarder
The list author says:
  "Another fantastically multilayered and paradoxical book with a gripping story to drag you through it"
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Confessions of a Philosopher: A Journey Through Western Philosophy
6.  Confessions of a Philosopher: A Journey Through Western Philosophy by Bryan Magee
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  "Part autobiography, part sweeping introduction to philosophy, all a storming good read"
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Enduring Love
7.  Enduring Love by Ian McEwan
The list author says:
  "His best book - grabs you from the very first page and never lets go"
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Flowers For Algernon (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
8.  Flowers For Algernon (S.F. MASTERWORKS) by Daniel Keyes
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  "If this doesn't make you cry, you have no heart."
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Made In America
9.  Made In America by Bill Bryson
The list author says:
  "His first (and best) attempt at non fiction - packed with amusing stories and anecdotes you will be deperate to pass on to other people"
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Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos)
10.  Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos) by Dan Simmons
The list author says:
  "If you like the SF/philospohy mix this series of 4 (the Hyperion Cantos) is the greatest - another book that made me cry."
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