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Animal Farm: A Fairy Story
1.  Animal Farm: A Fairy Story by George Orwell
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  "Simply wonderful"
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The Catcher in the Rye
2.  The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
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  "Perfection"
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American Psycho
3.  American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
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  "Important for the change of literature in the nineties"
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The Power of One
4.  The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay
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  "Should be required reading in all schools"
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Papillon
5.  Papillon by Henri Charrière
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  "You will not want to put this down once you start reading"
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The Rum Diary
6.  The Rum Diary by Hunter S. Thompson
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  "All Hunters books should be in this list, but as his only work of fiction is of more importance"
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The Presley Family and Friends Cookbook
7.  The Presley Family and Friends Cookbook by Donna Presley Early
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  "To be the man, you must eat like the man"
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No One's Even Bleeding
8.  No One's Even Bleeding by Lenny Castellaneta
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  "For teachers and writers alike"
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Roots
9.  Roots by Alex Haley
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  "A must read"
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Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux
10.  Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux by John G. Neihardt
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  "Enlightening"
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If This Is a Man / The Truce
11.  If This Is a Man / The Truce by Primo Levi
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  "Primo Levi - a writer of outstanding talent"
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The Outsider (Penguin Modern Classics)
12.  The Outsider (Penguin Modern Classics) by Albert Camus
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  "Worth the effort believe me"
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The Old Man and the Sea
13.  The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
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  "Hemingway read everything , but start with this."
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The Remains of the Day
14.  The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
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  "Emotive"
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Ratman's Notebooks (Willard)
15.  Ratman's Notebooks (Willard) by Stephen Gilbert
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  "My favourite book"
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Peter Stent, London Printseller, 1642-65: A Catalogue Raisonne of His Engraved Prints and Books with an Historical and Bibliographical Introduction
16.  Peter Stent, London Printseller, 1642-65: A Catalogue Raisonne of His Engraved Prints and Books with an Historical and Bibliographical Introduction by Alexander Globe
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  "Seems silly not to include this  out of surname significance"
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Cash: The Autobiography
17.  Cash: The Autobiography by Johnny Cash
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  "A must whether a fan of his music or not"
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