Make the commute worthwhile

A Listmania! list by Gavin Blackmore "merthyrexile" (west sussex)
(REAL NAME)   
 
The Outsider (Penguin Modern Classics)
1.  The Outsider (Penguin Modern Classics) by Albert Camus
The list author says:
  "Literary equivalent of being dragged through a hedge backwards"
£6.74   Used & New from: £1.55
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (75 customer reviews)

The Diary Of A Nobody
2.  The Diary Of A Nobody by George Grossmith
The list author says:
  "A delight from beginning to end. Life IS conspiring against you"
£12.95   Used & New from: £2.87

Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values
3.  Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values by Robert Pirsig
The list author says:
  "An intellectual, emotional and literary triumph. Alot about motorbikes too."
£6.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (112 customer reviews)

Walden (Writings of Henry D.Thoreau)
4.  Walden (Writings of Henry D.Thoreau) by Henry David Thoreau
The list author says:
  "A hodge-podge of a book, with a nugget of what the soul craves at its heart"
£7.50   Used & New from: £0.01
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Fatherland
5.  Fatherland by Robert Harris
The list author says:
  "Barnstormer #1"
Used & New from: £0.01
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (146 customer reviews)

See buying options
The Beach
6.  The Beach by Alex Garland
The list author says:
  "Barnstormer #2"
Used & New from: £0.01
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (293 customer reviews)

See buying options
Giovanni's Room (Penguin Modern Classics)
7.  Giovanni's Room (Penguin Modern Classics) by James Baldwin
The list author says:
  "Brutal honesty and emotional power"
£7.69   Used & New from: £0.05
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)

Guns, Germs and Steel: A short history of everybody for the last 13,000 years
8.  Guns, Germs and Steel: A short history of everybody for the last 13,000 years by Jared Diamond
The list author says:
  "A rare beast. A social science book with something new to say."
£6.29   Used & New from: £2.89
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (150 customer reviews)

Nausea (Penguin Modern Classics)
9.  Nausea (Penguin Modern Classics) by Jean-Paul Sartre
The list author says:
  "Feel proper brainy and pretentious on the train. A marvel, funny too."
£6.99   Used & New from: £2.73
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)

Things Fall Apart (African Writers Series)
10.  Things Fall Apart (African Writers Series) by Chinua Achebe
The list author says:
  "The defeated get to write history for a change"
£8.00   Used & New from: £0.01
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (90 customer reviews)

English Passengers
11.  English Passengers by Matthew Kneale
The list author says:
  "A remarkable literary experience - storytelling at its best"
£6.39   Used & New from: £0.01
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (85 customer reviews)

Coming Up for Air (Penguin Modern Classics)
12.  Coming Up for Air (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell
The list author says:
  "You can never go back"
£6.99   Used & New from: £1.80
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Lord of the Flies
13.  Lord of the Flies by William Golding
The list author says:
  "The only book I enjoyed at school. Read and re-read since. Remarkable."
£5.19   Used & New from: £0.01
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (181 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

More Actions

Discover more about this author
 See all of their Listmania! lists
Make your own list
 Create a Listmania! list
View your page on Amazon.co.uk
 Go to Your Profile page

Customer Discussions about products in this list  
   

About this Listmania!

 

Author

Gavin Blackmore "merthyrexile" (west sussex)
(REAL NAME)   
Qualifications: corporate mediocrity
Last updated: 03/02/2005
Report abuse
    

More Listmania!

 

Coffee shop existentialism classics Coffee shop existentialism classics

Coffee shop existentialism classics: A list of 10 items by "mccoag"

20th Century European Classics 20th Century European Classics

20th Century European Classics: A list of 9 items by D. Winchester "atomic83"

Recent books I have enjoyed Recent books I have enjoyed

Recent books I have enjoyed: A list of 25 items by Carlton

Spectacular Books Spectacular Books

Spectacular Books: A list of 25 items by The Reckless Sleeper

best books best books

best books: A list of 17 items by polarbearfan "polarbearfan"