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The sheltering desert
1.  The sheltering desert by Henno Martin
The list author says:
  "A mesmerising, glittering tale of endurance and survival in the Namib desert, with some intriguing philosophical observations upon evolution and the human condition."
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Watchmen
2.  Watchmen by Alan Moore
The list author says:
  "Simply the best 'graphic novel'. Ever. Check out Alan Moore's current comic: 'Top Ten' - he's still got it!"
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On the Origin of Objects (Bradford Book) (Bradford Books)
3.  On the Origin of Objects (Bradford Book) (Bradford Books) by Brian Cantwell Smith
The list author says:
  "Brave, playful and inspiring. Smith's 'Metaphysics of Presence' is a ray of hope for all who have hit the ontological wall. Not so much exploration as terra-forming - makes the landscape habitable."
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Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (20th anniversary edition with a new preface by the author)
4.  Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (20th anniversary edition with a new preface by the author) by Douglas R Hofstadter
The list author says:
  "Colourful, scintillating, breathtaking, beautiful. Strange loops in music, maths, art and life. What? Oh, it's 'about' artificial intelligence... but like the world-wide-web is 'about' html."
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The Forever War (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
5.  The Forever War (S.F. MASTERWORKS) by Joe Haldeman
The list author says:
  "The best movie never made.   <Update (2009): Ridley Scott is going to make it!!!>"
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One-dog Man
6.  One-dog Man by Ahmad Kamal
The list author says:
  "The greatest story of childhood's adventures that I have ever read. Moving, powerful, exruciatingly funny. It's all here; and hey - what a great customer review!"
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Wholeness and the Implicate Order (Routledge Classics)
7.  Wholeness and the Implicate Order (Routledge Classics) by David Bohm
The list author says:
  "Difficult but warm and insightful study of reality, from Physics to Metaphysics via Language."
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The Road Less Travelled (Arrow New-Age)
8.  The Road Less Travelled (Arrow New-Age) by M. Scott Peck
The list author says:
  "The truest opening line. Sympathetic and sensitive exposition from the front-line of the eternal battle."
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Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance: 25th Anniversary Edition: An Inquiry into Values
9.  Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance: 25th Anniversary Edition: An Inquiry into Values by Robert Pirsig
The list author says:
  "A meandering motorcycle journey thru a directionless country.  A bumpy pillion-ride with a painful father/son relationship. The philosophical quest of a decaying mind for a 'Metaphysics of Quality'."
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Anvil of the Heart
10.  Anvil of the Heart by Bruce T. Holmes
The list author says:
  "Inspirational tale of an unlikely hero, who refuses to yield to tyranny. His even more unlikely successor learns in his travails the meaning of the title."
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Penguin Popular Classics)
11.  The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Penguin Popular Classics) by Mark Twain
The list author says:
  "A classic.  Twain's satire isn't biting, it's eviscerating."
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Excession
12.  Excession by Iain M. Banks
The list author says:
  "My favourite Culture novel. Not only could I not put it down, I never wanted it to end."
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Adversary (The Saga of the Exiles)
13.  Adversary (The Saga of the Exiles) by Julian May
The list author says:
  "The pivotal and best book in the Saga of the Exiles."
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A New Kind of Science
14.  A New Kind of Science by Stephen Wolfram
The list author says:
  "Sheer bloody-minded attention to detail. Insufferable vanity. Mind-numbing repetition. Unavoidable."
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Sense and Sensibility (Penguin Popular Classics)
15.  Sense and Sensibility (Penguin Popular Classics) by Jane Austen
The list author says:
  "They're all fun, but this one is my favourite.  The film is magnificent."
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To Kill a Mocking Bird
16.  To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee
The list author says:
  "A cross between Steinbeck and Twain. A wonderful story with brilliant characterisation, and such names! Anyone who loves the band 'The Boo Radleys' must read."
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Brave New World
17.  Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
The list author says:
  "Wildly imaginative, yet much more accurate 'prediction' of the future than 1984, because of his masterful understanding of human nature. Relentlessly readable."
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The Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare in Production)
18.  The Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare in Production) by William Shakespeare
The list author says:
  "I clearly relish cynicism, hypocrisy and satire! This play is the source of Bill's best speech: 'The quality of mercy is not strained...' Genius."
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Fuzzy Thinking: The New Science of Fuzzy Logic
19.  Fuzzy Thinking: The New Science of Fuzzy Logic by Bart Kosko
The list author says:
  "A funny, exciting description of Fuzzy Logic by the man who helped developed it into a practical science."
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Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension
20.  Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension by Michio Kaku
The list author says:
  "The book that got me into string theory and higher dimensions."
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The Cosmic Blueprint: New Discoveries in Nature's Creative Ability to Order the Universe
21.  The Cosmic Blueprint: New Discoveries in Nature's Creative Ability to Order the Universe by P.C.W. Davies
The list author says:
  "The book that got me into cosmology. And fractals. And ..."
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To Kill a Mockingbird forum
half way through to kill a mockingbird... 		1 5 Sep 2011
Watchmen forum
Who said "comic books" are for kids? 		7 1 Mar 2011
Watchmen forum
Hardcover vs. paperback 		2 6 Jan 2011
Watchmen forum
Watchmen- What next? 		8 9 Dec 2010
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who watchs the watchmen ? 		1 1 Dec 2010
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Penguin Popular Classics) forum
Huck Finn, unedited versions 		0 5 Aug 2010
Watchmen forum
Arrive by Christmas? 		1 16 Jan 2010
Watchmen forum
first graphic novel for 14 YO 		6 2 Jun 2009
The Forever War forum
extended version? 		0 29 May 2009
Watchmen forum
the 1987 edition or the new movie tie in edition? which one? 		3 19 Mar 2009
Watchmen forum
Graphic Novels as Literature 		5 7 Mar 2009
 
   

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