Planetaria: books for spatial awareness

A Listmania! list by Mr. A. B. Nathan "ascher" (london)
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Ubik (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
1.  Ubik (S.F. MASTERWORKS) by Philip K. Dick
The list author says:
  "Twisted, crazy, insane....Dick's finest (and most awe-inspiring)"
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The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics)
2.  The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics) by Margaret Atwood
The list author says:
  "Margeret Atwood in truly claustophobic form: sci-fi for all those sci-fi haters."
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being
3.  The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
The list author says:
  "Beauty placed into words, if that were possible. Truly Sublime."
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (57 customer reviews)

The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
4.  The Book of Laughter and Forgetting by Milan Kundera
The list author says:
  "Kundera's most challenging and rewarding novel in many ways. This time, he matches irreverant beauty with dark humour. Again, sublime."
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4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

The God of Small Things
5.  The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
The list author says:
  "Arundhati Roy paints a colourful and sensual portrait in this wonderful, touching and emotive book."
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4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (212 customer reviews)

The Bridge
6.  The Bridge by Iain Banks
The list author says:
  "Iain Banks redeems himself with this almost-sci-fi, dark and ambiguous read."
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3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)

Foundation and Empire (Book Two of The Foundation Series)
7.  Foundation and Empire (Book Two of The Foundation Series) by Isaac Asimov
The list author says:
  "The best of the fabulous Foundation series: boggling with politics and future history, yet managing to captivate with a rollercoaster of a narrative."
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4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Picador thirty)
8.  One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Picador thirty) by Ken Kesey
The list author says:
  "For those who've seen the superb film, go and read this. Kesey manages to depict the insanity of the institution through the psychedelic eyes of the Chief. Absolutely superb."
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Enduring Love
9.  Enduring Love by Ian McEwan
The list author says:
  "Ian McEwan has clearly done his research, and provides a dizzying yarn, starting from the most obscure and drawing together a beautiful tale of love."
£4.75   Used & New from: £0.01
3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (176 customer reviews)

Time
10.  Time by Andy Goldsworthy
The list author says:
  "Anything by this man is truly incredible, but I had to choose one...The future of art: combining organic and human construction and matching this ideology with pure beauty. Please look at his work!"
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