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Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy (Penguin Psychology)
1.  Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy (Penguin Psychology) by Irvin D Yalom
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  "This book reads like a thriller. Yalom cuts to the quick about what it is to be a human being. A nice man, and happily flawed like the rest of us."
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Falling in Love: Why We Choose the Lovers We Choose
2.  Falling in Love: Why We Choose the Lovers We Choose by Ayala Malach Pines
The list author says:
  "This subject will never be done better. The book's a sleeper – now awaken it."
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Saint Jack
3.  Saint Jack by Paul Theroux
The list author says:
  "Affection and humour. An early Theroux, but so perfect. The best first page in modern fiction."
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Omnibus: "Pal Joey", "Hope of Heaven", "Sermons and Soda Water"
4.  Omnibus: "Pal Joey", "Hope of Heaven", "Sermons and Soda Water" by John O'Hara
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  "Hope of Heaven is a love story that fizzes. No one wrote dialogue like O'Hara, now so shamefully neglected. Revive him, track it down!"
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Overcoming Depression : a Self-help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioral Techniques
5.  Overcoming Depression : a Self-help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioral Techniques by Paul Gilbert
The list author says:
  "Forget the title and the boring cover. EVERY human being should have this book. You will never feel safer. Gilbert is a genius (and writes like an angel)."
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The Sportswriter (Harvill Panther)
6.  The Sportswriter (Harvill Panther) by Richard Ford
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  "I have been ruminating on this book for years. Ford's voice speaks to all men and women who try to relate to each other."
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The Two-Step: The Dance toward Intimacy
7.  The Two-Step: The Dance toward Intimacy by Eileen McCann
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  "Suspend your disbelief about this one. It will take an hour to read, but you may read it twenty times. The presentation of this subject is revolutionary."
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That Summer
8.  That Summer by Andrew Greig
The list author says:
  "A love story without peer in recent times. Muscular, visceral, spare, but overflowing with life. The only war story you'll ever need."
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The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (Quartet encounters)
9.  The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (Quartet encounters) by Giorgio Bassani
The list author says:
  "Combine piercing tragedy with poignancy and delicacy and this is what you get. A true masterpiece."
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The Balkan Trilogy: "Great Fortune", "Spoilt City" and "Friends and Heroes"
10.  The Balkan Trilogy: "Great Fortune", "Spoilt City" and "Friends and Heroes" by Olivia Manning
The list author says:
  "Actually, this is the only other war story you'll ever need. Manning covers it all, sure-footedly and brilliantly."
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The Long Day Wanes
11.  The Long Day Wanes by Anthony Burgess
The list author says:
  "Burgess's earliest trilogy and easily his best. I hate using the word funny, but this is how real writers do it. Rejoice."
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Anna Karenin (Classics)
12.  Anna Karenin (Classics) by L.N. Tolstoy
The list author says:
  "Well, what can one say? If you only ever read one book perhaps you'd better make it this one."
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The End of Vandalism
13.  The End of Vandalism by Tom Drury
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  "Vulnerable characters to truly love. Infinite layers of subtlety and humanity. And such wry humour to go with it."
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Casanova
14.  Casanova by Andrew Miller
The list author says:
  "The historical novel for those that hate them. Completely extraordinary and mesmerising. This is delicious."
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Nothing but Blue Skies
15.  Nothing but Blue Skies by Thomas McGuane
The list author says:
  "When is a life that's tragically out of control so side-splittingly funny? How does McGuane do it? Essential."
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Larry's Party
16.  Larry's Party by Carol Shields
The list author says:
  "A book for all men, and for all women. A saga that gripped me. Carol Shields turns in a stupendous job."
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The Fireman's Fair
17.  The Fireman's Fair by J. Humphrey
The list author says:
  "Steamy South Carolina drips off these pages. And these are characters you want to marry."
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Letters: Volume 1
18.  Letters: Volume 1 by Francois Truffaut
The list author says:
  "Truffaut, the modern embodiment of French humanity. See his early films, read these letters and then tell me I'm wrong."
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Brazzaville Beach
19.  Brazzaville Beach by William Boyd
The list author says:
  "Boyd (and Theroux) can write  women like Shields can write men. Boyd at his stunning best."
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The Continuing Silence Of A Poet: The Collected Short Stories of A.B.Yehoshua
20.  The Continuing Silence Of A Poet: The Collected Short Stories of A.B.Yehoshua by A.B. Yehoshua
The list author says:
  "What a gem. Yehoshua's style gives me goose bumps. Like taking a new drug for the first time."
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Nineteen Thirty-Three
21.  Nineteen Thirty-Three by Philip Metcalfe
The list author says:
  "Chilling and will induce shuddering. Metcalfe homes in on Nazi Germany like you've never seen it done before."
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Vox
22.  Vox by Nicholson Baker
The list author says:
  "Talking dirty gets a literary cloak. But thankfully what's under the cloak is still as sexy as it gets. Filthy and delightful, makes you want to stay in and practice."
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Hotel Honolulu
23.  Hotel Honolulu by Paul Theroux
The list author says:
  "80 Chapters, one for each room of the hotel. Read one of these each night. Then fall asleep with a smile on your face, while marvelling at how anyone can write this well."
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Anthropology: and a hundred other stories
24.  Anthropology: and a hundred other stories by Dan Rhodes
The list author says:
  "No, don't yawn, it's not about anthropology. You want a surprise? Here's one. Lap it up."
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A Princess in Berlin
25.  A Princess in Berlin by Arthur R.G. Solmssen
The list author says:
  "Do try and find this in whatever version you can. Astonishing in its atmosphere of pre-Hitler Germany. And what fabulous characters!"
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