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A Listmania! list by Ben Whitehouse "book, film & music lover." (Telford, UK)
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Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture
1.  Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture by Douglas Coupland
The list author says:
  "One of the greatest debut novels ever. Storytelling, pop culture. Generation defining stuff. Brilliant!"
£6.29   Used & New from: £0.01
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)

The Naked Civil Servant (Flamingo)
2.  The Naked Civil Servant (Flamingo) by Quentin Crisp
The list author says:
  "Witty, quotable. Crisp was a unique and beautiful human being dispite his flaws and mistakes."
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Fragile Things
3.  Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman
The list author says:
  "Rich, vivid. Short stories to beguile and bewitch. Lovely!"
£6.29   Used & New from: £0.49
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

Walden (Oxford World's Classics)
4.  Walden (Oxford World's Classics) by Henry David Thoreau
The list author says:
  "A windbag and a genius. By turns beautiful and frustrating. Two years in the forest turned Henry David Thoreau into a genius. Here's how."
£4.31   Used & New from: £2.96
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Hope in the Dark: The Untold History of People Power
5.  Hope in the Dark: The Untold History of People Power by Rebecca Solnit
The list author says:
  "Like soothing balm for my weary soul. Such a refreshing perspective."
£8.09   Used & New from: £0.01

Jesus Wants to Save Christians
6.  Jesus Wants to Save Christians by Rob Bell
The list author says:
  "Great book."
£6.99   Used & New from: £2.80
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Memories of Bliss: God, Sex and Us
7.  Memories of Bliss: God, Sex and Us by Jo Ind
The list author says:
  "A beautiful response to the question of God and Sexuality."
£10.99   Used & New from: £10.44
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

The Child that Books Built
8.  The Child that Books Built by Francis Spufford
The list author says:
  "A lovely memoir about all the books he read as a child but also the family around the books as he read them."
£5.99   Used & New from: £0.01
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

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Ben Whitehouse "book, film & music lover." (Telford, UK)
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