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A Listmania! list by "ruthless23"
 
A Rage To Live: A Biography of Richard and Isabel Burton
1.  A Rage To Live: A Biography of Richard and Isabel Burton by Mary S. Lovell
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  "Don't let the awful title put you off. This is, quite simply, the work of a genius."
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
2.  Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
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  "When I finished this book, I actually missed the characters. They are so real, they become like friends."
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Le Chateau de Ma Mere (French literary texts)
3.  Le Chateau de Ma Mere (French literary texts) by Marcel Pagnol
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  "The best novel about childhood hopes and fears you could ever wish to read."
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Year of Wonders
4.  Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
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  "Beautifully written, evocative, thought-provoking and harrowing."
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The Purveyor Of Enchantment
5.  The Purveyor Of Enchantment by Marika Cobbold
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  "Although I was in Guinea Bissau when I read this, the setting of this novel (Sussex, England) was evoked so accurately that I felt I was there with the characters."
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The Great Gatsby (Penguin Modern Classics)
6.  The Great Gatsby (Penguin Modern Classics) by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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  "Simply superb."
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The Catcher in the Rye
7.  The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
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  "What can I say that hasn't already been said? Holden lives and breathes."
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The English Language: A Historical introduction (Canto)
8.  The English Language: A Historical introduction (Canto) by Charles Barber
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  "OK, so it's not a novel. But for anyone even remotely interested in the evolution of the English language, it is unputdownable."
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The Bell (Vintage classics)
9.  The Bell (Vintage classics) by Iris Murdoch
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  "The atmosphere, the characters and the setting are portrayed faultlessly."
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Bible: New International Version (Bible Niv)
10.  Bible: New International Version (Bible Niv) 
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  "It's all that and more."
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