10 books I always leave lying around when we have visitors

A Listmania! list by Quetzalcoatl (East Sussex, UK)
 
An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Reading Book for Beginners
1.  An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Reading Book for Beginners by Sir E. A. Wallis Budge
The list author says:
  "Better than the 'How to read...' type of manual, because it's in hieroglyphics and suggests you've already made considerable progress."
£17.20   Used & New from: £0.08
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Annotations to Finnegans Wake
2.  Annotations to Finnegans Wake by Professor Roland McHugh
The list author says:
  "Lots of people leave 'Finnegans Wake' lying around and it doesn't fool anyone - but the even bigger annotations may at least plant a suspicion amongst your friends that you're actually reading it."
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Reading Japanese Financial Newspapers
3.  Reading Japanese Financial Newspapers by Association for Japanese Language Teaching
The list author says:
  "Speaks for itself: the worlds of international high finance and the exotic Orient merge to create an aura of success and inscrutability. Mostly in Japanese."
Used & New from: £20.00

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Ethics (Oxford Philosophical Texts)
4.  Ethics (Oxford Philosophical Texts) by B. de Spinoza
The list author says:
  "Difficult stuff from the lens-grinder of Amsterdam."
£22.79   Used & New from: £6.34

Introduction to Classical Nahuatl
5.  Introduction to Classical Nahuatl by J. Richard Andrews
The list author says:
  "Talking Nahuatl to the Old Aztecs on Popacatapetl - that takes some botl!"
£49.78   Used & New from: £43.50

European Literature and the Latin Middle Ages: (With a new epilogue by Peter Godman) (Bollingen Series (General))
6.  European Literature and the Latin Middle Ages: (With a new epilogue by Peter Godman) (Bollingen Series (General)) by Ernst Robert Curtius
The list author says:
  "Strongly implies to the gullible and/or unwary that you a) read literature, and b) read it in Latin."
£22.61   Used & New from: £18.84

The Iliad
7.  The Iliad by Homer
The list author says:
  "The ultimate translation of the archetypal work of ancient literature. Make sure you poo-poo all other translations before and since if challenged."
Used & New from: £0.43
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The Glass Bead Game (Vintage Classics)
8.  The Glass Bead Game (Vintage Classics) by Hermann Hesse
The list author says:
  "Actually anything by Hesse will do, but this one's heftier than most of his others."
£6.29   Used & New from: £2.75
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"The Two Noble Kinsmen" (Arden Shakespeare: Third)
9.  "The Two Noble Kinsmen" (Arden Shakespeare: Third) by William Shakespeare
The list author says:
  "One of Shakespeare's last plays - he co-wrote it with Fletcher and it wasn't even attributed to him till relatively recently. Breaks the ice at parties."
Used & New from: £1.51
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Learning to Look at Paintings
10.  Learning to Look at Paintings by Mary Acton
The list author says:
  "Speaks louder than a dozen large-format books of famous artists' works.  A great little book! And even better, it's bright green!!"
Used & New from: £2.39
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