books that have inspired me hugely on my journeys

A Listmania! list by "against_all_reason"
 
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Essential Penguin)
1.  One Hundred Years of Solitude (Essential Penguin) by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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  "Beautiful and brilliant, a storytelling genius"
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Like Water For Chocolate
2.  Like Water For Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
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  "Culinary magical escapism"
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Johnson Jack Brushfire Fairytales Tab Book (Play It Like It Is Guitar)
3.  Johnson Jack Brushfire Fairytales Tab Book (Play It Like It Is Guitar) by Various
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  "I cannot recommend this cd more so go buy it now, and when you're addicted, you'll understand"
£16.95   Used & New from: £6.00
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Welcome To The Cruel World
4.  Welcome To The Cruel World by Ben Harper
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  "listen to forever and waiting on an angel when your world feels like its going to cave in on you"
£4.49   Used & New from: £0.92
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Lyrics: 1962-2001
5.  Lyrics: 1962-2001 by Bob Dylan
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  "His lyrics read like poetry, is this not the greatest songwriter that ever lived?"
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Amores Peros
6.  Amores Peros by Guillermo Arriaga
£5.99   Used & New from: £1.72

Talk To Her (hable Con Ella) [DVD] [2002]
7.  Talk To Her (hable Con Ella) [DVD] [2002] DVD ~ Rosario Flores
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  "This was the movie that got me hopelessly into Almodovar, watch it"
£8.07   Used & New from: £2.47
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

Desire
8.  Desire by Bob Dylan
The list author says:
  "Buy this just for Hurricane alone (look out for 'one more cup of coffee..' too)"
£5.00   Used & New from: £2.76
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)

The Summer Book
9.  The Summer Book by Esther Freud
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  "I read it in one sitting under a tree and then reread it with my feet in a lake."
£6.29   Used & New from: £0.01
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)

Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy
10.  Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy by Jostein Gaarder
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4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (150 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

The House Of The Spirits
11.  The House Of The Spirits by Isabel Allende
The list author says:
  "Isabel Allende is one of my favourite writers and this book, if you haven't read it already, a must read. Simple as that."
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)

The Physician
12.  The Physician by Noah Gordon
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4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)

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Proxima Estacion Esperanza
13.  Proxima Estacion Esperanza by Manu Chao
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4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

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Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life
14.  Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life by Jon Lee Anderson
The list author says:
  "I'm reading this now and it's brilliant, although I'm evoking worried stares on the bus in the morning (its because I'm young, not that the book is bad)"
£11.89   Used & New from: £6.25
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)

Shoes, Shoes, Shoes
15.  Shoes, Shoes, Shoes by Andy Warhol
The list author says:
  "makes me smile and want to be a shoe salesman, 'because it's sexy'"
£11.69   Used & New from: £1.56

Twin Peaks: Complete Season 1 [DVD] [1990]
16.  Twin Peaks: Complete Season 1 [DVD] [1990] DVD ~ Kyle MacLachlan
The list author says:
  "I heard about this from a confused shabbily-clad man in a video shop who was ranting to his friend about how Agent Cooper was his idol, turns out he's also my dad's idol."
£19.00   Used & New from: £3.44
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (65 customer reviews) | 2 customer discussions

Guitar Highway Rose
17.  Guitar Highway Rose by Brigid Lowry
The list author says:
  "the only teenage coming-of-age  book I've ever read and it was worth it. A magical, hitchicking, hippy book"
Used & New from: £0.42
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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