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Winter's Tale
1.  Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin
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  "Wonderful.  I read it every year to keep my spirits up."
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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1)
2.  A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1) by George R. R. Martin
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  "For my money, George is much more entertaining than Tolkein."
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Roadkill
3.  Roadkill by Kinky Friedman
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  "Don't worry about the plot.  This is the Kinkster at his best."
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Raising Holy Hell
4.  Raising Holy Hell by Bruce Olds
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  "A remarkable novel about a remarkable man.  Very prescient."
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The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare (Twentieth Century Classics)
5.  The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare (Twentieth Century Classics) by G. K. Chesterton
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  "Chesterton at his whimsical best."
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Good Omens
6.  Good Omens by Neil Gaiman
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  "Don't really like Pratchett, but this meks me laff!!"
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London: The Biography
7.  London: The Biography by Peter Ackroyd
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  "Just amazing."
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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
8.  Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
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  "Brilliant and strangely comforting."
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Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice To All Creation: Definitive Guide to the Evolutionary Biology of Sex
9.  Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice To All Creation: Definitive Guide to the Evolutionary Biology of Sex by Olivia Judson
The list author says:
  "Funny, erudite and informative."
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The God Delusion
10.  The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
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  "He's right, you know!"
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Carter Beats the Devil
11.  Carter Beats the Devil by Glen David Gold
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  "Read this in only three days.  Loved it."
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
12.  The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
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  "The only book by Chabon that I have really loved."
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Hey Nostradamus!
13.  Hey Nostradamus! by Douglas Coupland
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  "Coupland at his best."
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Breakfast Of Champions (Vintage Classics)
14.  Breakfast Of Champions (Vintage Classics) by Kurt Vonnegut
The list author says:
  "Vonnegut is madder than a bag of fish - but brilliant"
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Flowers For Algernon (Gollancz S.F.)
15.  Flowers For Algernon (Gollancz S.F.) by Daniel Keyes
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  "A genuine SF classic"
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Mortal Engines (Mortal Engines Quartet)
16.  Mortal Engines (Mortal Engines Quartet) by Philip Reeve
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  "Brilliantly inventive and fast-paced."
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His Dark Materials Gift Set: "Northern Lights", "The Subtle Knife", "The Amber Spyglass"
17.  His Dark Materials Gift Set: "Northern Lights", "The Subtle Knife", "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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  "Amazing stuff.  Not for kids at all."
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Falstaff
18.  Falstaff by Robert Nye
The list author says:
  "Makes me want to drink sack and go a-wenching."
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Jaguars Ripped My Flesh
19.  Jaguars Ripped My Flesh by Tim Cahill
The list author says:
  "Each of Cahill's books are a delight.  This was my first."
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Coraline
20.  Coraline by Neil Gaiman
The list author says:
  "Made me have a nightmare full of button-eyed people!"
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The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy: And Other Stories
21.  The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy: And Other Stories by Tim Burton
The list author says:
  "I love Jimmy the hideous Penguin boy."
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Wise Children
22.  Wise Children by Angela Carter
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  "My favourite Angela Carter book."
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Gin: The Much Lamented Death of Madam Geneva-The Eighteenth Century Gin Craze
23.  Gin: The Much Lamented Death of Madam Geneva-The Eighteenth Century Gin Craze by Patrick Dillon
The list author says:
  "I have been know to be fond of the odd G&T."
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House Of Leaves
24.  House Of Leaves by Mark Z Danielewski
The list author says:
  "Couldn't get this book out of my head for weeks."
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Flashman (The Flashman Papers)
25.  Flashman (The Flashman Papers) by George MacDonald Fraser
The list author says:
  "Huzzah for good old Flashy."
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