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A Listmania! list by Dionysius "uncivil_servant"
 
My Uncle Oswald
1.  My Uncle Oswald by Roald Dahl
The list author says:
  "my favourite book of all time - not to be confused with his children's books"
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

Of Mice and Men (Steinbeck "Essentials")
2.  Of Mice and Men (Steinbeck "Essentials") by John Steinbeck
The list author says:
  "Steinbeck is fantastic - this is him at his best (and easily readable)"
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The Old Man and the Sea
3.  The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
The list author says:
  "Hemingway won the Nobel Prize for this one (nuff said)"
£4.19   Used & New from: £0.31
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (215 customer reviews)

The Peter Principle
4.  The Peter Principle by Laurence J. Peter
The list author says:
  "In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence - best management book ever"
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Fantastic Mr. Fox (Young Puffin Read Alone)
5.  Fantastic Mr. Fox (Young Puffin Read Alone) by Roald Dahl
The list author says:
  "Back to Dahl, this time for a superb childen's book!"
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4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (60 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

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Complete Poems and Plays T.S. Eliot
6.  Complete Poems and Plays T.S. Eliot by T.S. Eliot
The list author says:
  "T S Eliot - I have measured out my life with coffee spoons"
£11.04   Used & New from: £4.70
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Under Milk Wood: The Definitive Edition
7.  Under Milk Wood: The Definitive Edition by Dylan Thomas
The list author says:
  "Worth it just for Eli Jenkins' Prayer (but the rest is not bad either!!)"
£5.79   Used & New from: £1.49
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)

The Affluent Society (Penguin economics)
8.  The Affluent Society (Penguin economics) by John Kenneth Galbraith
The list author says:
  "Galbraith made economics for me!"
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4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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Collected Stories (Everyman's Library Classics & Contemporary Classics)
9.  Collected Stories (Everyman's Library Classics & Contemporary Classics) by Raymond Chandler
The list author says:
  "Philip Marlowe is great in these tense, tightly written stories"
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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