 | The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, Book 1) by Robert Jordan
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 I hate the fantasy genre...but the Wheel of Time series are my favorite books in the world. Go figure.
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 | Dune (Dune Chronicles, Book 1) by Frank Herbert
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Here's another fantastic series...the books only get better and better. Don't bother with the lousy prequels, though.
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 | Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $2.66 Ayn Rand's novels have always meant a lot to me, but too many people take away the wrong message. It's the ultimate live and let live philosophy.
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 | Shogun by James Clavell
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $0.10 All of James Clavell's books are engrossing.
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 | War and Remembrance by Herman Wouk
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $0.93 This, along with the Winds of War, is one of the most powerful pieces of historical fiction.
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 | The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Who knew a book on medieval architecture could be so engrossing?
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 | In Absentia by Porcupine Tree
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $4.17 It amazes me that more people haven't heard this band.
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 | Stupid Dream by Porcupine Tree
Buy used from: $17.45 The album that got me into PT. GREAT.
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 | Thud by Kevin Gilbert
Buy used from: $29.17 Also should include the Shaming of the True, but it's not on Amazon. He was a genius and he is missed.
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 | Lightbulb Sun by Porcupine Tree
Buy used from: $8.78 More amazing PT.
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 | Brave by Marillion
Buy used from: $19.82 "Listen to it loud with the lights off." Prepare to be swept away. I get chills every time the guitar solo starts in "Falling from the Moon"
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 | Anoraknophobia by Marillion
Buy used from: $6.75 Great album start to finish.
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 | Up by Peter Gabriel
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $2.49 HE'S A GENIUS.
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 | Us by Peter Gabriel
Buy used from: $18.65 Did I mention he's a genius?
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 | Sunsets on Empire by Fish
Buy used from: $3.75 Thanks to Steve Wilson of PT, this is Fish's best album.
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 | Family Guy, Vol. 1 (Seasons 1 & 2)
Buy new: $18.99 / Used from: $11.99 This show was freakin' great. Giggidy giggidy giggidy.
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 | The Matrix
Buy used from: $0.01 I can watch this movie and its sequels a million times and not get tired of it.
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 | The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers (Platinum Series Special Extended Edition)
Buy used from: $6.55 This is standing in for all the LOTR movies. This could have been a disaster...instead it was magnificent. Note to George Lucas: see Gollum for how to make a CGI character that doesn't SUCK.
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 | The Godfather DVD Collection (The Godfather/ The Godfather - Part II/ The Godfather - Part III)
Buy new: $39.99 / Used from: $19.95 Watch the first two. The only moment worth watching in the third is Al Pacino at the end screaming silently.
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 | Office Space (Widescreen Edition)
Buy used from: $2.49 It's funny because it's TRUE.
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 | The Shawshank Redemption
Buy used from: $2.46 Whenever this movie is on, I can't help but watch, even if I was only flipping through channels.
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 | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (Dimension Collector's Series)
Buy new: $11.49 / Used from: $1.96 A touching story about two men and a monkey. I'd have to take all of Kevin Smith's movies on the desert island.
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 | Energizer E91BP-16H Max AA Alkaline Battery (16 Pack)
Buy new: $13.69 How the heck else am I going to keep the cd and dvd players running on the desert island????
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