 | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 one of the books....that if you haven't read you should. unfortunately I feel that the fun of this book can be found less and less in the rest of the series but if you did enjoy it. Restaurant at the End of the Universe still had that spark.
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 | Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary Roach
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $4.00 Mary Roach is my favorite nonfiction author..she gives a personality to her work that is better than that of any fiction piece and she make reading nonfiction hilarious!
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 | The Fountainhead (Centennial Edition Hardcover) by Ayn Rand
Buy new: $26.37 / Used from: $18.16 I feel like if your read this book first you won't like Atlas Shrugged as much and if you read Atlas Shrugged first you won't like this book as much... I read this book first and feel in love with Howard Roark.
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 | Naked by David Sedaris
Buy new: $9.74 / Used from: $0.66 my favorite Sedaris book of all time
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 | The Abstinence Teacher (Reading Group Gold) by Tom Perrotta
Buy new: $9.86 / Used from: $0.01 One of the few fiction books I've really deeply loved. I'm not really a big fan of Tom Perrotta's other works though, besides "Little Children".
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 | Possible Side Effects by Augusten Burroughs
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $0.94 People say that his stories are like that of Sedaris. But the are definitely different. Burroughs stories tend to be a little darker and less neurotic... but still funny.
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 | Magical Thinking: True Stories by Augusten Burroughs
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $0.30 This and "Possible Side Effects" should be sold together. I can't decide which one i liked better and I think of them both in the same way.
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 | Sellevision: A Novel by Augusten Burroughs
Buy new: $9.36 / Used from: $1.93 A change from reading any of his other books... but a good story. Twisted and enjoyable.
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 | Running with Scissors: A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 The book that started it all and made me love Augusten Burroughs... (don't try to watch the movie version it's terrible and doesn't do the book justice... the only thing i enjoyed about the film was the soundtrack)
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 | Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's by John Elder Robison
Buy new: $17.13 / Used from: $5.75 I read this after reading everything by Burroughs. Very interesting. I highly recommend it if you liked "A Wolf at the Table".
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 | Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Buy new: $10.19 / Used from: $0.11 This book should come with a warning: (If you read it in public you will look crazy). . . This is because you will be laughing to yourself every few minutes.
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 | Holidays on Ice: Stories by David Sedaris
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $2.87 holiday classic...redefined
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 | Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris
Buy new: $9.74 / Used from: $0.72 Also excellent
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 | The Ultimate David Sedaris by David Sedaris
Buy new: $69.99 / Used from: $33.94 David delivers better than most stand up comedians and hearing him tell his stories also adds a dimension to his work.
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 | The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World by A. J. Jacobs
Buy new: $10.80 / Used from: $0.95 A good memoir...but also a great book of random, strange, and interesting facts.
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 | The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible by A. J. Jacobs
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $4.94 A learning experience especially for me as an atheist.
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 | Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
Buy new: $9.86 / Used from: $1.43 interestingly morbid facts about our bodies when we leave them and surprisingly funny
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 | The Book of Vice: Very Naughty Things (and How to Do Them) by Peter Sagal
Buy new: $10.04 / Used from: $1.38 An interesting journey of a straitlaced guy into the world of sexual deviance.
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 | America Unzipped: In Search of Sex and Satisfaction by Brian Alexander
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $5.47 Don't bee fooled by the cover. This book isn't erotic. It's one of the best and most interesting books you can find about sex and the industry and controversy surrounding it. One of the most interesting books I've ever read. If you got a kick out of reading "Bonk" by Mary Roach you will definitely get a kick out of reading this.
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 | Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence by Esther Perel
Buy new: $10.07 / Used from: $7.26 An author I'd like to hear more from. Also an interesting read.
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 | Just Do It: How One Couple Turned Off the TV and Turned On Their Sex Lives for 101 Days (No Excuses!) by Douglas Brown
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $6.95 An interesting book about relationships from real people. More about making conscious decisions to make your partner happy and your relationship healthier. an interesting read
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 | Little Children: A Novel by Tom Perrotta
Buy new: $9.79 / Used from: $0.01 A good book and a rare case where I actually found the movie version good as well. I recommending seeing it if you liked the book or vice-vesa
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 | The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time by Douglas Adams
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $2.49 all matter of silliness and goodness you would expect for Douglas Adams
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 | The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil by George Saunders
Buy new: $10.14 / Used from: $4.35 Animal Farm...but weirder
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 | In Persuasion Nation by George Saunders
Buy new: $9.89 / Used from: $4.03 funny but weird funny...David Sedaris recommended this author when I saw him at a reading
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 | Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk
Buy new: $10.04 / Used from: $4.95 Liked this book better than "Fight Club". One of my favorite books by Chuck Palahniuk.
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 | Choke by Chuck Palahniuk
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $4.32 My favorite Chuck Palahniuk book.
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 | Fugitives and Refugees: A Walk in Portland, Oregon (Crown Journeys) by Chuck Palahniuk
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $3.85 You won't believe it until you read it but this book actually makes you want to visit Portland, Oregon.
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 | Survivor: A Novel by Chuck Palahniuk
Buy new: $10.04 / Used from: $3.69 Another book by Chuck I enjoyed. His newer books... "Snuff", "Rant", and "Haunted" I really don't enjoy as much as his older books. I feel like they started going downhill after he wrote "Diary".
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