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Flaubert's ParrotFlaubert's Parrot by Julian Barnes
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $0.10
Julian Barnes' finest work to date - he was born in 1946
Love, etc.Love, etc. by Julian Barnes
Buy new: $9.60 / Used from: $0.01
Masterful essays
In the Land of PainIn the Land of Pain by Alphonse Daudet
Buy used from: $0.37
about Alphonse Daudet - I admit to not buying this one
The Pedant in the KitchenThe Pedant in the Kitchen by Julian Barnes
Buy used from: $3.04
about cooking? - somehow I missed this book when it came out
The Lemon TableThe Lemon Table by Julian Barnes
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $3.84
Julian Barnes latest collection of stories
Arthur and GeorgeArthur and George by Julian Barnes
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Julian Barnes' lastest book
On LoveOn Love by Alain de Botton
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Alain de Botton's first book - a brainy look at love, quite funny, too - he was born in 1969
The Art of TravelThe Art of Travel by Alain De Botton
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $2.44
A fine collection of essays about travelling
Status AnxietyStatus Anxiety by Alain de Botton
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Alain de Botton's latest book
The Remains of the DayThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
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Kazuo Ishiguro's finest novel - he was born in 1954
When We Were Orphans: A NovelWhen We Were Orphans: A Novel by Kazuo Ishiguro
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Kazuo Ishiguro's novel set in a fictional Shanghai
Never Let Me GoNever Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Buy new: $16.50 / Used from: $0.75
Kazua Ishiguro's latest novel (spring 2005)
Iron and SilkIron and Silk by Mark Salzman
Buy new: $10.04 / Used from: $0.01
Mark Salzman's finest book - about teaching English in 1980s China
Lost In Place: Growing Up Absurd in SuburbiaLost In Place: Growing Up Absurd in Suburbia by Mark Salzman
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A funny memoir
True NotebooksTrue Notebooks by Mark Salzman
Buy used from: $0.05
His latest book - nonfiction
The River at the Center of the World, Revised: A Journey Up the Yangtze, and Back in Chinese TimeThe River at the Center of the World, Revised: A Journey Up the Yangtze, and Back in Chinese Time by Simon Winchester
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $3.80
My favorite Simon Winchester book - part travel book, part history
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of The Oxford English DictionaryThe Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of The Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester
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A bestseller - unexpectedly so. I showcases Winchester's talent to weave quirky details into an entertaining tale
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 by Simon Winchester
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Winchester's latest book but one
A Crack in the Edge of the World: America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906A Crack in the Edge of the World: America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906 by Simon Winchester
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Winchester's latest book (just in time for the centennial)
The Origins of Virtue: Human Instincts and the Evolution of CooperationThe Origins of Virtue: Human Instincts and the Evolution of Cooperation by Matt Ridley
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The book that got me hooked
GenomeGenome by Matt Ridley
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Ridley's best book so far
Nature Via Nurture: Genes, Experience, and What Makes Us HumanNature Via Nurture: Genes, Experience, and What Makes Us Human by Matt Ridley
Buy new: $17.52 / Used from: $1.00
Ridley's latest book