 | A Soldier of the Great War by Mark Helprin
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $1.30 Picked this up from the supermarket shelf in the mid-90's and wish another novel like this would come into my life.
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 | The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (Arbor House Library of Contemporary Americana) by Robert Lewis Taylor
Buy new: $21.37 / Used from: $6.20 Father and son's adventures along the Oregon Trail, run-ins with mormons.... This is the whole package...action, adventure, interesting characters, history...
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 | Crossing to Safety (Modern Library Classics) by Wallace Earle Stegner
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $2.94 Poignant story, great characters, excellent writing.
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 | Angle of Repose (Contemporary American Fiction) by Wallace Stegner
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $0.01 One of the best books I have ever read. I wish I could go back in time and experience it again for the first time.
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 | The Brothers K by David James Duncan
Buy new: $11.56 / Used from: $2.08 Loved the characters and story. I wish David James Duncan wrote more novels.
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 | The River Why by David James Duncan
Buy used from: $1.98 Just as good as The Brothers K. Funny, quirky characters and engaging story.
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 | The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Buy new: $8.52 / Used from: $1.60 I cried while reading this and I'm not very sentimental. The only time I can remember really crying while reading since Clan of the Cave Bear - give me a break, I was in 9th grade
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 | Handling Sin by Malone
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $0.55 Extremely fun and humorous. People compare it to Confederacy of Dunces, but I thought it was MUCH better. Michael Malone rarely disappoints.
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 | Shogun by James Clavell
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $0.13 Action, adventure, love, history...this one has it all. We all remember the mini-series from the 70's. Don't let that make you shy away from this unforgettable epic.
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 | Lonesome Dove by Larry MCMURTRY
Buy used from: $5.00 AWESOME story and character development. Don't overlook it just because it's a western. Read this! Expand your horizons
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 | Dancing at the Rascal Fair by Ivan Doig
Buy new: $11.21 / Used from: $2.40 Adventure, family, love, western frontier, beautiful writing. Ivan Doig is one of my all-time favorites
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 | English Creek by Ivan Doig
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $5.60 Just as good as Dancing at the Rascal Fair. Great read!
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 | This House of Sky: Landscapes of a Western Mind by Ivan Doig
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $0.01 Ivan Doig's autobiography. Amazing.
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 | Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel by David Guterson
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $0.01 Beautiful and interesting novel. Won the Pen Faulkner award for fiction. I didn't want it to end.
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 | Another Roadside Attraction by Tom Robbins
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $3.71 Great, quirky characters. A great introduction to Tom Robbins. Warning: a little racy
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 | The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint: A Novel by Brady Udall
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $0.01 Another quirky, interesting and engrossing novel. You'll fall in love with the character Edgar Mint (and the supporting cast) and Brady Udall's writing.
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 | Truman by David McCullough
Buy new: $15.84 / Used from: $1.53 don't be intimidated by the size of this book. it's a great read!
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 | No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Buy new: $13.64 / Used from: $1.91 again, a big work of non-fiction, but what character is more interesting than FDR? A great (and fun and interesting) read. I had this by the pool in Maui and got some strange looks from the harry potter crowd.
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 | The Gold Coast by Nelson DeMille
Buy new: $9.74 / Used from: $0.90 True escapism, but smart, fun and engaging story and characters.
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