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2006 Reads
By an Amazon.com customer
Spook: Science Tackles the AfterlifeSpook: Science Tackles the Afterlife by Mary Roach
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $0.85
Mary Roach brings to this book her wonderful wit and scientific eye. Please make a point of reading the footnotes.
White Noise: Text and Criticism (Viking Critical Library)White Noise: Text and Criticism (Viking Critical Library) by Don DeLillo
Buy new: $13.60 / Used from: $4.18
Prime: A NovelPrime: A Novel by Poppy Z. Brite
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $3.31
The Devil You KnowThe Devil You Know by Poppy Z. Brite
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $3.65
The Camera My Mother Gave MeThe Camera My Mother Gave Me by Susanna Kaysen
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $3.37
Angels & DemonsAngels & Demons by Dan Brown
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With all the attention given to The DaVinci Code, it overshadows the fact that this is actually the better book. I couldn't put it down.
The Da Vinci Code, Special Illustrated EditionThe Da Vinci Code, Special Illustrated Edition by Dan Brown
Buy new: $26.40 / Used from: $0.93
The illustrated edition adds to it, this is such a visual book.
The Templar Revelation: Secret Guardians of the True Identity of ChristThe Templar Revelation: Secret Guardians of the True Identity of Christ by Lynn Picknett
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The Stand: Expanded Edition: For the First Time Complete and Uncut (Signet)The Stand: Expanded Edition: For the First Time Complete and Uncut (Signet) by Stephen King
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $1.72
In Cold BloodIn Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $0.10
Other Voices, Other RoomsOther Voices, Other Rooms by Truman Capote
Buy new: $10.04 / Used from: $1.19
Light in August (The Corrected Text)Light in August (The Corrected Text) by William Faulkner
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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A NovelExtremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A Novel by Jonathan Safran Foer
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Disappointing
No Country for Old MenNo Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $1.49
This book has a stark writing style, which I think was intentional, meant to bring out the subject matter in gritty detail. However it just made the book flat and boring.
Secrets & Mysteries of the WorldSecrets & Mysteries of the World by Sylvia Browne
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $0.80
My mother bought this for me for my birthday, I would otherwise probably never have read it on my own. Brown implies that aliens helped build the pyramids, and other nutty assertions.
AnthemAnthem by Ayn Rand
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The Constant Gardener: A NovelThe Constant Gardener: A Novel by John le Carre
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The movie was better.
The Colorado Kid (Hard Case Crime)The Colorado Kid (Hard Case Crime) by Stephen King
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NightNight by Elie Wiesel
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To Kill a MockingbirdTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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The Black DahliaThe Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
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I've already reviewed this book on Amazon, to the effect of "please don't read it".
Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became ShakespeareWill in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare by Stephen Greenblatt
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $1.22
This ranks up there with one of the best books I've read this year.
Paint It Black: A NovelPaint It Black: A Novel by Janet Fitch
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This is another one of the best this year. Janet Fitch should really write more often, this is her second book after her premiere novel White Oleander. This one is better than her first.
The ExorcistThe Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.48
Another excellent book. It's not necessarily scary, just intense.
Lisey's StoryLisey's Story by Stephen King
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YOU: The Owner's Manual: An Insider's Guide to the Body that Will Make You Healthier and YoungerYOU: The Owner's Manual: An Insider's Guide to the Body that Will Make You Healthier and Younger by Michael F. Roizen
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A delightful book detailing all the various ways I'm destroying my body.
HannibalHannibal by Thomas Harris
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I re-read this one, it's just as good the second time around.
The Good Earth (Oprah's Book Club)The Good Earth (Oprah's Book Club) by Pearl S. Buck
Buy new: $10.80 / Used from: $0.01
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Explaining Hitler: The Search for the Origins of His EvilExplaining Hitler: The Search for the Origins of His Evil by Ron Rosenbaum
Buy new: $12.48 / Used from: $3.48
Hannibal RisingHannibal Rising by Thomas Harris
Buy new: $23.89 / Used from: $0.01