 | A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 There's a reason everyone loves this one, so read it already! It's got it all: friendship, love, the meaning of life, our relationship to God, and it's hilarious!
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 | At Play in the Fields of the Lord by Peter Matthiessen
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $0.01 Beautifully written story with a moral tale in a gorgeous setting
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 | The Old Man Who Read Love Stories by Luis Sepulveda
Buy new: $11.65 / Used from: $0.59 Perfectly succinct tale set in a jungle; the title is misleading, it's more about our relationship to nature and a cautionary tale about destroying nature than a love story; I love this one
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 | Paula by Isabel Allende
Buy used from: $0.01 My favorite Allende; it's heartbreaking and gorgeous storytelling
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 | Underworld by Don DeLillo
Buy used from: $0.01 My favorite first chapter ever; the rest is heavy and long, but interesting
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 | Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared M. Diamond
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $1.31 A fascinating exploration of why certain societies have emerged as dominant over others; will force you to reexamine your view of history, or at least give you substance to back your claims; excellent
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 | Memoirs of a Geisha: A Novel by Arthur Golden
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $0.01 Elegant prose describing a culture so foreign to many of us
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 | A Fine Balance (Oprah's Book Club) by Rohinton Mistry
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $0.01 A moving story that is so haunting and beautiful and sad
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 | The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Buy new: $34.16 / Used from: $3.00 Sort of an African "At Play in the Fields of the Lord" in its treatment of morality and missionaries
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 | Travels with Charley in Search of America by John Steinbeck
Buy new: $8.00 / Used from: $0.01 Worth the price alone to read about Steinbeck trying to get his dog to pee on a redwood tree! Funny book with social commentary
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 | All Souls' Rising by Madison Smartt Bell
Buy used from: $0.01 Gripping historical epic about the Haiti slave revolt in the 18th century
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 | To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Classic: everyone should read it if they haven't already
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