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Back To School. My Books for Summer 2006.
By an Amazon.com customer
The Sun Also RisesThe Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
Buy used from: $0.58
Hemingway's First novel revolving around his time spent in WWI.
A Farewell To ArmsA Farewell To Arms by Ernest Hemingway
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $1.50
In large part built on his love affair with a nurse during WWI. Hemingway is a God.
In Our TimeIn Our Time by Ernest Hemingway
Buy new: $11.20 / Used from: $1.58
This is the book that got Hemingway into the game and caught the eye of Fitzgerald and Perkins.
Nick Adams StoriesNick Adams Stories by Ernest Hemingway
Buy new: $10.40 / Used from: $0.62
These are some of Hemingway's best short stories put together chronologically.
The Nick Adams StoriesThe Nick Adams Stories
The TORRENTS OF SPRINGThe TORRENTS OF SPRING by Ernest Hemingway
Buy new: $9.35 / Used from: $2.98
I would give my left testicle for Hemingway.
The StrangerThe Stranger by Albert Camus
Buy new: $8.76 / Used from: $2.77
Short, yet excellent.
Nine StoriesNine Stories by J.D. Salinger
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.24
Although this story is devoid of my hero, Zooey, it nevertheless stimulates and entertains.
Stumbling on HappinessStumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $2.80
Enlightening thesis on the paradox of happiness; effortlessly witty and clever.
The Undercover Economist: Exposing Why the Rich Are Rich, the Poor Are Poor--and Why You Can Never Buy a Decent Used Car!The Undercover Economist: Exposing Why the Rich Are Rich, the Poor Are Poor--and Why You Can Never Buy a Decent Used Car! by Tim Harford
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $4.79
I love behavioral economy. This book does a good job of introducting the fundamentals of economic thought.
Good As GoldGood As Gold by Joseph Heller
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $0.01
If Catch-22 is good as gold, then this would be good as silver.
The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other StoriesThe Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories by Ernest Hemingway
Buy new: $10.40 / Used from: $0.83
Zach Morris and Hemingway are my heros!
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American DreamFear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream by Hunter S. Thompson
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $6.40
If Jack kerouac's on the road mixed with acid enduced trips.