 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $5.75 A contemporary Catcher in the Rye, despite its flaws a very moving book. Quick to read, with lots of quotables!
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 | Round Ireland with a Fridge by Tony Hawks
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $2.30 Hilarious and engaging, I read this before going to Ireland, but it is a fun read for anyone who likes travel writing.
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 | Playing the Moldovans at Tennis by Tony Hawks
Buy new: $10.19 / Used from: $0.01 This book keeps you guessing and laughing histarically to the end. Even better then Round Ireland with a Fridge I think.
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 | About a Boy by Nick Hornby
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $0.01 Almost as good as the movie. Lots of similarities, but lots of differences too. The movie ends better though (IMHO)
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 | Ender's Game (Ender, Book 1) by Orson Scott Card
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.96 One of the best Sci-Fi books I've ever read. Riviting and emotional, action packed!
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 | Holy Blood, Holy Grail by Michael Baigent
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Though sensationalized and laden with conspiracy theories, none the less an interesting read about the mysteries of Rennes le Chateau.
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 | The Miracle of Language by Richard Lederer
Buy new: $16.15 / Used from: $1.86 A fascinating and often times funny analysis of language.
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 | Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War by Tony Horwitz
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $3.90 A good read about the continuing fascination of citizens toward the Civil War.
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 | The Lost Language of Cranes by David Leavitt
Buy new: $9.60 / Used from: $0.02 An interesting story of a Jewish family dealing with family members homosexuality. While very graphic (it serves a purpose though), a truly evocative read.
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 | Your Blues Ain't Like Mine: A Novel by Bebe Moore Campbell
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 A book that explores the lifestyles of both the rich and poor, black and white, north and south...and in the end makes us realize that we all have "blues" even if they're not the same.
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 | The Dark Is Rising Sequence: Silver on the Tree; The Grey King; Greenwitch; The Dark Is Rising; and Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper
Buy used from: $21.00 My Favorite Book Series growning up
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 | The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, Book 1) by Robert Jordan
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 A very deep series, books 1-3 are my favorite. By book 10 there are so many characters it is hard to keep up with. I hope the author wraps this series up soon.
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 | Naked by David Sedaris
Buy new: $9.74 / Used from: $1.88 Hilarious!
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 | Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Buy new: $10.19 / Used from: $2.08 A lot less "rough around the edges" then Naked. Also very funny.
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 | Lightning by Dean Koontz
Buy used from: $0.01 Koontz' best book in my opinion. Riveting from begining to end.
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 | A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $1.99 I haven't actually finished this one, but what I've read I liked
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 | Masquerade by Kit Williams
Buy used from: $8.80 This is the book that started it all! A legend in the realm of arm chair treasure hunts.
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 | Choke by Chuck Palahniuk
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $1.00 Fun writing style and a Palahniuk twist to spice things up.
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 | The Poetry of Edgar Allen Poe by Edgar Allan Poe
Buy used from: $73.15 One of my favorite poets
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 | Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme: A Play by Frank McGuinness
Buy used from: $2.14 One of my favorite Frank McGuinness plays
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