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The Complete Plays of Sophocles
Sophocles
Bantam Classics, 1982
What Bad Thing Could One Say About The Greatest Tragedian?
+ Good Humor Enlightens Thoughtful Men on Serious Topics: If Only The Ancient Athenians Would Have Listened
This is a most accessible tome of the seven extant plays of the Sophocles . The editor's comments also illumine the reader. If you've never read Sophocles, this inexpensive paperback is all you need to enter the realm of ancient Greece.
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Six Wives of Henry VIII
Alison Weir
Ballantine Books, 1993
I'm Henry the Eighth I Am
+ Henry was a bad boy
+ Excellent - A historical page turner
+ One of the best
+ Perfect
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Empire Falls
Richard Russo
Vintage, 2005
Touching and Poignant--Read it!!!
+ A New Classic
+ One To Remember
+ The best novel I won't remember a year from now
+ great
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Driving with Dead People: A Memoir
Monica Holloway
Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2008
couldn't put it down
+ This quote from the book sums up the simultaneous disappointment and enpowerment in realizing...
+ Beautiful Writing
+ Funny, riveting, alluring
+ A book that makes you think...
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Lost Boys: A Novel
Orson Scott Card
HarperTorch, 1993
Haunting
+ What Makes this Book so Good
+ its been a while since I read Enders Game, but this might be the best book of Cards that I have read
I read this book maybe 10 years ago and still think about it constantly. This is definitely number one of the list of books that I can't "shake". Incredible story with a shocking ending that is completely unforgettable!
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The Glass Castle: A Memoir
Jeannette Walls
Scribner, 2006
A strange and offbeat childhood
+ Great Read
+ Great Read
+ Life lessons and a true gift
+ Bravely written, extreme example of a dysfunctional family and child neglect
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The Odyssey
Homer
Penguin Classics, 1999
Fagles finds the translator's "middle ground" amidst controversy
+ great book
+ A great classic read, even for a high school student
+ Outstanding Value and Translation
+ Great quality, understandable translation.
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Eaters of the Dead
Michael Crichton
Avon, 2006
Great shorter read.
+ good read
+ Eaters of the dead 2
I read this directly after finishing Sphere. It's a very fun book and Crichton does a good job getting you into the culture. Good action and good character development.
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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007
'Abdu'l-Baha's View on Educating Females
+ Inspiring and hopeful
+ Required Reading - You listening, Bush?
+ An authentic life
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The Other Boleyn Girl (Movie Tie-In)
Philippa Gregory
Touchstone, 2008
One of my favorites
+ a favorite
+ LOVED IT!
I loved this book and it has now joined my very small collection of "Favorite Books". I recommend it to anyone who asks me for a book recommendation. You will not be disappointed.
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Atonement
Ian Mcewan
Anchor, 2007
Which to experience first....
+ works better as a movie
+ Atonement a love story
+ Gorgeous
+ Atonement blows me away
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Watership Down: A Novel
Richard Adams
Scribner, 2005
Beautiful--it's a classic for a reason!
+ Watership Down & Happy Endings
+ What an awesome book
+ my favorite book
+ My Favorite Book
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Foreskin's Lament: A Memoir
Shalom Auslander
Riverhead Hardcover, 2007
Theological abuse uncovered
+ memoirs
+ A Very Sad Rant Against God
+ Laughing out loud on the subway
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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
Douglas Adams
Pocket, 1991
Head-spinning fun!
+ One of my all-time favorites
+ The Fundamental Interconnectedness of All Things
+ Douglas Adams wrote some great books that weren't Hitchhiker too
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Embers
Sandor Marai
Vintage, 2002
Passionate Music
+ Passion v. reason
+ Deep, thoughtful, a singular examination of a relationship.
+ Marai's book is worth reading, though not a masterpiece
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