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mk  ·  4125 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What are your top 5 books?

1. Guns of August - Barbara Tuchman 2. Godel Escher Bach - Douglas Hofstadter 3. Moby Dick - Herman Mellville 4. A Clockwork Orange - Anthony Burgess 5. War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy

It's tough to pick a Top Five, but those are books that I'll recommend without hesitation. Ok, five more:

6. Catch-22 - Joseph Heller 7. Franny and Zooey - J. D. Salinger 8. The Lord of the Rings (all 3) - J. R. R. Tolkein 9. Broca's Brain - Carl Sagan 10. The Private Life of Chairman Mao - Dr. Li Zhisui