Modern Library Top 100 Novels, pt 2

THE WINGS OF THE DOVE by Henry James
THE AMBASSADORS by Henry James
*TENDER IS THE NIGHT by F. Scott Fitzgerald
THE STUDS LONIGAN TRILOGY by James T. Farrell
THE GOOD SOLDIER by Ford Madox Ford
*ANIMAL FARM by George Orwell
THE GOLDEN BOWL by Henry James
*SISTER CARRIE by Theodore Dreiser
A HANDFUL OF DUST by Evelyn Waugh
AS I LAY DYING by William Faulkner
*ALL THE KING'S MEN by Robert Penn Warren
*THE BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS REY by Thornton Wilder
*HOWARDS END by E.M. Forster
GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN by James Baldwin
THE HEART OF THE MATTER by Graham Greene
*LORD OF THE FLIES by William Golding
*DELIVERANCE by James Dickey
A DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF TIME (series) by Anthony Powell
*POINT COUNTER POINT by Aldous Huxley
*THE SUN ALSO RISES by Ernest Hemingway
THE SECRET AGENT by Joseph Conrad
NOSTROMO by Joseph Conrad
THE RAINBOW by D.H. Lawrence
WOMEN IN LOVE by D.H. Lawrence
TROPIC OF CANCER by Henry Miller

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Modern Library Top 100 Best Novels, pt. 1

*ULYSSES by James Joyce
*THE GREAT GATSBY by F. Scott Fitzgerald
*A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN by James Joyce
LOLITA by Vladimir Nabokov
*BRAVE NEW WORLD by Aldous Huxley
*THE SOUND AND THE FURY by William Faulkner
*CATCH-22 by Joseph Heller
DARKNESS AT NOON by Arthur Koestler
SONS AND LOVERS by D.H. Lawrence
*THE GRAPES OF WRATH by John Steinbeck
UNDER THE VOLCANO by Malcolm Lowry
THE WAY OF ALL FLESH by Samuel Butler
*1984 by George Orwell
I, CLAUDIUS by Robert Graves
TO THE LIGHTHOUSE by Virginia Woolf
*AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY by Theodore Dreiser
*THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER by Carson McCullers
*SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE by Kurt Vonnegut
*INVISIBLE MAN by Ralph Ellison
*NATIVE SON by Richard Wright
HENDERSON THE RAIN KING by Saul Bellow
APPOINTMENT IN SAMARRA by John O'Hara
U.S.A. (trilogy) by John Dos Passos
*WINESBURG, OHIO by Sherwood Anderson
A PASSAGE TO INDIA by E.M. Forster

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Book Review

Clapton: the Autobiography by Eric Clapton 2007 – non-fiction
This autobiography covers the icon’s candid account of turning his life of depression/addiction toward guitar perfection and finally finding happiness in his 50s. It is a very personal account of every step of his career starting with his childhood, through his years with the Yardbirds and Cream, following with stories of his solo success. Clapton’s story is honest, witty, and a great book.

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Cook book review

Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Simone Beck, Louisette Bertholle, and Julia Child -- 1961
Even if you don’t want to cook French, read it as a novel for the cooking tips! There are 524 recipes in this book, and if you’ve seen the movie Julie & Julia, you know that there are people out there who love cooking so much that they want to try each recipe. As Julia Child said, “Anyone can cook in the French manner anywhere with the right instruction.” This book isn’t just recipes, it also details French techniques that have been adapted for American kitchens.

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Book Review

The First Deadly Sin by Lawrence Sanders 1973 – fiction
The first mystery I ever read. This is the first book out of the four book series. The book details the mind of both the cop and the killer. He is an excellent mystery writer and the book is long, but it will keep you on the edge of your seat.
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The Hot Zone

The Hot Zone: A Terrifying True Story by Richard Preston 1994 – non-fiction

As the rain forest is destroyed, the appearance of lethal viruses becomes more prevalent in the modern world. Viruses such as Ebola, Marburg, and AIDS are discussed in a medically graphic way in the book. This true story delves into the horror behind an Ebola outbreak among monkeys in a Washington, D.C. laboratory.

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The Road

by Cormac McCarthy. 2006. Fiction.
This novel is very dark, but you won’t want to put it down. It is set in Apocalyptic America and tells of the journey of a father and son. It is a story of perseverance when all hope is gone. It is a story of survival. It is a story of a father’s love for his son. The novel is a quick read, but the tale will linger in your mind.
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