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		My Name is Red by Orhan Pamuk Multifaceted book set in the Ottomon Empire of the 16th century.

Beowulf translated by Seamus Heaney Award-winning translation of the classic text.

The Inquisitor by Catherine Jinks Historical mystery set in the 14th century.

All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy National Book Award winner, 1992.

Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy ...subverts the conventions of the Western novel and the mythology of the "wild west."

Conversation in the Cathedral by Mario Vargas Llosa A novel mostly told in dialogue by a master storyteller.

	House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III Oprah Book Club selection.

Visons of Cody by Jack Kerouac An underground legend.

The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac Meet Gary Snyder in the 50’s as seen through Kerouac’s eyes.

The Bridge in the Jungle by B. Traven The first of six “jungle” novels by the famous anarchist.

Master and Commander by Patrick O’Brian First volume of perhaps the finest historical novel ever written.

The Bridge on the Drina by Ivo Andric Nobel prize for literature in 1961.

Ravelstein by Saul Bellow “...a great novel.”

The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen National Book Award winner, 2001.

Shadow Prey by John Sandford The best series of detective thrillers in years.

The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood "Nothing is more difficult than to understand the dead...but nothing is more dangerous than to ignore them."


	Atonement by Ian McEwan Latest from the Booker Prize winner.

	Creation by Gore Vidal Vidal’s best work & one of the best historical novels ever written.

	St. Agatha’s Breast by T.C. Van Adler “...wickedly funny and utterly irreverent...”

	The Border Trilogy by Cormac McCarthy “...hauntingly beautiful...”

	Damascus Gate by Robert Stone Offbeat and eclectic novel set in Jerusalem.

	Red Rabbit by Tom Clancy

	Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwartz “A beautifully written mystery...”

	On the Road by Jack Kerouac His most famous book has been described as “one of the most important novels of the century.”

	Big Sur by Jack Kerouac “...harrowing...”

	The Carreta by B. Traven “Traven opens the mind.”

	The Reverse of the Medal by Patrick O’Brian Volume 11.

	I, Claudius by Robert Graves A compelling mix of history, biography and fiction.

	The Last Samurai by Helen Dewitt “...about the pleasure of ideas...”

	Back Roads by Tawni O’Dell Oprah Book Club selection.

	The Devil’s Code by John Sandford Well-written, intelligent, and satisfying.

	Timeline by Michael Crichton Time travel from the master of science-based fiction.

Possession: A Romance by A.S. Byatt is a modern literary masterpiece. Antonia Susan Byatt has written a novel in a class with the best work of Joyce, Hemingway, and Faulkner. The story begins with a modern researcher discovering evidence that his favorite Victorian poet, known to have been happily married, may have had an affair. In seeking to identify the woman involved in the affair, he discovers that her great-grand-daughter is alive and an author in her own right. Together they unravel the mystery of the long-hidden relationship, and in the process fall in love themselves. The contrast between the romantic atmosphere of the Victorian era and the peculiar and uncertain modalities of modern relationships is poignant. The end is a revelation. Possession is one of the most satisfying books I have read in years--Ms. Byatt is a true master (or should I say mistress?) of the English language.

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