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The Top Ten: Writers Pick Their Favorite Books by J. Peder Zane Publisher Comments Editor Zane asked 125 celebrated authors to choose ten books they loved. The answers revealed some likely suspects, as well as a vast number of books he would never have suspected, including some thoroughly obscure ones. This volume includes a synopsis... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper 
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1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die by Peter Boxall Publisher Comments For discerning bibliophiles and readers who enjoy unforgettable classic literature, 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die is a trove of reviews covering a century of memorable writing. Each work of literature featured here is a seminal work key to... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $12.95 Used - Hardcover
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The New Lifetime Reading Plan: The Classical Guide to World Literature, Revised and Expanded by Clifton Fadiman Publisher Comments Now in print for the first time in almost 40 years, The New Lifetime Reading Plan provides readers with brief, informative and entertaining introductions to more than 130 classics of world literature. From Homer to Hawthorne, Plato to Pascal, and... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Reading List: Contemporary Fiction: A Critical Guide to the Complete Works of 125 Authors by David Rubel Publisher Comments Perfect for reading groups and all book lovers Here, at last, is the book to which the more than a quarter-million reading groups and book clubs in this country can turn for the answer to that pressing question: What should we read next? The Reading List... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The 100 most influential books ever written :the history of thought from ancient times to today by Marti Seymour Smith Publisher Comments What are the one hundred most influential books ever written? Those works that have radically altered the course of civilization, whether they have embodied the religions practiced by millions (the Bible, the Koran), achieved the pinnacle of artistic... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Hardcover
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How to Talk about Books You Haven't Read by Pierre Bayard Publisher Comments The runaway French bestseller hailed by the New York Times as “a survivors guide to life in the chattering classes.” If civilized people are expected to have read all important works of literature, and thousands more books are published... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Hardcover
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100 One-Night Reads: A Book Lover's Guide by David C Major Publisher Comments Readers everywhere know that nothing soothes the spirit like sinking into a really good book. If you're one of that happy band, you'll quickly recognize the authors of this inspired reading guide as kindred spirits. Here David and John Major have chosen... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Book Smart: The Ultimate Reading Plan for a More Literary You by Jane Mallison Publisher Comments Unleash your literary side--one great book at a time! Like taking a private class with an engaging literature professor, Book Smart is your ticket for literary enlightenment all year long and for the rest of your life. Whether you're a passionate turner... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Between the Covers: The Book Babes' Guide to a Woman's Reading Pleasures by Ellen Heltzel and Margo Hammond Publisher Comments With wit and wisdom, the bibliophile's Ebert & Roeper recommend more than 600 books based on what women care about most. Between the Covers is organized around their wide-ranging curiosity — about themselves, friends and family, the larger world... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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You've Got to Read This Book!: 55 People Tell the Story of the Book That Changed Their Life by Jack Canfield Publisher Comments We all have memories of a book that stirred mind and soul; that became more resonant over time. When a book sweeps us away, we remember and tell people. Sharing the experience is a double gift: it reveals us meaningfully while extending the possibility... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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Bloomsbury Good Reading Guide to World Fiction by Vincent Cassar Publisher Comments Reading, like travelling, takes you on a journey of discovery into new places, cultures and ways of living. This book brings those two worlds together. It is a literary exploration of global proportions, a rich survey of the finest novels set or written... (read more) List Price $18.75 Your price: $16.95 New - Trade Paper
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How to Talk about Books You Haven't Read by Pierre Bayard Publisher Comments “Provocative, challenging and witty…In challenging the line between reading and non-reading, Bayard actually whet my appetite to read more.”—USA Today With so many important books out there, and thousands more being published each... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Bloomsbury Good Reading Guide by Nick Rennison Publisher Comments Deciding what to read next when you've just finished an unputdownable novel can be a daunting task. The Bloomsbury Good Reading Guide features hundreds of authors and thousands of titles, with navigation features to lead you on a rich journey through... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason by Nancy Pearl Publisher Comments What to read next is every book lover's greatest dilemma. Nancy Pearl comes to the rescue with this wide-ranging and fun guide to the best reading new and old. Pearl, who inspired legions of litterateurs with "What If All (name the city) Read the Same... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Great Books: My Adventures with Homer, Rousseau, Woolf, and Other Indestructible Writers of the Western World by David Denby About the Author David Denby David Denby has been film critic of New York magazine since 1978, and is a contributing editor of The New Yorker. His reviews and essays have also appeared in The New Republic, The Atlantic, and The New York Review of Books. He lives in... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $2.50 Used - Hardcover
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1001 Books for Every Mood: A Bibliophile's Guide to Unwinding, Misbehaving, Forgiving, Celebrating, Commiserating by Hallie Ephron Synopsis Acclaimed novelist and critic Ephron serves up a literary feast, sure to satisfy a reader's emotional appetite. "1001 Books for Every Mood" includes quizzes to test readers' novel sensibilities and features interesting book facts every bibliophile will... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Between the Covers by Margo Hammond Publisher Comments Through sections entitled Babes We Love and The Babe Inside, a guide reviews and recommends more than six hundred books, both fiction and nonfiction, dealing with an array of popular women's issues today, such as sex and managing finances. Original.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $15.04 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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100 Must-Read Life-Changing Books by Nick Rennison Publisher Comments Novels which transform our ideas about human possibilities, biographies which celebrate the achievements of extraordinary individuals, polemical works of non-fiction which oblige us to alter our views of the world or of human society: all of us can... (read more) Your price: $9.95 New - Trade Paper
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More Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason by Nancy Pearl Publisher Comments The response to Nancy Pearls surprise bestseller Book Lust was astounding: the Seattle librarian even became the model for the now-famous Librarian Action Figure. Readers everywhere welcomed Pearls encyclopedic but discerning filter on books worth... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Book by Book: The Complete Guide to Creating Mother-Daughter Book Clubs by Cindy Hudson Publisher Comments Mothers and daughters share a special bond — why not further this bond through reading together? Book clubs have been growing in popularity over the past ten years, started by a variety of people with various interests and goals. Mother-daughter... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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