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Listopia > Michael's votes on the list books integral to my childhood (15 Books)
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Conan the Warrior
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"The first book by Robert E Howard I read. I bought it in 1967 when I was 13 years old and it began my love of stories by author Robert E Howard."
Michael
rated it 5 stars
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Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)
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"First Edgar Rice Burroughs book. Began my journey through the best of the Tarzan books and realized that the movies never did the character justice. "
Michael
rated it 5 stars
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Glory Road
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"My first Robert A Heinlien book read in Jr High. "
Michael
rated it 5 stars
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The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler
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"Impactul. A brief young adult version his Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. "
Michael
rated it 4 stars
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The Counterfeit Man and Other Science Fiction Stories
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"one of my early Sci Fi Books about the time I became a fan of Star Trek Original Series in the 1960s"
Michael
rated it 4 stars
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The Lord of the Rings
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"Bought the trilogy in 8th grade and have read it 3 times. I plan to do so again very soon. "
Michael
rated it 5 stars
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The Foundation Trilogy (Foundation, #1-3)
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"I read this for the first time in the 1960s. Very impactful Sci Fi series. "
Michael
rated it 5 stars
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Jewel in the Skull
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"After Conan, this was my first Sword and Sorcery series"
Michael
rated it 5 stars
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Lord of Light
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"My favorite Roger Zelazny book. I also loved the Amber Chronicles. "
Michael
rated it 5 stars
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Swords and Ice Magic (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #6)
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"My third Sword and Sorcery series. I read all the books through quickly. Plan to read again. "
Michael
rated it 3 stars
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The Cross of Iron
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"Read this book 3-4 times. Very impactful anti war book written by a Wermarcht soldier on the Eastern Front in WWII"
Michael
rated it 5 stars
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A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1)
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"My favorite Sci Fi Planetary romance series. Although Burroughs' affectation with coincidence in his stories, his amazing world building and characters are incomparable. And he knows how to move a thrilling story "
Michael
rated it 5 stars
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From Russia with Love (James Bond, #5)
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"Read all the James Bond books by Ian Fleming. This was my favorite. read them during the Sean Connery years as James Bond. "
Michael
rated it 5 stars
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The Vampire Affair (The Man From U.N.C.L.E., #6)
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"Loved the Man from UNCLE. This was my favorite of the TV series tie in books. "
Michael
rated it 4 stars
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Dune (Dune Chronicles, #1)
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"Dune and Lord of Light are my favorite SF novels of all time. "
Michael
rated it 5 stars
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