Invisible Man by Ralph EllisonThe Viking Portable Library by Walt WhitmanLeaves of Grass by Walt WhitmanLetters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria RilkeTender Is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Marilyn Monroe's Personal Library
73 books — 6 voters
The Women by Hilton AlsMindfulness by J. Mark G. WilliamsWindfall by McKenzie FunkDays That I'll Remember by Jonathan CottSkinny Bitch by Rory Freedman
Yoko Ono recommends
11 books — 1 voter

Small Island by Andrea Levy
Black British Literature (fiction)
124 books — 83 voters
My Very Best Book by Blackie & SonBlood and Guts in High School by Kathy Acker
best book covers
560 books — 121 voters

The Horse's Mouth by Joyce Cary
could-not-finish
24 books — 10 voters
Ambition by Julie BurchillPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding
Best chicklit
778 books — 1,059 voters

The Hot Zone by Richard   Preston
Really Scary Books!
110 books — 130 voters
Macbeth by William ShakespeareWaiting for Godot by Samuel BeckettThe Maids by Jean GenetThe Vortex by Noël CowardA Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
Best Play Ever
520 books — 457 voters

The Vortex by Noël CowardThe Browning Version by Terence RattiganThe Birthday Party by Harold PinterPrivate Lives by Noël CowardBlithe Spirit by Noël Coward
Best British and Irish Plays
134 books — 72 voters
Invisible Man by Ralph EllisonSeize the Time by Bobby SealeI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Best African American Books
1,050 books — 1,150 voters

Waiting for Godot by Samuel BeckettThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeOn the Road by Jack KerouacJunky by William S. BurroughsThe Dice Man by Luke Rhinehart
Cult Classics
1,570 books — 2,124 voters
Invisible Man by Ralph EllisonThe Town and the City by Jack KerouacThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsNeuromancer by William Gibson
Great Debut Novels
1,593 books — 1,484 voters

Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror by John AshberyGiovanni’s Room by James BaldwinContinental Drift by Russell BanksTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeNightwood by Djuna Barnes
Essential Man's Library
327 books — 123 voters
One Is Fun! by Delia SmithDelia's Complete How To Cook by Delia SmithCooking in a Bedsitter by Katharine Whitehorn
How to Cook Books
544 books — 85 voters

Skinny Bitch by Rory Freedman
Best Diet Books
191 books — 270 voters
The Grapes of Ralph by Ralph Steadman
Best Wine Books
122 books — 119 voters

Savoy Cocktail Book by Savoy Group
Best Cocktail Books
106 books — 73 voters
Tender by Nigel SlaterDelia's Kitchen Garden by Delia Smith
Best Books on Growing Food
90 books — 63 voters

Future Cook by Colin TudgeDelia's Complete How To Cook by Delia SmithTender by Nigel SlaterSummer Cooking by Elizabeth DavidThe Kitchen Diaries by Nigel Slater
Best Cookbooks
1,461 books — 1,115 voters
Interior Design of the 20th Century by Anne Massey
Best Traditional Interior Design
63 books — 31 voters

Silent Spring by Rachel CarsonEarth from Above by Yann Arthus-BertrandEveryman's Guide to Ecological Living by Gregor M. CaillietSmall Is Beautiful by Ernst F. SchumacherDiet for a Small Planet by Frances Moore Lappé
Best Environmental Books
1,090 books — 1,238 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Best General Science Books
590 books — 495 voters

The Vagabond by ColetteCheri and The Last of Cheri by ColetteThe Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel BarberyThérèse by François MauriacSelected Short Stories by Guy de Maupassant
Best French Literature
884 books — 1,574 voters

Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell84, Charing Cross Road by Helene HanffLondon Fields by Martin Amis
London Calling
1,236 books — 647 voters
The Complete Tales by Beatrix PotterThe Tailor of Gloucester by Beatrix PotterOlivia by Ian FalconerPumpkin Soup by Helen  CooperThe Magic Pudding by Norman Lindsay
Best Picture Books
3,168 books — 2,055 voters

Ancient Evenings by Norman Mailer
Novels Set in Ancient Egypt
203 books — 313 voters
Ancient Evenings by Norman MailerInstruction of Ptah-Hotep and the Instruction of Ke'Gemni by Battiscombe G. Gunn
Best Books About Egypt
490 books — 575 voters


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