10 must-read classics books like The Book of Great Books: A Guide to 100 World Classics by W. John Campbell

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The Book of Great Books: A Guide to 100 World Classics

By: W. John Campbell

3.91

Format: 1439 pages, Kindle Edition

Dr. MAYA ANGELOU has said about this "Brilliant! Write on, John Campbell." High school and college…

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1. The Revenant

By: Michael Punke

3.96

Format: 262 pages, Hardcover

Hugh Glass isn’t afraid to die. He’s done it once already. Rocky Mountains, 1823. The trappers o… read more

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"Le géant poussa un dernier soupir et mourut à la clarté des étoiles de la plaine."

-Michael Punke, The Revenant

"Il pouvait monter là-haut s'il le voulait. Monter et toucher l'horizon, sauter par-dessus et découvrir l'horizon suivant"

-Michael Punke, The Revenant

"T]hey had killed him. [...] Murdered him, except he would not die. Would not die, he vowed, because he would live to kill his killers."

-Michael Punke, The Revenant

"The notion of burial had always struck him as stifling and cold. He liked the Indian way better, setting the bodies up high, as if passing them to the heavens."

-Michael Punke, The Revenant

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2. The Magnificent Ambersons (The Growth Trilogy, #2)

By: Booth Tarkington

3.76

Format: None pages, Paperback

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize when it was first published in 1918, The Magnificent Ambersonschronicl… read more

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  • classics
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3. Music Theory: From Beginner to Expert - The Ultimate Step-By-Step Guide to Understanding and Learning Music Theory Effortlessly

By: Nicolas Carter

4.28

Format: 208 pages,

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  • nonfiction
  • reference
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4. As Old as Time (A Twisted Tale, #3)

By: Liz Braswell

3.56

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

What if Belle's mother cursed the Beast? Belle is a lot of things: smart, resourceful, restless. Sh… read more

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5. The Thin Man

By: Dashiell Hammett

3.82

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Nick and Nora Charles are Hammett's most enchanting creations, a rich, glamorous couple who solve h… read more

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  • classics
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6. Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1)

By: Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams

4.18

Format: None pages, Paperback

Laura Ingalls and her family live deep in the Big Woods of Wisconsin. Their log cabin is surrounded… read more

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  • classics
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7. Musonius Rufus: Lectures and Sayings

By: Musonius Rufus , William B. Irvine , Cynthia King

4.08

Format: 31 pages, Paperback

Musonius Rufus (c. AD 30-100) was one of the four great Roman Stoic philosophers, the other three b… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • classics
  • history
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8. The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers

By: Will Durant

4.50

Format: 87 pages, Paperback

A brilliant and concise account of the lives and ideas of the great philosophers--Plato, Aristotle,… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • classics
  • history
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9. V for Vendetta

By: Alan Moore , David Lloyd

3.50

Format: 92 pages, Hardcover

"Remember, remember the fifth of November..." A frightening and powerful tale of the loss of freedo… read more

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  • classics
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10. Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis

By: Jimmy Carter

4.48

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

President Jimmy Carter offers a passionate defense of separation of church and state. He warns that… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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11. Treasure Island

By: Robert Louis Stevenson , N.C. Wyeth

3.85

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

"For sheer storytelling delight and pure adventure, Treasure Island has never been surpassed. From … read more

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  • classics
"Doctors is all swabs."

-Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island

"Thems that die'll be the lucky ones."

-Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island

"... Bear up until you see you're gaining."

-Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island

"We must go on, because we can't turn back."

-Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island

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12. What Every Body is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading People

By: Joe Navarro , Marvin Karlins

3.67

Format: 364 pages, Paperback

He says that's his best offer. Is it? She says she agrees. Does she? The interview went great--or d… read more

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  • nonfiction

13. As a Man Thinketh

By: James Allen

4.26

Format: 91 pages, Hardcover

The mind guides our footsteps as we progress along the pathway of life. Purity of mind leads inevit… read more

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14. The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You

By: Elaine N. Aron

3.85

Format: 251 pages, Paperback

Do you have a keen imagination and vivid dreams? Is time alone each day as essential to you as food… read more

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  • nonfiction
"In the first twenty years we are given our curriculum. In the next twenty we study it."

-Elaine N. Aron, The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You

"Being highly sensitive does not at all rule out being, in your own way, a tenacious survivor."

-Elaine N. Aron, The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You

"But psychology is not perfect. It can only reflect the biases of the culture from which it comes."

-Elaine N. Aron, The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You

"With sensitive children, physical blows or traumas aren't required to make them afraid of the dark."

-Elaine N. Aron, The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You

15. Phantom

By: Susan Kay , None

2.75

Format: None pages, Paperback

This incredible portrait of Erik--the Phantom--recreates his entire life, from his survival as a ch… read more

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16. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

By: Tom Stoppard , None

3.48

Format: None pages,

Hamlettold from the worm's-eye view of two minor characters, bewildered Rosencrantz and Guildenster… read more

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17. The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1)

By: Pearl S. Buck

4.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

This tells the poignant tale of a Chinese farmer and his family in old agrarian China. The humble W… read more

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18. Sons and Lovers

By: D.H. Lawrence , Geoff Dyer

3.86

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

"She was a brazen hussy." "She wasn't. And she was pretty, wasn't she?" "I didn't look ... And tell… read more

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19. The Story of My Life

By: Helen Keller

3.88

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

An American classic rediscovered by each generation, The Story of My Lifeis Helen Keller's account … read more

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20. Middlemarch

By: Michel Faber , George Eliot

4.02

Format: 912 pages, Mass Market Paperback

"People are almost always better than their neighbours think they are" George Eliot’s most ambit… read more

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  • classics
"After all, the true seeing is within."

-Michel Faber, Middlemarch

"I shall do everything it becomes me to do."

-Michel Faber, Middlemarch

"I protest against any absolute conclusion."

-Michel Faber, Middlemarch

"What loneliness is more lonely than distrust?"

-Michel Faber, Middlemarch

21. Practical Magic

By: Alice Hoffman

4.35

Format: None pages, Paperback

The Owens sisters confront the challenges of life and love in this bewitching novel from New York T… read more

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22. Straight On Till Morning

By: Liz Braswell

3.58

Format: 488 pages, Hardcover

What if Wendy first traveled to Neverland… with Captain Hook? Sixteen-year-old Wendy Darling's l… read more

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"I’ve had the best adventure a girl could ever want, and that is more than I ever dreamed was possible."

-Liz Braswell, Straight On Till Morning

"He looked like the living embodiment of fearlessness, of seizing whatever the moment brought and assuming it would all work out somehow."

-Liz Braswell, Straight On Till Morning

"When you're young, you think the world will make room for who you are and what you want.... And then you find the world of adults is even more limiting than the world of children. With no room for ad…"

-Liz Braswell, Straight On Till Morning

"Where do fairies come from?" she asked, thinking it was the simplest entry into a complicated subject. The first laugh of a baby. A special baby. So they say. Tinker Bell smiled wryly. We are here, w…"

-Liz Braswell, Straight On Till Morning

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23. Killing the SS: The Hunt for the Worst War Criminals in History

By: Bill O'Reilly

4.09

Format: 307 pages, Hardcover

Confronting Nazi evil is the subject of the latest installment in the mega-bestselling Killing seri… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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24. Island of the Blue Dolphins

By: Scott O'Dell

3.87

Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition

In the Pacific there is an island that looks like a big fish sunning itself in the sea. Around it, … read more

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  • classics
"They were black like a lizard's and very large and, like the eyes of a lizard, could sometimes look sleepy."

-Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins

"Everyone in our tribe had two names, the real one which was secret and was seldom used, and one which was common, for if people use your secret name it becomes worn out and loses its magic."

-Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins

"Below me Rontu was running along the cliffs barking at the screaming gulls. Pelicans were chattering as they finished the blue water. But suddenly I thought of Tutok, and the island seemed very quiet."

-Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins

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25. Part of Your World

By: Liz Braswell

3.74

Format: 475 pages, Hardcover

What if Ariel had never defeated Ursula? Five years after the (twisted) events of the film, Ari… read more

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"... such a mess of wants and desires."

-Liz Braswell, Part of Your World

"Sometimes being a good parent means knowing when to let go."

-Liz Braswell, Part of Your World

"Games take a long time, and a lot of moves, before someone wins."

-Liz Braswell, Part of Your World

"There is magic," she said softly. "There is always magic. Even if you can't see it."

-Liz Braswell, Part of Your World

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26. The Intelligent Reader’s Guide To Reading: How To Read A Book The Right Way For Stronger Comprehension And Better Recall (Self-Learning Mastery)

By: Thinknetic

4.03

Format: 228 pages, Kindle Edition

Why do I need to read or remember anything? Everything I could possibly want to know is on the Inte… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • education
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27. The Book of Great Books: A Guide to 100 World Classics

By: W. John Campbell

3.91

Format: 1439 pages, Kindle Edition

Dr. MAYA ANGELOU has said about this "Brilliant! Write on, John Campbell." High school and college… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • reference
  • 21st century
  • education
  • books about books
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28. The Book of Books: The Continuously Updated Book Guide to Recommended Reading, Including the Best Novels and Nonfiction, from the Classics and Best Sellers to the Newest Top Authors

By: Timothy Knight

3.38

Format: 488 pages, Kindle Edition

TAKE THE LUCK OUT OF FINDING THAT “GREAT READ” Finding that elusive "great read" that keeps you … read more

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  • nonfiction
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29. Up Your HRV!: Improving the Northstar Metric of Your Health & Fitness

By: Dave Maxfield

4.33

Format: 174 pages, Kindle Edition

You've probably heard a lot about Heart Rate Variability (HRV) lately. It's become a buzzword in th… read more

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30. American Hygge: How You Can Incorporate Coziness Into Your Living Space and Bring Warmth to Your Relationships Without Moving to Denmark

By: Melanie Morgan

2.94

Format: 114 pages, Kindle Edition

Hygge Is Not About CandlesYou can feel hygge without candles, woolen socks or a fireplace. It's abo… read more

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5 Top history books like The Book of Great Books: A Guide to 100 World Classics by W. John Campbell

Transform Your Habits

Musonius Rufus: Lectures and Sayings

Musonius Rufus , William B. Irvine , Cynthia King

4.08

Transform Your Habits

The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers

Will Durant

4.50

Transform Your Habits

Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis

Jimmy Carter

4.48

Transform Your Habits

Killing the SS: The Hunt for the Worst War Criminals in History

Bill O'Reilly

4.09

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14 Top fiction books like Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1) by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Garth Williams

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Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)

L.M. Montgomery

4.31

Transform Your Habits

Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1)

Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams

4.18

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Because of Winn-Dixie

Kate DiCamillo , Chris Sheban

3.00

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Little House on Rocky Ridge (Little House: The Rocky Ridge Years, #1)

Roger Lea MacBride , David Gilleece

4.00

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