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My intention is to add all of the books that I've ever read to this page.  We'll see how that goes.  

So far this is just a list of stuff that I've read recently and/or that I can see on my bookshelf from where I'm sitting and/or that I read a long time ago and the memory has stuck with me.
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Churchill: A Biography Roy Jenkins 2001 A one volume biography of churchill by a fellow Brit Politician/Author August 9, 2009 *** 
Speaker for the Dead Orson Scott Card 1986   **** 
The Shining Stephen King 1977   ***** 
The Fellowship of the Ring J.R.R. Tolkien 1954   ***** 
The Two Towers J.R.R. Tolkien 1954   ***** 
The Return of the King J.R.R. Tolkien 1955   ***** 
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Philip K. Dick 1968   **** 
The Wealth of Nations Adam Smith 1776 The foundation of modern economics.  ***** 
The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money John Maynard Keynes 1953 Keynes is to Smith as Einstein is to Newton  ***** 
Crime and Punishment Fyodor Dostoevsky 1866 an exploration of the dark side of human nature  **** 
How to Win Friends and Influence People Dale Carnegie 1936 Carnegie's seminal work.  **** 
The Hobbit J.R.R. Tolkien 1937 about little people and big adventures  ***** 
1984 George Orwell 1949 pretty much how we are living today  **** 
The Intelligent Investor Benjamin Graham 1949 Warren Buffet's favorite book.  *** 
The Second World War Winston S. Churchill 1950 Churchill's six volume history.  ***** 
The Penguin History of the Second World War Calvocoressi, Wint, Pritchard 1972  April 11, 2009 **** 
Foundation Isaac Asimov 1950   **** 
The Rise & Fall of the Third Reich William L. Shrirer 1959   *** 
The Second World War Martin Gilbert 1989   *** 
Stalingrad Anthony Beevor 1998 On the biggest and bloodiest battle in the history of the world.  **** 
Guns, Germs, and Steel Jared Diamond 1999 Why and how certain civilizations win out over others.  **** 
Troublesome Young Men Lynne Olson 2007   *** 
The First World War John Keegan 1998   **** 
Ender's Game Orson Scott Card 1977   **** 
Enigma Hugh Sebag-Montefiore 2000   ** 
This is Your Brain on Music Daniel J. Levitin 2006 About Music and how your brain interacts with it.  **** 
Tom Jones Henry Fielding 1749 The prototype for all subsequent novels.  ***** 
Frankenstein Mary Shelley 1818 you know the story  ***** 
Pudd'nhead Wilson Mark Twain 1894 a mix up at birth makes for an amusing tale  **** 
A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens 1859   **** 
Team of Rivals Doris Kearns Goodwin 2005 The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln July 1, 2010 **** 
The Divine Comedy Dante 1300   ***** 
With the Old Breed Eugene Sledge 1981 A World War II memoir by Eugene Sledge, a United States Marine.  **** 
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