My Reading List

"The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest men of past centuries." - René Descartes (1596 - 1650)

Overview

Reading provides a doorway into the minds and worlds of other people. I find this particularly important, since I do not have my own counsel of intellectuals to discuss ideas and concepts with. As an alternative, I can satisfy my curiosities, certain questions and thirst for knowledge by reading the ideas, thoughts, and stories of others that I feel are worthy of my time and energy. The following works of literature are those of which I feel meet such criteria. All the works of literature listed below, I have read, and new titles will be listed as I read them and feel them necessary to list. The listings are divided by category, and are in alphabetical order by last name.

Sections

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(1) Dickens, Charles

Oliver Twist (1838)

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(2) Sparks, Nicholas

A Bend in the Road (2001)

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Alterman, Glenn

The Perfect Audition Monologue (2003)

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Boleslavsky, Richard

Acting: The First Six Lessons (1933)

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Easty, Edward Dwight

On Method Acting (1981)

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Garrison, L; Wang, W.

Breaking Into Acting for Dummies (2002)

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Henry, M.L; Rogers, L.

How to be a Working Actor (2000)

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Lynn, Bill

Improvisation for Actors and Writers (2004)

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Meisner, Sanford

Sanford Meisner on Acting (1987)

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Stanislavski, Constantin

An Actor Prepares (1936)

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Bliss, Mike (Editor)

American Flyers Private Pilot Ground Manual

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Bliss, Mike (Editor)

American Flyers Private Pilot Flight Manual

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Bliss, Mike (Editor)

American Flyers Instrument Rating Flight Manual

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Bliss, Mike (Editor)

American Flyers Instrument Rating Ground Manual

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Federal Aviation Administration

Aviation Weather

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Hayes, Michael D.

Private Pilot Oral Exam Guide

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Hayes, Michael D.

Instrument Oral Exam Guide

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Clinton, Hillary R.

Living History (2003)

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Dunn, Brad

When They Were 22: 100 Famous People at the...(2006)

ISBN: 0-7407-5810-1

Fox, Michael J.

Lucky Man: A Memoir (2002)

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Isaacson, Walter

Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (2003)

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Jameson, Jenna

How to Make Love Like a Porn Star (2004)

ISBN: 0-06-053909-7

Leguizamo, John

Pimps, Hos, Playa Hatas (2006)

ISBN: 0-06-052072-8

Lords, Traci E.

Traci Lords: Underneath it All (2003)

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Mathabane, Mark

Kaffir Boy (1986)

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Mayes, Frances

Under the Tuscan Sun (1996)

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The Color of Water (1996)

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Angela's Ashes: A Memoir (1996)

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Tis: A Memoir (1999)

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A Child Called "It" (1993)

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Reeve, Christopher

Nothing is Impossible: Reflections on a New Life (2002)

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Sebold, Alice

Lucky (1999)

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Best Little Boy in the World (1973)

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Weigel, George

Witness to Hope: Biography of Pope John Paul II (1999)

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Night (1960)

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Gitomer, Jeffrey

Little Black Book of Connections (2006)

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Giuliani, Rudolph W.

Leadership (2002)

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The Five People You Meet in Heaven (2003)

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Fahrenheit 451 (1953)

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Ray Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated (2003)

ISBN: 0-06-054488-0

Robert Langdon Series: Angels & Demons (2000)

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Robert Langdon Series: The Da Vinci Code (2003)

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Camus, Albert

The Stranger (1942)

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Camus, Albert

The Fall (1956)

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Caunitz, William J.

Chains of Command (1999)

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Red Storm Rising (1986)

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Jack Ryan Series: The Cardinal in the Kremlin (1988)

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Jack Ryan Series: The Sum of All Fears (1991)

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Jack Ryan Series: Debt of Honor (1994)

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Jack Ryan Series: Executive Orders (1996)

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Jack Ryan Series: Rainbow Six (1997)

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Jack Ryan Series: The Bear and the Dragon (2000)

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Jack Ryan Series: The Teeth of the Tiger (2003)

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Op-Center Series: Games of State (1995)

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Net Force Series: Net Force (1998)

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The Alchemist (1999)

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The Zahir (2005)

ISBN: 0-06-083281-9

Cornwell, Patricia

At Risk (2006)

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Deaver, Jeffery

Praying for Sleep (1994)

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Deaver, Jeffery

The Coffin Dancer (1999)

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Dostoevsky, Fyodor

Crime and Punishment (1866)

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Star Trek: The Next Generation: Dark Mirror (1994)

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Donegan, Greg

Atlantis (1999)

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Dumas, Alexandre

Count of Monte Cristo (1845)

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The Runaway Jury (1996)

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The Partner (1997)

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The Street Lawyer (1998)

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The Testament (1999)

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The Brethren (2000)

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The Silence of the Lambs (1988)

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Hannibal (1999)

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Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Scarlet Letter (1850)

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Hatto, A. T. (Translator)

The Nibelungenlied (1965)

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Huxley, Aldous

Brave New World (1932)

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The Dead Zone (1979)

ISBN: 0-451-15575-0

It (1980)

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Hearts in Atlantis (1999)

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Everything's Eventual (2002)

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Whispers (1980)

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Lee, Harper

To Kill a Mockingbird (1960)

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Space Trilogy Series: Out of the Silent Planet (1938)

ISBN: 0-7432-3490-1

Space Trilogy Series: Perelandra (1943)

ISBN: 0-684-82382-9

Space Trilogy Series: That Hideous Strength (1945)

ISBN: 0-684-82385-3

Martel, Yann

Life of Pi (2001)

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Maugham, W. Somerset

Of Human Bondage (1915)

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Niffenegger, Audrey

The Time Traveler's Wife (2003)

ISBN: 0-15-602943-X

Orwell, George

Animal Farm (1946)

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Orwell, George

1984 (1949)

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Patterson, James

Alex Cross Series: Kiss the Girls (1994)

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Patterson, James

Alex Cross Series: Pop Goes the Weasel (1999)

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Patterson, James

The Beach House (2002)

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Pearson, Ridley

Art of Decpetion (2002)

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Anthem (1938)

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We the Living (1936)

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The Fountainhead (1943)

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Atlas Shrugged (1957)

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Russo, Richard

Straight Man (1997)

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Salinger, J. D.

The Catcher in the Rye (1951)

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Saramago, José

Blindeness (1995)

ISBN: 1-86046-297-9

Sebold, Alice

The Lovely Bones (2002)

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Sheldon, Sidney

The Other Side of Midnight (1973)

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Sheldon, Sidney

Tell Me Your Dreams (1998)

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Stevenson, Robert Louis

Treasure Island (1883)

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Sparks, Nicholas

The Notebook (1996)

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Sparks, Nicholas

A Walk to Remember (1999)

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Sparks, Nicholas

The Wedding (2003)

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Terry, Patricia (Editor)

Song of Roland (c. 1100)

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Tolkien, J.R.R.

The Hobbit (1937)

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Tolkien, J.R.R.

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (1954)

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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885)

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Wells, H.G.

The Time Machine (1895)

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American Red Cross

American Red Cross Community First Aid and Safety

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Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook

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Delavier, Frederic

Strength Training Anatomy

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Green, Daniel J.

ACE Personal Trainer Manual (3rd Edition) (2003)

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Home, Kristie Dahlia

Yoga: Natural Fitness for Body and Spirit

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Leyner, M; Goldberg, W.

Why Do Men Have Nipples?

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The Men's Health Cover Model Workout

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Eating for Life

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Schwarzenegger, Arnold

The New Encylopedia of Modern Bobybuilding

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Tanner, John

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