Simone N. asked Martin Dugard:

If you were stranded on a deserted island and could only have 5 books with you until you're rescued in a few years, what would they be?

Martin Dugard Simone -- Thanks for this very tough question. First off, I would hope I would be allowed more than five! The most obvious book to lead off would be Michael Herr's Dispatches. I read and re-read that book all the time. So well written. Number two would be A Gentleman in Moscow, which I consider one of the greatest recent pieces of fiction. I'm a big fan of Anne Lamott's Traveling Mercies, so that would make the cut to give my time on the island a spiritual take. Peter Mayle's A Year in Provence is another book I read and re-read, and it would also remind me of great food and wine. The fifth book would be John le Carre's Smiley's People, which I can read over and over without understanding the many nuances.

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