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Good-Bye, Mr. Chips
James Hilton
Published 1934
Paperback Edition
Pages, 115
Finished 9/12/16

Excellent story, a real tribute to teachers.

Go Ask Alice
Beatrice Sparks
Published 1971
Paperback Edition
Pages, 189
Finished 9/15/16

The realism is great. A scary story for any parent.

Return to Peyton Place
Grace Metalious
Published 1959
256 pages
paperback book


The Enchanted Castle
E. Nesbit
published 1907
291 pages
ebook


Lost Stories
Dashiell Hammett
1st story published 1922 (book with biographical info published 2005)
342 pages
hardback book
Some of these stories had never been published in book form before. Very interesting to read the stories and the corresponding bio info. If you're a Hammett fan, I highly recommend this one. I'm keeping my copy to read again.

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The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo is the Audible Deal of the Day today, Great book.

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A Good Man Is Hard To Find
Flannery O'Connor
Published 1955
Part of a collection of short stories
Pages 24
Read on 9/27/16

Had no idea about the plot and was seriously surprised.

A Doll's House
Henrik Ibsen
Published 1879
Pages, 122
A reread 9/28/16

Excellent both time I read it, Nora is a great character.

Lady Susan
Jane Austen
Published 1871
Pages 80
Read 9/28/16

Great humor

"The Heart of it"
Sarah Barnwell Elliott
Part of a collection of short stories
Published 1890's
Pages, 17
Read 10/2/16

The Pelican's Shadow
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Part of a collection of short stories
Pages 8
Read 10/2/16

A Question of Sex
Arnold Bennett
Published 1900
Pages 23
A Short Play
Read 10/5/16

Another with humor

Dune Messiah
Frank Herbert
Published 1969
Pages 331
Read 10/11/16

For me not as good Dune, but a true Si-Fi classic

Xingu
Edith Wharton
Published 1916
Pages. 48 Short Story

The Monkey's Paw
W.W. Jacobs
Published 1902
Pages 32 Short Story

Both are worth while reads, one with humor, the is er suspenseful

Phedre by Jean Racine
55 pages
written in 1677
translated by Wallace Fowlie, copyright 1962, 2001

The Upper Berth
Francis Marion Crawford
Published 1886
Pages, 48- Short Story
Read 10/29/16

A great little ghost story, perfect for Halloween and quick to read.

The Wind in the Willows
Kenneth Grahame
published 1908
256 pages
ebook (kindle)

The Red Tent
Anita Diamant
published 1997 (might be too new to be considered a classic)
336 pages
ebook (kobo)

Title: The Enchanted Wood
Author: Enid Blyton
Year of (initial) Publication: 1939
Number of Pages: 213
Finished: 25/7/16

Title: Frankenstein
Author: Mary Shelley
Year of (initial) Publication: 1818
Number of Pages: 273
Finished: 26/8/16

Title: The Color Purple
Author: Alice Walker
Year of (initial) Publication: 1982
Number of Pages: 295
Finished: 23/9/16

Title: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other StoriesThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories
Author: Washington IrvingGeoffrey Crayon
Year of (initial) Publication: 1819
Number of Pages: 430 ?
Finished: 8/10/16

Title: Brave New World
Author: Aldous Huxley
Year of (initial) Publication: 1932
Number of Pages: 268
Finished: 29/10/16

Jane Austen
Sense and Sensibility
Published 1811
Pages, 409
finished 11/6/16

Cop Hater
Ed McBain
Published 1956
236 pages
Paperback

Exodus
Leon Uris
Published 1958
600 pages
Ebook
I own a hardback copy, but couldn't find it. LOL

In Cold Blood
Truman Capote
Published 1965
343 pages
Hardback-Library edition
Read 11/14/16

Anne of Green Gables
L.M. Montgomery
Published 1908
320 pages
Kindle Edition
Read 11/19/16

Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
Published 1975
Kindle Edition, 290 pages
Read 3/17/16

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Published 1960
Kindle Edition, 324 pages
Read 4/15/16

The Initiation by L.J. Smith
Published 1992
Paperback, 333 pages
Read 4/18/16

In the House of the Riddle Mother: The Most Common Archetypal Motifs in Women's Dreams by Clarissa Pinkola Estés
Published 1993
Audiobook, 0 pages (Listening Length: 2 hours and 40 minutes)
Read (listened to) 4/22/16

Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton
Published 1993
Kindle Edition, 332 pages
Read 4/23/16

The Captive by L.J. Smith
Published 1992
Paperback, 228 pages
Read 4/26/16

Mary Poppins Comes Back by P.L. Travers
Published 1935
Kindle Edition, 324 pages
Read 5/1/16

The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Published 1973
Kindle Edition, 416 pages
Read 5/3/16

The Power by L.J. Smith
Published 1992
Paperback, 236 pages
Read 5/7/16

Naked in Death by J.D. Robb
Published 1995
Kindle Edition, 316 pages
Read 5/11/16

The Creative Dreamer: Using Your Dreams to Unlock Your Creativity by Veronica Tonay
Published 1995
Kindle Edition, 257 pages
Read 5/20/16

Psycho by Robert Bloch
Published 1959
Kindle Edition, 208 pages
Read 5/25/16

The Faithful Gardener: A Wise Tale About That Which Can Never Die by Clarissa Pinkola Estés
Published 1995
Hardcover Edition, 96 pages
Read 5/30/16

Massacre of the Dreamers: Essays on Xicanisma by Ana Castillo
Published 1994
Kindle Edition, 289 pages
Read 5/31/16

The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien
Published 1967
Kindle Edition, 220 pages
Read 5/31/16

The Iron Heel by Jack London
Published 1908
Kindle Edition, 243 pages
Read 5/31/16

The Best School Year Ever by Barbara Robinson
Published 1994
Kindle Edition, 136 pages
Read 6/1/16

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Published 1922
Kindle Edition, 41 pages
Read 6/4/16

The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett
Published 1986
Kindle Edition, 292 pages
Read 6/22/16

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas by Jules Verne
Published 1869
Paperback, 382 pages
Read 6/23/16

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Published 1977
Paperback, 163 pages
Read 6/29/16

The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
Published 1996
Paperback, 341 pages
Read 6/30/16

Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams
Published 1982
Kindle Edition, 242 pages
Read 7/3/16

The Master of the World by Jules Verne
Published 1904
Kindle Edition, 115 pages
Read 7/3/16

Misery by Stephen King
Published 1987
Paperback, 338 pages
Read 7/11/16

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams
Published 1984
Kindle Edition, 225 pages
Read 7/14/16

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Published 1967
Kindle Edition, 196 pages
Read 7/15/16

The Time Traders by Andre Norton
Published 1958
Kindle Edition, 152 pages
Read 7/18/16

Rules of the Road by Lucian K. Truscott IV
Published 1990
Kindle Edition, 319 pages
Read 7/21/16

Five Children and It by E. Nesbit
Published 1902
Kindle Edition, 103 pages
Read 7/21/16

The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare
Published 1961
Kindle Edition, 261 pages
Read 7/22/16

The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Published 1982
Kindle Edition, 295 pages
Read 7/26/16

White Fang by [author:Jack London|1240
Published 1906
Kindle Edition, 249 pages
Read 7/27/16

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Published 1960
Kindle Edition, 194 pages
Read 8/2/16

Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin
Published 1967
Kindle Edition, 256 pages
Read 8/7/16

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Published 1890
Kindle Edition, 254 pages
Read 8/8/16