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This is a list of all the books I've read to the best of my memory.
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This is a categorized list of all the books I've read, to the best of my memory. The current total is a little over 500 books.
  
 
==Ancient Writings==
 
==Ancient Writings==
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* [[Epistle to the Galatians]]
 
* [[Epistle to the Galatians]]
 
* [[Book of Genesis]]
 
* [[Book of Genesis]]
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* [[Book of Habakkuk]]
 
* [[Book of Haggai]]
 
* [[Book of Haggai]]
 
* [[Epistle to the Hebrews]]
 
* [[Epistle to the Hebrews]]
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* [[Epistle of Jude]]
 
* [[Epistle of Jude]]
 
* [[Book of Leviticus]]
 
* [[Book of Leviticus]]
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* [[Book of Malachi]]
 
* [[Gospel of Mark]]
 
* [[Gospel of Mark]]
 
* [[Gospel of Matthew]]
 
* [[Gospel of Matthew]]
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* [[Book of Nahum]]
 
* [[Book of Numbers]]
 
* [[Book of Numbers]]
 
* [[Book of Obadiah]]
 
* [[Book of Obadiah]]
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* [[Epistle to Philemon]]
 
* [[Epistle to Philemon]]
 
* [[Epistle to the Philippians]]
 
* [[Epistle to the Philippians]]
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* [[Testament of Adam]]
 
* [[First Epistle to the Thessalonians]]
 
* [[First Epistle to the Thessalonians]]
 
* [[Second Epistle to the Thessalonians]]
 
* [[Second Epistle to the Thessalonians]]
 
* [[Epistle to Titus]]
 
* [[Epistle to Titus]]
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* [[Book of Zephaniah]]
  
 
==Baby Books==
 
==Baby Books==
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** [[Hound of the Far Side]] by [[Gary Larson]]
 
** [[Hound of the Far Side]] by [[Gary Larson]]
 
** [[It Came From the Far Side]] by [[Gary Larson]]
 
** [[It Came From the Far Side]] by [[Gary Larson]]
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** [[The Prehistory of The Far Side: A 10th Anniversary Exhibit]] by [[Gary Larson]]
 
** [[Wiener Dog Art]] by [[Gary Larson]]
 
** [[Wiener Dog Art]] by [[Gary Larson]]
 
* FoxTrot
 
* FoxTrot
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** [[The Simpsons: Guide to Springfield]] by [[Matt Groening]]
 
** [[The Simpsons: Guide to Springfield]] by [[Matt Groening]]
 
** [[The Simpsons: Uncensored Family Album]] by [[Matt Groening]]
 
** [[The Simpsons: Uncensored Family Album]] by [[Matt Groening]]
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==Field Guides==
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These are non-fiction nature guides.
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* [[A Field Guide to the Wildlife of North America]] by [[Bryan Richard]]
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* [[Trees of Michigan: Field Guide]] by [[Stan Tekiela]]
  
 
==Fiction==
 
==Fiction==
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* [[2001: A Space Odyssey]] by [[Arthur C. Clarke]]
 
* [[2001: A Space Odyssey]] by [[Arthur C. Clarke]]
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* [[About a Boy]] by [[Nick Hornby]]
 
* [[The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle]] by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]
 
* [[The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle]] by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]
 
* [[Alice's Adventures In Wonderland]] by [[Lewis Carroll]]
 
* [[Alice's Adventures In Wonderland]] by [[Lewis Carroll]]
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** [[Artemis Fowl]] by [[Eoin Colfer]]
 
** [[Artemis Fowl]] by [[Eoin Colfer]]
 
** [[The Arctic Incident]] by [[Eoin Colfer]]
 
** [[The Arctic Incident]] by [[Eoin Colfer]]
* [[The Baroque Cycle (Universe)|The Baroque Cycle]]
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* [[The Baroque Cycle (universe)|The Baroque Cycle]]
 
** [[Quicksilver]] by [[Neal Stephenson]]
 
** [[Quicksilver]] by [[Neal Stephenson]]
 
** [[The Confusion]] by [[Neal Stephenson]]
 
** [[The Confusion]] by [[Neal Stephenson]]
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* [[The Call of the Wild]] by [[Jack London]]
 
* [[The Call of the Wild]] by [[Jack London]]
 
* [[A Canticle For Leibowitz]] by [[Walter M. Miller, Jr.]]
 
* [[A Canticle For Leibowitz]] by [[Walter M. Miller, Jr.]]
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* [[Cast In Moonlight]] by [[Michelle Sagara]]
 
* [[Cat's Cradle]] by [[Kurt Vonnegut]]
 
* [[Cat's Cradle]] by [[Kurt Vonnegut]]
 
* [[The Catcher In the Rye]] by [[J. D. Salinger]]
 
* [[The Catcher In the Rye]] by [[J. D. Salinger]]
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** [[The Salmon of Doubt]] by [[Douglas Adams]]
 
** [[The Salmon of Doubt]] by [[Douglas Adams]]
 
* [[Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?]] by [[Phillip K. Dick]]
 
* [[Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?]] by [[Phillip K. Dick]]
* [[The Door Into Summer]] by [[Robert A. Heinlein]]
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* [[The Door Into Summer]] by [[Robert Heinlein]]
 
* [[Down and Out In the Magic Kingdom]] by [[Cory Doctorow]]
 
* [[Down and Out In the Magic Kingdom]] by [[Cory Doctorow]]
 
* Discworld
 
* Discworld
 
** [[The Color of Magic]] by [[Terry Pratchett]]
 
** [[The Color of Magic]] by [[Terry Pratchett]]
* [[DragonLance (Universe)|DragonLance]]
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* [[DragonLance (universe)|DragonLance]]
 
** [[Dragons of Autumn Twilight]] by [[Margaret Weis]] and [[Tracy Hickman]]
 
** [[Dragons of Autumn Twilight]] by [[Margaret Weis]] and [[Tracy Hickman]]
 
** [[Dragons of Winter Night]] by [[Margaret Weis]] and [[Tracy Hickman]]
 
** [[Dragons of Winter Night]] by [[Margaret Weis]] and [[Tracy Hickman]]
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** [[The Dragons of Krynn]] by Multiple Authors
 
** [[The Dragons of Krynn]] by Multiple Authors
 
** [[The Dragons at War]] by Multiple Authors
 
** [[The Dragons at War]] by Multiple Authors
* [[Dune (Universe)|Dune]]
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* [[Dune (universe)|Dune]]
 
** [[Dune]] by [[Frank Herbert]]
 
** [[Dune]] by [[Frank Herbert]]
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** [[Dune Messiah]] by [[Frank Herbert]]
 
* [[Easy]] by [[Kerry Hoffmann]]
 
* [[Easy]] by [[Kerry Hoffmann]]
 
* [[The Education of Little Tree]] by [[Forrest Carter]] and [[Rennard Strickland]]
 
* [[The Education of Little Tree]] by [[Forrest Carter]] and [[Rennard Strickland]]
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* [[The Handmaid's Tale]] by [[Margaret Atwood]]
 
* [[The Handmaid's Tale]] by [[Margaret Atwood]]
 
* [[Haunted]] by [[Chuck Palahniuk]]
 
* [[Haunted]] by [[Chuck Palahniuk]]
* [[Harry Potter (Universe)|Harry Potter]]
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* [[Harry Potter (universe)|Harry Potter]]
 
** [[Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone]] by [[J. K. Rowling]]
 
** [[Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone]] by [[J. K. Rowling]]
 
** [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]] by [[J. K. Rowling]]
 
** [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]] by [[J. K. Rowling]]
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** Harry Potter Schoolbook [[Quidditch Through the Ages]] by [[J. K. Rowling]]
 
** Harry Potter Schoolbook [[Quidditch Through the Ages]] by [[J. K. Rowling]]
 
* [[High Fidelity]] by [[Nick Hornby]]
 
* [[High Fidelity]] by [[Nick Hornby]]
* [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Universe)|Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]
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* [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (universe)|Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]
 
** [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]] by [[Douglas Adams]]
 
** [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]] by [[Douglas Adams]]
 
** [[The Restaurant At the End of the Universe]] by [[Douglas Adams]]
 
** [[The Restaurant At the End of the Universe]] by [[Douglas Adams]]
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* [[Howl's Moving Castle]] by [[Diana Wynne Jones]]
 
* [[Howl's Moving Castle]] by [[Diana Wynne Jones]]
 
* [[Hyperion]] by [[Dan Simmons]]
 
* [[Hyperion]] by [[Dan Simmons]]
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* [[In the Unlikely Event]] by [[Judy Bloom]]
 
* [[The Incredible Journey]] by [[Sheila Burnford]]
 
* [[The Incredible Journey]] by [[Sheila Burnford]]
 
* [[Interview With the Vampire]] by [[Anne Rice]]
 
* [[Interview With the Vampire]] by [[Anne Rice]]
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* [[A Journey to the Center of the Earth]] by [[Jules Verne]]
 
* [[A Journey to the Center of the Earth]] by [[Jules Verne]]
 
* [[Jurassic Park]] by [[Michael Crichton]]
 
* [[Jurassic Park]] by [[Michael Crichton]]
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* [[The Lathe of Heaven]] by [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]
 
* [[The Lazy Beaver]] by [[Giovanni Gallo]]
 
* [[The Lazy Beaver]] by [[Giovanni Gallo]]
 
* [[The Legend of Sleepy Hollow]] by [[Washington Irving]]
 
* [[The Legend of Sleepy Hollow]] by [[Washington Irving]]
 
* [[The Lies of Locke Lamora]] by [[Scott Lynch]]
 
* [[The Lies of Locke Lamora]] by [[Scott Lynch]]
* [[Little House (Universe)|Little House]]
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* [[Little House (universe)|Little House]]
 
** [[Little House In the Big Woods]] by [[Laura Ingalls Wilder]]
 
** [[Little House In the Big Woods]] by [[Laura Ingalls Wilder]]
 
** [[Little House On the Prairie]] by [[Laura Ingalls Wilder]]
 
** [[Little House On the Prairie]] by [[Laura Ingalls Wilder]]
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* [[Snow Crash]] by [[Neal Stephenson]]
 
* [[Snow Crash]] by [[Neal Stephenson]]
 
* [[Sounder]] by [[William Armstrong]]
 
* [[Sounder]] by [[William Armstrong]]
* [[Starship Troopers]] by [[Robert A. Heinlein]]
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* [[Starship Troopers]] by [[Robert Heinlein]]
 
* [[Strange Candy]] by [[Laurell Hamilton]]
 
* [[Strange Candy]] by [[Laurell Hamilton]]
 
* [[Stranger In a Strange Land]] by [[Robert Heinlein]]
 
* [[Stranger In a Strange Land]] by [[Robert Heinlein]]
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* [[The War of the Worlds]] by [[H.G. Wells]]
 
* [[The War of the Worlds]] by [[H.G. Wells]]
 
* Wayside School
 
* Wayside School
** [[Sideways Stories from Wayside School]] by [[Louis Sachar]]
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** [[Sideways Stories From Wayside School]] by [[Louis Sachar]]
 
** [[Wayside School Is Falling Down]] by [[Louis Sachar]]
 
** [[Wayside School Is Falling Down]] by [[Louis Sachar]]
 
** [[Sideways Arithmetic From Wayside School]] by [[Louis Sachar]]
 
** [[Sideways Arithmetic From Wayside School]] by [[Louis Sachar]]
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** [[Wizards and Warriors (book)|Wizards and Warriors]] by [[Ellen Miles]]
 
** [[Wizards and Warriors (book)|Wizards and Warriors]] by [[Ellen Miles]]
 
** [[Bionic Commando (book)|Bionic Commando]] by [[Judith Stamper]]
 
** [[Bionic Commando (book)|Bionic Commando]] by [[Judith Stamper]]
* [[A Wrinkle In Time (Universe)|A Wrinkle In Time Series]]
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* [[A Wrinkle In Time (universe)|A Wrinkle In Time Series]]
 
** [[A Wrinkle In Time]] by [[Madeleine L'Engle]]
 
** [[A Wrinkle In Time]] by [[Madeleine L'Engle]]
 
** [[A Wind In the Door]] by [[Madeleine L'Engle]]
 
** [[A Wind In the Door]] by [[Madeleine L'Engle]]
 
* [[Young Goodman Brown]] by [[Nathaniel Hawthorne]]
 
* [[Young Goodman Brown]] by [[Nathaniel Hawthorne]]
 
* [[Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance]] by [[Robert Pirsig]]
 
* [[Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance]] by [[Robert Pirsig]]
* [[Zodiac]] by [[Neal Stephenson]]
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* [[Zodiac (novel)|Zodiac]] by [[Neal Stephenson]]
  
==Game Books==
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==[[Game books|Game Books]]==
 
Books in this list have game elements to them.
 
Books in this list have game elements to them.
  
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* Choose Your Own Adventure
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** [[Choose Your Own Adventure For Younger Readers #45 - The Great Zopper Toothpaste Treasure]]
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* Find Your Fate
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** [[G.I. Joe #4 - Operation: Robot Assassin]]
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** [[G.I. Joe #16 - Operation: Poison Dart]]
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** [[G.I. Joe #20 - Serpentor and the Mummy Warrior]]
 
* [[For Eagle Eyes Only]] by [[Rolf Heimann]]
 
* [[For Eagle Eyes Only]] by [[Rolf Heimann]]
* Lone Wolf
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* [[Lone Wolf (universe)|Lone Wolf]]
** [[Flight From the Dark]] by [[Joe Denver]]
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** [[Lone Wolf, Book 1: Flight From the Dark]] by [[Joe Denver]]
** [[Fire On the Water]] by [[Joe Denver]]
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** [[Lone Wolf, Book 2: Fire On the Water]] by [[Joe Denver]]
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** [[Lone Wolf, Book 3: The Caverns of Kalte]] by [[Joe Denver]]
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** [[Lone Wolf, Book 4: The Chasm of Doom]] by [[Joe Denver]]
 
* Two Minute Mysteries
 
* Two Minute Mysteries
 
** [[Two-Minute Mysteries]] by [[Donald Sobol]]
 
** [[Two-Minute Mysteries]] by [[Donald Sobol]]
 
** [[Still More Two-Minute Mysteries]] by [[Donald Sobol]]
 
** [[Still More Two-Minute Mysteries]] by [[Donald Sobol]]
* Where's Waldo
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* [[Where's Waldo? (universe)|Where's Waldo?]]
 
** [[Where's Waldo?]] by [[Martin Handford]]
 
** [[Where's Waldo?]] by [[Martin Handford]]
 
** [[Where's Waldo Now?]] by [[Martin Handford]]
 
** [[Where's Waldo Now?]] by [[Martin Handford]]
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==Graphic Novels==
 
==Graphic Novels==
These are more teen or adult oriented comics.
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These are books presented in comic form, but carry a coherent story and are usually targeted towards teens or adults.
  
 
* [[A Child's Life]] by [[Phoebe Gloeckner]]
 
* [[A Child's Life]] by [[Phoebe Gloeckner]]
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* [[Metroid: Hissho Tekunikku Kan Peki-ban]] by [[Minazuki Yuu]]
 
* [[Metroid: Hissho Tekunikku Kan Peki-ban]] by [[Minazuki Yuu]]
 
* [[Preludes and Nocturnes]] by [[Neil Gaiman]]
 
* [[Preludes and Nocturnes]] by [[Neil Gaiman]]
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* [[Scott Pilgrim]] by [[Bryan Lee O'Malley]]
 
* [[Shortcomings]] by [[Adrian Tomine]]
 
* [[Shortcomings]] by [[Adrian Tomine]]
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* [[Super Mario Adventures]] by [[Kentaro Takekuma]]
 
* [[War Is Boring]] by [[David Axe]] and [[Matt Bors]]
 
* [[War Is Boring]] by [[David Axe]] and [[Matt Bors]]
  
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* [[13 Things That Don't Make Sense]] by [[Michael Brooks]]
 
* [[13 Things That Don't Make Sense]] by [[Michael Brooks]]
 
* [[25 Big Ideas]] by [[Robert Matthews]]
 
* [[25 Big Ideas]] by [[Robert Matthews]]
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* [[30-Second Quantum Theory]] by [[Brian Clegg]]
 
* [[30-Second Religion]] by [[Russell Re Manning]]
 
* [[30-Second Religion]] by [[Russell Re Manning]]
 
* [[30-Second Theories]] by [[Paul Parsons]]
 
* [[30-Second Theories]] by [[Paul Parsons]]
 
* [[50 Mathematical Ideas You Really Need to Know]] by [[Tony Crilly]]
 
* [[50 Mathematical Ideas You Really Need to Know]] by [[Tony Crilly]]
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* [[59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot]] by [[Richard Wiseman]]
 
* [[1,000 Things Everyone Should Know About Science]] by [[John Farndon]]
 
* [[1,000 Things Everyone Should Know About Science]] by [[John Farndon]]
 
* [[Annoying: The Science of What Bugs Us]] by [[Joe Palca]] and [[Flora Lichtman]]
 
* [[Annoying: The Science of What Bugs Us]] by [[Joe Palca]] and [[Flora Lichtman]]
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* [[Essentials of Philosophy: The Basic Concepts of the World's Greatest Thinkers]] by [[James Mannion]]
 
* [[Essentials of Philosophy: The Basic Concepts of the World's Greatest Thinkers]] by [[James Mannion]]
 
* [[Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea]] by [[Carl Zimmer]]
 
* [[Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea]] by [[Carl Zimmer]]
* [[A Field Guide to the Wildlife of North America]] by [[Bryan Richard]]
 
 
* [[Freakonomics]] by [[Steven Levitt]] and [[Stephen Dubner]]
 
* [[Freakonomics]] by [[Steven Levitt]] and [[Stephen Dubner]]
 
* [[Free Will]] by [[Sam Harris]]
 
* [[Free Will]] by [[Sam Harris]]
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* [[River Out of Eden: A Darwinian View of Life]] by [[Richard Dawkins]]
 
* [[River Out of Eden: A Darwinian View of Life]] by [[Richard Dawkins]]
 
* [[Satanism: The Seduction of America's Youth]] by [[Bob Larson]]
 
* [[Satanism: The Seduction of America's Youth]] by [[Bob Larson]]
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* [[A Secular Parent's Guide to Teaching Religion]] byt [[Aubrey Adrianson]]
 
* [[The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary]] by [[Richard Dawkins]]
 
* [[The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary]] by [[Richard Dawkins]]
 
* [[A Short History of Nearly Everything]] by [[Bill Bryson]]
 
* [[A Short History of Nearly Everything]] by [[Bill Bryson]]
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* [[The Story of Physics]] by [[Anne Rooney]]
 
* [[The Story of Physics]] by [[Anne Rooney]]
 
* [[Trick or Treatment]] by [[Edzard Ernst]] and [[Simon Singh]]
 
* [[Trick or Treatment]] by [[Edzard Ernst]] and [[Simon Singh]]
* [[Typography]] by [[Gavin Ambrose]] and [[Paul Harris]]
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* [[Typography (book)|Typography]] by [[Gavin Ambrose]] and [[Paul Harris]]
 
* [[The Universe In a Nutshell]] by [[Stephen Hawking]]
 
* [[The Universe In a Nutshell]] by [[Stephen Hawking]]
 
* [[The Way of the Heathen: Practicing Atheism In Everyday Life]] by [[Greta Christina]]
 
* [[The Way of the Heathen: Practicing Atheism In Everyday Life]] by [[Greta Christina]]
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==Video Game Guides==
 
==Video Game Guides==
These books are published works that act as guides for video games. I rarely read a video game guide cover-to-cover, but there are some exceptions.
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These books are published works that act as guides for video games. I rarely read a video game guide cover-to-cover, but there have been some exceptions.
  
 
* [[Ultima VII: Clue Book - Key to the Black Gate]]
 
* [[Ultima VII: Clue Book - Key to the Black Gate]]

Revision as of 16:19, 10 June 2019

This is a categorized list of all the books I've read, to the best of my memory. The current total is a little over 500 books.

Ancient Writings

Books in this category are over 500 years old.

Baby Books

These books are meant to be read to babies.

Biographies & Memoirs

These are non-fiction biographies or memoirs.

Comics

These are collections of newspaper comics, not graphic novels.

Field Guides

These are non-fiction nature guides.

Fiction

This is general fiction targeted to elementary level reading and higher.

Game Books

Books in this list have game elements to them.

Graphic Novels

These are books presented in comic form, but carry a coherent story and are usually targeted towards teens or adults.

Non-Fiction

This is general non-fiction for children and adults.

Poetry

These are books consisting mostly of poetry.

Video Game Guides

These books are published works that act as guides for video games. I rarely read a video game guide cover-to-cover, but there have been some exceptions.

Young Children's Books

Books in this list are for young children who either can't yet read, or are learning to read. These books usually rely heavily on illustrations.