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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.
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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 around 520 books. You can also see the [[:Category:Books I've Read|category]] to see every book that has its own page.
  
 
==Ancient Writings==
 
==Ancient Writings==
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* [[Curse of Agade]]
 
* [[Curse of Agade]]
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* [[Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta]]
 
* [[Enuma Elish]]
 
* [[Enuma Elish]]
 
* [[Epistle to the Ephesians]]
 
* [[Epistle to the Ephesians]]
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* [[Kesh Temple Hymn]]
 
* [[Kesh Temple Hymn]]
 
* [[Epistle of James]]
 
* [[Epistle of James]]
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* [[Book of Joel]]
 
* [[First Epistle of John]]
 
* [[First Epistle of John]]
 
* [[Second Epistle of John]]
 
* [[Second Epistle of John]]
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* [[American On Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot]] by [[Craig Ferguson]]
 
* [[American On Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot]] by [[Craig Ferguson]]
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* [[Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl]] by [[Anne Frank]]
 
* [[Bossypants]] by [[Tina Fey]]
 
* [[Bossypants]] by [[Tina Fey]]
 
* [[Breaking Up With God]] by [[Sarah Sentilles]]
 
* [[Breaking Up With God]] by [[Sarah Sentilles]]
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* [[Yes Please]] by [[Amy Poehler]]
 
* [[Yes Please]] by [[Amy Poehler]]
  
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==Comics==
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==[[Comics]]==
 
These are collections of newspaper comics, not graphic novels.
 
These are collections of newspaper comics, not graphic novels.
  
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* Calvin and Hobbes
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* [[Calvin and Hobbes (universe)|Calvin and Hobbes]]
 
** [[Calvin and Hobbes]] by [[Bill Watterson]]
 
** [[Calvin and Hobbes]] by [[Bill Watterson]]
 
** [[Something Under the Bed Is Drooling]] by [[Bill Watterson]]
 
** [[Something Under the Bed Is Drooling]] by [[Bill Watterson]]
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** [[The Prehistory of The Far Side: A 10th Anniversary Exhibit]] by [[Gary Larson]]
 
** [[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]]
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* FoxTrot
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* [[FoxTrot (universe)|FoxTrot]]
 
** [[FoxTrot]] by [[Bill Amend]]
 
** [[FoxTrot]] by [[Bill Amend]]
 
** [[Pass the Loot]] by [[Bill Amend]]
 
** [[Pass the Loot]] by [[Bill Amend]]
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** [[Come Closer, Roger, There's a Mosquito On Your Nose]] by [[Bill Amend]]
 
** [[Come Closer, Roger, There's a Mosquito On Your Nose]] by [[Bill Amend]]
 
** [[Welcome to Jasorassic Park]] by [[Bill Amend]]
 
** [[Welcome to Jasorassic Park]] by [[Bill Amend]]
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* Garfield
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* [[Garfield (universe)|Garfield]]
 
** [[Garfield At Large]] by [[Jim Davis]]
 
** [[Garfield At Large]] by [[Jim Davis]]
 
** [[Garfield Gains Weight]] by [[Jim Davis]]
 
** [[Garfield Gains Weight]] by [[Jim Davis]]
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* [[Alice's Adventures In Wonderland]] by [[Lewis Carroll]]
 
* [[Alice's Adventures In Wonderland]] by [[Lewis Carroll]]
 
* [[Altered Carbon]] by [[Richard Morgan]]
 
* [[Altered Carbon]] by [[Richard Morgan]]
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* [[Amelia Bedelia]] by [[Peggy Parish]]
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* Amelia Bedelia
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** [[Amelia Bedelia]] by [[Peggy Parish]]
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** [[Thank You, Amelia Bedelia]] by [[Peggy Parish]]
 
* [[American Gods]] by [[Neil Gaiman]]
 
* [[American Gods]] by [[Neil Gaiman]]
 
* [[Anansai Boys]] by [[Neil Gaiman]]
 
* [[Anansai Boys]] by [[Neil Gaiman]]
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** [[The System of the World]] by [[Neal Stephenson]]
 
** [[The System of the World]] by [[Neal Stephenson]]
 
* [[The Best Christmas Pageant Ever]] by [[Barbara Robinson]]
 
* [[The Best Christmas Pageant Ever]] by [[Barbara Robinson]]
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* [[The Black Cat]] by [[Edgar Allan Poe]]
 
* [[Blubber]] by [[Judy Blume]]
 
* [[Blubber]] by [[Judy Blume]]
 
* [[The Book of Everything]] by [[Guus Kuijer]]
 
* [[The Book of Everything]] by [[Guus Kuijer]]
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** [[Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator]] by [[Roald Dahl]]
 
** [[Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator]] by [[Roald Dahl]]
 
* [[Charlotte's Web]] by [[E. B. White]]
 
* [[Charlotte's Web]] by [[E. B. White]]
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* [[A Christmas Carol|A Christmas Carol In Prose; Being a Ghost Story of Christmas]] by [[Charles Dickens]]
 
* The Chronicles of Narnia
 
* The Chronicles of Narnia
 
** [[The Magician's Nephew]] by [[C. S. Lewis]]
 
** [[The Magician's Nephew]] by [[C. S. Lewis]]
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* [[Fudge (universe)|Fudge]]
 
* [[Fudge (universe)|Fudge]]
 
** [[Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing]] by [[Judy Blume]]
 
** [[Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing]] by [[Judy Blume]]
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** [[Otherwise Known As Shelia the Great]] by [[Judy Blume]]
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** [[Otherwise Known As Sheila the Great]] by [[Judy Blume]]
 
* [[Funny Girl]] by [[Nick Hornby]]
 
* [[Funny Girl]] by [[Nick Hornby]]
 
* [[George's Secret Key to the Universe]] by [[Lucy Hawking]] and [[Stephen Hawking]]
 
* [[George's Secret Key to the Universe]] by [[Lucy Hawking]] and [[Stephen Hawking]]
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* [[The Golden Compass]] by [[Phillip Pullman]]
 
* [[The Golden Compass]] by [[Phillip Pullman]]
 
* [[Good Omens]] by [[Neil Gaiman]] and [[Terry Pratchett]]
 
* [[Good Omens]] by [[Neil Gaiman]] and [[Terry Pratchett]]
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* [[The Great Gatsby]] by [[F. Scott Fitzgerald]]
 
* [[The Handmaid's Tale]] by [[Margaret Atwood]]
 
* [[The Handmaid's Tale]] by [[Margaret Atwood]]
 
* [[Haunted]] by [[Chuck Palahniuk]]
 
* [[Haunted]] by [[Chuck Palahniuk]]
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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]]
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* [[I, Robot]] by [[Isaac Asimov]]
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* [[In the Unlikely Event]] by [[Judy Blume]]
 
* [[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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* [[The Lost World]] by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]
 
* [[The Lost World]] by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]
 
* [[The Martian Chronicles]] by [[Ray Bradbury]]
 
* [[The Martian Chronicles]] by [[Ray Bradbury]]
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* [[The Masque of the Red Death]] by [[Edgar Allan Poe]]
 
* [[Memoirs of a Geisha]] by [[Arthur Golden]]
 
* [[Memoirs of a Geisha]] by [[Arthur Golden]]
 
* [[The Minister's Black Veil]] by [[Nathaniel Hawthorne]]
 
* [[The Minister's Black Veil]] by [[Nathaniel Hawthorne]]
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* [[Neuromancer]] by [[William Gibson]]
 
* [[Neuromancer]] by [[William Gibson]]
 
* [[The Neverending Story]] by [[Michael Ende]]
 
* [[The Neverending Story]] by [[Michael Ende]]
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* [[Neverwhere]] by [[Neil Gaiman]] - Fantastic!
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* [[Neverwhere]] by [[Neil Gaiman]]
 
* [[Nineteen Eighty Four]] by [[George Orwell]]
 
* [[Nineteen Eighty Four]] by [[George Orwell]]
 
* [[Otherwise Known As Sheila the Great]] by [[Judy Blume]]
 
* [[Otherwise Known As Sheila the Great]] by [[Judy Blume]]
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* [[The Pit and the Pendulum]] by [[Edgar Allen Poe]]
 
* [[The Pit and the Pendulum]] by [[Edgar Allen Poe]]
 
* [[The Player of Games]] by [[Ian M. Banks]]
 
* [[The Player of Games]] by [[Ian M. Banks]]
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* [[Pride and Prejudice]] by [[Jane Austin]]
 
* [[The Princess Bride]] by [[William Goldman]]
 
* [[The Princess Bride]] by [[William Goldman]]
 
* [[Ramona Quimby, Age 8]] by [[Beverly Cleary]]
 
* [[Ramona Quimby, Age 8]] by [[Beverly Cleary]]
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* [[Redshirts: A Novel With Three Codas]] by [[John Scalzi]]
 
* [[Ready Player One]] - [[Ernest Cline]]
 
* [[Ready Player One]] - [[Ernest Cline]]
 
* [[Rip Van Winkle]] by [[Washington Irving]]
 
* [[Rip Van Winkle]] by [[Washington Irving]]
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* [[Starship Titanic]] by [[Terry Jones]]
 
* [[Starship Titanic]] by [[Terry Jones]]
 
* [[Stuart Little]] by [[E. B. White]]
 
* [[Stuart Little]] by [[E. B. White]]
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* [[The Tell-Tale Heart]] by [[Edgar Allan Poe]]
 
* [[There's a Boy In the Girls' Bathroom]] by [[Louis Sachar]]
 
* [[There's a Boy In the Girls' Bathroom]] by [[Louis Sachar]]
 
* [[They Shoot Horses, Don't They?]] by [[Horace McCoy]]
 
* [[They Shoot Horses, Don't They?]] by [[Horace McCoy]]
 
* [[Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There]] by [[Lewis Carroll]]
 
* [[Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There]] by [[Lewis Carroll]]
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* [[Tiger Eyes]] by [[Judy Blume]]
 
* [[Treasure Island]] by [[Robert Louis Stevenson]]
 
* [[Treasure Island]] by [[Robert Louis Stevenson]]
 
* [[The Whipping Boy]] by [[Sid Fleischman]]
 
* [[The Whipping Boy]] by [[Sid Fleischman]]
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* [[Zodiac (novel)|Zodiac]] by [[Neal Stephenson]]
 
* [[Zodiac (novel)|Zodiac]] by [[Neal Stephenson]]
  
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==[[Game books|Game Books]]==
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==[[Game Book]]s==
 
Books in this list have game elements to them.
 
Books in this list have game elements to them.
  
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==Graphic Novels==
 
==Graphic Novels==
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These are books presented in comic form, but carry a coherent story and are usually targeted towards teens or adults.
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These are books are 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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* [[Doom (comic book)|Doom]] by [[Steve Behling]] and [[Michael Stewart]]
 
* [[Freddie & Me: A Coming-of-Age (Bohemian) Rhapsody]] by [[Mike Dawson]]
 
* [[Freddie & Me: A Coming-of-Age (Bohemian) Rhapsody]] by [[Mike Dawson]]
 
* [[The Hobbit]] by [[J. R. R. Tolkien]] and [[Charles Dixon]]
 
* [[The Hobbit]] by [[J. R. R. Tolkien]] and [[Charles Dixon]]
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* [[Mouse Guard: Fall 1152]] by [[David Petersen]]
 
* [[Mouse Guard: Fall 1152]] by [[David Petersen]]
 
* [[Preludes and Nocturnes]] by [[Neil Gaiman]]
 
* [[Preludes and Nocturnes]] by [[Neil Gaiman]]
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* [[Scott Pilgrim]] by [[Bryan Lee O'Malley]]
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* [[Scott Pilgrim (universe)|Scott Pilgrim]]
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** [[Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life]] by [[Bryan Lee O'Malley]]
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** [[Scott Pilgrim vs. the World]] by [[Bryan Lee O'Malley]]
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** [[Scott Pilgrim and the Infinite Sadness]] by [[Bryan Lee O'Malley]]
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** [[Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together]] by [[Bryan Lee O'Malley]]
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** [[Scott Pilgrim vs. the Universe]] by [[Bryan Lee O'Malley]]
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** [[Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour]] by [[Bryan Lee O'Malley]]
 
* [[Shortcomings]] by [[Adrian Tomine]]
 
* [[Shortcomings]] by [[Adrian Tomine]]
 
* [[Super Mario Adventures]] by [[Kentaro Takekuma]]
 
* [[Super Mario Adventures]] by [[Kentaro Takekuma]]
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* [[Common Sense]] by [[Thomas Paine]]
 
* [[Common Sense]] by [[Thomas Paine]]
 
* [[The Complete Idiot's Guide For Dummies]] by [[Frank Coffey]]
 
* [[The Complete Idiot's Guide For Dummies]] by [[Frank Coffey]]
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* [[Connections]] (abridged) by [[James Burke]]
 
* [[The Demon-Haunted World: Science As a Candle In the Dark]] by [[Carl Sagan]]
 
* [[The Demon-Haunted World: Science As a Candle In the Dark]] by [[Carl Sagan]]
 
* [[The Dilbert Principle]] by [[Scott Adams]]
 
* [[The Dilbert Principle]] by [[Scott Adams]]
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* [[The Duck That Won the Lottery]] by [[Julian Baggini]]
 
* [[The Duck That Won the Lottery]] by [[Julian Baggini]]
 
* [[Dude, You're Gonna Be a Dad!]] By  [[John Pfeiffer]]
 
* [[Dude, You're Gonna Be a Dad!]] By  [[John Pfeiffer]]
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* [[Dungeon Hacks]] by [[David Craddock]]
 
* [[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]]
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* [[Just My Type]] by [[Simon Garfield]]
 
* [[Just My Type]] by [[Simon Garfield]]
 
* [[Last Chance to See]] by [[Mark Carwardine]] and [[Douglas Adams]]
 
* [[Last Chance to See]] by [[Mark Carwardine]] and [[Douglas Adams]]
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* [[The Lost Continent: Travels In Small-Town America]] by [[Bill Bryson]]
 
* [[The Magic of Reality]] by [[Richard Dawkins]]
 
* [[The Magic of Reality]] by [[Richard Dawkins]]
 
* [[The Man's Book: The Essential Guide For the Modern Man]] by [[Thomas Fink]]
 
* [[The Man's Book: The Essential Guide For the Modern Man]] by [[Thomas Fink]]
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* [[Masters of Doom|Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture]] by [[David Kushner]]
 
* [[Maybe Yes, Maybe No]] by [[Dan Barker]]
 
* [[Maybe Yes, Maybe No]] by [[Dan Barker]]
 
* [[Mind Over Matter: Conversations With the Cosmos]] by [[K. C. Cole]]
 
* [[Mind Over Matter: Conversations With the Cosmos]] by [[K. C. Cole]]
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* [[On the Shoulders of Giants (Illustrated)]] by [[Stephen Hawking]]
 
* [[On the Shoulders of Giants (Illustrated)]] by [[Stephen Hawking]]
 
* [[Origin of Species: 6th London Edition]] by [[Charles Darwin]]
 
* [[Origin of Species: 6th London Edition]] by [[Charles Darwin]]
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* [[Origins]] by [[Richard Leakey]] and [[Roger Lewin]]
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* [[Pale Blue Dot]] by [[Carl Sagan]]
 
* [[Paranormality]] by [[Richard Wiseman]]
 
* [[Paranormality]] by [[Richard Wiseman]]
 
* [[The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten]] by [[Julian Baggini]]
 
* [[The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten]] by [[Julian Baggini]]
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* [[When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?]] by [[George Carlin]]
 
* [[When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?]] by [[George Carlin]]
 
* [[Why Are You Atheists So Angry? 99 Things That Piss Off the Godless]] by [[Greta Christina]]
 
* [[Why Are You Atheists So Angry? 99 Things That Piss Off the Godless]] by [[Greta Christina]]
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* [[Why Dinosaurs Matter]] by [[Kenneth Lacovara]]
 
* [[Why Evolution Is True]] by [[Jerry Coyne]]
 
* [[Why Evolution Is True]] by [[Jerry Coyne]]
 
* [[Why People Believe Weird Things: Revised and Expanded]] by [[Michael Shermer]]
 
* [[Why People Believe Weird Things: Revised and Expanded]] by [[Michael Shermer]]
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==Video Game Guides==
 
==Video Game Guides==
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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.
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These books are published works that act as guides for [[video game]]s. I rarely read a video game guide cover-to-cover, but there have been some exceptions.
  
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* [[Ultima VII: Clue Book - Key to the Black Gate]]
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* [[Loom: Hint Book]]
 
* [[The Official Nintendo Player's Guide]]
 
* [[The Official Nintendo Player's Guide]]
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* [[Tips & Tactics: The Legend of Zelda]]
 
* [[Ultima: Exodus - Hint Book]]
 
* [[Ultima: Exodus - Hint Book]]
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* [[Ultima VII: Clue Book - Key to the Black Gate]]
  
 
==Young Children's Books==
 
==Young Children's Books==
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* [[ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book]] by [[Dr. Seuss]]
 
* [[ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book]] by [[Dr. Seuss]]
 
* [[Are You My Mother?]] by [[P.D. Eastman]]
 
* [[Are You My Mother?]] by [[P.D. Eastman]]
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* The Berenstain Bears
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** [[The Berenstain Bears and Mama's New Job]]
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** [[The Berenstain Bears and the Bad Dream]]
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** [[The Berenstain Bears and the Messy Room]]
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** [[The Berenstain Bears and the Old Spooky Tree]]
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** [[The Berenstain Bears and the Sitter]]
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** [[The Berenstain Bears and the Trouble With Friends]]
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** [[The Berenstain Bears and the Truth]]
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** [[The Berenstain Bears and the Week At Grandma's]]
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** [[The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Junk Food]]
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** [[The Berenstain Bears and Too Much TV]]
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** [[The Berenstain Bears Forget Their Manners]]
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** [[The Berenstain Bears Get In a Fight]]
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** [[The Berenstain Bears Get the Gimmies]]
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** [[The Berenstain Bears Go to School]]
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** [[The Berenstain Bears Go to the Doctor]]
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** [[The Berenstain Bears In the Dark]]
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** [[The Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers]]
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** [[The Berenstain Bears' Moving Day]]
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** [[The Berenstain Bears No Girls Allowed]]
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** [[The Berenstain Bears Trick or Treat]]
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** [[The Berenstain Bears' Trouble At School]]
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** [[The Berenstain Bears' Trouble With Money]]
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** [[The Berenstain Bears Visit the Dentist]]
 
* [[Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?]] by [[Bill Martin, Jr.]] and [[Eric Carle]]
 
* [[Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?]] by [[Bill Martin, Jr.]] and [[Eric Carle]]
 
* [[The Cat In the Hat]] by [[Dr. Seuss]]
 
* [[The Cat In the Hat]] by [[Dr. Seuss]]
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* [[Oh, the Places You'll Go!]] by [[Dr. Seuss]]
 
* [[Oh, the Places You'll Go!]] by [[Dr. Seuss]]
 
* [[One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish]] by [[Dr. Seuss]]
 
* [[One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish]] by [[Dr. Seuss]]
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* Peter Rabbit
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* [[Peter Rabbit (universe)|Peter Rabbit]]
 
** [[The Tale of Peter Rabbit]] by [[Beatrix Potter]]
 
** [[The Tale of Peter Rabbit]] by [[Beatrix Potter]]
 
** [[The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin]] by [[Beatrix Potter]]
 
** [[The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin]] by [[Beatrix Potter]]

Revision as of 22:30, 7 December 2019

This is a categorized list of all the books I've read, to the best of my memory. The current total is around 520 books. You can also see the category to see every book that has its own page.

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 are 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.

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