Lists of Bests: LifesComplexity's "Books I Should Read" http://www.listsofbests.com/list/9484 A random list of the books I should read, mostly those without a list of their own Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:43:34 GMT en-us 0 50 107 50 0 About a Boy (Movie Tie-In) (Movie Tie-In) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/31280 <div id="position">1</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/31280"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1573229571.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Nick Hornby</div> The Tequila Worm (Pura Belpre Medal Book Narrative (Awards)) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1474705 <div id="position">2</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1474705"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0385746741.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1141075753_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Viola Canales</div> American Psycho http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/18797 <div id="position">3</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/18797"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0679735771.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Bret Easton Ellis</div> The Hours http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/6188 <div id="position">4</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/6188"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0312305060.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Michael Cunningham</div> In Cold Blood http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/120445 <div id="position">5</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/120445"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/073933364X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Truman Capote</div> A Rulebook for Arguments http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1514005 <div id="position">6</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1514005"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0872205525.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Anthony Weston</div> Study Is Hard Work: The Most Accessible and Lucid Text Available on Acquiring and Keeping Study Skills Through a Lifetime http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/81439 <div id="position">7</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/81439"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/156792025X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by William Howard Armstrong</div> Alias Madame Doubtfire http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1090498 <div id="position">8</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Anne Fine</div> Forrest Gump http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/21445 <div id="position">9</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/21445"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0743453255.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Winston Groom</div> Must Love Dogs http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/986616 <div id="position">10</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/986616"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0451217217.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Claire Cook</div> In Cold Blood http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/325297 <div id="position">11</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/325297"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0375507906.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056438385_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Truman Capote</div> Breakfast at Tiffany's: A Short Novel and Three Stories (Modern Library) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/72823 <div id="position">12</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/72823"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/067960085X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Truman Capote</div> Legally Blonde http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/112015 <div id="position">13</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div> How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/67880 <div id="position">14</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/67880"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0553380079.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Michele Alexander</div> Imitations of Life: Fannie Hurst's Gaslight Sonatas http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1063529 <div id="position">16</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1063529"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0809321424.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Abe C. RAVITZ</div> From Here to Eternity http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/10112 <div id="position">17</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/10112"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0385333641.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056439136_.gif" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by James Jones</div> They Never Said It: A Book of Fake Quotes, Misquotes, and Misleading Attributions http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/298893 <div id="position">18</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/298893"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0195064690.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Paul F. Boller</div> A Clockwork Orange http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/10850 <div id="position">19</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/10850"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0393312836.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.gif" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Anthony Burgess</div> The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/10530 <div id="position">24</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/10530"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0385720254.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Sylvia Plath</div> Ariel: The Restored Edition: A Facsimile of Plath's Manuscript, Reinstating Her Original Selection and Arrangement (P.S.) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/755907 <div id="position">25</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/755907"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0060732601.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Sylvia Plath</div> Sylvia Plath Reads http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/252314 <div id="position">26</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/252314"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0694522465.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Sylvia Plath</div> The Collected Poems (Harper Colophon Books) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/47185 <div id="position">27</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/47185"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0808595040.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Sylvia Plath</div> 776 Stupidest Things Ever Said http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1181101 <div id="position">29</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1181101"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0385419287.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Ross Petras</div> The Stupidest Things Ever Said by Politicians http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1028125 <div id="position">30</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1028125"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0671040537.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Ross Petras</div> More of the 776 Stupidest Things Ever Said http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2169052 <div id="position">31</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Ross Petras</div> Fashion Victim: Our Love-Hate Relationship with Dressing, Shopping, and the Cost of Style http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/22715 <div id="position">32</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/22715"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0767910486.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Michelle Lee</div> Why We Buy: The Science Of Shopping http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/19468 <div id="position">33</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/19468"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0684849143.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1122554845_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Paco Underhill</div> A Well-Kept Home : Household Traditions and Simple Secrets from a French Grandmother http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1378445 <div id="position">36</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1378445"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0789305283.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Laura Fronty</div> The End of Fashion: How Marketing Changed the Clothing Business Forever http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/86451 <div id="position">38</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/86451"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0060958200.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056414569_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Teri Agins</div> Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/23171 <div id="position">39</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/23171"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0786715103.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Roméo Dallaire</div> A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/819 <div id="position">41</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/819"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0060541644.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056414366_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Samantha Power</div> Color Me Beautiful http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/7584 <div id="position">42</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/7584"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0345345886.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V44909836_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Carole Jackson</div> Color Me Beautiful's Looking Your Best: Color, Makeup and Style http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/272304 <div id="position">43</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/272304"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1568330375.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1114657003_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Mary Spillane</div> Color Me Beautiful Make-Up Book http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/264713 <div id="position">44</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/264713"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0345348427.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.gif" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Carole Jackson</div> The Makeover Manual: From Color Me Beautiful http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/381212 <div id="position">45</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/381212"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0330373501.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056433209_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Mary Spillane</div> Dress to Express: Seven Secrets to Overcoming Closet Trauma and Revealing Your Inner Beauty http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/252354 <div id="position">46</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/252354"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/1577314522.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Tracy McWilliams</div> The Triumph of Individual Style : A Guide to Dressing Your Body, Your Beauty, Your Self http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2175707 <div id="position">47</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2175707"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1563672693.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056518307_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Carla Mason Mathis</div> Nothing to Wear?: A Five-Step Cure for the Common Closet http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1082584 <div id="position">48</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1082584"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/1594630283.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V50357499_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Joe Lupo</div> Dress Your Best: The Complete Guide to Finding the Style That's Right for Your Body http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/277321 <div id="position">49</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/277321"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0307236714.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Clinton Kelly</div> In Style: Secrets of Style: The Complete Guide to Dressing Your Best Every Day http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/491378 <div id="position">50</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/491378"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1932994661.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1113002696_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Lisa Arbetter</div> The Lucky Shopping Manual: Building and Improving Your Wardrobe Piece by Piece http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/39748 <div id="position">51</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/39748"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1592400361.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Andrea Linett</div> The Pocket Stylist: Behind-the-Scenes Expertise from a Fashion Pro on Creating Your Own Look http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/78927 <div id="position">52</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/78927"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/1592400418.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1133326773_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Kendall Farr</div> Entre Nous: A Woman's Guide to Finding Her Inner French Girl http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/6211 <div id="position">53</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/6211"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0312308779.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Debra Ollivier</div> Better than Beauty: A Guide to Charm http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/47331 <div id="position">54</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/47331"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0811834514.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by H Valentine</div> High Fashion Sewing Secrets from the World's Best Designers: A Step-By-Step Guide to Sewing Stylish Seams, Buttonholes, Pockets, Collars, Hems, And More (Rodale Sewing Book) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/189000 <div id="position">55</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/189000"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1579544150.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Claire B. Shaeffer</div> How to Make Sewing Patterns http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/189003 <div id="position">56</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/189003"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0932538002.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1120698018_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Donald H. McCunn</div> The Art of the Handwritten Note: A Guide to Reclaiming Civilized Communication http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/783323 <div id="position">60</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/783323"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0767907450.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Margaret Shepherd</div> Get Anyone to Do Anything: Never Feel Powerless Again--With Psychological Secrets to Control and Influence Every Situation http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/6012 <div id="position">61</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/6012"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0312270178.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by David J. Lieberman</div> Imitation of Life http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/49855 <div id="position">63</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/49855"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0822333244.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Fannie Hurst</div> Posing a Threat: Flappers, Chorus Girls, and Other Brazen Performers of the American 1920s http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/292916 <div id="position">66</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/292916"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/081956401X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Angela J. Latham</div>