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Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe

Doubleday, 1966

The Enduring Master of the Macabre
Edgar Allan Poe, born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 19, 1809, died October 7, 1849. What is it that makes an author famous? I don't mean famous in the sense a news article reports that "Jack Greylea's novels sold 15 million copies last year," but in the sense ...

The Weight of Glory

C. S. Lewis

HarperOne, 2001

Great Reading
There is a jacket blurb on The Weight of Glory from John Updike, who comments on both the comfort and pleasure afforded by Lewis. Neither should be underestimated. This is great devotional writing but it is also great writing, writing that is typified by Lewis' ...

The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats

William Butler Yeats

Scribner, 1996

Great poet, great work, amazing compilation!
A great compilation of Yeats works, while other compilations have excellent notes and essays regarding his works this one has many of his poems (and series of poems) all in one book. An outstanding book to own, beautifully compiled in this soft cover book (which has ...

A Grief Observed

C. S. Lewis

HarperOne, 2001

Raw and true
CS Lewis looks death into the face; he does not flinch and does not console himself with platitudes. He had lost the love of his life and his pain is palpable to the reader. This is a raw and honest book but it is not at all depressing: At the end of the book, Lewis ...

The Great Divorce

C. S. Lewis

HarperOne, 2001

One way ride to forever
With each and every book I read by C.S. Lewis, I become an ever more admiring fan. While I cannot say this is my favorite of his works (for that spot, I reserve "Mere Christianity," followed by "A Grief Observed"), it is as fascinating and insightful a ride as any of ...

The Problem of Pain

C. S. Lewis

HarperOne, 2001

Of Human Suffering
The question or 'problem' that C.S. Lewis sets out to answer in "The Problem of Pain" is one that has confounded believers and non-believers alike: if God is good and loves his creation, why does he allow such pain and suffering to exist? How can that be good and ...

John Ashbery: Collected Poems 1956-1987 (Library of America #187)

John Ashbery

Library of America, 2008

A good read for the buck
I've got a couple of Ashbery poetry books around and I tried to like him, especially when some organic farmer girl, Bard grd., opened a stand at our market. I've returned to him now some ten years later with this collection - since he is one of those half dozen or so ...

The Screwtape Letters (Gift Edition)

C. S. Lewis

HarperOne, 2001

Enlightening read for committed (and thinking) Christians
I don't know how well this great book translates to agnostic readers, but for me it was a very enlightening and concrete way to understand what it means to try to be a good man in a world of temptation. In keeping with the time period, I believe it was Winston ...

Borges: Collected Fictions

Jorge Luis Borges

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1999

A book you and your doppelganger will both enjoy
There are works of fiction that change the way you look at life, and then there is the work of Jorge Luis Borges, which just might alter the way you look at everything, including yourself. The best way to explain Jorge Luis Borges is to compare him to painters - if you ...

The Road to Serfdom: Text and Documents--The Definitive Edition (The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek)

F. A. Hayek

University Of Chicago Press, 2007

As revelant today as in 1944
Without question one of the finest books every written in the realm of economics and politics. This is required reading for all whom love liberty and freedom.

The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou

Random House, 1994

BOOKREADER
MAYA ANGELOU IS ONE MY FAVORITE GREAT AUTHORS OF POETRY . HER POEMS REACH THE SOUL AND SPIRIT OF A PERSON. THROUGH GREAT JOY OR GREAT PAIN..............

The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol

Nikolai Gogol

Vintage, 1999

Sheer Genius (and a good translation)
This is the kind of writing that makes me questions why movies even exist. The style, the sentences, the humor, the feel is all something unique, unpredictable, and unmistakable. These plots are bizarre, intriguing and it is nearly impossible to guess the endings. All ...

The Archetypes and The Collective Unconscious (Collected Works of C.G. Jung Vol.9 Part 1)

C. G. Jung

Princeton University Press, 1981

An Essential Work by Jung.
This work, along with _Modern Man in Search of a Soul_, is one of the best places to start if you are new to reading Jung. It is also the companion piece and predecessor to _Aion_, which is another spectacular and groundbreaking work. If you want to read _Aion_, it ...

The Horus Heresy: Collected Visions

Alan Merrett

Games Workshop, 2007

A steal at twice the price.
I'd seen the individual books that comprise this set come out over the years and regretted not picking them up. Once I saw this one on Amazon for about 30% off, I jumped. It's everything a fan-boy could dream of. If you're thinking of doing a pre-heresy army or just ...

The Fatal Conceit: The Errors of Socialism (The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek)

F. A. Hayek

University Of Chicago Press, 1991

Politicians should read this book
I first read The Fatal Conceit back in 1991, after reading Hayek's The Road to Serfdom. I reread the book in 2007 while commuting back and forth to California's state capital in my capacity as a state assemblyman. Needless to say, the book's profound critique of ...