Greg Fieg recenly prompted your editor to obtain a list of the top fifteen most enjoyable, important, edifying books recommended by our aunt, Maxine Whiteside. Aunt Maxine's eldest, Marsha Adams, noted that the list is in the order in which they should be read, age-wise, beginning as young adult. Herewith is the list of Maxine Louise Fieg Whiteside's top ten books. How many have you read, hmm?
1. Crime and Punishment by F. Dostoevsky
2. I'm Okay You're Okay by Thomas Harris
3. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
4. Gift From the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
5. North to the Orient by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
6. Act One by Moss Hart
7. On Wings of Eagles by Ken Follett
8. Catch 22 by Joseph Heller
9. Marathon Man by William Goldman
10. The Good Earth by Pearl Buck
11. The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit by Lucette Lagnado
12. The Folded Leaf by William Maxwell
13. Eleni by Nicholas Gage
14. This House of Sky by Ivan Doig
15. Not Fade Away--A Short Life Well Lived by Laurence Shames and Peter Barton
Get the to the library!
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