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The Daily Spectrum , 46 Books

Four prominent people in Utah (an English professor, a bookstore owner, a historian, and a librarian) list their personal essential reads that everyone should own.

This list was originally published in 2000 and was added to this site about 1 year ago.

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Cover of 'The Cat in the Hat' by Dr. Seuss

The Cat in the Hat

Cover of 'Abraham Lincoln, Speeches And Letters' by Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln, Speeches And Letters

Abraham Lincoln

Cover of 'The Sweet Hereafter' by Russell Banks

The Sweet Hereafter

Cover of 'Siddhartha' by Hermann Hesse

Siddhartha

Cover of 'A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man' by James Joyce

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Cover of 'The Hero with a Thousand Faces' by Joseph Campbell

The Hero with a Thousand Faces

Joseph Campbell

Cover of 'Oxford English Dictionary' by Oxford University Press

Oxford English Dictionary

Oxford University Press

Cover of 'I Can't Accept Not Trying' by Michael Jordan

I Can't Accept Not Trying

Cover of 'Letters to a Young Poet' by Rainer Maria Rilke

Letters to a Young Poet

Rainer Maria Rilke

Cover of 'The Marriage Of Sense And Soul' by Ken Wilber

The Marriage Of Sense And Soul

Cover of 'The Lord Of The Rings' by J. R. R. Tolkien

The Lord Of The Rings

J. R. R. Tolkien

Cover of 'The Hiding Place' by Corrie ten Boom

The Hiding Place

Corrie ten Boom

Cover of 'Mutant Message Down Under' by Marlo Morgan

Mutant Message Down Under

Cover of 'The Book Of Virtues' by William Bennett

The Book Of Virtues

William Bennett

Cover of 'The Great American Bathroom Book' by Stevens W. Anderson

The Great American Bathroom Book

Stevens W. Anderson

Cover of 'Ender's Game' by Orson Scott Card

Ender's Game

Orson Scott Card

Cover of 'The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook' by Joshua Piven

The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook

Cover of 'In The Checklist Of Life' by Lynn McPhelimy

In The Checklist Of Life

Cover of 'Believing Christ' by Stephen E. Robinson

Believing Christ

Stephen E. Robinson

Cover of 'The Bible' by Unknown

The Bible

Cover of 'I Was Called To Dixie' by Andrew Karl Larson

I Was Called To Dixie

Andrew Karl Larson

Cover of 'Quicksand And Cactus' by Juanita Brooks

Quicksand And Cactus

Cover of 'Stories of Ernest Hemingway' by Ernest Hemingway

Stories of Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway

Cover of 'Wolf Willow' by Wallace Stegner

Wolf Willow

Wallace Stegner

Cover of 'The Ox Bow Incident' by Walter Van Tilburg Clark

The Ox Bow Incident

Walter Van Tilburg Clark

Cover of 'All the Pretty Horses' by Cormac McCarthy

All the Pretty Horses

Cormac McCarthy

Cover of 'The Crossing' by Cormac McCarthy

The Crossing

Cormac McCarthy

Cover of 'Cities of the Plain' by Cormac McCarthy

Cities of the Plain

Cormac McCarthy

Cover of 'An Outside Chance' by Thomas McGuane

An Outside Chance

Cover of 'Lake Wobegon Days' by Garrison Keillor

Lake Wobegon Days

Garrison Keillor

Cover of 'Winter Count' by Barry Lopez

Winter Count

Cover of 'Little Big Man' by Thomas Berger

Little Big Man

Cover of 'Graven Images' by Paul Fleischman

Graven Images

Paul Fleischman

Cover of 'Cold Mountain' by Charles Frazier

Cold Mountain

Charles Frazier

Cover of 'First Folio' by William Shakespeare

First Folio

William Shakespeare

Cover of 'Democracy in America' by Alexis de Tocqueville

Democracy in America

Alexis de Tocqueville

Cover of 'The Federalist Papers' by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay

The Federalist Papers

Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay

Cover of 'Little House on the Prairie' by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Little House on the Prairie

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Cover of 'Gulliver's Travels' by Jonathan Swift

Gulliver's Travels

Cover of 'Peter Pan In Kensington Gardens' by J. M. Barrie

Peter Pan In Kensington Gardens

Cover of 'A Child's Garden Of Verses' by Robert Louis Stevenson

A Child's Garden Of Verses

Robert Louis Stevenson

Cover of 'The Hobbit' by J. R. R. Tolkien

The Hobbit

J. R. R. Tolkien

Cover of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird

Cover of 'Tuesdays With Morrie' by Mitch Albom

Tuesdays With Morrie

Cover of 'Having Our Say' by Amy Hill Hearth, Annie Elizabeth Delany, Sarah Louise Delany

Having Our Say

Amy Hill Hearth, Annie Elizabeth Delany, Sarah Louise Delany

Cover of 'Gone With the Wind' by Margaret Mitchell

Gone With the Wind

Margaret Mitchell