Fiction, nonfiction, and alternate histories abound--the "unsinkable" Titanic continues to draw interest 97 years after sinking into the North Atlantic.

Piers Anthony has written over 140 books of which I have read perhaps 50. You will no doubt notice that my top books all came from the same series; it can't be helped as they were his best. I will place a notation on his book Firefly, keep it away from you young teenage boys. I did not and both of my boys took over the bathroom for a few days.

Vote the most powerful and influential work by Peter Handke.

Some are author/illustrator.

Rhis is a very personal list, I am a fan of this team of super heroes, mutants and freaks all rolled in one

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This list provides a great starting point for familiarizing yourself with some of the most canonical writing from the 18th and 19th centuries.