More Desert Island Books

John Womack’s Books

This is our first list of books with non-fiction titles – we’re branching out.

Title Author
Tai-Pan James Clavell
Freakonomics Steven Levitt & Stephen Dubner
The Smartest Guys in the Room Bethany McLean & Peter Elkind
The Sunne in Splendour Sharon Kay Penman
The Lord of the Rings J.R.R. Tolkein
Tom Sawyer Mark Twain
The Grail Quest Series Bernard Cornwell
Nicholas and Alexandria Robert K. Massie
The Devil in the White City Eric Larson
Barbarians at the Gate Bryan Burrough & John Heylar

Mimi’s Books

Mimi cheated. She didn’t rank the books – they’re in alphabetical order by title – and she gave me twelve. We’ll let it slide this time, Mimi.

No. Title Author
The Chronicles of Narnia C.S. Lewis
Citizen Soldiers Stephen Ambrose
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Steig Larsson
The Living Bible
Lord of the Rings J.R.R. Tolkein
Memoirs of a Geisha Arthur Golden
Never Let Me Go Kazuo Ishiguro
The Poetry of Robert Frost Robert Lee Frost
A Soldier of the Great War Mark Helprin
The Stand Stephen King
The Sunne in Splendor Sharon Kay Penman
The Thorn Birds Colleen McCollough

My Desert Island Books

Here are some Desert Island Books:

No.

Title

Author

01 The Bible
02 The Heart of the Matter Graham Greene
03 The Sun Also Rises Ernest Hemingway
04 Samson Agonistes John Milton
05 Martin Eden Jack London
06 The Beggar Naguib Mahfouz
07 100 Years of Solitude Gabriel Garcia Marquez
08 Dune Frank Herbert
09 Mere Christianity C.S. Lewis
10 The Lord of the Rings J.R.R. Tolkien

Mark’s Book List

Title Author
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell Susanna Clarke
A Soldier of the Great War Mark Helprin
Dune Frank Herbert
The Stand Stephen King
Paradise Lost John Milton
Complete Works William Shakespeare
Arcadia Tom Stoppard
The Lord of the Rings J.R.R. Tolkien
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle David Wroblewski