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The Year of Reading Dangerously: How Fifty Great Books Saved My Life
Copyright
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First published in Great Britain by Fourth Estate in 2014
Copyright © Andy Miller 2014
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Dedication
For Alex, love Dad
‘I long to reach my home and see the day of my return. It is my never-failing wish.’
Homer, The Odyssey
‘What’s the point of going out? We’re just going to wind up back here anyway.’
Homer Simpson
Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Epigraph
A Word of Explanation
I
Book One
Book Two
Books Three to Five
Book Six
Books Seven to Nine
Book Ten
Book Eleven
Books Twelve and Thirteen
II
III
Books 28, 29 and 31
Books 41 and 42
Book 45
Books 49 and 50
Epilogue
Notes for Reading Groups
Exclusive Excerpts from the Blog of ‘Leonard Bast’
Appendix One: The List of Betterment
Appendix Two: The Hundred Books Which Influenced Me Most
Appendix Three: Books I Still Intend to Read
Bibliography
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
About the Author
About the Publisher
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