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This is a categorized list of all the [[books]] I've read, to the best of my memory. The current total is around 520 books. You can also see the [[:Category:Books I've Read|category]] to see every book that has its own page.
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This is a categorized list of all the [[book]]s I've read, to the best of my memory. The current total is around 580 books. You can also see the [[:Category:Books I've Read|category]] to see every book that has its own page.
  
 
==Ancient Writings==
 
==Ancient Writings==
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* [[Second Epistle to the Thessalonians]]
 
* [[Second Epistle to the Thessalonians]]
 
* [[Epistle to Titus]]
 
* [[Epistle to Titus]]
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* [[Works and Days]]
 
* [[Book of Zephaniah]]
 
* [[Book of Zephaniah]]
  
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* [[Bossypants]] by [[Tina Fey]]
 
* [[Bossypants]] by [[Tina Fey]]
 
* [[Breaking Up With God]] by [[Sarah Sentilles]]
 
* [[Breaking Up With God]] by [[Sarah Sentilles]]
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* [[Brief Candle In the Dark: My Life In Science]] by [[Richard Dawkins]]
 
* [[Extra Life: Coming of Age In Cyberspace]] by [[David Bennahum]]
 
* [[Extra Life: Coming of Age In Cyberspace]] by [[David Bennahum]]
 
* [[A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius]] by [[Dave Eggers]]
 
* [[A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius]] by [[Dave Eggers]]
 
* [[I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell]] by [[Tucker Max]]
 
* [[I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell]] by [[Tucker Max]]
 
* [[I Know I Am, But What Are You?]] by [[Samantha Bee]]
 
* [[I Know I Am, But What Are You?]] by [[Samantha Bee]]
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* [[It's Always Something]] by [[Gilda Radner]]
 
* [[Loose Girl: A Memoir of Promiscuity]] by [[Kerry Cohen]]
 
* [[Loose Girl: A Memoir of Promiscuity]] by [[Kerry Cohen]]
 
* [[Losing Faith In Faith: From Preacher to Atheist]] by [[Dan Barker]]
 
* [[Losing Faith In Faith: From Preacher to Atheist]] by [[Dan Barker]]
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These are collections of newspaper comics, not graphic novels.
 
These are collections of newspaper comics, not graphic novels.
  
* [[Calvin and Hobbes (universe)|Calvin and Hobbes]]
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* [[Calvin and Hobbes]]
** [[Calvin and Hobbes]] by [[Bill Watterson]]
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** [[Calvin and Hobbes (book)|Calvin and Hobbes]] by [[Bill Watterson]]
 
** [[Something Under the Bed Is Drooling]] by [[Bill Watterson]]
 
** [[Something Under the Bed Is Drooling]] by [[Bill Watterson]]
 
** [[Yukon Ho!]] by [[Bill Watterson]]
 
** [[Yukon Ho!]] by [[Bill Watterson]]
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* [[About a Boy]] by [[Nick Hornby]]
 
* [[About a Boy]] by [[Nick Hornby]]
 
* [[The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle]] by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]
 
* [[The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle]] by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]
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* [[The Adventures of Tom Sawyer]] by [[Mark Twain]]
 
* [[Alice's Adventures In Wonderland]] by [[Lewis Carroll]]
 
* [[Alice's Adventures In Wonderland]] by [[Lewis Carroll]]
 
* [[Altered Carbon]] by [[Richard Morgan]]
 
* [[Altered Carbon]] by [[Richard Morgan]]
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* [[Charlotte's Web]] by [[E. B. White]]
 
* [[Charlotte's Web]] by [[E. B. White]]
 
* [[A Christmas Carol|A Christmas Carol In Prose; Being a Ghost Story of Christmas]] by [[Charles Dickens]]
 
* [[A Christmas Carol|A Christmas Carol In Prose; Being a Ghost Story of Christmas]] by [[Charles Dickens]]
* The Chronicles of Narnia
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* [[Narnia (Universe)|The Chronicles of Narnia]]
 
** [[The Magician's Nephew]] by [[C. S. Lewis]]
 
** [[The Magician's Nephew]] by [[C. S. Lewis]]
 
** [[The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe]] by [[C. S. Lewis]]
 
** [[The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe]] by [[C. S. Lewis]]
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* [[The Da Vinci Code]] by [[Dan Brown]]
 
* [[The Da Vinci Code]] by [[Dan Brown]]
 
* [[The Diamond Age: Or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer]] by [[Neal Stephenson]]
 
* [[The Diamond Age: Or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer]] by [[Neal Stephenson]]
* Dirk Gently
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* [[Dirk Gently (universe)|Dirk Gently]]
 
** [[Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency]] by [[Douglas Adams]]
 
** [[Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency]] by [[Douglas Adams]]
 
** [[Long Dark Tea-time of the Soul]] by [[Douglas Adams]]
 
** [[Long Dark Tea-time of the Soul]] by [[Douglas Adams]]
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* [[Flowers For Algernon]] by [[Daniel Keyes]]
 
* [[Flowers For Algernon]] by [[Daniel Keyes]]
 
* [[Forging of the Darksword]] by [[Tracy Hickman]] and [[Margaret Weis]]
 
* [[Forging of the Darksword]] by [[Tracy Hickman]] and [[Margaret Weis]]
* Foundation
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* [[Foundation (universe)|Foundation]]
 
** [[Foundation]] by [[Isaac Asimov]]
 
** [[Foundation]] by [[Isaac Asimov]]
 
** [[Foundation and Empire]] by [[Isaac Asimov]]
 
** [[Foundation and Empire]] by [[Isaac Asimov]]
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* [[The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress]] by [[Robert Heinlein]]
 
* [[The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress]] by [[Robert Heinlein]]
 
* [[The Mote In God's Eye]] by [[Larry Niven]] and [[Jerry Pournelle]]
 
* [[The Mote In God's Eye]] by [[Larry Niven]] and [[Jerry Pournelle]]
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* [[Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle]] by [[Betty MacDonald]]
 
* My Father's Dragon
 
* My Father's Dragon
 
** [[My Father's Dragon]] by [[Ruth Stiles Gannett]]
 
** [[My Father's Dragon]] by [[Ruth Stiles Gannett]]
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* [[Pattern Recognition]] by [[William Gibson]]
 
* [[Pattern Recognition]] by [[William Gibson]]
 
* [[Peter Pan]] by [[J. M. Barrie]]
 
* [[Peter Pan]] by [[J. M. Barrie]]
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* [[Pippi Longstocking]] by [[Astrid Lindgren]]
 
* [[The Pit and the Pendulum]] by [[Edgar Allen Poe]]
 
* [[The Pit and the Pendulum]] by [[Edgar Allen Poe]]
 
* [[The Player of Games]] by [[Ian M. Banks]]
 
* [[The Player of Games]] by [[Ian M. Banks]]
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* [[The Shining]] by [[Stephen King]]
 
* [[The Shining]] by [[Stephen King]]
 
* [[The Sign of the Beaver]] by [[Elizabeth George Speare]]
 
* [[The Sign of the Beaver]] by [[Elizabeth George Speare]]
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* [[The Silent Patient]] by [[Alex Michaelides]]
 
* [[Slam]] by [[Nick Hornby]]
 
* [[Slam]] by [[Nick Hornby]]
 
* [[Slaughterhouse-Five]] by [[Kurt Vonnegut]]
 
* [[Slaughterhouse-Five]] by [[Kurt Vonnegut]]
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* [[Small Great Things]] by [[Jodi Picoult]]
 
* [[Snow Crash]] by [[Neal Stephenson]]
 
* [[Snow Crash]] by [[Neal Stephenson]]
 
* [[Sounder]] by [[William Armstrong]]
 
* [[Sounder]] by [[William Armstrong]]
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* [[White Fang]] by [[Jack London]]
 
* [[White Fang]] by [[Jack London]]
 
* [[The Wind In the Willows]] by [[Kenneth Grahame]]
 
* [[The Wind In the Willows]] by [[Kenneth Grahame]]
* Winnie-the-Pooh
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* [[Winnie-the-Pooh (universe)|Winnie-the-Pooh]]
 
** [[Winnie-the-Pooh]] by [[A. A. Milne]]
 
** [[Winnie-the-Pooh]] by [[A. A. Milne]]
 
** [[The House At Pooh Corner]] by [[A. A. Milne]]
 
** [[The House At Pooh Corner]] by [[A. A. Milne]]
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** [[Ninja Gaiden (book)|Ninja Gaiden]] by [[Peter Lerangis]]
 
** [[Ninja Gaiden (book)|Ninja Gaiden]] by [[Peter Lerangis]]
 
** [[Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (book)|Castlevania II: Simon's Quest]] by [[Christopher Howell]]
 
** [[Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (book)|Castlevania II: Simon's Quest]] by [[Christopher Howell]]
** [[Wizards and Warriors (book)|Wizards and Warriors]] by [[Ellen Miles]]
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** [[Wizards & Warriors (book)|Wizards & Warriors]] by [[Ellen Miles]]
 
** [[Bionic Commando (book)|Bionic Commando]] by [[Judith Stamper]]
 
** [[Bionic Commando (book)|Bionic Commando]] by [[Judith Stamper]]
 
* [[A Wrinkle In Time (universe)|A Wrinkle In Time Series]]
 
* [[A Wrinkle In Time (universe)|A Wrinkle In Time Series]]
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* [[1,000 Things Everyone Should Know About Science]] by [[John Farndon]]
 
* [[1,000 Things Everyone Should Know About Science]] by [[John Farndon]]
 
* [[Annoying: The Science of What Bugs Us]] by [[Joe Palca]] and [[Flora Lichtman]]
 
* [[Annoying: The Science of What Bugs Us]] by [[Joe Palca]] and [[Flora Lichtman]]
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* [[An Appetite For Wonder: The Making of a Scientist]] by [[Richard Dawkins]]
 
* [[The Art of Shen Ku]] by [[Zeek]]
 
* [[The Art of Shen Ku]] by [[Zeek]]
 
* [[Billions and Billions]] by [[Carl Sagan]]
 
* [[Billions and Billions]] by [[Carl Sagan]]
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* [[The Book of General Ignorance]] by [[John Lloyd]] and [[John Mitchinson]]
 
* [[The Book of General Ignorance]] by [[John Lloyd]] and [[John Mitchinson]]
 
* [[The Book of Totally Useless Information]] by [[Don Voorhees]]
 
* [[The Book of Totally Useless Information]] by [[Don Voorhees]]
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* [[Brief Candle In the Dark: My Life In Science]] by [[Richard Dawkins]]
 
* [[A Brief History of Time (Updated and Expanded Edition)|A Brief History of Time]] by [[Stephen Hawking]]
 
* [[A Brief History of Time (Updated and Expanded Edition)|A Brief History of Time]] by [[Stephen Hawking]]
 
* [[Bullsh*t]] by [[John Grant]]
 
* [[Bullsh*t]] by [[John Grant]]
 
* [[Classic Rock Stories: The Stories Behind the Greatest Songs of All Time]] by [[Tim Morse]]
 
* [[Classic Rock Stories: The Stories Behind the Greatest Songs of All Time]] by [[Tim Morse]]
 
* [[Common Sense]] by [[Thomas Paine]]
 
* [[Common Sense]] by [[Thomas Paine]]
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* [[The Communist Manifesto]] by [[Karl Marx]] and [[Friedrich Engels]]
 
* [[The Complete Idiot's Guide For Dummies]] by [[Frank Coffey]]
 
* [[The Complete Idiot's Guide For Dummies]] by [[Frank Coffey]]
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* [[Connections]] (abridged) by [[James Burke]]
 
* [[The Demon-Haunted World: Science As a Candle In the Dark]] by [[Carl Sagan]]
 
* [[The Demon-Haunted World: Science As a Candle In the Dark]] by [[Carl Sagan]]
 
* [[The Dilbert Principle]] by [[Scott Adams]]
 
* [[The Dilbert Principle]] by [[Scott Adams]]
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* [[I Sold My Soul On eBay]] by [[Hemant Mehta]]
 
* [[I Sold My Soul On eBay]] by [[Hemant Mehta]]
 
* [[In a Sunburned Country]] by [[Bill Bryson]]
 
* [[In a Sunburned Country]] by [[Bill Bryson]]
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* [[Intuition Pumps and Other Tools For Thinking]] by [[Daniel Dennett]]
 
* [[Just My Type]] by [[Simon Garfield]]
 
* [[Just My Type]] by [[Simon Garfield]]
 
* [[Last Chance to See]] by [[Mark Carwardine]] and [[Douglas Adams]]
 
* [[Last Chance to See]] by [[Mark Carwardine]] and [[Douglas Adams]]
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* [[The Magic of Reality]] by [[Richard Dawkins]]
 
* [[The Magic of Reality]] by [[Richard Dawkins]]
 
* [[The Man's Book: The Essential Guide For the Modern Man]] by [[Thomas Fink]]
 
* [[The Man's Book: The Essential Guide For the Modern Man]] by [[Thomas Fink]]
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* [[Masters of Doom|Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture]] by [[David Kushner]]
 
* [[Maybe Yes, Maybe No]] by [[Dan Barker]]
 
* [[Maybe Yes, Maybe No]] by [[Dan Barker]]
 
* [[Mind Over Matter: Conversations With the Cosmos]] by [[K. C. Cole]]
 
* [[Mind Over Matter: Conversations With the Cosmos]] by [[K. C. Cole]]
 
* [[A Mindful Life]] by [[Palavali Vivekanand]]
 
* [[A Mindful Life]] by [[Palavali Vivekanand]]
 
* [[Mistakes Were Made (but Not By Me)]] by [[Carol Tavris]] and [[Elliot Aronson]]
 
* [[Mistakes Were Made (but Not By Me)]] by [[Carol Tavris]] and [[Elliot Aronson]]
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* [[Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold]] by [[Stephen Fry]]
 
* [[Napalm & Silly Putty]] by [[George Carlin]]
 
* [[Napalm & Silly Putty]] by [[George Carlin]]
 
* [[Notes From a Small Island]] by [[Bill Bryson]]
 
* [[Notes From a Small Island]] by [[Bill Bryson]]
 
* [[On the Shoulders of Giants (Illustrated)]] by [[Stephen Hawking]]
 
* [[On the Shoulders of Giants (Illustrated)]] by [[Stephen Hawking]]
* [[Origin of Species: 6th London Edition]] by [[Charles Darwin]]
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* [[The Origin of (Almost) Everything]] by [[Graham Lawton]]
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* [[Origin of Species|Origin of Species: 6th London Edition]] by [[Charles Darwin]]
 
* [[Origins]] by [[Richard Leakey]] and [[Roger Lewin]]
 
* [[Origins]] by [[Richard Leakey]] and [[Roger Lewin]]
 
* [[Pale Blue Dot]] by [[Carl Sagan]]
 
* [[Pale Blue Dot]] by [[Carl Sagan]]
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* [[Palimpsest: A History of the Written Word]] by [[Matthew Battles]]
 
* [[Paranormality]] by [[Richard Wiseman]]
 
* [[Paranormality]] by [[Richard Wiseman]]
 
* [[The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten]] by [[Julian Baggini]]
 
* [[The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten]] by [[Julian Baggini]]
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* [[Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons From the Myths of Boyhood]] by [[William Pollack]]
 
* [[Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons From the Myths of Boyhood]] by [[William Pollack]]
 
* [[River Out of Eden: A Darwinian View of Life]] by [[Richard Dawkins]]
 
* [[River Out of Eden: A Darwinian View of Life]] by [[Richard Dawkins]]
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* [[Sacred Cows]] by [[Seth Andrews]]
 
* [[Satanism: The Seduction of America's Youth]] by [[Bob Larson]]
 
* [[Satanism: The Seduction of America's Youth]] by [[Bob Larson]]
* [[A Secular Parent's Guide to Teaching Religion]] byt [[Aubrey Adrianson]]
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* [[A Secular Parent's Guide to Teaching Religion]] by [[Aubrey Adrianson]]
 
* [[The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary]] by [[Richard Dawkins]]
 
* [[The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary]] by [[Richard Dawkins]]
 
* [[A Short History of Nearly Everything]] by [[Bill Bryson]]
 
* [[A Short History of Nearly Everything]] by [[Bill Bryson]]
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* [[Why People Believe Weird Things: Revised and Expanded]] by [[Michael Shermer]]
 
* [[Why People Believe Weird Things: Revised and Expanded]] by [[Michael Shermer]]
 
* [[Women In Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World]] by [[Rachel Ignotofsky]]
 
* [[Women In Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World]] by [[Rachel Ignotofsky]]
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* [[Word By Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries]] by [[Kory Stamper]]
 
* [[World Religions: Beliefs and Traditions From Around the Globe]] by [[Robert Pollock]]
 
* [[World Religions: Beliefs and Traditions From Around the Globe]] by [[Robert Pollock]]
 
* [[Written In Stone|Written In Stone: The Stone Age Origins of Our Modern-Day Language]] by [[Christopher Stevens]]
 
* [[Written In Stone|Written In Stone: The Stone Age Origins of Our Modern-Day Language]] by [[Christopher Stevens]]
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* [[A Light In the Attic]] by [[Shel Silverstein]]
 
* [[A Light In the Attic]] by [[Shel Silverstein]]
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* [[Revolting Rhymes]] by [[Roald Dahl]]
 
* [[Where the Sidewalk Ends]] by [[Shel Silverstein]]
 
* [[Where the Sidewalk Ends]] by [[Shel Silverstein]]
  
 
==Video Game Guides==
 
==Video Game Guides==
These books are published works that act as guides for video games. I rarely read a video game guide cover-to-cover, but there have been some exceptions.
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These books are published works that act as guides for [[video game]]s. I rarely read a video game guide cover-to-cover, but there have been some exceptions.
  
 
* [[Loom: Hint Book]]
 
* [[Loom: Hint Book]]
 
* [[The Official Nintendo Player's Guide]]
 
* [[The Official Nintendo Player's Guide]]
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* [[Space Quest II: Vohaul's Revenge - Hint Book]]
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* [[Tips & Tactics: The Legend of Zelda]]
 
* [[Ultima: Exodus - Hint Book]]
 
* [[Ultima: Exodus - Hint Book]]
 
* [[Ultima VII: Clue Book - Key to the Black Gate]]
 
* [[Ultima VII: Clue Book - Key to the Black Gate]]
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* [[The Littlest Angel]] by [[Charles Tazewell]]
 
* [[The Littlest Angel]] by [[Charles Tazewell]]
 
* [[The Lorax]] by [[Dr. Seuss]]
 
* [[The Lorax]] by [[Dr. Seuss]]
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* [[M Is For Monkey]] by ?
 
* Madeline
 
* Madeline
 
** [[Madeline's Rescue]] by [[Ludwig Bemelmans]]
 
** [[Madeline's Rescue]] by [[Ludwig Bemelmans]]
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** [[The Story of Miss Moppet]] by [[Beatrix Potter]]
 
** [[The Story of Miss Moppet]] by [[Beatrix Potter]]
 
** [[The Tale of Tom Kitten]] by [[Beatrix Potter]]
 
** [[The Tale of Tom Kitten]] by [[Beatrix Potter]]
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* [[Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?]] by [[Bill Martin, Jr.]] and [[Eric Carle]]
 
* [[Please, Mr. Panda]] by [[Steve Antony]]
 
* [[Please, Mr. Panda]] by [[Steve Antony]]
 
* [[Put Me In the Zoo]] by [[Robert Lopshire]]
 
* [[Put Me In the Zoo]] by [[Robert Lopshire]]
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** [[The Monster At the End of This Book]] by [[Jon Stone]]
 
** [[The Monster At the End of This Book]] by [[Jon Stone]]
 
* [[Stone Soup]] by [[Marily Sapienza]]
 
* [[Stone Soup]] by [[Marily Sapienza]]
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* [[Ten Little Ladybugs]] by [[Melanie Gerth]]
 
* [[There's a Wocket In My Pocket]] by [[Dr. Seuss]]
 
* [[There's a Wocket In My Pocket]] by [[Dr. Seuss]]
 
* [[The True Story of the Three Little Pigs]] by [[Jon Scieszka]]
 
* [[The True Story of the Three Little Pigs]] by [[Jon Scieszka]]

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This is a categorized list of all the books I've read, to the best of my memory. The current total is around 580 books. You can also see the category to see every book that has its own page.

Ancient Writings

Books in this category are over 500 years old.

Baby Books

These books are meant to be read to babies.

Biographies & Memoirs

These are non-fiction biographies or memoirs.

Comics

These are collections of newspaper comics, not graphic novels.

Field Guides

These are non-fiction nature guides.

Fiction

This is general fiction targeted to elementary level reading and higher.

Game Books

Books in this list have game elements to them.

Graphic Novels

These are books are presented in comic form, but carry a coherent story and are usually targeted towards teens or adults.

Non-Fiction

This is general non-fiction for children and adults.

Poetry

These are books consisting mostly of poetry.

Video Game Guides

These books are published works that act as guides for video games. I rarely read a video game guide cover-to-cover, but there have been some exceptions.

Young Children's Books

Books in this list are for young children who either can't yet read, or are learning to read. These books usually rely heavily on illustrations.