20 Master Plots (1993) by Ronald B. Tobias
One of the nice perks of this book is that Tobias includes quotes by other authors to introduce the chapters.
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The Foreign Correspondent (2006) by Alan Furst
The story mostly takes place in Paris in 1938-1939.
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Reading Lolita in Tehran (2003) by Azar Nafisi
Reading Lolita in Tehran by Dr. Azar Nafisi is a memoir of a woman teaching literature in Islamic Iran.
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First Blood (1972) – Rambo – by David Morrell & the Real Ending
If you want to find out what REALLY happened to Rambo, then you’ll just have to read the book.
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Ernest Hemingway on Writing (1984) by Ernest Hemingway
“You must be prepared to work always without applause.”
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The Holy Bible (1611) The King James Version
“I have read the Holy Bible cover to cover. Every word.”
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The American Novel and Its Tradition (1933) by Richard Chase
The American Novel by Chase has a great chapter called “Three Novels of Manners.”
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The Hero: A Study in Tradition, Myth and Drama (1936) by Lord Raglan
A writer will take just as much pleasure from this book as a historian might.
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Rooftops of Tehran (2009) by Mahbod Seraji
The novel is loosely based on Seraji’s own time spent in Iran.
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Apocalyptic Planet (2012) by Craig Childs & the Never-Ending Doom
From Sonora, Mexico – where at dawn, Devin and Childs surf the sands with childlike eyes and hearts of poets, and Devin recites Charles Bukowski.
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Sweet Tooth (2012) by Ian McEwan
Serena is hired by MI5 and is in charge of signing up a very young and undiscovered author.
