For me, the primary book will always be CHARLOTTE'S WEB. I love many other books but that one will always be my favorite and I can -- and have -- read it over and over.
1) E.B. White - CHARLOTTE'S WEB
2) Susan Faludi - THE TERROR DREAM
3) Bebe Moore Campbell - WHAT YOU OWE ME
4) Jay McInerney - BRIGHTNESS FALLS
5) Alice Walker - THE CUSHION IN THE ROAD: MEDITATION AND WANDERING AS THE WHOLE WORLD AWAKENS TO BEING IN HARM'S WAY
6) Maxine Hong Kingston - THE FIFTH BOOK OF PEACE
7) bell hooks - COMMUNION: THE FEMALE SEARCH FOR LOVE
8) Anne Sexton - LIVE OR DIE
9) Anais Nin - UNDER A GLASS BELL
10) Deborah Amos - ECLIPSE OF THE SUNNIS: POWER, EXILE, AND UPHEAVAL IN THE MIDDLE EAST
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Others in this series? "10 To Read (C.I.)" and "10 To Read (Jim)"