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2005 “Who reads what” list

Celebrities cite their favorite books for Glenna Nowell’s 2005 “Who Reads What?” list.

. Jay Ambrose, columnist: “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain.

. Reed Arvin, author: “House of Leaves” by Danielewsky; “Letters to Freya” by Helmuth von Moltke; “The Jeeves Omnibus” by P.G. Wodehouse.

. Bonnie Bedelia, actress: “The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener” by Martin Gardner.

. Dirk Benedict, actor, author: “West With the Night” by Beryl Markham.

. Ray Bradbury, author: “The Friendly Persuasion” by Jessamyn West.

. Mary Higgins Clark, author: “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini.

. Sean Faircloth, Maine legislator: “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”

. Dahr Jamail, journalist: “The Prophet” by Khalil Gibran.

. Pamela Jones, journalist, Groklaw founder: “Patent It Yourself” by David Pressman, and “Open Source Licensing” by Lawrence Rosen.

. Eric Margolis, Canadian columnist: “Imperial Hubris” by Michael Scheuer; “The Anatomy of Fascism” by Robert Paxton; “Special Tasks” by Pavel Sudoplatov.

. Ralph Nader, consumer activist, politician: “The Standard Oil Company” by Ida M. Tarbell; “One Thousand Americans” by George Seldes; “Aims of Education” by Alfred North Whitehead; “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and “The Shame of the Cities” by Lincoln Steffens.

. Susan Elizabeth Phillips, author: “Flowers From the Storm” by Laura Kinsale; “Shadow Divers” by Robert Kurson.

. Jodi Picoult, author: “The Ice Queen” by Alice Hoffman.

. Barry Zito, major league pitcher: “Creative Mind” by Earnest Holmes.


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