Books That Made Me Think Books That Made Me Laugh - 2004

Discover the most thought-provoking and hilarious books of 2004! Explore this curated list of titles that will make you laugh out loud and ponder deeply. Perfect for book lovers seeking memorable reads.

Guns, Germs, and Steel Cover
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Guns, Germs, and Steel

by Jared M. Diamond

The fates of human societies.
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coming plague

 

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Master and Commander (Vol. Book 1) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)

by Patrick O'Brian

The beginning of the sweeping Aubrey-Maturin series. "The best sea story I have ever read."—Sir Francis Chichester This, the first in the splendid series of …
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Pnin

by Vladimir Nabokov

One of the best-loved of Nabokov’s novels, Pnin features his funniest and most heart-rending character. Serialized in The New Yorker and published in book form …
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The Making of the Atomic Bomb

 

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The Fountainhead

by Ayn Rand

The revolutionary literary vision that sowed the seeds of Objectivism, Ayn Rand's groundbreaking philosophy, and brought her immediate worldwide acclaim. This modern classic is the …
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Siddhartha

by Hermann Hesse

The classic novel of a quest for knowledge that has delighted, inspired, and influenced generations of readers, writers, and thinkers—a perennial favorite for graduation gifts. …
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Something Happened

by Joseph Heller

Bob Slocum, an average, middle-aged man with a good job, slowly becomes more and more unhappy with the routine of his life.
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Foucault's Pendulum

by Umberto Eco

"As brilliant and quirky as THE NAME OF THE ROSE, as mischievous and wide-raning....A virtuoso performance." THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE Three clever book editors, inspired …
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The Count of Monte Cristo

 

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Infinite Jest

 

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Sophie's Choice

by William Styron

Three stories are told: a young Southerner wants to become a writer; a turbulent love-hate affair between a brilliant Jew and a beautiful Polish woman; …
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The Code Book

by Simon Singh

In his first book since the bestselling Fermat's Enigma, Simon Singh offers the first sweeping history of encryption, tracing its evolution and revealing the dramatic …