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Books read in
1982

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Author Title
Date Finished
Freeman Dyson Disturbing the Universe
1982-01-10
Michael Innes The Case of the Journeying Boy
I really like Michael Innes for his wit, but this book amazed me with what could be done with a chase plot.
1982-01-13
August Strindberg Getting Married
1982-01-20
Ayn Rand Atlas Shrugged
1982-01-30
Alfred Einstein Mozart, His Character, His Work
1982-02-10
Evelyne Waugh A Handful of Dust
1982-02-20
Evelyne Waugh Scoop
1982-02-20
Evelyne Waugh Black Mischief
1982-02-28
Evelyne Waugh The Loved One
1982-03-10
Anthony Burgess A Clockwork Orange
Simply an amazing book.
1982-03-20
Anthony Burgess The Wanting Seed
1982-03-30
Anthony Burgess Honey for the Bears
1982-04-10
James Clavell Shogun
1982-04-20
Frederick Copleston A History of Philosophy, Volume I, Part I
1982-04-30
Frederick Copleston A History of Philosophy, Volume I, Part II
1982-05-10
Samuel Beckett Waiting for Godot
1982-06-10
Dorothy Sayers Gaudy Night
1982-06-23
Dorothy Sayers The Nine Tailors
1982-06-27
Tom Robbins Another Roadside Attraction
1982-07-03
Gordon Merrick Perfect Freedom
1982-07-04
John Irving The World According to Garp
1982-07-07
Joseph Hansen Skinflick
1982-07-17
Francis Iles Malice Aforethought
1982-07-18
Gunter Grass The Flounder
1982-07-20
Dorothy Sayers Unnatural Death
1982-07-21
Dorothy Sayers Have His Carcass
1982-07-23
Dorothy Sayers Strong Poison
1982-07-24
Cyril Hare An English Murder
1982-07-25
Nicholas Blake End of Chapter
1982-07-28
Nicholas Blake Minute for Murder
1982-07-30
Robert Heinlein The Number of the Beast
1982-08-02
Douglas Adams The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy
It's hard to beat for sheer silliness in a picaresque novel.
1982-08-04
Joseph Heller Catch-22
1982-08-07
John Fowles The Magus
1982-08-13
Nicholas Blake The Dreadful hollow
1982-08-14
Johathan Gash The Grail Tree
1982-08-15
Martha Grimes The Man with a Load of Mischief
1982-08-16
Gunter Grass The Tin Drum
1982-08-19
A. Conan Doyle The Complete Sherlock Holmes
Still the top of the list in classic crime writing.
1982-09-01
Dorothy Sayers Murder Must Advertise
1982-09-05
Dorothy Sayers Clouds of Witness
1982-09-08
Frederick Copleston A History of Philosophy, Volume II, Part I
1982-09-10
Dashiell Hammett The Maltese Falcon
1982-09-11
Michael Innes From London Far
The first of a large number of high-falutin', absolutely ridiculous mysteries by Innes that I read, and probably my favorite of the lot. Unusual for me: I laughed out loud several times.
1982-09-13
Michael Innes Honeybath's Haven
1982-09-19
Michael Innes The Long Farewell
1982-09-21
Michael Innes Death by Water
1982-09-22
Dorothy Sayers Five Red Herrings
1982-09-25
Michael Innes An Awkward Lie
1982-09-26
Edmund Crispin The Glimpses of the Moon
1982-09-29
Nicholas Blake A Questinon of Proof
1982-09-30
Hugh Greene The American Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1982-10-03
Nicholas Freeling Gadget
1982-10-09
Gordon Merrick Now Let's Talk About Music
1982-10-10
Peter Lovesay Waxwork
1982-10-17
Michael Innes The Gay Phoenix
1982-10-19
Peter Lovesay Abracadaver
1982-10-21
Peter Lovesay Wobble to Death
1982-10-23
Peter Lovesay The Detective Wore Silk Drawers
1982-10-24
Dorothy Sayers Lord Peter Views the Body
1982-11-02
Dorothy Sayers Busman's Holiday
1982-11-06
Dorothy Sayers Whose Body?
1982-11-07
Dorothy Sayers The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
1982-11-07
Michael Innes The Open House
1982-11-08
Nicholas Blake The Worm of Death
1982-11-11
Peter Lovesay Swing, Swing Together
1982-11-13
Hugh Greene The Further Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1982-11-16
Peter Lovesay A Case of Spirits
1982-11-19
Patricia Highsmith The Talented Mr. Ripley
Even all those years before the movie, I thought it was a rather mediocre story.
1982-11-22
Julian Symons The Blackheath Poisonings
1982-11-25
John Fowles The French Lieutenant's Woman
1982-11-28
John Barth The End of the Road
1982-11-28
Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice
If I'd known how funny and ironic Jane Austen is, I'm sure I'd have read her long before this, but in my mind she was a "classic" and bound to be stuffy. Who knew?
1982-12-03
Frederick Copleston A History of Philosophy, Volume II, Part II
1982-12-14
Anne Tyler Morgan's Passing
1982-12-19
Vito Russo The Celluloid Closet
1982-12-19
John Fowles Daniel Martin
1982-12-31
Total Number of Titles: 77

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recommended books:
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1990     1989     1988     1987     1986    
1985     1984     1983     1982

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