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Originally Posted by derangedhermit
I'm 55, and apparently the US economy has no use for me now except as a consumer...
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Why let someone else determine your worth. Set your own course, sail your own seas!
a couple of lists in case you missed them:
100 Public Domain Classics:
http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread435830/pg1
Modern Library List:
http://www.modernlibrary.com/top-100/100-best-novels/
Time's 100 Novels List:
http://entertainment.time.com/2005/1...els/slide/all/
The Novel 100:
http://www.adherents.com/people/100_novel.html
SciFi top 100 Novels:
http://scifilists.sffjazz.com/lists_books_rank1.html
NPR Top 100:
http://www.npr.org/2011/08/11/139085...-fantasy-books
The 50 most significant SFF books:
http://mdbenoit.com/blog/blog/2006/1...cant-sf-books/
Library of Congress, Books that Shaped America:
http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/books-that-shaped-america/
Wikipedia list of Joint Hugo/Nebula winners:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._Nebula_awards
Don't forget STORIES! There are some wonderful stories out there.
My preference actually over novels!
SciFi top 100 STORIES:
http://scifilists.sffjazz.com/lists_short_stories.html
50 Best Short Stories of all Time:
http://www.onlineclasses.org/2011/01...s-of-all-time/
10 best short story writers:
http://listverse.com/2009/07/30/10-g...story-writers/