American Reading List: Everything Else

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As I've done in the past, (see my Books page for links to German and British versions), today I conclude presenting an American Reading List (ARL). Due to its size, I have presented titles by category. Today: everything else. (I've already covered literature and history.)

I admit, this section is the least complete. I know I am missing seminal works by American authors in each genre below. I will update this as time permits.

Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror

George R.R. Martin A Game of Thrones

Patrick Rothfuss              The Name of the Wind   

Peter Beagle                 The Last Unicorn       

Raymond E. Feist         Magician                         

Robert E. Howard         Conan the Barbarian

Robert Jordan                 Eye of the World         

Frank Herbert                 Dune                         

Isaac Asimov                 I, Robot                         

Orson Scott Card         Ender's Game                 

Robert A. Heinlein         Stranger in a Strange Land

Bret Eaton Ellis         American Psycho         

H.P. Lovecraft                 The Call of Cthulhu

Henry James                 The Turn of the Screw

Shirley Jackson         The Haunting of Hill House

Shirley Jackson         We Have Always Lived in a Castle

Stephen King                 The Shining                 

Mark Z. Danielewski House of Leaves         

Government/Politics, Historical Fiction, Social Commentary

Various                         The Constitution                         

Various                         The Declaration of Independence

Giboney et al                 Compassion and Conviction

Diana Gabaldon         Cross Stitch               

Alex Haley                 Roots                         

Anya Seton                 Katherine                 

Arthur Golden                 Memoirs of a Geisha

James A. Michener         Chesapeake               

Michael Shaara         The Killer Angels         

Shelby Foote                 Shiloh                       

Barbara Kingsolver         The Poisonwood Bible

Neil Postman                 Amusing Ourselves to Death

Fiction/Thrillers

Mario Puzo                 The Godfather                 

John Grisham                 The Firm                       

Dan Brown                 Angels & Demons         

Dan Brown                 The Da Vinci Code         

Donna Tartt                 The Secret History         

Tom Clancy                 The Hunt for the Red October

Alice Walker                 The Color Purple         

Graphic Novels

Batman: Year 1         

Ultimate Spider-man Vol. 1: Power and Responsibility

Folklore, Humor, Western

Velma Wallis                 Two Old Women       

Dave Barry                 History of the Millenium (so far)

William Goldman         The Princess Bride       

Larry McMurtry         Lonesome Dove                 

Zane Grey                 Riders of the Purple Sage

Children/Young Adult

Dav Pilkey                 The Adventures of Captain Underpants

Jeff Kinney                 Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Ellen Raskin                 The Westing Game         

Meg Cabot                 The Princess Diaries