Surely, this list would be different in a different week of my life, though these are books I care about, and books I recommend.

1. Angle of Repose
   by Wallace Stegner

2. The Assistant
   by Bernard Malamud

3. The Book of Seeing With One's Own Eyes
   by Sharon Doubiago

4. Budding Prospects
   by T. Corghessen Boyle

5. The Collected Stories
   by John Cheever

6. The Count of Monte Cristo
   by Alexandre Dumas

7. Growth of the Soil
   by Knut Hamsun

8. Independent People
   by Halldor Laxness

9. Mystery Ride
   by Robert Boswell

10. The Song Lines
    by Bruce Chatwin

- Kevin Cummins