These are all books by men that I admire and that remain on my bookshelf:
2. The Fermata, by Nicholson Baker
3. Post Office, by Charles Bukowski
4. Going After Cacciato, by Tim O'Brien
5. Paris Trout, by Pete Dexter
6. The Music of Chance, by Paul Auster
7. Sophie's Choice, by William Styron
8. Confessions of Nat Turner, by William Styron
9. Angle of Repose, by Wallace Stegner
10. A Good Day to Die, by Jim Harrison
11. 92 in the Shade, by Thomas McGuane
12. The Hunters, by James Salter
13. Solo Faces, by James Salter
14. A Sport and a Pastime, by James Salter
15. Blood Meridian, by Cormac McCarthy
16. Leaving Las Vegas, by John O'Brien
17. Waiting for the Barbarians, by J.M. Coetzee
18. The Middle Passage, by Charles Johnson
19. Travels with my Aunt, by Graham Greene
20. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, by Ken Kesey
21. The Book of Evidence, by John Banville
22. Feast of Snakes, by Harry Crews
23. Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer, by Steven Millhauser
24. The Dog of the South, by Charles Portis
25. Dog Soldiers, by Robert Stone
I only keep book I love on my shelf. The rest, I give to the library. These are some of my faves by literary studs.
