I was recently asked by a FB friend to name my ten most memorable books so here goes.

1. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin. No better character development than Elizabeth Bennett and Lord Darcy
2. The Prince by Machiavelli - He has many great quotes and the book provides an interesting view of Italy at the time.
3. The Art of War by Sun Tsu - "have your subordinates at war with each other rather than with you the leader" - terrible idea from the ninth century
4. Lord of the Flies by William Golding - another book on leadership
5. Naked in Death by JD Robb - because it was the beginning of this 39 book series that I adore.
6. On Writing by Stephen King - where I learned I was pantser and it's ok.
7. Blink by Malcolm Gladwell. His stories are so rich and on point.
8. Any Jack Reacher book by Lee Child because Reacher is such an interesting character.
9. The Elements of Style by Strunk and White because someone has to teach me grammar.
10. Doris Force at Barry Manor by Julia Duncan -1931 teen sleuth that created a love of mysteries in my youth.

Take a few moments to compose your own top ten book lists and see what ends up there...