Great Books I've Read Recently (or not so recently)
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy J.R.R. Tolkien
Harry Potter Series J.K. Rowling
A Prayer for Owen Meany & The Cider House Rules John Irving
The Fountainhead Ayn Rand
Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen
Jane Eyre Charlotte Bronte
His Dark Materials Trilogy Philip Pullman
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory & The BFG Roald Dahl (and all his other children's books, too)
Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow Orson Scott Card
Watership Down Richard Adams
The Three Musketters & The Count of Monte Cristo Alexandre Dumas
The Jack Ryan Series (starting with Patriot Games) Tom Clancy
A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens
The Testament, The Firm, & The Runaway Jury John Grisham
To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee
Inherit the Wind Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee
The Beekeeper's Apprentice Laurie R. King
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Klay Michael Chabon



Great Movies
Casablanca
Roman Holiday
Forrest Gump
To Kill a Mockingbird
Shadowlands
Star Wars Trilogy (not including the new ones)
Dave
Gladiator
Life is Beautiful
You've Got Mail
The Truman Show
It Happened One Night
Ocean's 11
How to Steal a Million
The Thomas Crown Affair
The Sound of Music
Mulan, Beauty and the Beast, Toy Story, Finding Nemo (i.e. Disney Movies)
Shawshank Redemption
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
It's a Wonderful Life
West Side Story
My Fair Lady
Dead Poet's Society
The Matrix
Top Gun
Hero (in Chinese)