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Favorite Books of Famous Men (July 1994)
The July 1994 issue of Boy's Life features many famous men's responses to the question "...what were your favorite books?" Many U.S. Presidents, sports figures, and others are included. A number of classics were cited.
Ragged Dick, Or, Street Life in New York with the Boot-Blacks--Horatio Alger [Favorite of Gerald Ford, 38th President of the US]All about Dinosaurs--Roy Chapman Andrews; Thomas Voter [Favorite of John Horner, curator & dinosaur hunter]Tarzan of the Apes--Edgar Rice Burroughs [Favorite of Stan Lee, creator of Spiderman]Silent Spring--Rachel Carson [Favorite of Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the US]The Last of the Mohicans--James Fenimore Cooper [Favorite of Bill Clinton, President of the United States]The Silver Chalice--Thomas B. Costain [Favorite of Bill Clinton, President of the United States]Robinson Crusoe--Daniel Defoe [Favorite of George Bush, 41st President of the US]The Robe--Lloyd C. Douglas [Favorite of Bill Clinton, President of the United States]The Old Man and the Sea--Ernest Hemingway [Favorite of Bo Jackson, California Angels outfielder]The Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament and the New [Favorite of Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the US]Captains Courageous--Rudyard Kipling [Favorite of LeVar Burton, Actor in Star Trek series]A Swiftly Tilting Planet--Madeleine L'Engle [Choice of Toby Everett, Student in US Antarctic prog.]A Wind in the Door--Madeleine L'Engle [Choice of Toby Everett, Student in US Antarctic prog.]A Wrinkle in Time--Madeleine L'Engle [Choice of Toby Everett, Student in US Antarctic prog.]The Call of the Wild--Jack London [Favorite of George Bush, 41st President of the US]Illustrated Minute Biographies--Samuel Nisenson [Favorite of Stan Lee, creator of Spiderman]Black Beauty--Anna Sewell [Favorite of George Bush, 41st President of the US]Treasure Island--Robert Louis Stevenson [Favorite of George Bush, 41st President of the US]War and Peace--Leo Tolstoy [Favorite of Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the US]The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn--Mark Twain [Favorite of Greg LeMond, Professional Cyclist]The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn--Mark Twain [Favorite of Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the US]
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