# A Book Title/Author Game

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-book-title-author-game/344953>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 17, 2006, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-book-title-author-game/344953 "2006-02-17T16:12:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 17

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2006, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-book-title-author-game/344953/321 "2006-03-04T00:26:09Z")

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> [@Elendil's Heir](#):
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> “A Town Called **Alice** ” by… Whatsisname.

Oops! I mean, “A Town Like Alice,” by Neville Shute.

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**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2006, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-book-title-author-game/344953/322 "2006-03-04T00:57:33Z")

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> [@Elendil's Heir](#):
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> Oops! I mean, “A Town Like Alice,” by Neville Shute.

Peace **Like** A River – Leif Enger

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**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2006, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-book-title-author-game/344953/323 "2006-03-04T01:20:14Z")

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A **River** Runs Through It - Norman MacLean

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2006, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-book-title-author-game/344953/324 "2006-03-04T01:37:04Z")

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> [@OtakuLoki](#):
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> A **River** Runs Through It - Norman MacLean

**Through** the Looking Glass- Lewis Carroll

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**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2006, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-book-title-author-game/344953/325 "2006-03-04T01:59:13Z")

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> [@Sampiro](#):
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> **Through** the Looking Glass- Lewis Carroll

The **Looking**  **Glass** War - John le Carre

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**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2006, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-book-title-author-game/344953/326 "2006-03-04T03:46:14Z")

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Into the **Looking Glass** - John Ringo

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**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2006, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-book-title-author-game/344953/327 "2006-03-04T04:05:56Z")

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> [@OtakuLoki](#):
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> Into the **Looking Glass** - John Ringo

**Looking** for Mr. Goodbar - Judith Rossner

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**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2006, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-book-title-author-game/344953/328 "2006-03-05T02:36:21Z")

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one bump

Are we done playing?

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2006, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-book-title-author-game/344953/329 "2006-03-05T07:42:56Z")

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> [@AuntiePam](#):
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> one bump
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> Are we done playing?

I’ll give it one more bump:

Goodbye **Mr.** Chips-- James Hilton

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2006, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-book-title-author-game/344953/330 "2006-03-05T15:53:30Z")

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> [@Sampiro](#):
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> Goodbye **Mr.** Chips-- James Hilton

**Goodbye** Columbus - Philip Roth

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**Author:** ![Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2006, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-book-title-author-game/344953/331 "2006-03-05T18:36:07Z")

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> [@silenus](#):
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> **Goodbye** Columbus - Philip Roth

Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher \*\*Columbus \*\*- Orson Scott Card

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**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2006, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-book-title-author-game/344953/332 "2006-03-05T18:57:14Z")

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> [@Eleanor of Aquitaine](#):
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> Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher \*\*Columbus \*\*- Orson Scott Card

Coyote Blue - **Christopher** Moore

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**Author:** ![Bertie\_Wooster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58f4c7/32.png) [@Bertie\_Wooster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bertie_Wooster)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2006, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-book-title-author-game/344953/333 "2006-03-05T18:59:53Z")

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> [@Eleanor of Aquitaine](#):
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> Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher \*\*Columbus \*\*- Orson Scott Card

House of **Cards** by Michael Dobbs

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**Author:** ![Bertie\_Wooster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58f4c7/32.png) [@Bertie\_Wooster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bertie_Wooster)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2006, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-book-title-author-game/344953/334 "2006-03-05T19:02:13Z")

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> [@Bertie Wooster](#):
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> House of **Cards** by Michael Dobbs

Oops.

> [@AuntiePam](#):
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> Coyote Blue - **Christopher** Moore

Doctor Faustus by **Christopher** Marlowe

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**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2006, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-book-title-author-game/344953/335 "2006-03-05T20:29:10Z")

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> [@Bertie Wooster](#):
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> Oops.  
> Doctor Faustus by **Christopher** Marlowe

The Tripods - John **Christopher**

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2006, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-book-title-author-game/344953/336 "2006-03-06T19:20:23Z")

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> [@AuntiePam](#):
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> The Tripods - John **Christopher**

“Profiles in Courage” by **John** F. Kennedy

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**Author:** ![Bertie\_Wooster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58f4c7/32.png) [@Bertie\_Wooster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bertie_Wooster)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2006, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-book-title-author-game/344953/337 "2006-03-06T21:00:26Z")

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> [@Elendil's Heir](#):
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> “Profiles in Courage” by **John** F. Kennedy

The Last Tycoon by **F** Scott Fitzgerald.

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**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2006, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-book-title-author-game/344953/338 "2006-03-06T21:05:21Z")

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> [@Bertie Wooster](#):
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> The Last Tycoon by **F** Scott Fitzgerald.

The **Last** Kingdom - Bernard Cornwell

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**Author:** ![furthur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@furthur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furthur)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2006, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-book-title-author-game/344953/339 "2006-03-06T21:13:57Z")

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> [@AuntiePam](#):
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> The **Last** Kingdom - Bernard Cornwell

Three **Kingdom** s by Luo Guanzhong

Mrs. Furthur

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2006, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-book-title-author-game/344953/340 "2006-03-06T21:26:55Z")

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The Far **Kingdoms** - Chris Bunch and Alan Cole

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