He plans to read and comment on 94 books published since 1913. The list is an interesting reflection of the changes in popular culture over the years. Most of the books have been made into films. At least two are novelizations based on hit movies. Never knew that Churchill was a sportswriter. http://kahnscorner.blogspot.com/2013/02/100-years-94-books.html 1913: The Inside of the Cup by Winston Churchill 1914: The Eyes of the World by Harold Bell Wright 1915: The Turmoil by Booth Tarkington 1916: Seventeen by Booth Tarkington 1917: Mr. Britling Sees It Through by H. G. Wells 1918: The U. P. Trail by Zane Grey 1919: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez 1920: The Man of the Forest by Zane Grey 1921: Main Street by Sinclair Lewis 1922: If Winter Comes by A.S.M. Hutchinson 1923: Black Oxen by Gertrude Atherton 1924: So Big by Edna Ferber 1925: Soundings by A. Hamilton Gibbs 1926: The Private Life of Helen of Troy by John Erskine 1927: Elmer Gantry by Sinclair Lewis 1928: The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder 1929: All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque 1930: Cimarron by Edna Ferber 1931: The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck 1932: The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck * 1933: Anthony Adverse by Hervey Allen 1934: Anthony Adverse by Hervey Allen* 1935: Green Light by Lloyd C. Douglas 1936: Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell 1937: Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell* 1938: The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings 1939: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck 1940: How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn 1941: The Keys of the Kingdom by A. J. Cronin 1942: The Song of Bernadette by Franz Werfel 1943: The Robe by Lloyd C. Douglas 1944: Strange Fruit by Lillian Smith 1945: Forever Amber by Kathleen Winsor 1946: The King's General by Daphne du Maurier 1947: The Miracle of the Bells by Russell Janney 1948: The Big Fisherman by Lloyd C. Douglas 1949: The Egyptian by Mika Waltari 1950: The Cardinal by Henry Morton Robinson 1951: From Here to Eternity by James Jones 1952: The Silver Chalice by Thomas B. Costain 1953: The Robe by Lloyd C. Douglas* 1954: Not as a Stranger by Morton Thompson 1955: Marjorie Morningstar by Herman Wouk 1956: Don't Go Near the Water by William Brinkley 1957: By Love Possessed by James Gould Cozzens 1958: Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak 1959: Exodus by Leon Uris 1960: Advise and Consent by Allen Drury 1961: The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone 1962: Ship of Fools by Katherine Anne Porter 1963: The Shoes of the Fisherman by Morris L. West 1964: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John le Carré 1965: The Source by James A. Michener 1966: Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann 1967: The Arrangement by Elia Kazan 1968: Airport by Arthur Hailey 1969: Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth 1970: Love Story by Erich Segal 1971: Wheels by Arthur Hailey 1972: Johnathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach 1973: Johnathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach* 1974: Centennial by James A. Michener 1975: Ragtime by E. L. Doctorow 1976: Trinity by Leon Uris 1977: The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien 1978: Chesapeake by James A. Michener 1979: The Matarese Circle by Robert Ludlum 1980: The Covenant by James A. Michener 1981: Noble House by James Clavell 1982: E.T., The Extraterrestrial by William Kotzwinkle 1983: Return of the Jedi by James Kahn 1984: The Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub 1985: The Mammoth Hunters by Jean M. Auel 1986: It by Stephen King 1987: The Tommyknockers by Stephen King 1988: The Cardinal of the Kremlin by Tom Clancy 1989: Clear and Present Danger by Tom Clancy 1990: The Plains of Passage by Jean M. Auel 1991: Scarlett by Alexandra Ripley 1992: Dolores Clairborne by Stephen King 1993: The Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller 1994: The Chamber by John Grisham 1995: The Rainmaker by John Grisham 1996: The Runaway Jury by John Grisham 1997: The Partner by John Grisham 1998: The Street Lawyer by John Grisham 1999: The Testament by John Grisham 2000: The Brethren by John Grisham 2001: Desecration by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye 2002: The Summons by John Grisham 2003: The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown** 2004: The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown* 2005: The Broker by John Grisham 2006: For One More Day by Mitch Albom 2007: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini** 2008: The Appeal by John Grisham 2009: The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown 2010: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest by Stieg Larsson 2011: The Litigators by John Grisham 2012: Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James 2013: To be determined...
Different Winston Churchill, though the Churchill we're all thinking of was a pretty damn fine writer himself.