And The Lists of Things

Hello, hello to all of the Lists enthusiasts. Since this one was created in response to President Barack Obama’s Favorites List, I will do my best to keep it classy, but short and sweet. But then again, as a linguist, I have to remind you that the word “sweet” has a plethora of meanings, so pick one that fits the context.


So it’s my picks for Top 10 in FICTION (Books)



(Sorry, it’s all absolute classics.)


  1. Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer / Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

  1. F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Short Stories of, Matthew J. Broccoli Edition


  1. Ernest Hemingway, The Complete Short Stories of, The Finca Vigia Edition


  1. Kurt Vonnegut, Cat’s Cradle


  1. Don Delillo, Underworld


  1. Virginia Wolf, To The Lighthouse


  1. Tony Morrison, Beloved


  1. Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre


  1. Jorge Luis Borges, Collected Fictions, translated by Andrew Hurley


  1. Anton Chekhov, The Greatest Short Stories of, translated by Constance Garnett



My picks of Top 10 in FILM (Movies)


  1. The GodFather (1972 & 1974)


  1. Some Like It Hot (1959)


  1. The Sound of Music (1965)


  1. Erin Brockovich (2000)


  1. Frida (2002)


  1. As Good As it Gets (1997)


  1. Terminator 2 (1991)


  1. Limitless (2011)


  1. The Prestige (2006)


  1. King Kong (2005)



My picks of Top 10 in MUSIC (Instrumentalist & Songs)


  1. Weather Report, Heavy Weather (1977)


  1. Jaco Pastorius, Word of Mouth (1981)


  1. Gary Moore, Still Got the Blues


  1. Led Zeppelin, Moby Dick


  1. Herbie Mann, At the Village Gate


  1. Ella Fitzgerald, Oh, Lady, Be Good


  1. Freddy Mercury & Montserrat Caballe, Barcelona


  1. Three Tenors, O Sole Mio


  1. IL Volo, Nessum Dorma


  1. The Beatles, The White Album










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