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If you Google the words “email safety”, notice that there are two age groups often warned about it: kids and seniors. It is because the risk of these groups getting abused over emails is quite rampant. Kids are usually curious beings and almost always curiosity clouds better judgment while seniors are usually trusting and, well, curious beings too so the fate they share is pretty much the same as always.
Anyway, I would to share my rule of thumb when using the internet, particularly emails. Number one is, never be too trusting, not even if it’s your friends sending you messages. Why? It is because you can never know for sure if it is really them or if malicious intent is there. You just have to be careful ALL THE TIME. No excuses.
· Never ever share your online information, personal and otherwise. Not even to your husband. Or your kids. My partner and I, we love to share bank info etc with each other. This is because we often forget our own info while we found out that we are each other’s excellent info keeper however, I don’t think that is wise when it comes to online information as it can be passed without you and your partner knowing. Anyway, you can always hit that “forgot my password” link to sort effects of baby memory.
· Online information is always passable, no matter how careful you are. Emails get forwarded, so does your signatures and whatnot. Your nasty email about your neighbor can even find its way to your – horrors – neighbor’s inbox, say 2 months from now so as much as possible, provided only little information about yourself.
· Never open an email from someone you don’t know or wasn’t expecting. Email spammers are talented beings, they know what to write and how best to lure you into opening their emails. Some of the things they wrote there sound true enough to call action so as a good precautionary measure, just don’t open them.
· ..and don’t open attachments as well, or click links on emails. Okay, you accidentally opened a spam mail and there’s this very enticing attachment that comes with it and there’s also this link which is supposed to “redirect” you to a website that will fulfill your wishes. To open or not to open? Of course the answer is DON’T. It is because these are the first steps to getting yourself in trouble. Downloading a malicious attachment or even opening up an affected website are sure fire ways to infect your computer with virus.
· Make it a habit to report. Anything you encounter that got you suspicious should be reported at once. Don’t be shy about it since big, legitimate companies will definitely appreciate it and most of all, you are going to help other people by doing so.

Today I am going to share my experiences about blogging and how seniors can make a little money out of it. Because of my virtual assisting stint, I’m able to work with fabulous people who do this on a regular basis – I mean, do these things for a living which in my eyes made them a pro. However, I found out that there is indeed more to it than just blogging and adding ads. You can actually make money out of it in so many ways that it is impossible to count them off your fingers! Let me share to you these examples:
CLIENT 1: CONTENT IS KING. This client made me write articles and blog posts 6 times a week, despite bad grammar just as long as it is understandable and keyword enriched. The idea is to populate the blog with content that is related to his niche. For my fellow seniors who aren’t too techie yet, “niche” is your blog’s overall topic. This is what keeps you in line and not blindingly shooting whatever happens to be in front of you.
TIP 1: Find a niche that is neither too broad nor too slim/narrow. Make sure you go for something you can write for a long time without having to repeat yourself after 2-3 months.
CLIENT 2: SOCIAL NETWORKING IS THE KEY. This client happens to be a social media coach so she’s very particular with her “tone” when talking to her community. She doesn’t want me anywhere near her blogs so she propped me on her social media sites, adding friends and posting news and quotes which won’t require me to do a couple of words inserted on every post. Of course, my posts should all be related to her niche and they should, every now and then, promote her websites and blogs.
TIP 2: Engage with your community. Expect people to ask questions and they expect you to answer in return. This is good since you are getting feedbacks which will help you grow as a better blogger.
CLIENT 3: THE AFFILIATE MARKETER. This is where the money-making part starts. After polishing your blog nice and shiny, you can now apply for affiliate programs. When approved, you’ll be able to post ads on your website/blog such that when someone clicks on it and buys something, you’ll be rewarded with a commission. Commissions can go as low as 4% to as high as 7% depending on your program. Some of the most popular ones are: Google Adsense, Amazon and Clickbank.
TIP 3: You might want to wait, say 6 months, before applying into anything as affiliate programs are quite strict in approving applications.
CLIENT 4: PHYSICAL PRODUCTS. Indeed you can use your blogs to promote whatever product you are now selling – physical products, I mean. While marketing campaigns are not as concentrated on blogs as you would when affiliated, your blogs can serve as an additional marketing tool and establishing online presence. You can even install third party applications on your blog for your customers to be able to buy your product online.
TIP 4: Going online with your product is a good decision since localised products on web are really a hit these days.

If you plan to do all these things, be prepared to spend a lot of time in front of the computer however, if you do have the time to do so, I assure you it’s rewarding and worthwhile. Retired seniors who are getting a little bored and anxious at home can start incorporating these things, have fun and make money all at the same time!

This blog post is for those seniors who don’t have any idea at all on how to use the computer and would love to learn or if you happen to be a daughter or a son or perhaps a grandkid and would like to get your grannies and grampas learn how to use the computer. If you are living in Seattle, you might want to check out their program sponsored by Department of Information Technology.

Basically, communities and senior centers in Seattle are working hand-in-hand to provide computer training to seniors for free, some may charge a little but certainly not a big deal of money. These people aim to give every senior the opportunity to learn how to use the computer and teach them how to make the internet beneficial for seniors. Here is a list of center locations where seniors are most welcome to train: Seattle Guide to Computer Centers for Seniors.

If you have been reading this blog for quite some time now, you would know that nowadays the internet plays a bigger role in a senior’s life than we ever imagined. Indeed, knowing how to use the computer can benefit a senior. Imagine a senior with limited range of motion or perhaps a senior having a hard time commuting or driving to and fro the department store to buy their essentials? By knowing how to manipulate the computer, a senior now has to just sit down, Google something they need and pick a website to choose goods from, pay online and wait for their goods to be delivered. No need to go out, brave the commuting world, brave the weather, carry the goods home.. – it’s just too risky for them and not even worth their effort!

These training sites also teach seniors how to use electronic mails or emails. This proves to be necessary for seniors since this is the easiest way to communicate with their loved-ones and the cheapest too. Social networking sites may be a little complicated for seniors since there is a lot to learn and most continually change interface that even a pro is having a hard time keeping up, emails are easier to understand and most are straightforward, take for example Gmail and Yahoo! Mail.

Included in these programs is training seniors to learn how to use and navigate the world wide web. Of course, this involves exploring and learning new things. Information alone is enough reason to use the internet plus it connects seniors to other people which is beneficial for their social life.

Lastly, learning few tricks like managing your finances using the web or perhaps paying bills online is also important for seniors who just don’t have time and energy to deal with it physically.

Did you ever, at one point in your life, feel that you have so much to talk about but there was no one to talk it with anymore? Or perhaps felt that somehow, you belong to a different world and you have strong feelings about it however nobody’s listening to your rants? Or maybe, you feel revived just by writing down the things that make you happy, that is, your hobbies and interests? Well, if you are all of the above, then perhaps this is the time to think of blogging.

For your information, there are many seniors out there doing blogs. They may have different reasons for doing so but one thing is certain, blogging is fun and it is certainly doable, you just have to take the first step. Fellow senior bloggers share that blogging somehow makes them feel connected to the world and for some lucky ones, it comes naturally. I say, it must be all that talking to their dogs has become so boring that virtual life got so exciting for them! Just kidding, y’all 

Another perk of blogging is that you can actually earn some money from it. Blog about your business and you are bound to stumble upon an interested customer. Or perhaps pass information of the things you are most updated with and your blog is suddenly eligible for affiliate marketing. Or indeed, make your blog a walking advertisement of something and earn a little from referrals. A friend of mine even won a two-night stay at an awesome resort just because her blog is full of photos from her vacations!

So how do you get started? I am not going to tell you it’s easy because nothing in this world can ever be easy for an aging body like ours. Take out your rust remover and start polishing up your computing skills for starters. Below are some things to remember when putting up a basic blog. Of course, how far you are willing to push it is entirely up to you:

•    Nothing is free so stick to the budget. There are ways to set up a blog without shedding a penny but if you have high hopes for it, be willing enough to shell out some dough to feed it. You will pay for hosting, domain name, blog design, plugins and, in some cases, even traffic to your site.
•    It involves work so be prepared. Blogging is a whole lot of work and you have to be very patient for it to work. The first few weeks of setting up your blog is pure hell, after some time, when you get the groove, you can get a little slower and enjoy the ride.
•    Invest time. Like a child, it needs time and nurturing so you must be willing to give both.
•    Learn to explore and be willing enough to learn new things. Every single day, new ways to improve your blog are being developed. You, as the blogger, must be up-to-date with these things. You just never stop learning and developing.
•    Never lose courage. If you go-peek at some of the most successful blogs, you are most likely to see commenters lining up their comment box, shouting congratulatory words, yours on the other hand is as silent as the house on haunted hill. It’s okay. You’ll get there. Eventually.

You would be amazed how seniors are now getting into online selling. Just consider the number of successful online stores out there that are operated and managed by seniors, particularly those who have just retired and enjoying the perks of retirement.

It is a no-brainer actually, online selling indeed fits seniors to a tee. Why not? Online selling allow seniors to be able to control their working hours, work from home, and most especially earn some while doing so.

However, some senior online sellers think that the only way to sell online is through a fully functional ecommerce website. This thought alone may discourage a senior from getting into the bandwagon considering the technical skills needed to run an ecommerce website not to mention the amount of money it needs in order to be up and running. Senior sellers need not be afraid as there are many ways other than an ecommerce website to sell your stuff – some don’t even cost a dime to start!

* Auction sites. Surely you have heard of one, perhaps even participated in one. If not, then think “Ebay” and you’re on the right track. There are still many out there and most of them don’t require registration fee to join. If you are just testing the waters then opt to go for a simple text ad which usually won’t cost you anything other than basic fees, if applies.
* Online marketplaces. If Ebay is synonymous to online auction site, then Amazon gets this one. Again, there are many out there however, Amazon is the most recommended especially for newbies since they have millions of members – who are potentially buyers – and they provide awesome support to new sellers.
* Targeted marketplaces. I firmly believe that the pioneer for targeted marketplaces is Etsy. For those of you who are not familiar with the website, Etsy is a place for artists to buy and sell their products. Etsy supports handmade products like jewelries, clothing and keepsakes.
* Online classified ads. To date, the most popular is Craiglist. Walmart has their own classified ads too and I believe they offer this service for free. Online classified ads are like traditional newspaper-classified ads only they can be found online and much easier to scan.
* Social Networking Sites. Most social networking sites do not encourage businesses from using their sites to sell their stuff but let’s face it, it is the easiest way to get attention and they have the best and widest audiences. You just have to find a way to get attention while following the site’s rules and regulations regarding selling stuff.

Nowadays, if you would like to stay connected with your loved-ones, you must learn how to use the computer, particularly social networking sites. It may scare you at first, even discourage you as I admit, it can get a little confusing out there, unfortunately this seems like the only way to keep tabs on your family and friends especially with your grandkids!
To my horror, I caught my granddaughter the other day, a thirteen year old, chatting on Facebook. The very cautious me started seeing red warning signs that eventhough the kid was only chatting with her bestfriend, I find it bothersome for her to be so exposed like that.
I do know that the internet world is so vast, it’s quite hard to be private and while popular social networking sites practice safety measures and I do believe they monitor their websites with an eye like a hawk, your safety boils down to your own good judgment and how educated you are in using social media sites.
Seniors should be aware that social networking sites are littered with people you don’t really like dealing with. These are your standard-issue scammers, stalkers, spammers, and what-have-you’s. Above all, viruses frequent these sites – even Facebook gets attacks from time to time!
To be able to protect yourself from these bad people, you need to have a safety plan when using social networking sites. Protection will help you enjoy your social networking experience more. Below are some tips on how to stay safe when using social networking sites:

* Don’t click links especially if it bears suspicious content. I observed that most scam links have weird texts in them such as “Hi <name>” or “this is hilarious”. Look for signs that that the link and texts accompanying it are “generalized” or applicable to every John and Jane when you take off your name out of the link. If you are really curious, message back your friend and ask what was it that she sent over. If he or she answers, observe if it’s really your friend talking. When in doubt, don’t open.
* Protect your password. Better yet, protect your email address AND password. I strongly suggest that you keep separate email addresses for your personal use and for your social networking activities. Furthermore, as much as possible, keep your password a nonreflection of your person. In other words, do not use birthdays, anniversaries, grandkid’s name, your dog’s name etc as your password. If you find it hard to remember, then have variations by using capital letters and numbers.
* Don’t add people you don’t know into your network. I find it really annoying to be “invited” by someone who I can’t, for the life of me, remember. Apparently there are “joy-inviters”, people who will attempt to invite you just to expand their network. Scammers will try to approach you the same way and if you are not too careful, you’ll end up exposing yourself to people you barely know.
* As much as possible, bookmark your sites. This way you won’t have to Google-search it anymore. Logging in from your bookmarks will help eliminate the possibility of your entering your access info on a fake site.

Finding a job can be hard for seniors – especially seniors - since most of them have outdated resumes, have been out-of-practice for job interviews or are just plain too old to be looking for a job and starting a new career. With the advent of technology, the ground where you find work widened and your reach became longer. Imagine someone from far-flung areas like India or the Philippines can now work closely with someone from Australia or Canada. That’s how it is now and you don’t have to be super techie about it too, just a little know-how would do. Below are some tips for seniors who are looking for a job but couldn’t find them in traditional places:
•    Try employment resource websites. There are tons out there that are both free and legitimate. Take note of the word “legitimate” as there are scam sites too that will try to fool you into paying them some money in the pretense of finding you a job. Try Odesk and Elance as they are the safest nowadays until you are confident to do it on your own.
•    Start with companies that have diversity program in place. Most companies are now encouraging diversity amongst their workforce as it is now mandated by the law. Diversity programs seek minority groups, women, and seniors to join the workforce without discrimination. This must be seniors’ easiest way to landing a job.
•    Get socialized! Social networking sites are fast becoming a portal of employment for those who haven’t had much time to scour the streets for jobs. I once had a client whom I met over at Twitter, he was impressed with what I do and he gave me a short stint which eventually turned out to be a two-year ongoing job.
•     Update your online resume. On your free time, you might want to look at LinkedIn since it is the most popular professional networking site these days. Best of all, you can “export” your details for an instant resume. Now, you don’t have to remember every little detail of your professional life all at once, you can add them as you remember them.
•     Put your networking skills into work. In harsher words, use your family and friends for referrals or even leads to jobs that fit your skills. Don’t feel guilty about doing these things too as you could always compensate the other person after landing the job

I am now, finally—after a year of withdrawal—and fully, switching to ebooks and ditching my paperback collecting habit for good. I can now confidently say that I am so over with paperback and I am not buying one even if my life depends on it. Weird that it took me a year to get over it but I am happy I finally did and became adapted with ebooks with such ease.

I highly recommend book-loving seniors to try ebooks. If you are thinking of doing same, I tell you now, you won’t be disappointed. Here are my 10 good reasons why I love ebooks so much, I could have passed as an ebook reader salesperson in no time!

1. It is very eco-friendly. Truth be told, this is exactly why I made a decision to switch to ebook even if I was not quite sure I could adjust to it after getting used to paperbacks for years. I am pro-environment awareness, if you must notice. I may not be the most successful advocate but I make it a point to lessen my footprint whenever possible. The simple logic is, if seniors will switch to ebooks, enewspapers or even emagazines, there will be lesser need to cut trees and more chances for them to grow.
2. Ebooks won’t take too much space. Actually it won’t take any space in your house at all if you have a little know-how storing your files online. For nontechie ones, you can either download your ebooks straight to your ereaders or save it on your computer to be uploaded on a later date. No clutter at all.
3. They are portable, you can take them anywhere without breaking your back in doing so. Think 300 titles you carry with you wherever you would like to go. With ebooks, you don’t have to worry carrying a thousand pages worth of novel to the beach without looking like an old school librarian on a break.
4. Be resourceful and find free classic titles online—legally. There are many sites offering free ebooks legally online, and they are really good too, not just your unknown and budding authors. I am talking about the likes of “The Art of War” and “Anne of Green Gables”.
5. You can “bookmark” an ebook and not do any damage at all. Say goodbye to dog-eared copies. You can make annotations, highlights, and look-ups without harming the ebook itself!
6. Ebooks are forever. It’s kind of hard to do irreversible damage to an ebook, as opposed to a book which you need to handle with care.
7. Throw away those glasses if you are not comfortable with it! Ebooks can be adjusted to sizes that suit your eyes best. Bet your best book can’t do that!
8. You can share them around -  just make sure you only share those copies which are not legally bound by copyright or else it is considered as illegal.
9. Ebooks are normally cheaper. I don’t know about some Amazon titles but ebooks are normally cheaper than paperbacks. Some authors are now selling their work directly from their websites at discounted rates.
10. Longer excerpts of published novels are free in ebook form. You can now read as much as the publisher is willing to show and decide if the copy is worth buying.

Well, it doesn’t really have to be an income generating business for seniors to take advantage of these awesome online tools; it can also be a venture, or a cause you’ve been trying to raise awareness of or perhaps a project you’re working on such as an extensive family tree or simply a way to connect with your loved-ones. Whatever it is, it is still good to know some online tools recommended for seniors to use since these tools are really easy to use and understand – you don’t even have to be a tech-savvy to use them!

* Google Apps. If you are housing 50 staff or less, and you need customized email addresses to look professional but don’t have enough funds for a fully functional IT department, then Google Apps is for you. You can also reserve a domain name to use if you still don’t have one by now for a small fee. Google Apps comes with Gmail account, Gdocs and calendar, all synchronized with your staff. Not much difference actually from your standard-issue Gmail however, you won’t see that @gmail.com anymore which tends to turn some clients off. Also if you go for Google Apps for Business, you get Google video and Google groups alongside other very useful features. Get Google Apps here.

* Dropbox. Tired of spring-cleaning your storage ever so often? Or perhaps you don’t have enough space in your computer to save all your important documents? Or maybe, just maybe, you are looking for a way to just make a file, save it and it will show on your staff’s folders and computers without you having to send them over? Dropbox can do all of this, not to mention sharing large files which undoubtedly your email service won’t be able to handle. Get your dropbox here.

* OpenOffice.   OpenOffice works very much like Microsoft Office but without the hefty price tag that comes with it. So if you are looking to install such thing to several computers but don’t have the budget to do so, this is a great alternative for you. Get your OpenOffice here.

* Mailchimp. While Mailchimp cannot be installed into your computer and runs solely online, it is worth mentioning here as it can be your greatest pal in promoting your product, business or cause. If you must know, Mailchimp is a bulk email service which means you can send out newsletters and email updates just by signing up with an email address. It is so simple to use that even a newbie senior won’t have a hard time sending out “pro” looking emails. Get a Mailchimp account here.

* Skype. I will assume that you are familiar with Skype as I don’t know of anybody who doesn’t right now and if you tell me you are not aware of what Skype can do for you then you’ll be the first on my list. Skype is great – not only can it send instant messages to your staff but you can start a conference chats in there. Also, their screensharing feature proves to be really valuable if you are operating far from each other. Download Skype for your computer here.

I know you guys knew I love books. They are my solace, my escape, when things get tough. They are my friends, giving me advices where I need them and of course, they give me unbiased opinion of  things that are happening and those that are yet to come. If there is one thing I won’t be able to live without, it would be books, good books, that is.

I have had my fair share of bad books too. In my honest opinion, I am quite disappointed with writers today. They sprout like mushrooms but just a few make good stories. If you are not careful enough and you just buy whatever is the hype, you are bound to be disappointed and not to mention, a few, precious bucks down the drain. I, myself, and speaking for my age bracket, I sometimes find myself going back to classics – those written way before us as I find them refreshing and more insightful. Of course, it is a great plus to be getting them legally for free from most ebook sites. Amazon for one has vast collection of free ebooks you can download and read on your Kindle, computer and even your mobile phone (NOTE: a certain amount of techiness applies). Another favorite of mine is Project Gutenburg which offers ebooks in different formats.

For list, the only authority I seek guidance from is The New York Times as their list is always good. However, they have this “100 best novel of all time” list that I kept going back to when I ran out of good books to read, I renamed it as my 100 best novels I should read at least once in my lifetime and it never failed me:

1. “Ulysses,” James Joyce
2. “The Great Gatsby,” F. Scott Fitzgerald
3. “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man,” James Joyce
4. “Lolita,” Vladimir Nabokov
5. “Brave New World,” Aldous Huxley
6. “The Sound and the Fury,” William Faulkner
7. “Catch-22,” Joseph Heller
8. “Darkness at Noon,” Arthur Koestler
9. “Sons and Lovers,” D. H. Lawrence
10. “The Grapes of Wrath,” John Steinbeck
11. “Under the Volcano,” Malcolm Lowry
12. “The Way of All Flesh,” Samuel Butler
13. “1984,” George Orwell
14. “I, Claudius,” Robert Graves
15. “To the Lighthouse,” Virginia Woolf
16. “An American Tragedy,” Theodore Dreiser
17. “The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter,” Carson McCullers
18. “Slaughterhouse Five,” Kurt Vonnegut
19. “Invisible Man,” Ralph Ellison
20. “Native Son,” Richard Wright
21. “Henderson the Rain King,” Saul Bellow
22. “Appointment in Samarra,” John O’ Hara
23. “U.S.A.” (trilogy), John Dos Passos
24. “Winesburg, Ohio,” Sherwood Anderson
25. “A Passage to India,” E. M. Forster
26. “The Wings of the Dove,” Henry James
27. “The Ambassadors,” Henry James
28. “Tender Is the Night,” F. Scott Fitzgerald
29. “The Studs Lonigan Trilogy,” James T. Farrell
30. “The Good Soldier,” Ford Madox Ford
31. “Animal Farm,” George Orwell
32. “The Golden Bowl,” Henry James
33. “Sister Carrie,” Theodore Dreiser
34. “A Handful of Dust,” Evelyn Waugh
35. “As I Lay Dying,” William Faulkner
36. “All the King’s Men,” Robert Penn Warren
37. “The Bridge of San Luis Rey,” Thornton Wilder
38. “Howards End,” E. M. Forster
39. “Go Tell It on the Mountain,” James Baldwin
40. “The Heart of the Matter,” Graham Greene
41. “Lord of the Flies,” William Golding
42. “Deliverance,” James Dickey
43. “A Dance to the Music of Time” (series), Anthony Powell
44. “Point Counter Point,” Aldous Huxley
45. “The Sun Also Rises,” Ernest Hemingway
46. “The Secret Agent,” Joseph Conrad
47. “Nostromo,” Joseph Conrad
48. “The Rainbow,” D. H. Lawrence
49. “Women in Love,” D. H. Lawrence
50. “Tropic of Cancer,” Henry Miller
51. “The Naked and the Dead,” Norman Mailer
52. “Portnoy’s Complaint,” Philip Roth
53. “Pale Fire,” Vladimir Nabokov
54. “Light in August,” William Faulkner
55. “On the Road,” Jack Kerouac
56. “The Maltese Falcon,” Dashiell Hammett
57. “Parade’s End,” Ford Madox Ford
58. “The Age of Innocence,” Edith Wharton
59. “Zuleika Dobson,” Max Beerbohm
60. “The Moviegoer,” Walker Percy
61. “Death Comes to the Archbishop,” Willa Cather
62. “From Here to Eternity,” James Jones
63. “The Wapshot Chronicles,” John Cheever
64. “The Catcher in the Rye,” J. D. Salinger
65. “A Clockwork Orange,” Anthony Burgess
66. “Of Human Bondage,” W. Somerset Maugham
67. “Heart of Darkness,” Joseph Conrad
68. “Main Street,” Sinclair Lewis
69. “The House of Mirth,” Edith Wharton
70. “The Alexandria Quartet,” Lawrence Durrell
71. “A High Wind in Jamaica,” Richard Hughes
72. “A House for Ms. Biswas,” V. S. Naipaul
73. “The Day of the Locust,” Nathaniel West
74. “A Farewell to Arms,” Ernest Hemingway
75. “Scoop,” Evelyn Waugh
76. “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie,” Muriel Spark
77. “Finnegans Wake,” James Joyce
78. “Kim,” Rudyard Kipling
79. “A Room With a View,” E. M. Forster
80. “Brideshead Revisited,” Evelyn Waugh
81. “The Adventures of Augie March,” Saul Bellow
82. “Angle of Repose,” Wallace Stegner
83. “A Bend in the River,” V. S. Naipaul
84. “The Death of the Heart,” Elizabeth Bowen
85. “Lord Jim,” Joseph Conrad
86. “Ragtime,” E. L. Doctorow
87. “The Old Wives’ Tale,” Arnold Bennett
88. “The Call of the Wild,” Jack London
89. “Loving,” Henry Green
90. “Midnight’s Children,” Salman Rushdie
91. “Tobacco Road,” Erskine Caldwell
92. “Ironweed,” William Kennedy
93. “The Magus,” John Fowles
94. “Wide Sargasso Sea,” Jean Rhys
95. “Under the Net,” Iris Murdoch
96. “Sophie’s Choice,” William Styron
97. “The Sheltering Sky,” Paul Bowles
98. “The Postman Always Rings Twice,” James M. Cain
99. “The Ginger Man,” J. P. Donleavy
100. “The Magnificent Ambersons,” Booth Tarkington