get a spine!

a great new book out right now features famous people (known authors, chefs and the like) and an illustration of the spines of their favorite books.  it's a visually interesting way to gather more book titles, which i've spent a great deal of time doing lately in local bookstores.  here's a photo of my top 10 favs/genre mix right now.  i also drew it in my sketchbook with a list of why each is my favorite.  what are your top 10 picks?

(titles:  aesthetics, walking on water, a year of mornings, sara midda's south of france sketchbook, 84 charing crossroad, despereaux, book, at large and at small, gaudy night and collected works of gm hopkins)