The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian
The writing style is excellent - descriptive, precise, gets you from point A to point B. The stories with an all-male cast were my faves (not for lascivious reasons), but because they lacked the strong gender and racial biases. If all the stories had been like that, I would have given this book 5 stars. If you haven't read some classic Conan, I suggest it for the experience.