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1001 American Books to Read Before You Die - Page 4

This list only includes books published up to and including 2010. No poetry or drama. Mostly literature with a few non-fiction included. It also includes writers who have emigrated to the the U.S. and have continued their writing careers here. Thanks for coming!
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey (Thornton Wilder)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
121
Thornton Wilder
Bright Lights, Big City (Jay McInerney)
Bright Lights, Big City
122
Jay McInerney
Burr (Gore Vidal)
Burr
123
Gore Vidal
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Brown, Dee)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
124
Brown, Dee
Butcher's Crossing (John Williams)
Butcher's Crossing
125
John Williams
Butterfield 8 by John O'Hara
Butterfield 8 by John O'Hara
126
CADILLAC DESERT by Marc Reisner
CADILLAC DESERT by Marc Reisner
127
The Caine Mutiny (Herman Wouk)
The Caine Mutiny
128
Herman Wouk
Call It Sleep (Henry Roth)
Call It Sleep
129
Henry Roth
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
130
Jack London
Candy (Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg)
Candy
131
Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg
Cane
Cane
132
Cannery Row (John Steinbeck)
Cannery Row
133
John Steinbeck
The Cannibal
The Cannibal
134
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
135
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Captain John Smith: Writings
Captain John Smith: Writings
136
Carol (Patricia Highsmith)
Carol
137
Patricia Highsmith
Carpenter's Gothic (William Gaddis)
Carpenter's Gothic
138
William Gaddis
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
139
Stephen King
Carson McCullers the Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Carson McCullers the Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
140
Carver, Raymond: Where I'm Calling From
Carver, Raymond: Where I'm Calling From
141
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
142
Joseph Heller
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
143
J.D. Salinger
Cathedral (Raymond Carver)
Cathedral
144
Raymond Carver
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
145
Kurt Vonnegut
Ceremony in Lone Tree (Wright Morris)
Ceremony in Lone Tree
146
Wright Morris
The Chaneysville Incident (David Bradley)
The Chaneysville Incident
147
David Bradley
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
148
E.B. White
Charming Billy (Alice Mcdermott)
Charming Billy
149
Alice Mcdermott
Chasing Monarchs: Migrating With the Butterflies of Passage (Robert Michael Pyle)
Chasing Monarchs: Migrating With the Butterflies of Passage
150
Robert Michael Pyle
Chasing the Sea
Chasing the Sea
151
Child of God (Cormac McCarthy)
Child of God
152
Cormac McCarthy
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
153
Arthur C. Clarke
The Chill
The Chill
154
The Chocolate War (Robert Cormier)
The Chocolate War
155
Robert Cormier
Choke (Chuck Palahniuk)
Choke
156
Chuck Palahniuk
The Chosen (Chaim Potok)
The Chosen
157
Chaim Potok
Chronic City
Chronic City
158
The Cider House Rules (John Irving)
The Cider House Rules
159
John Irving
Cigarettes (Harry Matthews)
Cigarettes
160
Harry Matthews
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