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101 Books That Changed Your Life (Ranker)

"The most life changing books, ranked by the wisdom of the crowd of hundreds of people. If you are looking for books that will change your life, these have the themes, characters and story-arcs to do it. From the courage and determination of Frodo as he ventures into Mordor to the conviction of Atticus as he defends a man a whole town has already condemned, there are countless books to add to your list of books to read to change your life." - ranker.com
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
1
George Orwell
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2
C.S. Lewis
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
3
George Orwell
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
4
Anne Frank
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
5
Harper Lee
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
6
John Steinbeck
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
7
J.K. Rowling
Charlotte's Web (E. B. White)
Charlotte's Web
8
E. B. White
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
9
Ray Bradbury
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkein)
The Hobbit
10
J.R.R. Tolkein
Grimm's Fairy Tales (The Brothers Grimm)
Grimm's Fairy Tales
11
The Brothers Grimm
Where the Sidewalk Ends (Shel Silverstein)
Where the Sidewalk Ends
12
Shel Silverstein
The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat
13
Dr. Seuss
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
14
William Shakespeare
Winnie-The-Pooh (A. A. Milne)
Winnie-The-Pooh
15
A. A. Milne
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
16
Mark Twain
Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)
Where the Wild Things Are
17
Maurice Sendak
Oh, the Places You'll Go! (Dr. Seuss)
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
18
Dr. Seuss
The Outsiders (S. E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
19
S. E. Hinton
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
20
J.K. Rowling
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
21
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
22
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
23
William Golding
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
24
Lewis Carroll
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
25
Aldous Huxley
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
26
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
27
Roald Dahl
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
28
John Steinbeck
The Giving Tree (Shel Silverstein)
The Giving Tree
29
Shel Silverstein
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
30
Ken Kesey
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
31
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
32
J.K. Rowling
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
33
Madeleine L'engle
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
34
Mark Twain
The Lorax (Dr. Seuss)
The Lorax
35
Dr. Seuss
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
36
Jane Austen
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
37
Louisa May Alcott
The Little Engine That Could (Watty Piper)
The Little Engine That Could
38
Watty Piper
The Bible (Anonymous)
The Bible
39
Anonymous
The Complete Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales (Hans Christian Andersen)
The Complete Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales
40
Hans Christian Andersen
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