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200 Quintessential Books of the 1970s - Page 2

A list of 200+ must read books that defined the 1970s. Books may be fiction, nonfiction, memoir, poetry, or drama. All had their first English language publication between 1970 and 1979. Limit of two titles per author.
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Ceremony (Leslie Marmon Silko)
Ceremony
41
Leslie Marmon Silko
Chesapeake (James Michener)
Chesapeake
42
James Michener
The Chocolate War (Robert Cormier)
The Chocolate War
43
Robert Cormier
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (Judi Barrett)
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
44
Judi Barrett
Crash (J.G. Ballard)
Crash
45
J.G. Ballard
Curtain (AGATHA CHRISTIE)
Curtain
46
AGATHA CHRISTIE
Dancer From the Dance
Dancer From the Dance
47
Danny, the Champion of the World
Danny, the Champion of the World
48
Day of the Jackal
Day of the Jackal
49
The Desert Is Theirs
The Desert Is Theirs
50
Desperate Characters (Paula Fox)
Desperate Characters
51
Paula Fox
Dhalgren (Samuel R. Delany)
Dhalgren
52
Samuel R. Delany
The Dialect of Sex: The Case for Feminist Revolution (Shulamith Firestone)
The Dialect of Sex: The Case for Feminist Revolution
53
Shulamith Firestone
Dice Man
Dice Man
54
Discipline and Punish
Discipline and Punish
55
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
56
Ursula K. Le Guin
A Distant Mirror (Barbara Tuchman)
A Distant Mirror
57
Barbara Tuchman
Diving Into the Wreck (Adrienne Rich)
Diving Into the Wreck
58
Adrienne Rich
The Dog of the South (Charles Portis)
The Dog of the South
59
Charles Portis
Dog Soldiers
Dog Soldiers
60
Dopefiend (Donald Goines)
Dopefiend
61
Donald Goines
The Dream of a Common Language (Adrienne Rich)
The Dream of a Common Language
62
Adrienne Rich
Elbow Room
Elbow Room
63
Equus (Peter Shaffer)
Equus
64
Peter Shaffer
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (Tom Robbins)
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
65
Tom Robbins
Evergreen (Belva Plain)
Evergreen
66
Belva Plain
Faeries (Brian Froud)
Faeries
67
Brian Froud
Faggots (Larry Kramer)
Faggots
68
Larry Kramer
Falling Up (Shel Silverstein)
Falling Up
69
Shel Silverstein
Fantastic Mr. Fox (Roald Dahl)
Fantastic Mr. Fox
70
Roald Dahl
The Far Pavillions (M M Kaye)
The Far Pavillions
71
M M Kaye
Farmer (Jim Harrison)
Farmer
72
Jim Harrison
Fear of Flying (Erica Jong)
Fear of Flying
73
Erica Jong
A Feast of Snakes
A Feast of Snakes
74
The Female Eunuch (Germaine Greer)
The Female Eunuch
75
Germaine Greer
The Female Man (Joanna Russ)
The Female Man
76
Joanna Russ
Fifth Business (Robertson Davies)
Fifth Business
77
Robertson Davies
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
78
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Not Enuf (Ntozake Shange)
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Not Enuf
79
Ntozake Shange
Frog and Toad Together (Arnold Lobel)
Frog and Toad Together
80
Arnold Lobel
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