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200 Quintessential Books of the 1970s - Page 5

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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Sideways Stories From Wayside School (Louis Sachar)
Sideways Stories From Wayside School
161
Louis Sachar
Sisterhood Is Powerful (Robin Morgan)
Sisterhood Is Powerful
162
Robin Morgan
The Slave Dancer (Paula Fox)
The Slave Dancer
163
Paula Fox
Slow Days, Fast Company (Eve Babitz)
Slow Days, Fast Company
164
Eve Babitz
The Snow Leopard (Peter Matthiessen)
The Snow Leopard
165
Peter Matthiessen
The Social Animal (Elliot Aronson)
The Social Animal
166
Elliot Aronson
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
167
Toni Morrison
Speedboat (Renata Adler)
Speedboat
168
Renata Adler
State of Grace (Joy Williams)
State of Grace
169
Joy Williams
The Stepford Wives (Ira Levin)
The Stepford Wives
170
Ira Levin
A Stranger in the Mirror (Sidney Sheldon)
A Stranger in the Mirror
171
Sidney Sheldon
Strega Nona (Tomie Depaola)
Strega Nona
172
Tomie Depaola
The Summer Book (Tove Jansson)
The Summer Book
173
Tove Jansson
Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars (1971)
Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars (1971)
174
Surfacing (Atwood)
Surfacing
175
Atwood
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (Judy Blume)
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
176
Judy Blume
Tales of the City (Armistead Maupin)
Tales of the City
177
Armistead Maupin
The Taste of County Cooking (Edna Lewis)
The Taste of County Cooking
178
Edna Lewis
They Came Before Columbus (Ivan Van Sertima)
They Came Before Columbus
179
Ivan Van Sertima
The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
The Thorn Birds
180
Colleen McCullough
A Time of Gifts (Patrick Leigh Fermor)
A Time of Gifts
181
Patrick Leigh Fermor
To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Philip José Farmer)
To Your Scattered Bodies Go
182
Philip José Farmer
Too Loud a Solitude
Too Loud a Solitude
183
Touch Not the Cat (Mary Stewart)
Touch Not the Cat
184
Mary Stewart
Transformations
Transformations
185
Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbitt)
Tuck Everlasting
186
Natalie Babbitt
Tulsa (Larry Clark)
Tulsa
187
Larry Clark
The Virgin in the Garden (A.S. Byatt)
The Virgin in the Garden
188
A.S. Byatt
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
189
Richard Adams
A Way of Life, Like Any Other (Darcy O'Brien)
A Way of Life, Like Any Other
190
Darcy O'Brien
Ways of Seeing (John Berger)
Ways of Seeing
191
John Berger
The Westing Game (Ellen Raskin)
The Westing Game
192
Ellen Raskin
Wheels (Arthur Hailey)
Wheels
193
Arthur Hailey
Where the Sidewalk Ends (Shel Silverstein)
Where the Sidewalk Ends
194
Shel Silverstein
Whoreson (Donald Goines)
Whoreson
195
Donald Goines
The Winds of War
The Winds of War
196
Wisconsin Death Trip (Michael Lesy)
Wisconsin Death Trip
197
Michael Lesy
Woman Hating
Woman Hating
198
Woman on the Edge of Time (Marge Piercy)
Woman on the Edge of Time
199
Marge Piercy
The Woman Warrior (Maxine Hong Kingston)
The Woman Warrior
200
Maxine Hong Kingston
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