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50 Memorable Books From 50 Years of Books to Remember

A representative selection from over 1500 titles on annual lists of Books to Remember from 1956 to 2005.
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Citizens - Simon Schama
Citizens - Simon Schama
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A Distant Mirror (Barbara Tuchman)
A Distant Mirror (Barbara Tuchman)
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The Gulag Archipelago: 1918-1956 (Aleksandre I. Solzhenitsyn)
The Gulag Archipelago: 1918-1956 (Aleksandre I. Solzhenitsyn)
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The Making of the Atomic Bomb
The Making of the Atomic Bomb
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THE POWER BROKER by Robert A. Caro
THE POWER BROKER by Robert A. Caro
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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (William L. Shirer)
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (William L. Shirer)
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Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 (John Barry)
Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 (John Barry)
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This Hallowed Ground (Bruce Catton)
This Hallowed Ground (Bruce Catton)
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THE AFFLUENT SOCIETY by John Kenneth Galbraith
THE AFFLUENT SOCIETY by John Kenneth Galbraith
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Cod
Cod
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Coming of Age in the Milky Way (Timothy Ferris)
Coming of Age in the Milky Way (Timothy Ferris)
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THE DOUBLE HELIX by James D. Watson
THE DOUBLE HELIX by James D. Watson
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Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond
Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond
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Memories, Dreams, Reflections
Memories, Dreams, Reflections
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THE MISMEASURE OF MAN by Stephen Jay Gould
THE MISMEASURE OF MAN by Stephen Jay Gould
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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Annie Dillard)
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Annie Dillard)
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Beowulf
Beowulf
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The Collected Poems of Audre Lord
The Collected Poems of Audre Lord
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Complete Poems (Marianne Moore)
Complete Poems (Marianne Moore)
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Life Studies, and for the Union Dead (Robert Lowell)
Life Studies, and for the Union Dead (Robert Lowell)
21
On the Bus With Rosa Parks (Rita Dove)
On the Bus With Rosa Parks (Rita Dove)
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Poems: Selected and New, 1950-1974 (Adrienne Rich)
Poems: Selected and New, 1950-1974 (Adrienne Rich)
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Another Country (James Baldwin)
Another Country (James Baldwin)
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Beloved, by Toni Morrison
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
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Agee, James: A Death in the Family
Agee, James: A Death in the Family
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Lolita
Lolita
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The Plot Against America (Philip Roth)
The Plot Against America (Philip Roth)
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The Poisonwood Bible, by Barbara Kingsolver
The Poisonwood Bible, by Barbara Kingsolver
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Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
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The Stories of John Cheever (John Cheever)
The Stories of John Cheever (John Cheever)
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The Violent Bear It Away (Flannery O'Connor)
The Violent Bear It Away (Flannery O'Connor)
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Love (Raymond Carver)
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love (Raymond Carver)
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The American Way of Death Revisited (Jessica Mitford)
The American Way of Death Revisited (Jessica Mitford)
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And the Band Played On
And the Band Played On
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The Armies of the Night by Norman Mailer
The Armies of the Night by Norman Mailer
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Children of Crisis, Vols. II and III by Robert Coles
Children of Crisis, Vols. II and III by Robert Coles
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Our Bodies, Ourselves
Our Bodies, Ourselves
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Race Matters
Race Matters
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We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families
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Why We Can't Wait by Martin Luther King by Jr.
Why We Can't Wait by Martin Luther King by Jr.
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