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Amazon's 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime - Page 2

The list spans 200 years of literature, along with a wide range of genres and intended audiences; authors include David Sedaris, Salman Rushdie, J.D. Salinger, Michael Pollan and Shel Silverstein.
Sara Nelson, editorial director of print and Kindle books at Amazon.com, said the list was created through taxing months of deliberation among her team, though no mathematical algorithms were used.
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Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris)
Me Talk Pretty One Day
41
David Sedaris
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
42
Jeffrey Eugenides
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
43
Salman Rushdie
Moneyball (Michael Lewis)
Moneyball
44
Michael Lewis
Of Human Bondage (W. Somerset Maugham)
Of Human Bondage
45
W. Somerset Maugham
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
46
Jack Kerouac
Out of Africa (Isak Dinesen)
Out of Africa
47
Isak Dinesen
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
48
Marjane Satrapi
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint
49
Philip Roth
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
50
Jane Austen
Silent Spring (Rachel Carson)
Silent Spring
51
Rachel Carson
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
52
Kurt Vonnegut
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (Doris Kearns Goodwin)
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
53
Doris Kearns Goodwin
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
54
Edith Wharton
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay
55
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
56
Malcolm X
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
57
Markus Zusak
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
58
Junot Díaz
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
59
J.D. Salinger
The Color of Water (James McBride)
The Color of Water
60
James McBride
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
61
Jonathan Franzen
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair Th
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair Th
62
The Diary of Anne Frank (Anne Frank)
The Diary of Anne Frank
63
Anne Frank
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
64
John Green
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
65
Lois Lowry
The Golden Compass (Philip Pullman)
The Golden Compass
66
Philip Pullman
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
67
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
68
Margaret Atwood
The House at Pooh Corner (A.A.Milne)
The House at Pooh Corner
69
A.A.Milne
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
70
Suzanne Collins
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
71
Rebecca Skloot
The Liars' Club: A Memoir (Mary Karr)
The Liars' Club: A Memoir
72
Mary Karr
The Lightning Thief (Rick Riordan)
The Lightning Thief
73
Rick Riordan
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
74
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Goodbye
75
Raymond Chandler
The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 by Lawrence Wright
The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 by Lawrence Wright
76
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
77
J.R.R.Tolkien
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: And Other Clinical Tales by Ol
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: And Other Clinical Tales by Ol
78
The Omnivore's Dilemma (Michael Pollan)
The Omnivore's Dilemma
79
Michael Pollan
Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
Phantom Tollbooth
80
Norton Juster
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