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Great Books, Authors Not COMPLETELY Well Known - Page 3

Some authors become hugely popular with one book, but other great talents stay on the midlist despite many good books. Heavy readers will recognize some of these authors, but few will have read most of them.
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The Scold's Bridle
The Scold's Bridle
81
Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission (Hampton Sides)
Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission
82
Hampton Sides
Right as Rain (George Pelecanos)
Right as Rain
83
George Pelecanos
Jim the Boy (Tony Earley)
Jim the Boy
84
Tony Earley
The Tender Bar (J.R. Moehringer)
The Tender Bar
85
J.R. Moehringer
The Worst Hard Time (Timothy Egan)
The Worst Hard Time
86
Timothy Egan
Motherless Brooklyn (Jonathan Lethem)
Motherless Brooklyn
87
Jonathan Lethem
Last Call (Tim Powers)
Last Call
88
Tim Powers
Changing Places (David Lodge)
Changing Places
89
David Lodge
Fire Logic (Laurie J. Marks)
Fire Logic
90
Laurie J. Marks
The Giant's House (Elizabeth McCracken)
The Giant's House
91
Elizabeth McCracken
Old School (Tobias Wolff)
Old School
92
Tobias Wolff
Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the World (David Maraniss)
Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the World
93
David Maraniss
The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint (Brady Udall)
The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint
94
Brady Udall
Ahab's Wife (Sena Jeter Naslund)
Ahab's Wife
95
Sena Jeter Naslund
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Jeanette Winterson)
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
96
Jeanette Winterson
Kushiel's Dart (Jacqueline Carey)
Kushiel's Dart
97
Jacqueline Carey
The Dress Lodger
The Dress Lodger
98
Magic for Beginners (Kelly Link)
Magic for Beginners
99
Kelly Link
Becoming Dr. Seuss (Brian Jay Jones)
Becoming Dr. Seuss
100
Brian Jay Jones
The Last Days of Night (Graham Moore)
The Last Days of Night
101
Graham Moore
My Best Friend's Exorcism (Grady Hendrix)
My Best Friend's Exorcism
102
Grady Hendrix
The Life We Bury (Allen Eskens)
The Life We Bury
103
Allen Eskens
Stories of Your Life and Others (Ted Chiang)
Stories of Your Life and Others
104
Ted Chiang
Across the Nightingale Floor (Lian Hearn)
Across the Nightingale Floor
105
Lian Hearn
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