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Koen Book Distributors' Top 100 Books of the Past Century - Page 2

To quote thegreatestbooks.org: "this list represents a different viewpoint--that of the booksellers themselves. Compiled from the responses of over 150 Koen Book Distributors customers, the following titles represent the very best in modern literature".
A well-rounded list of books - mostly novels with a few important non-fiction works. The books are listed in descending rank order.
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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (James Joyce)
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
41
James Joyce
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
42
Jack London
Snow Falling on Cedars (David Guterson)
Snow Falling on Cedars
43
David Guterson
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
44
Richard Adams
The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane)
The Red Badge of Courage
45
Stephen Crane
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
46
John Steinbeck
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
47
Isabel Allende
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
48
Frank Herbert
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
49
Anthony Burgess
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
50
John Irving
The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother (James McBride)
The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother
51
James McBride
The Bean Trees (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Bean Trees
52
Barbara Kingsolver
Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
Wide Sargasso Sea
53
Jean Rhys
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
54
Charlotte Bronte
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
55
Ernest Hemingway
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
56
Richard Wright
Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
Farewell to Arms
57
Ernest Hemingway
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
58
Edith Wharton
Kane and Abel (Jeffrey Archer)
Kane and Abel
59
Jeffrey Archer
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
60
Betty Smith
A Room With a View (E. M. Forster)
A Room With a View
61
E. M. Forster
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
62
Arthur C. Clarke
White Noise (Don Delillo)
White Noise
63
Don Delillo
A Thousand Acres (Jane Smiley)
A Thousand Acres
64
Jane Smiley
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
65
Amy Tan
Tender Is the Night (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
Tender Is the Night
66
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
67
Louisa May Alcott
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
68
Ernest Hemingway
Ellen Foster (Kaye Gibbons)
Ellen Foster
69
Kaye Gibbons
Cold Sassy Tree (Olive Burns)
Cold Sassy Tree
70
Olive Burns
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
71
Kazuo Ishiguro
War and Remembrance (Herman Wouk)
War and Remembrance
72
Herman Wouk
Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)
Where the Wild Things Are
73
Maurice Sendak
Centennial (James A. Michener)
Centennial
74
James A. Michener
Call It Sleep (Henry Roth)
Call It Sleep
75
Henry Roth
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
76
Hunter S. Thompson
The Road From Coorain (Jill Ker Conway)
The Road From Coorain
77
Jill Ker Conway
Sula (Toni Morrison)
Sula
78
Toni Morrison
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
79
Stephen King
Time and Again (Jack Finney)
Time and Again
80
Jack Finney
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