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Koen Book Distributors' Top 100 Books of the Past Century - Page 3

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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The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
81
Sylvia Plath
The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
The Fountainhead
82
Ayn Rand
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
83
Mario Puzo
Howards End (E. M. Forster)
Howards End
84
E. M. Forster
Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
Naked Lunch
85
William S. Burroughs
The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
The Thorn Birds
86
Colleen McCullough
Silent Spring (Rachel Carson)
Silent Spring
87
Rachel Carson
The Alienist (Caleb Carr)
The Alienist
88
Caleb Carr
Talk Before Sleep (Elizabeth Berg)
Talk Before Sleep
89
Elizabeth Berg
The Shell Seekers (Rosamunde Pilcher)
The Shell Seekers
90
Rosamunde Pilcher
Rubyfruit Jungle (Rita Mae Brown)
Rubyfruit Jungle
91
Rita Mae Brown
Rabbit, Run (John Updike)
Rabbit, Run
92
John Updike
The Prince of Tides (Pat Conroy)
The Prince of Tides
93
Pat Conroy
Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
94
A.S. Byatt
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kasey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
95
Ken Kasey
Main Street (Sinclair Lewis)
Main Street
96
Sinclair Lewis
I, Claudius (Robert Graves)
I, Claudius
97
Robert Graves
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (Louis De Bernieres)
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
98
Louis De Bernieres
Hawaii (James. A. Michener)
Hawaii
99
James. A. Michener
The Education of Little Tree (Forrest Carter)
The Education of Little Tree
100
Forrest Carter
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