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Here are the books most frequently added to Goodreads members' shelves that were published in the year 1940.
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The Disappearing Floor (Franklin W Dixon)
The Disappearing Floor
41
Franklin W Dixon
Blue Willow (Doris Gates)
Blue Willow
42
Doris Gates
Poet in New York (Federico García Lorca)
Poet in New York
43
Federico García Lorca
Mariana (Monica Dickens)
Mariana
44
Monica Dickens
To the Finland Station (Edmund Wilson)
To the Finland Station
45
Edmund Wilson
The Ill-Made Knight (T H White)
The Ill-Made Knight
46
T H White
The Bride Wore Black (Cornell Woolrich)
The Bride Wore Black
47
Cornell Woolrich
Over My Dead Body (Rex Stout)
Over My Dead Body
48
Rex Stout
Journey Into Fear (Eric Ambler)
Journey Into Fear
49
Eric Ambler
The Singing Tree (Kate Seredy)
The Singing Tree
50
Kate Seredy
Three Early Stories (J.D. Salinger)
Three Early Stories
51
J.D. Salinger
The Candle in the Wind (T H White)
The Candle in the Wind
52
T H White
The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man (David W. Maurer)
The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man
53
David W. Maurer
The Spanish Bride (Georgette Heyer)
The Spanish Bride
54
Georgette Heyer
Manto: Selected Stories (Saadat Hasan Manto)
Manto: Selected Stories
55
Saadat Hasan Manto
Lees Lieutenants 3 Volume Abridged: A Study in Command (Douglas Southall Freeman)
Lees Lieutenants 3 Volume Abridged: A Study in Command
56
Douglas Southall Freeman
How to Trade in Stocks (Jesse Livermore)
How to Trade in Stocks
57
Jesse Livermore
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog (Dylan Thomas)
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog
58
Dylan Thomas
Paris France (Gertrude Stein)
Paris France
59
Gertrude Stein
The Compleat Enchanter (L. Sprague De Camp & Fletcher Pratt)
The Compleat Enchanter
60
L. Sprague De Camp & Fletcher Pratt
Death at the Bar
Death at the Bar
61
Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius (Jorge Luis Borges)
Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius
62
Jorge Luis Borges
The Artist's Handbook (Ray Campbell Smith)
The Artist's Handbook
63
Ray Campbell Smith
Twilight in Delhi (Ahmed Ali)
Twilight in Delhi
64
Ahmed Ali
Mary Tudor: The Spanish Tudor (H.F.M. Prescott)
Mary Tudor: The Spanish Tudor
65
H.F.M. Prescott
The Pilgrim Hawk (Glenway Wescott)
The Pilgrim Hawk
66
Glenway Wescott
Where There's a Will (Rex Stout)
Where There's a Will
67
Rex Stout
My Name Is Aram (William Saroyan)
My Name Is Aram
68
William Saroyan
World's End (Upton Sinclair)
World's End
69
Upton Sinclair
River of Earth (James Still)
River of Earth
70
James Still
Four and Twenty Blackbirds (Agatha Christie)
Four and Twenty Blackbirds
71
Agatha Christie
Asylum Piece (Anna Kavan)
Asylum Piece
72
Anna Kavan
Cue for Treason (Geoffrey Trease)
Cue for Treason
73
Geoffrey Trease
The Bird in the Tree (Elizabeth Goudge)
The Bird in the Tree
74
Elizabeth Goudge
The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey (Marcus Garvey)
The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey
75
Marcus Garvey
'The Roads Must Roll' (Robert A. Heinlein)
'The Roads Must Roll'
76
Robert A. Heinlein
Curious George and the Firefighters (Margret and H.A Rey)
Curious George and the Firefighters
77
Margret and H.A Rey
The Incompleat Enchanter (L. Sprague De Camp & Fletcher Pratt)
The Incompleat Enchanter
78
L. Sprague De Camp & Fletcher Pratt
I Married Adventure (Osa Johnson)
I Married Adventure
79
Osa Johnson
The Strangers in the House
The Strangers in the House
80
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