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The Canon Part 7: 1939-1979 - Page 4

All notable books published between the years 1939-1979. Long series will just have the first book in the series. Short stories/poems will be in collected editions if I can find it. Is as complete a list as I've been able to make. In as chronological order as possible.
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Doctor Faustus (Thomas Mann)
Doctor Faustus
121
Thomas Mann
Tales of the South Pacific (James A. Michener)
Tales of the South Pacific
122
James A. Michener
This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen (Tadeusz Borowski)
This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen
123
Tadeusz Borowski
The Wayward Bus (John Steinbeck)
The Wayward Bus
124
John Steinbeck
Prison Notebooks
Prison Notebooks
125
Corduroy (Don Freeman)
Corduroy
126
Don Freeman
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
127
Dodie Smith
The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer
The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer
128
Cry, the Beloved Country (South Africa)
Cry, the Beloved Country (South Africa)
129
The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery
130
Shirley Jackson
The Naked and the Dead (Norman Mailer)
The Naked and the Dead
131
Norman Mailer
The Heart of the Matter (Graham Greene)
The Heart of the Matter
132
Graham Greene
Cheaper by the Dozen (Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.)
Cheaper by the Dozen
133
Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.
My Father's Dragon (Ruth Gannett)
My Father's Dragon
134
Ruth Gannett
King of the Wind (Marguerite Henry)
King of the Wind
135
Marguerite Henry
Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific in a Raft (Thor Heyerdahl)
Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific in a Raft
136
Thor Heyerdahl
The City and the Pillar (Virginia)
The City and the Pillar (Virginia)
137
Trixie Belden (Series) (Kathryn Kenny)
Trixie Belden (Series)
138
Kathryn Kenny
THE SECOND WORLD WAR by Winston Churchill
THE SECOND WORLD WAR by Winston Churchill
139
Rosa Parks: My Story (Rosa Parks)
Rosa Parks: My Story
140
Rosa Parks
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
141
George Orwell
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
142
Ray Bradbury
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
143
Arthur Miller
The Second Sex, Simone De Beauvoir
The Second Sex, Simone De Beauvoir
144
The Hero With a Thousand Faces (Joseph Campbell)
The Hero With a Thousand Faces
145
Joseph Campbell
Earth Abides (George R Stewart)
Earth Abides
146
George R Stewart
The Sheltering Sky (Paul Bowles)
The Sheltering Sky
147
Paul Bowles
The William Carlos Williams Reader (William Carlos Williams)
The William Carlos Williams Reader
148
William Carlos Williams
Confessions of a Mask (Yukio Mishima)
Confessions of a Mask
149
Yukio Mishima
The Door in the Wall (Marguerite De Angeli)
The Door in the Wall
150
Marguerite De Angeli
The Story of the Von Trapp Family Singers (Maria Von Trapp)
The Story of the Von Trapp Family Singers
151
Maria Von Trapp
Diaries of Franz Kafka (Czech Republic)
Diaries of Franz Kafka (Czech Republic)
152
The Chronicles of Narnia: Full Series (C.S. Lewis)
The Chronicles of Narnia: Full Series
153
C.S. Lewis
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
154
Isaac Asimov
The Story of Art
The Story of Art
155
A Town Like Alice (Nevil Shute)
A Town Like Alice
156
Nevil Shute
The Grand Sophy (Georgette Heyer)
The Grand Sophy
157
Georgette Heyer
Henry Huggins (Beverly Cleary)
Henry Huggins
158
Beverly Cleary
Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
Strangers on a Train
159
Patricia Highsmith
The Grass Is Singing (Doris Lessing)
The Grass Is Singing
160
Doris Lessing
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