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Esquire magazine compiled a list of the most popular books through 1930 to 2016. Have you read the book that was most popular in the year you were born?
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Love Story (Erich Segal (1970))
Love Story
41
Erich Segal (1970)
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
42
William Peter Blatty
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (Richard Bach)
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
43
Richard Bach
Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
Breakfast of Champions
44
Kurt Vonnegut
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
Jaws
45
Peter Benchley
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime
46
E.L. Doctorow
Sleeping Murder (Agatha Christie)
Sleeping Murder
47
Agatha Christie
The Thorn Birds, by Colleen McCullough
The Thorn Birds, by Colleen McCullough
48
Fools Die
Fools Die
49
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
50
William Styron
The Bourne Identity (Robert Ludlum (1980))
The Bourne Identity
51
Robert Ludlum (1980)
Cujo (Stephen King)
Cujo
52
Stephen King
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and His Adventure on Earth
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and His Adventure on Earth
53
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
54
Alice Walker
The Sicilian (Mario Puzo)
The Sicilian
55
Mario Puzo
Secrets (Danielle Steel)
Secrets
56
Danielle Steel
The Prince of Tides (Pat Conroy)
The Prince of Tides
57
Pat Conroy
Patriot Games (Tom Clancy)
Patriot Games
58
Tom Clancy
The Queen of the Damned (Anne Rice)
The Queen of the Damned
59
Anne Rice
The Satanic Verses (Salman Rushdie)
The Satanic Verses
60
Salman Rushdie
The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love (Oscar Hijuelos (1990))
The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love
61
Oscar Hijuelos (1990)
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried
62
Tim O'Brien
Waiting to Exhale (Terry McMillan)
Waiting to Exhale
63
Terry McMillan
The Bridges of Madison County (Robert James Waller)
The Bridges of Madison County
64
Robert James Waller
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (John Berendt)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
65
John Berendt
High Fidelity (Nick Hornby)
High Fidelity
66
Nick Hornby
The Deep End of the Ocean (Jacquelyn Mitchard)
The Deep End of the Ocean
67
Jacquelyn Mitchard
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
68
Charles Frazier
Paradise (Toni Morrison)
Paradise
69
Toni Morrison
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
70
J.K. Rowling
The Rescue (Nicholas Sparks (2000))
The Rescue
71
Nicholas Sparks (2000)
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
72
Jonathan Franzen
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
73
Alice Sebold
The Davinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Davinci Code
74
Dan Brown
The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Mitch Albom)
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
75
Mitch Albom
The Mermaid Chair (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Mermaid Chair
76
Sue Monk Kidd
Marley & Me
Marley & Me
77
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K.Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
78
J.K.Rowling
Twilight (Stephenie Meyer)
Twilight
79
Stephenie Meyer
My Sister's Keeper (Jodi Picoult)
My Sister's Keeper
80
Jodi Picoult
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