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The Most Popular Book Published the Year You Were Born

From Men's Health:
"From prestigious Pulitzer Prize winners to books that have been praised by Oprah herself, we scoured several best-seller lists and award archives to find the most popular book published every year since 1945. What did we find? The past six decades have brought us some truly riveting tales.
Whether you prefer to take a story slowly, or can't finish it quickly enough, you'll be sure to add some of these all-time favorites to the top of your reading wish list."
1945-2019
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Forever Amber (Kathleen Winsor)
Forever Amber
1
Kathleen Winsor
The King's General (Daphne Du Maurier)
The King's General
2
Daphne Du Maurier
The Miracle of the Bells (Russell Janney)
The Miracle of the Bells
3
Russell Janney
The Big Fisherman (Lloyd C. Douglas)
The Big Fisherman
4
Lloyd C. Douglas
The Egyptian (Mika Waltari)
The Egyptian
5
Mika Waltari
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
6
C.S. Lewis
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
7
J.D. Salinger
Charlotte's Web (E. B. White)
Charlotte's Web
8
E. B. White
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
9
Arthur Miller
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
10
William Golding
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
11
Vladimir Nabokov
The Fall (Albert Camus)
The Fall
12
Albert Camus
The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat
13
Dr. Seuss
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
14
Truman Capote
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
15
John Knowles
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
16
Harper Lee
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
17
Joseph Heller
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
18
Ken Kesey
Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)
Where the Wild Things Are
19
Maurice Sendak
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
20
Roald Dahl
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
21
Frank Herbert
Valley of the Dolls (Jacqueline Susann)
Valley of the Dolls
22
Jacqueline Susann
The Outsiders (S. E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
23
S. E. Hinton
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
24
Philip K. Dick
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
25
Kurt Vonnegut
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
26
Judy Blume
Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
Angle of Repose
27
Wallace Stegner
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (Judith Viorst)
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
28
Judith Viorst
Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
Breakfast of Champions
29
Kurt Vonnegut
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
30
Stephen King
Humboldt's Gift (Saul Bellow)
Humboldt's Gift
31
Saul Bellow
The Selfish Gene (Richard Dawkins)
The Selfish Gene
32
Richard Dawkins
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
33
Toni Morrison
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
34
Stephen King
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
35
William Styron
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
36
John Kennedy Toole
Rabbit Is Rich (John Updike)
Rabbit Is Rich
37
John Updike
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
38
Alice Walker
The Color of Magic (Terry Pratchett)
The Color of Magic
39
Terry Pratchett
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
40
Milan Kundera
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