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The Most Popular Books Published in 1948

These are popular books published in 1948 most frequently added to Goodreads members' shelves. Books are ordered from most shelved to least shelved.
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I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
1
Dodie Smith
No Longer Human (Osamu Dazai)
No Longer Human
2
Osamu Dazai
The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer
The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer
3
Cry, the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)
Cry, the Beloved Country
4
Alan Paton
The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery
5
Shirley Jackson
Blueberries for Sal (Robert McCloskey)
Blueberries for Sal
6
Robert McCloskey
The Naked and the Dead (Norman Mailer)
The Naked and the Dead
7
Norman Mailer
My Father's Dragon (Ruth Gannett)
My Father's Dragon
8
Ruth Gannett
Snow Country (Yasunari Kawabata)
Snow Country
9
Yasunari Kawabata
The Heart of the Matter (Graham Greene)
The Heart of the Matter
10
Graham Greene
Cheaper by the Dozen (Frank B. Gilbreth Jr., Ernestine Gilbreth Carey)
Cheaper by the Dozen
11
Frank B. Gilbreth Jr., Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Kon-Tiki (Thor Heyerdahl)
Kon-Tiki
12
Thor Heyerdahl
The Seven Storey Mountain (Thomas Merton)
The Seven Storey Mountain
13
Thomas Merton
The Makioka Sisters (Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Trans.  Edward Seidensticker)
The Makioka Sisters
14
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Trans. Edward Seidensticker
King of the Wind (Marguerite Henry)
King of the Wind
15
Marguerite Henry
Three Little Pigs (Milt Banta & Al Dempster)
Three Little Pigs
16
Milt Banta & Al Dempster
Taken at the Flood (Agatha Christie)
Taken at the Flood
17
Agatha Christie
Other Voices, Other Rooms (Truman Capote)
Other Voices, Other Rooms
18
Truman Capote
Zen in the Art of Archery (Eugen Herrigel)
Zen in the Art of Archery
19
Eugen Herrigel
Pippi Longstocking in the South Seas (Astrid Lindgren)
Pippi Longstocking in the South Seas
20
Astrid Lindgren
A Perfect Day for Bananafish (J.D. Salinger)
A Perfect Day for Bananafish
21
J.D. Salinger
Here Is New York (E.B. White)
Here Is New York
22
E.B. White
The City and the Pillar (Gore Vidal)
The City and the Pillar
23
Gore Vidal
The Loved One (Evelyn Waugh)
The Loved One
24
Evelyn Waugh
The Gathering Storm (Winston S. Churchill)
The Gathering Storm
25
Winston S. Churchill
Walden Two (B.F. Skinner)
Walden Two
26
B.F. Skinner
Second Form at Malory Towers (Enid Blyton)
Second Form at Malory Towers
27
Enid Blyton
Prisoners of the Sun (Hergé)
Prisoners of the Sun
28
Hergé
Third Year at Malory Towers (Enid Blyton)
Third Year at Malory Towers
29
Enid Blyton
The Adventures of Tintin: The Seven Crystal Balls (Herge)
The Adventures of Tintin: The Seven Crystal Balls
30
Herge
Five Go off to Camp (Enid Blyton)
Five Go off to Camp
31
Enid Blyton
T.S. Eliot Selected Poems (T.S. Eliot)
T.S. Eliot Selected Poems
32
T.S. Eliot
Finn Family Moomintroll (Tove Jansson)
Finn Family Moomintroll
33
Tove Jansson
The Secret of the Mansion (Julie Campbell)
The Secret of the Mansion
34
Julie Campbell
The Island Stallion (Walter Farley)
The Island Stallion
35
Walter Farley
The Ghost of Blackwood Hall (Carolyn Keene)
The Ghost of Blackwood Hall
36
Carolyn Keene
The White Goddess (Robert Graves)
The White Goddess
37
Robert Graves
Space Cadet (Robert A. Heinlein)
Space Cadet
38
Robert A. Heinlein
Ape and Essence (Aldous Huxley)
Ape and Essence
39
Aldous Huxley
Peony: A Novel of China (Pearl S. Buck)
Peony: A Novel of China
40
Pearl S. Buck
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