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The Most Popular Books Published in 1961

These are popular books most frequently added to Goodreads members' shelves. Books are ordered from most shelved to least shelved.
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Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
1
Joseph Heller
James and the Giant Peach (Roald Dahl)
James and the Giant Peach
2
Roald Dahl
Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
Where the Red Fern Grows
3
Wilson Rawls
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A. Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
4
Robert A. Heinlein
The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
The Phantom Tollbooth
5
Norton Juster
Solaris (Stanisław Lem)
Solaris
6
Stanisław Lem
Mother Night (Kurt Vonnegut)
Mother Night
7
Kurt Vonnegut
Mastering the Art of French Cooking (Julia Child)
Mastering the Art of French Cooking
8
Julia Child
Revolutionary Road (Richard Yates)
Revolutionary Road
9
Richard Yates
Go, Dog, Go! (P.D. Eastman)
Go, Dog, Go!
10
P.D. Eastman
A Grief Observed (C.S. Lewis)
A Grief Observed
11
C.S. Lewis
Black Like Me (John Howard Griffin)
Black Like Me
12
John Howard Griffin
*Memories, Dreams, Reflections (C.J. Jung/SWITZERLAND)
*Memories, Dreams, Reflections
13
C.J. Jung/SWITZERLAND
The Sneetches and Other Stories (Dr. Seuss)
The Sneetches and Other Stories
14
Dr. Seuss
The Winter of Our Discontent (John Steinbeck)
The Winter of Our Discontent
15
John Steinbeck
On Becoming a Person (Carl R. Rogers)
On Becoming a Person
16
Carl R. Rogers
The Wretched of the Earth (Frantz Fanon)
The Wretched of the Earth
17
Frantz Fanon
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
18
Muriel Spark
The Moviegoer (Walker Percy)
The Moviegoer
19
Walker Percy
The Snows of Kilimanjaro (Ernest Hemingway)
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
20
Ernest Hemingway
The Complete Tales and Poems of Winnie-The-Pooh (Milne, A.A.)
The Complete Tales and Poems of Winnie-The-Pooh
21
Milne, A.A.
The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Jane Jacobs)
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
22
Jane Jacobs
A House for Mr. Biswas (V.S. Naipaul)
A House for Mr. Biswas
23
V.S. Naipaul
The Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Tozer
The Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Tozer
24
Ten Apples Up on Top (Lesieg, Theo)
Ten Apples Up on Top
25
Lesieg, Theo
A Fish Out of Water (Helen Palmer)
A Fish Out of Water
26
Helen Palmer
Madness and Civilization (Michel Foucault)
Madness and Civilization
27
Michel Foucault
Call for the Dead (John Le Carré)
Call for the Dead
28
John Le Carré
Day (Elie Wiesel)
Day
29
Elie Wiesel
Mila 18 (Leon Uris)
Mila 18
30
Leon Uris
Asterix the Gaul (René Goscinny, Albert Uderzo)
Asterix the Gaul
31
René Goscinny, Albert Uderzo
The Game of Kings (Dorothy Dunnett)
The Game of Kings
32
Dorothy Dunnett
The Bronze Bow (Elizabeth George Speare)
The Bronze Bow
33
Elizabeth George Speare
Harrison Bergeron
Harrison Bergeron
34
The Undiscovered Self (Carl Gustav Jung)
The Undiscovered Self
35
Carl Gustav Jung
The Age of Selfishness: Ayn Rand, Morality, and the Financial Crisis (Darryl Cunningham)
The Age of Selfishness: Ayn Rand, Morality, and the Financial Crisis
36
Darryl Cunningham
The Pale Horse (Agatha Christie)
The Pale Horse
37
Agatha Christie
No One Writes to the Colonel and Other Stories (Gabriel García Márquez)
No One Writes to the Colonel and Other Stories
38
Gabriel García Márquez
West Side Story (Irving Shulman)
West Side Story
39
Irving Shulman
Thunderball (Ian Fleming)
Thunderball
40
Ian Fleming
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