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Amazon’s 100 best list

Updated 9:47 AM EDT, Thu July 21, 2016
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'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Harper Lee
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'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Harper Lee
HarperPerennial
'1984' by George Orwell
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'1984' by George Orwell
Penguin
'A Brief History of Time' by Stephen Hawking
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'A Brief History of Time' by Stephen Hawking
Bantam Books
'A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius' by Dave Eggers
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'A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius' by Dave Eggers
Wheeler
'A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier' by Ishmael Beah
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'A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier' by Ishmael Beah
Farrer, Straus and Giroux
'A Series of Unfortunate Events #1' by Lemony Snicket
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'A Series of Unfortunate Events #1' by Lemony Snicket
HarperTrophy
'A Wrinkle in Time' by Madeleine L'Engle
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'A Wrinkle in Time' by Madeleine L'Engle
Farrer, Straus and Giroux
'Alice Munro: Selected Stories' by Alice Munro
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'Alice Munro: Selected Stories' by Alice Munro
Penguin
'Alice in Wonderland' by Lewis Carroll
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'Alice in Wonderland' by Lewis Carroll
A.C. McGlurg and Co.
'All the President's Men' by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein
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'All the President's Men' by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein
Quartet
'Angela's Ashes: A Memoir' by Frank McCourt
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'Angela's Ashes: A Memoir' by Frank McCourt
Simon and Shuster
'Are You There, God? It's me, Margaret' by Judy Blume
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'Are You There, God? It's me, Margaret' by Judy Blume
Antheneum
'Bel Canto' by Ann Patchett
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'Bel Canto' by Ann Patchett
HarperCollins
'Beloved' by Toni Morrison
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'Beloved' by Toni Morrison
Knopf
'Born To Run - A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen' by Christopher McDougall
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'Born To Run - A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen' by Christopher McDougall
Knopf
'Catch-22' by Joseph Heller
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'Catch-22' by Joseph Heller
Simon and Shuster
'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' by Roald Dahl
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'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' by Roald Dahl
Harper
'Charlotte's Web' by E.B. White
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'Charlotte's Web' by E.B. White
HarperCollins
'Cutting For Stone' by Abraham Verghese
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'Cutting For Stone' by Abraham Verghese
Knopf
'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' by Jeff Kinney
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'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' by Jeff Kinney
Amulet Books
'Dune' by Frank Herbert
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'Dune' by Frank Herbert
Putnam Adult
'Fahrenheit 451' by Ray Bradbury
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'Fahrenheit 451' by Ray Bradbury
Ballantine Books
'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream' by Hunter S. Thompson
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'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream' by Hunter S. Thompson
Grand Central Publishing
'Goodnight Moon' by Margaret Wise Brown
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'Goodnight Moon' by Margaret Wise Brown
HarperCollins
'Great Expectations' by Charles Dickens
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'Great Expectations' by Charles Dickens
Penguin
'Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies' by Jared M. Diamond
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'Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies' by Jared M. Diamond
Norton
'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone' by J.K. Rowling
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'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone' by J.K. Rowling
Scholastic
'In Cold Blood' by Truman Capote
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'In Cold Blood' by Truman Capote
Penguin
'Interpreter of Maladies' by Jhumpa Lahiri
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'Interpreter of Maladies' by Jhumpa Lahiri
Houghton Mifflin
'Invisible Man' by Ralph Ellison
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'Invisible Man' by Ralph Ellison
Vintage International
'Jimmy Corrigan: Smartest Kid on Earth' by Chris Ware
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'Jimmy Corrigan: Smartest Kid on Earth' by Chris Ware
Pantheon Books
'Kitchen Confidential' by Anthony Bourdain
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'Kitchen Confidential' by Anthony Bourdain
Ecco Press
'Life After Life' by Kate Atkinson
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'Life After Life' by Kate Atkinson
Little, Brown and Co.
'Little House on the Prairie' by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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'Little House on the Prairie' by Laura Ingalls Wilder
HarperTrophy
'Lolita' by Vladimir Nabokov
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'Lolita' by Vladimir Nabokov
Omega
'Love in the Time of Cholera' by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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'Love in the Time of Cholera' by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Vintage
'Love Medicine' by Louise Erdrich
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'Love Medicine' by Louise Erdrich
HarperFlamingo
'Man's Search for Meaning' by Viktor Frankl
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'Man's Search for Meaning' by Viktor Frankl
Pocket Books
'Me Talk Pretty One Day' by David Sedaris
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'Me Talk Pretty One Day' by David Sedaris
Little, Brown and Co.
'Middlesex' by Jeffrey Eugenides
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'Middlesex' by Jeffrey Eugenides
Picador
'Midnight's Children' by Salman Rushdie
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'Midnight's Children' by Salman Rushdie
Knopf
'Moneyball' by Michael Lewis
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'Moneyball' by Michael Lewis
WW Norton
'Of Human Bondage' by W. Somerset Maugham
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'Of Human Bondage' by W. Somerset Maugham
Batham
'On the Road' by Jack Kerouac
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'On the Road' by Jack Kerouac
Penguin
'Out of Africa' by Isak Dinesen
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'Out of Africa' by Isak Dinesen
Penguin
'Persepolis' by Marjane Satrapi
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'Persepolis' by Marjane Satrapi
Pantheon
'Portnoy's Complaint' by Philip Roth
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'Portnoy's Complaint' by Philip Roth
Random House
'Silent Spring' by Rachel Carson
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'Silent Spring' by Rachel Carson
Houghton Mifflin
'Slaughterhouse-Five' by Kurt Vonnegut
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'Slaughterhouse-Five' by Kurt Vonnegut
Dell Publishing Co.
'Team of Rivals' by Doris Kearns Goodwin
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'Team of Rivals' by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Simon and Shuster
'The Age of Innocence' by Edith Wharton
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'The Age of Innocence' by Edith Wharton
Penguin
'The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay' by Michael Chabon
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'The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay' by Michael Chabon
Random House
'The Autobiography of Malcolm X' by Malcolm X and Alex Haley
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'The Autobiography of Malcolm X' by Malcolm X and Alex Haley
Ballantine Books
'The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao' by Junot Diaz
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'The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao' by Junot Diaz
Riverhead Hardcover
'The Book Thief' by Markus Zusak
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'The Book Thief' by Markus Zusak
Knopf
'The Catcher in the Rye' by J.D. Salinger
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'The Catcher in the Rye' by J.D. Salinger
Little, Brown and Co.
'The Color of Water' by James McBride
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'The Color of Water' by James McBride
Riverhead Books
'The Corrections' by Jonathan Franzen
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'The Corrections' by Jonathan Franzen
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
'The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America' by Erik Larson
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'The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America' by Erik Larson
Crown
'The Diary of Anne Frank' by Anne Frank
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'The Diary of Anne Frank' by Anne Frank
Longman Imprint Books
'The Fault in Our Stars' by John Green
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'The Fault in Our Stars' by John Green
Dutton Books
'The Giver' by Lois Lowry
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'The Giver' by Lois Lowry
Houghton Mifflin
'Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead' by Brene Brown
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'Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead' by Brene Brown
Gotham
'The Golden Compass: His Dark Materials' by Philip Pullman
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'The Golden Compass: His Dark Materials' by Philip Pullman
Knopf
'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Penguin
'The Handmaid's Tale' by Margaret Atwood
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'The Handmaid's Tale' by Margaret Atwood
Anchor Press
'Pride & Prejudice' by Jane Austen
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'Pride & Prejudice' by Jane Austen
Tribeca Books
'The Hunger Games' by Suzanne Collins
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'The Hunger Games' by Suzanne Collins
Scholastic
'The House At Pooh Corner' by A. A. Milne
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'The House At Pooh Corner' by A. A. Milne
Penguin
'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks' by Rebecca Skloot
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'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks' by Rebecca Skloot
Crown Publishers
'The Liars' Club: A Memoir' by Mary Karr
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'The Liars' Club: A Memoir' by Mary Karr
Penguin
'The Lightning Thief' by Rick Riordan
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'The Lightning Thief' by Rick Riordan
Thorndike Press
'The Little Prince' by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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'The Little Prince' by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Houghton Mifflin
'The Long Goodbye' by Raymond Chandler
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'The Long Goodbye' by Raymond Chandler
Ballantine Books
'The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11' by Lawrence Wright
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'The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11' by Lawrence Wright
Tantor Media
'The Lord of the Rings' by J.R.R. Tolkien
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'The Lord of the Rings' by J.R.R. Tolkien
Houghton Mifflin
'The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat: And Other Clinical Tales' by Oliver Sacks
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'The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat: And Other Clinical Tales' by Oliver Sacks
Perennial Library
'The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals' by Michael Pollan
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'The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals' by Michael Pollan
Thorndike Press
'The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel' by Barbara Kingsolver
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'The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel' by Barbara Kingsolver
Stark Publishing
'The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York' by Robert A. Caro
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'The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York' by Robert A. Caro
Knopf
'The Right Stuff' by Tom Wolfe
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'The Right Stuff' by Tom Wolfe
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy
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'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy
Vintage International
'The Secret History' by Donna Tartt
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'The Secret History' by Donna Tartt
Ballantine Books
'The Shining' by Stephen King
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'The Shining' by Stephen King
Signet
'The Sun Also Rises' by Ernest Hemingway
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'The Sun Also Rises' by Ernest Hemingway
Scribner
'The Things They Carried' by Tim O'Brien
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'The Things They Carried' by Tim O'Brien
Penguin
'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' by Eric Carle
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'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' by Eric Carle
Philomel Books
'The Wind in the Willows' by Kenneth Grahame
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'The Wind in the Willows' by Kenneth Grahame
HarperCollins
'The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle: A Novel' by Haruki Murakami
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'The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle: A Novel' by Haruki Murakami
Vintage
'The World According to Garp' by John Irving
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'The World According to Garp' by John Irving
Black Swan
'The Year of Magical Thinking' by Joan Didion
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'The Year of Magical Thinking' by Joan Didion
Knopf
'Things Fall Apart' by Chinua Achebe
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'Things Fall Apart' by Chinua Achebe
Everyman's Library
'Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption' by Laura Hillenbrand
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'Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption' by Laura Hillenbrand
Random House
'Valley of the Dolls' by Jacqueline Susann
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'Valley of the Dolls' by Jacqueline Susann
Grove Press
'Where the Sidewalk Ends' by Shel Silverstein
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'Where the Sidewalk Ends' by Shel Silverstein
HarperCollins
'Where the Wild Things Are' by Maurice Sendak
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'Where the Wild Things Are' by Maurice Sendak
Scholastic
'The Phantom Tollbooth' by Norton Juster
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'The Phantom Tollbooth' by Norton Juster
Yearling
'The Stranger' by Albert Camus
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'The Stranger' by Albert Camus
Vintage
'Breath, Eyes, Memory' by Edwidge Danticat
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'Breath, Eyes, Memory' by Edwidge Danticat
Vintage
'Gone Girl' by Gillian Flynn
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'Gone Girl' by Gillian Flynn
Crown

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