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50 Books for Each Year (1974-2023)

A list of 50 books, one book for each year since 1974. The list consists of books in the bestseller lists of each year.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends (Shel Silverstein)
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Shel Silverstein
2
Salems Lot (Stephen King)
Salems Lot
Stephen King
3
The Selfish Gene (Richard Dawkins)
The Selfish Gene
Richard Dawkins
4
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
Stephen King
5
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
Stephen King
6
The Dead Zone (Stephen King)
The Dead Zone
Stephen King
7
Firestarter (Stephen King)
Firestarter
Stephen King
8
A Light in the Attic (Shel Silverstein)
A Light in the Attic
Shel Silverstein
9
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
10
Pet Sematary (Stephen King)
Pet Sematary
Stephen King
11
Influence (Robert Cialdini)
Influence
Robert Cialdini
12
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
13
It (Stephen King)
It
Stephen King
14
Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murakami)
Norwegian Wood
Haruki Murakami
15
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen Covey)
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Stephen Covey
16
A Time to Kill (John Grisham)
A Time to Kill
John Grisham
17
Postmortem (Patricia Cornwell)
Postmortem
Patricia Cornwell
18
Sophie's World (Jostein Gaarder)
Sophie's World
Jostein Gaarder
19
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
Donna Tartt
20
The Virgin Suicides (Jeffrey Eugenides)
The Virgin Suicides
Jeffrey Eugenides
21
One for the Money (Janet Evanovich)
One for the Money
Janet Evanovich
22
A Child Called It (Dave Pelzer)
A Child Called It
Dave Pelzer
23
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Into the Wild
Jon Krakauer
24
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
J.K. Rowling
25
The 48 Laws of Power (Robert Greene)
The 48 Laws of Power
Robert Greene
26
Girl With a Pearl Earring (Tracy Chevalier)
Girl With a Pearl Earring
Tracy Chevalier
27
The Tipping Point (Malcom Gladwell)
The Tipping Point
Malcom Gladwell
28
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
Ian McEwan
29
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
Alice Sebold
30
The Kite Runner (Khalid Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
Khalid Hosseini
31
Something Borrowed (Emily Giffin)
Something Borrowed
Emily Giffin
32
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson
33
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
Markus Zusak
34
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Khaled Hosseini
35
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
36
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
Kathryn Stockett
37
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
Emma Donoghue
38
Sapiens (Yuval Noah Harari)
Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari
39
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn
40
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt
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