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Amazon's 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime

The list spans 200 years of literature, along with a wide range of genres and intended audiences; authors include David Sedaris, Salman Rushdie, J.D. Salinger, Michael Pollan and Shel Silverstein.
Sara Nelson, editorial director of print and Kindle books at Amazon.com, said the list was created through taxing months of deliberation among her team, though no mathematical algorithms were used.
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
George Orwell
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A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time
Stephen Hawking
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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Dave Eggers)
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Dave Eggers
4
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (Ishmael Beah)
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
Ishmael Beah
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The Bad Beginning (Lemony Snicket)
The Bad Beginning
Lemony Snicket
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A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'engle
7
Alice Munro: Selected Stories (Alice Munro)
Alice Munro: Selected Stories
Alice Munro
8
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
9
All the President's Men (Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward)
All the President's Men
Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward
10
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
Frank McCourt
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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Judy Blume
12
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
Bel Canto
Ann Patchett
13
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
14
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race The
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race The
15
Breath, Eyes, Memory (Edwidge Danticat)
Breath, Eyes, Memory
Edwidge Danticat
16
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
Joseph Heller
17
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Roald Dahl
18
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
E.B. White
19
Cutting for Stone (Abraham Verghese)
Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese
20
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We
21
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Jeff Kinney)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney
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Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
Frank Herbert
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Farenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Farenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
24
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Hunter S. Thompson
25
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn
26
Goodnight Moon (Margaret Wise Brown)
Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown
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Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
28
Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Jared Diamond)
Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Jared Diamond
29
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
J.K. Rowling
30
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
Truman Capote
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Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Interpreter of Maladies
Jhumpa Lahiri
32
Invisible Man
Invisible Man
33
The Smartest Kid on Earth (Jimmy Corrigan)
The Smartest Kid on Earth
Jimmy Corrigan
34
Kitchen Confidential (Anthony Bourdain)
Kitchen Confidential
Anthony Bourdain
35
Life After Life (Kate Atkinson)
Life After Life
Kate Atkinson
36
Little House on the Prairie (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House on the Prairie
Laura Ingalls Wilder
37
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
Vladimir Nabokov
38
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel García Márquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
Gabriel García Márquez
39
Love Medicine (Louise Erdrich)
Love Medicine
Louise Erdrich
40
Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor Frankl)
Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor Frankl
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