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Anne Patchett's 75 Best Books of the Past 75 Years in Parade Magazine

Parade asked award-winning author Ann Patchett, to help us celebrate our 75th anniversary by picking the best 75 books of the past 75 years. Here are her picks—chosen with the help of the staff at her bookstore, Parnassus Books in Nashville. Read more about Patchett's choices at Parade.com/patchett.
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Betty Smith
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Brideshead Revisited
Brideshead Revisited
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The Hero With a Thousand Faces
The Hero With a Thousand Faces
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All the King's Men
All the King's Men
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The End of the Affair
The End of the Affair
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Foundation
Foundation
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Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
E.B. White
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Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
Ralph Ellison
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The Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea
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Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
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The Long Goodbye
The Long Goodbye
12
A Good Man Is Hard to Find (Flannery O'Connor)
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
Flannery O'Connor
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Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
Vladimir Nabokov
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Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
James Baldwin
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The Civil War by Shelby Foote
The Civil War by Shelby Foote
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The Once and Future King
The Once and Future King
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Nine Stories (J.D. Salinger)
Nine Stories
J.D. Salinger
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Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
Elie Wiesel
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Rabbit Angstrom Series
Rabbit Angstrom Series
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking
Mastering the Art of French Cooking
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
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The Moviegoer
The Moviegoer
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The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ken Kesey
25
Silent Spring
Silent Spring
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn
27
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'engle
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The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman
The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman
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Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)
Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
Truman Capote
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The Double Helix
The Double Helix
33
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
35
Burr
Burr
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Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon
37
Suttree
Suttree
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
39
Collected Stories of Eudora Welty
Collected Stories of Eudora Welty
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Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
Marilynne Robinson
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