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Goodreads Users Picked It Up Because of the Title - The First 400 Books - Page 5

This list has something for everyone, though the voting pattern has favoured contemporary works. And don't imagine these are purely frivolous books with wacky titles; many are serious fiction and non-fiction works.
Large numbers of suspect entries have been excluded. I will continue this list if there is sufficient interest (or maybe regardless, just to demonstrate the creativity of authors in dreaming up their titles.)
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avg. score: 49 of 400 (12%)
required scores: 1, 24, 39, 51, 71 
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Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Robert B. Cialdini)
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
161
Robert B. Cialdini
The Sisters Brothers (Patrick Dewitt)
The Sisters Brothers
162
Patrick Dewitt
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (Anne Tyler)
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
163
Anne Tyler
The Interpretation of Murder (Jed Rubenfeld)
The Interpretation of Murder
164
Jed Rubenfeld
Misery (Stephen King)
Misery
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Stephen King
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) (Mindy Kaling)
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
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Mindy Kaling
The Misanthrope (Molière)
The Misanthrope
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Molière
The Magician's Elephant (Kate DiCamillo)
The Magician's Elephant
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Kate DiCamillo
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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Douglas Adams
Hillbilly Elegy (J.D. Vance)
Hillbilly Elegy
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J.D. Vance
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
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Larry McMurtry
Naked in Death (J.D. Robb)
Naked in Death
172
J.D. Robb
The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II (Denise Kiernan)
The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II
173
Denise Kiernan
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
174
Arthur Miller
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Looking for Alaska
175
John Green
Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (Sherman Alexie)
Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
176
Sherman Alexie
A Doll's House (Henrik Ibsen)
A Doll's House
177
Henrik Ibsen
The Bad Beginning (Lemony Snicket)
The Bad Beginning
178
Lemony Snicket
Before I Go to Sleep (S.J. Watson)
Before I Go to Sleep
179
S.J. Watson
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
180
Charles Dickens
Under the Tuscan Sun (Frances Mayes)
Under the Tuscan Sun
181
Frances Mayes
Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of W (Mitchell Zuckoff)
Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of W
182
Mitchell Zuckoff
Sometimes a Great Notion (Ken Kesey)
Sometimes a Great Notion
183
Ken Kesey
21 Lessons for the 21st Century (Yuval Noah Harari)
21 Lessons for the 21st Century
184
Yuval Noah Harari
Bossypants (Tina Fey)
Bossypants
185
Tina Fey
What Happened (Hillary Clinton)
What Happened
186
Hillary Clinton
The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell (Aldous Huxley)
The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell
187
Aldous Huxley
Tell No One (Harlan Coben)
Tell No One
188
Harlan Coben
Stumbling on Happiness (Daniel Gilbert)
Stumbling on Happiness
189
Daniel Gilbert
The Millionaire Next Door (Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko)
The Millionaire Next Door
190
Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
191
Malcolm X
The Bachman Books (Stephen King)
The Bachman Books
192
Stephen King
Night Film (Marisha Pessl)
Night Film
193
Marisha Pessl
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
194
S.E. Hinton
The Maze Runner (James Dashner)
The Maze Runner
195
James Dashner
Holidays on Ice (David Sedaris)
Holidays on Ice
196
David Sedaris
What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures (Malcolm Gladwell)
What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures
197
Malcolm Gladwell
Veronika Decides to Die (Paulo Coelho)
Veronika Decides to Die
198
Paulo Coelho
The Scarlet Pimpernel (Emma Orczy)
The Scarlet Pimpernel
199
Emma Orczy
Killers of the Flower Moon (David Grann)
Killers of the Flower Moon
200
David Grann
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