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The Most Popular Books Published in 1947

These are the most frequently added books to Goodreads members' shelves that were published in 1947. Books are ordered from most shelved to least shelved.
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The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank
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Goodnight Moon (Margaret Wise Brown)
Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown
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A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams)
A Streetcar Named Desire
Tennessee Williams
4
The Plague (Albert Camus)
The Plague
Albert Camus
5
Concerning the Spiritual in Art (Wassily Kandinsky)
Concerning the Spiritual in Art
Wassily Kandinsky
6
Survival in Auschwitz (Primo Levi)
Survival in Auschwitz
Primo Levi
7
Mrs. Piggle Wiggle (Betty MacDonald)
Mrs. Piggle Wiggle
Betty MacDonald
8
No Exit (Jean-Paul Sartre)
No Exit
Jean-Paul Sartre
9
Misty of Chincoteague (Marguerite Henry)
Misty of Chincoteague
Marguerite Henry
10
Under the Volcano (Malcolm Lowry)
Under the Volcano
Malcolm Lowry
11
Stone Soup (Marcia Brown)
Stone Soup
Marcia Brown
12
Miracles (C. S. Lewis)
Miracles
C. S. Lewis
13
All My Sons (Arthur Miller)
All My Sons
Arthur Miller
14
The Twenty One Balloons (William Du Bois)
The Twenty One Balloons
William Du Bois
15
Doctor Faustus (Thomas Mann)
Doctor Faustus
Thomas Mann
16
The Setting Sun (Osamu Dazai)
The Setting Sun
Osamu Dazai
17
The Labours of Hercules (Agatha Christie)
The Labours of Hercules
Agatha Christie
18
The Ethics of Ambiguity (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Ethics of Ambiguity
Simone De Beauvoir
19
Mrs. Mike (Benedict Freedman)
Mrs. Mike
Benedict Freedman
20
Every Man Dies Alone (Hans Fallada)
Every Man Dies Alone
Hans Fallada
21
Tales of the South Pacific (James A. Michener)
Tales of the South Pacific
James A. Michener
22
The Saggy Baggy Elephant (Kathryn Jackson)
The Saggy Baggy Elephant
Kathryn Jackson
23
Prison Notebooks (Antonio Gramsci)
Prison Notebooks
Antonio Gramsci
24
The Wayward Bus (John Steinbeck)
The Wayward Bus
John Steinbeck
25
Five Chimneys (Olga Lengyel)
Five Chimneys
Olga Lengyel
26
Curious George Takes a Job (H.A.Rey)
Curious George Takes a Job
H.A.Rey
27
Exercises in Style (Raymond Queneau)
Exercises in Style
Raymond Queneau
28
It Looked Like Spilt Milk (Charles G. Shaw)
It Looked Like Spilt Milk
Charles G. Shaw
29
Psychology of Intelligence Analysis (Richards J. Heuer, Jr.)
Psychology of Intelligence Analysis
Richards J. Heuer, Jr.
30
The Big Sky (A. B. Guthrie)
The Big Sky
A. B. Guthrie
31
Son of the Black Stallion (Farley, Walter)
Son of the Black Stallion
Farley, Walter
32
In a Lonely Place (Dorothy B. Hughes)
In a Lonely Place
Dorothy B. Hughes
33
Midaq Alley (Naguib Mahfouz)
Midaq Alley
Naguib Mahfouz
34
Rocket Ship Galileo (Heinlein)
Rocket Ship Galileo
Heinlein
35
Joy in the Morning (P.G. Wodehouse)
Joy in the Morning
P.G. Wodehouse
36
The Clue in the Old Album (Carolyn Keene)
The Clue in the Old Album
Carolyn Keene
37
One Two Three…Infinity (George Gamow)
One Two Three…Infinity
George Gamow
38
Gravity and Grace (Simone Weil)
Gravity and Grace
Simone Weil
39
McElligot's Pool (Dr. Seuss)
McElligot's Pool
Dr. Seuss
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Bend Sinister (Vladimir Nabokov)
Bend Sinister
Vladimir Nabokov
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