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The Most Popular Books Published in 1948

These are popular books published in 1948 most frequently added to Goodreads members' shelves. Books are ordered from most shelved to least shelved.
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I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
Dodie Smith
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No Longer Human (Osamu Dazai)
No Longer Human
Osamu Dazai
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The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer
The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer
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Cry, the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)
Cry, the Beloved Country
Alan Paton
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The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery
Shirley Jackson
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Blueberries for Sal (Robert McCloskey)
Blueberries for Sal
Robert McCloskey
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The Naked and the Dead (Norman Mailer)
The Naked and the Dead
Norman Mailer
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My Father's Dragon (Ruth Gannett)
My Father's Dragon
Ruth Gannett
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Snow Country (Yasunari Kawabata)
Snow Country
Yasunari Kawabata
10
The Heart of the Matter (Graham Greene)
The Heart of the Matter
Graham Greene
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Cheaper by the Dozen (Frank B. Gilbreth Jr., Ernestine Gilbreth Carey)
Cheaper by the Dozen
Frank B. Gilbreth Jr., Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
12
Kon-Tiki (Thor Heyerdahl)
Kon-Tiki
Thor Heyerdahl
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The Seven Storey Mountain (Thomas Merton)
The Seven Storey Mountain
Thomas Merton
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The Makioka Sisters (Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Trans.  Edward Seidensticker)
The Makioka Sisters
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Trans. Edward Seidensticker
15
King of the Wind (Marguerite Henry)
King of the Wind
Marguerite Henry
16
Three Little Pigs (Milt Banta & Al Dempster)
Three Little Pigs
Milt Banta & Al Dempster
17
Taken at the Flood (Agatha Christie)
Taken at the Flood
Agatha Christie
18
Other Voices, Other Rooms (Truman Capote)
Other Voices, Other Rooms
Truman Capote
19
Zen in the Art of Archery (Eugen Herrigel)
Zen in the Art of Archery
Eugen Herrigel
20
Pippi Longstocking in the South Seas (Astrid Lindgren)
Pippi Longstocking in the South Seas
Astrid Lindgren
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A Perfect Day for Bananafish (J.D. Salinger)
A Perfect Day for Bananafish
J.D. Salinger
22
Here Is New York (E.B. White)
Here Is New York
E.B. White
23
The City and the Pillar (Gore Vidal)
The City and the Pillar
Gore Vidal
24
The Loved One (Evelyn Waugh)
The Loved One
Evelyn Waugh
25
The Gathering Storm (Winston S. Churchill)
The Gathering Storm
Winston S. Churchill
26
Walden Two (B.F. Skinner)
Walden Two
B.F. Skinner
27
Second Form at Malory Towers (Enid Blyton)
Second Form at Malory Towers
Enid Blyton
28
Prisoners of the Sun (Hergé)
Prisoners of the Sun
Hergé
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Third Year at Malory Towers (Enid Blyton)
Third Year at Malory Towers
Enid Blyton
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The Adventures of Tintin: The Seven Crystal Balls (Herge)
The Adventures of Tintin: The Seven Crystal Balls
Herge
31
Five Go off to Camp (Enid Blyton)
Five Go off to Camp
Enid Blyton
32
T.S. Eliot Selected Poems (T.S. Eliot)
T.S. Eliot Selected Poems
T.S. Eliot
33
Finn Family Moomintroll (Tove Jansson)
Finn Family Moomintroll
Tove Jansson
34
The Secret of the Mansion (Julie Campbell)
The Secret of the Mansion
Julie Campbell
35
The Island Stallion (Walter Farley)
The Island Stallion
Walter Farley
36
The Ghost of Blackwood Hall (Carolyn Keene)
The Ghost of Blackwood Hall
Carolyn Keene
37
The White Goddess (Robert Graves)
The White Goddess
Robert Graves
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Space Cadet (Robert A. Heinlein)
Space Cadet
Robert A. Heinlein
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Ape and Essence (Aldous Huxley)
Ape and Essence
Aldous Huxley
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Peony: A Novel of China (Pearl S. Buck)
Peony: A Novel of China
Pearl S. Buck
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