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The Most Popular Books Published in 1949

These are popular books published in 1949 most frequently added to Goodreads members' shelves. Books are ordered from most shelved to least shelved.
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
1
George Orwell
The Intelligent Investor (Benjamin Graham)
The Intelligent Investor
2
Benjamin Graham
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
3
Arthur Miller
The Second Sex (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Second Sex
4
Simone De Beauvoir
The Hero With a Thousand Faces (Joseph Campbell)
The Hero With a Thousand Faces
5
Joseph Campbell
The Lottery and Other Stories (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery and Other Stories
6
Shirley Jackson
Crooked House (Agatha Christie)
Crooked House
7
Agatha Christie
The Aleph and Other Stories (Jorge Luis Borges)
The Aleph and Other Stories
8
Jorge Luis Borges
Earth Abides, George R. Stewart (1949)
Earth Abides, George R. Stewart (1949)
9
A Sand County Almanac (Aldo Leopold)
A Sand County Almanac
10
Aldo Leopold
The Sheltering Sky (Paul Bowles)
The Sheltering Sky
11
Paul Bowles
Confessions of a Mask (Yukio Mishima)
Confessions of a Mask
12
Yukio Mishima
The Weight of Glory (C.S. Lewis)
The Weight of Glory
13
C.S. Lewis
Arabella (Georgette Heyer)
Arabella
14
Georgette Heyer
The Door in the Wall (Marguerite De Angeli)
The Door in the Wall
15
Marguerite De Angeli
The Little Sister (Raymond Chandler)
The Little Sister
16
Raymond Chandler
The Third Man (Graham Greene)
The Third Man
17
Graham Greene
Sexus (Henry Miller)
Sexus
18
Henry Miller
Death Be Not Proud (John Gunther)
Death Be Not Proud
19
John Gunther
Word Power Made Easy (Norman Lowe)
Word Power Made Easy
20
Norman Lowe
The Secret Seven (Enid Blyton)
The Secret Seven
21
Enid Blyton
A Good Man Is Hard to Find (Flannery O'Connor)
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
22
Flannery O'Connor
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic (Betty MacDonald)
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic
23
Betty MacDonald
Shane (Jack Schaefer)
Shane
24
Jack Schaefer
Surprise Island (Gertrude Chandler Warner)
Surprise Island
25
Gertrude Chandler Warner
Five Get Into Trouble (Enid Blyton)
Five Get Into Trouble
26
Enid Blyton
Brat Farrar (Josephine Tey)
Brat Farrar
27
Josephine Tey
Smith of Wootton Major and Farmer Giles of Ham (J.R.R. Tolkien)
Smith of Wootton Major and Farmer Giles of Ham
28
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Origins and History of Consciousness (Erich Neumann)
The Origins and History of Consciousness
29
Erich Neumann
The Way West (A.B. Guthrie Jr.)
The Way West
30
A.B. Guthrie Jr.
Upper Fourth at Malory Towers (Enid Blyton)
Upper Fourth at Malory Towers
31
Enid Blyton
Love in a Cold Climate (Nancy Mitford)
Love in a Cold Climate
32
Nancy Mitford
Red Planet (Robert A. Heinlein)
Red Planet
33
Robert A. Heinlein
Jesus and the Disinherited (Howard Thurman)
Jesus and the Disinherited
34
Howard Thurman
Diaries of Franz Kafka (Czech Republic)
Diaries of Franz Kafka (Czech Republic)
35
A Short History of Decay (Cioran)
A Short History of Decay
36
Cioran
Bartholomew and the Oobleck (Dr. Seuss)
Bartholomew and the Oobleck
37
Dr. Seuss
To Hell and Back (Audie Murphy)
To Hell and Back
38
Audie Murphy
The Clue of the Leaning Chimney (Carolyn Keene)
The Clue of the Leaning Chimney
39
Carolyn Keene
The Mating Season (P. G. Wodehouse)
The Mating Season
40
P. G. Wodehouse
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