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The Most Popular Books Published in 1959

These are popular books published in 1959 most frequently added to Goodreads members' shelves. Books are ordered from most shelved to least shelved.
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Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
Daniel Keyes
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The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
Shirley Jackson
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A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
John Knowles
4
Starship Troopers (Robert A. Heinlein)
Starship Troopers
Robert A. Heinlein
5
The Sirens of Titan (Kurt Vonnegut Jr)
The Sirens of Titan
Kurt Vonnegut Jr
6
The Magic of Thinking Big (David J. Schwartz)
The Magic of Thinking Big
David J. Schwartz
7
Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
Naked Lunch
William S. Burroughs
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Endurance (Alfred Lansing)
Endurance
Alfred Lansing
9
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Miller)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
Miller
10
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine Hansberry
11
My Side of the Mountain (Jean Craighead George)
My Side of the Mountain
Jean Craighead George
12
Hawaii (James. A. Michener)
Hawaii
James. A. Michener
13
Psycho (Robert Bloch)
Psycho
Robert Bloch
14
The Tin Drum (Günter Grass, Trans. Breon Mitchell)
The Tin Drum
Günter Grass, Trans. Breon Mitchell
15
Alas, Babylon, Pat Frank (1959)
Alas, Babylon, Pat Frank (1959)
16
All but My Life (Gerda Weissman Klein)
All but My Life
Gerda Weissman Klein
17
Cat Among the Pigeons (Agatha Christie)
Cat Among the Pigeons
Agatha Christie
18
100 Love Sonnets (Pablo Neruda)
100 Love Sonnets
Pablo Neruda
19
The Longest Day (Cornelius Ryan)
The Longest Day
Cornelius Ryan
20
The Manchurian Candidate (Richard Condon)
The Manchurian Candidate
Richard Condon
21
Goldfinger (Ian Fleming)
Goldfinger
Ian Fleming
22
Goodbye, Columbus (Philip Roth)
Goodbye, Columbus
Philip Roth
23
The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious (C.G. Jung)
The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious
C.G. Jung
24
Henderson the Rain King (Saul Bellow)
Henderson the Rain King
Saul Bellow
25
The Gormenghast Trilogy
The Gormenghast Trilogy
26
Cider With Rosie (Laurie Lee)
Cider With Rosie
Laurie Lee
27
Tintin in Tibet (Georges Remi Herge)
Tintin in Tibet
Georges Remi Herge
28
What the Buddha Taught (Walpola Rahula)
What the Buddha Taught
Walpola Rahula
29
The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life (Erving Goffman)
The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
Erving Goffman
30
To Sir, With Love (E.R. Braithwaite)
To Sir, With Love
E.R. Braithwaite
31
Time Out of Joint (Philip K. Dick)
Time Out of Joint
Philip K. Dick
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Advise and Consent
Advise and Consent
33
A Medicine for Melancholy (Ray Bradbury)
A Medicine for Melancholy
Ray Bradbury
34
Arabian Sands (Wilfred Thesiger)
Arabian Sands
Wilfred Thesiger
35
Kiss Kiss (Roald Dahl)
Kiss Kiss
Roald Dahl
36
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (Mordecai Richler)
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
Mordecai Richler
37
The American Dream & the Zoo Story (Edward Albee)
The American Dream & the Zoo Story
Edward Albee
38
Primitive Mythology (The Masks of God #1) (Joseph Campbell)
Primitive Mythology (The Masks of God #1)
Joseph Campbell
39
Selected Poems of Langston Hughes (Langston Hughes)
Selected Poems of Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes
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Autobiography of Mark Twain (Mark Twain)
Autobiography of Mark Twain
Mark Twain
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