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The Most Popular Books Published in 1961

These are popular books most frequently added to Goodreads members' shelves. Books are ordered from most shelved to least shelved.
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Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
Joseph Heller
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James and the Giant Peach (Roald Dahl)
James and the Giant Peach
Roald Dahl
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Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
Where the Red Fern Grows
Wilson Rawls
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Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A. Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
Robert A. Heinlein
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The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster
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Solaris (Stanisław Lem)
Solaris
Stanisław Lem
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Mother Night (Kurt Vonnegut)
Mother Night
Kurt Vonnegut
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking (Julia Child)
Mastering the Art of French Cooking
Julia Child
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Revolutionary Road (Richard Yates)
Revolutionary Road
Richard Yates
10
Go, Dog, Go! (P.D. Eastman)
Go, Dog, Go!
P.D. Eastman
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A Grief Observed (C.S. Lewis)
A Grief Observed
C.S. Lewis
12
Black Like Me (John Howard Griffin)
Black Like Me
John Howard Griffin
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*Memories, Dreams, Reflections (C.J. Jung/SWITZERLAND)
*Memories, Dreams, Reflections
C.J. Jung/SWITZERLAND
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The Sneetches and Other Stories (Dr. Seuss)
The Sneetches and Other Stories
Dr. Seuss
15
The Winter of Our Discontent (John Steinbeck)
The Winter of Our Discontent
John Steinbeck
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On Becoming a Person (Carl R. Rogers)
On Becoming a Person
Carl R. Rogers
17
The Wretched of the Earth (Frantz Fanon)
The Wretched of the Earth
Frantz Fanon
18
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Muriel Spark
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The Moviegoer (Walker Percy)
The Moviegoer
Walker Percy
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The Snows of Kilimanjaro (Ernest Hemingway)
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Ernest Hemingway
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The Complete Tales and Poems of Winnie-The-Pooh (Milne, A.A.)
The Complete Tales and Poems of Winnie-The-Pooh
Milne, A.A.
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Jane Jacobs)
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
Jane Jacobs
23
A House for Mr. Biswas (V.S. Naipaul)
A House for Mr. Biswas
V.S. Naipaul
24
The Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Tozer
The Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Tozer
25
Ten Apples Up on Top (Lesieg, Theo)
Ten Apples Up on Top
Lesieg, Theo
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A Fish Out of Water (Helen Palmer)
A Fish Out of Water
Helen Palmer
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Madness and Civilization (Michel Foucault)
Madness and Civilization
Michel Foucault
28
Call for the Dead (John Le Carré)
Call for the Dead
John Le Carré
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Day (Elie Wiesel)
Day
Elie Wiesel
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Mila 18 (Leon Uris)
Mila 18
Leon Uris
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Asterix the Gaul (René Goscinny, Albert Uderzo)
Asterix the Gaul
René Goscinny, Albert Uderzo
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The Game of Kings (Dorothy Dunnett)
The Game of Kings
Dorothy Dunnett
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The Bronze Bow (Elizabeth George Speare)
The Bronze Bow
Elizabeth George Speare
34
Harrison Bergeron
Harrison Bergeron
35
The Undiscovered Self (Carl Gustav Jung)
The Undiscovered Self
Carl Gustav Jung
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The Age of Selfishness: Ayn Rand, Morality, and the Financial Crisis (Darryl Cunningham)
The Age of Selfishness: Ayn Rand, Morality, and the Financial Crisis
Darryl Cunningham
37
The Pale Horse (Agatha Christie)
The Pale Horse
Agatha Christie
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No One Writes to the Colonel and Other Stories (Gabriel García Márquez)
No One Writes to the Colonel and Other Stories
Gabriel García Márquez
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West Side Story (Irving Shulman)
West Side Story
Irving Shulman
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Thunderball (Ian Fleming)
Thunderball
Ian Fleming
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