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The Ultimate List of Iconic Books

This is the ultimate list of 1001 iconic books: novels, nonfiction, poetry, philosophy, plays, graphic novels, children's books, epics and sagas, new and old. I don't endorse the views of all these writers but I added them because I think they are ICONIC. They are influential, impacted culture and society, and have stood the test of time or are instant classics.
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The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (Jonas Jonasson)
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (Jonas Jonasson)
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11/22/63 (Stephen King)
11/22/63 (Stephen King)
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The 1619 Project (Nikole Hannah-Jones)
The 1619 Project (Nikole Hannah-Jones)
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1776 (David McCullough)
1776 (David McCullough)
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984 (George Orwell)
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1Q84 (Haruki Murakami)
1Q84 (Haruki Murakami)
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2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
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2666 (Roberto Bolano)
2666 (Roberto Bolano)
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The 48 Laws of Power (Robert Greene)
The 48 Laws of Power (Robert Greene)
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen Covey)
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen Covey)
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Absalom, Absalom! (William Faulkner)
Absalom, Absalom! (William Faulkner)
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Adventures in the Screen Trade (William Goldman)
Adventures in the Screen Trade (William Goldman)
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
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The Adventures of Pinocchio (Carlo Collodi)
The Adventures of Pinocchio (Carlo Collodi)
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
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The Aenied (Virgil)
The Aenied (Virgil)
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Against All Enemies (Richard Clarke)
Against All Enemies (Richard Clarke)
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The Age of Miracles (Karen Thompson Walker)
The Age of Miracles (Karen Thompson Walker)
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The Age of Reason (Thomas Paine)
The Age of Reason (Thomas Paine)
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Agent Zigzag (Ben Macintyre)
Agent Zigzag (Ben Macintyre)
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Akira (Katsuhiro Otomo)
Akira (Katsuhiro Otomo)
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The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
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The Aleph and Other Stories (Jorge Luis Borges)
The Aleph and Other Stories (Jorge Luis Borges)
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (Judith Viorst)
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (Judith Viorst)
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Alexander Hamilton (Ron Chernow)
Alexander Hamilton (Ron Chernow)
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
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The Alienist (Caleb Carr)
The Alienist (Caleb Carr)
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All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
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All the President's Men (Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward)
All the President's Men (Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward)
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All the Pretty Horses (Cormac McCarthy)
All the Pretty Horses (Cormac McCarthy)
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All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
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Along Came a Spider (James Patterson)
Along Came a Spider (James Patterson)
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
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American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House (Jon Meacham)
American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House (Jon Meacham)
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American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
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American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Kai Bird)
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Kai Bird)
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American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
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American Sniper (Chris Kyle With Scott McEwen and Jim Defelice)
American Sniper (Chris Kyle With Scott McEwen and Jim Defelice)
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Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
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The Amityville Horror (Jay Anson)
The Amityville Horror (Jay Anson)
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