1949


1984
Death of a Salesman
The Sheltering Sky
Confessions of a Mask
Earth Abides
The Lottery and Other Stories
The Hero With a Thousand Faces
Love in a Cold Climate (Radlett & Montdore, #2)
The Skin
The Little Sister (Philip Marlowe, #5)
The Third Man
Farmer Giles of Ham
The Man with the Golden Arm
The Kingdom of This World
Nothing More Than Murder
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankGod Passes by by Shoghi EffendiThe Life of Johnny Reb by Bell Irvin WileyThe Devil in Massachusetts by Marion L. StarkeyMythology by Edith Hamilton
History Published in Decade: 1940s
24 books — 5 voters
Practically Seventeen by Rosamond du JardinDreams of Glory by Janet LambertFriday's Child by Janet LambertStar Spangled Summer by Janet LambertBeany Malone by Lenora Mattingly Weber
Teen Romance of the 1940s
16 books — 5 voters

1984 by George OrwellDeath of a Salesman by Arthur MillerThe Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley JacksonCrooked House by Agatha ChristieLove in a Cold Climate by Nancy Mitford
Best Books 1949
102 books — 43 voters

Pippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenThe Little White Horse by Elizabeth GoudgeThe Twenty-One Balloons by William Pène du BoisThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryMrs. Piggle-Wiggle by Betty MacDonald
Children's Fantasy of the 1940s
38 books — 25 voters

Rick was proud of his sister. In situations where most girls would be a burden, she could more than hold her own. She could hike all day without complaint, and she was like a water sprite when it came to swimming. At tennis, although Rick had a much stronger drive, she gave him plenty of competition. And at badminton or ping-pong, where strength didn't count, she could run him ragged. She was a swell trail companion and her sense of adventure was as strong as his own. ...more
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If one is forever cautious, can one remain a human being?
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