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501		Mistress Suffragette by Diana Forbes (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 4,570 ratings score: 11,210, and 125 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
502		A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce 3.64 avg rating — 162,309 ratings score: 11,181, and 166 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
503		Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser 3.75 avg rating — 206,373 ratings score: 11,164, and 161 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
504		Heretical Fishing (Heretical Fishing, #1) by Haylock Jobson 4.26 avg rating — 7,769 ratings score: 11,153, and 118 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
505		Tears of Tess (Monsters in the Dark, #1) by Pepper Winters (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 42,687 ratings score: 11,123, and 117 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
506		I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 322,952 ratings score: 11,117, and 152 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
507		Killing Sarai (In the Company of Killers, #1) by J.A. Redmerski 4.08 avg rating — 32,713 ratings score: 11,102, and 117 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
508		The Lies of Vampires and Slayers (Magic on Main Street, #1) by K.M. Shea (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 8,593 ratings score: 11,098, and 118 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
509		Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and Selections from The House of the Dead by Fyodor Dostoevsky 4.19 avg rating — 78,218 ratings score: 11,064, and 145 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
510		The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell 4.26 avg rating — 53,361 ratings score: 11,009, and 156 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
511		Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird: Bloom's Guides by Harold Bloom (Editor) 4.44 avg rating — 7,969 ratings score: 10,980, and 163 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
512	$Souls Unfractured (Hades Ha...$	Souls Unfractured (Hades Hangmen, #3) by Tillie Cole (Goodreads Author) 4.41 avg rating — 28,108 ratings score: 10,928, and 115 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
513		Corrupt (Devil's Night, #1) by Penelope Douglas (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 407,535 ratings score: 10,790, and 114 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
514		Truth (Consequences, #2) by Aleatha Romig (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 32,556 ratings score: 10,774, and 114 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
515		Paper Towns by John Green (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 1,474,991 ratings score: 10,760, and 133 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
516		Keep It in the Family by John Marrs (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 219,122 ratings score: 10,750, and 114 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
517		Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 239,383 ratings score: 10,720, and 135 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
518		A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2) by George R.R. Martin 4.42 avg rating — 1,008,468 ratings score: 10,704, and 152 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
518		Ishmael (Ishmael, #1) by Daniel Quinn 4.01 avg rating — 103,278 ratings score: 10,704, and 127 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
520		The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 747,302 ratings score: 10,676, and 153 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
521		The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts by Gary Chapman 4.28 avg rating — 472,854 ratings score: 10,675, and 149 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
522		Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 384,421 ratings score: 10,656, and 146 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
523		The Magician’s Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6) by C.S. Lewis 4.05 avg rating — 594,220 ratings score: 10,649, and 177 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
524		The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 562,966 ratings score: 10,608, and 144 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
525		Bridget Jones’s Diary (Bridget Jones, #1) by Helen Fielding (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 1,017,071 ratings score: 10,596, and 166 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
526		Trainspotting (Mark Renton, #2) by Irvine Welsh 4.11 avg rating — 176,224 ratings score: 10,557, and 134 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
527		The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 190,489 ratings score: 10,538, and 136 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
528		The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain 3.87 avg rating — 124,614 ratings score: 10,523, and 182 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
529		White Oleander by Janet Fitch (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 364,717 ratings score: 10,494, and 149 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
530		Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck 4.08 avg rating — 104,592 ratings score: 10,365, and 133 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
531		Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell 4.19 avg rating — 853,752 ratings score: 10,315, and 136 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
532		The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 192,556 ratings score: 10,286, and 108 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
533		The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin 3.85 avg rating — 90,774 ratings score: 10,155, and 153 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
534		It Ain't Me, Babe (Hades Hangmen, #1) by Tillie Cole (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 55,788 ratings score: 10,144, and 107 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
535		Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein 4.01 avg rating — 243,623 ratings score: 10,096, and 133 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
536		A Winter Grave by Peter May (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 9,296 ratings score: 10,017, and 106 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
537		The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare 4.03 avg rating — 158,881 ratings score: 9,994, and 156 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
538		The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon 4.19 avg rating — 211,051 ratings score: 9,961, and 131 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
539		Deeper Than the Dead (Vera Boyett, #1) by Debra Webb (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 21,505 ratings score: 9,920, and 105 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
540		Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, #1) by Eoin Colfer 3.86 avg rating — 560,033 ratings score: 9,893, and 137 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
541		The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare 3.78 avg rating — 200,574 ratings score: 9,882, and 172 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
542		The Three Witches and the Master by Max Nowaz (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 18,015 ratings score: 9,865, and 105 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
543		A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf 4.22 avg rating — 252,079 ratings score: 9,858, and 146 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
544		The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories by Charlotte Perkins Gilman 4.07 avg rating — 345,829 ratings score: 9,814, and 148 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
545		The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset (The Hunger Games, #1-3) by Suzanne Collins 4.50 avg rating — 232,822 ratings score: 9,785, and 134 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
546		Twenty Years Later by Charlie Donlea (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 169,000 ratings score: 9,759, and 103 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
547		The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 610,410 ratings score: 9,753, and 145 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
548		The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy 4.26 avg rating — 214,891 ratings score: 9,672, and 143 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
549		Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari 4.34 avg rating — 1,225,251 ratings score: 9,653, and 113 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
550		Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt 3.92 avg rating — 291,831 ratings score: 9,634, and 144 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
551		The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle 4.15 avg rating — 437,729 ratings score: 9,618, and 127 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
552		Lady Chatterley’s Lover by D.H. Lawrence 3.50 avg rating — 136,086 ratings score: 9,580, and 158 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
553		The Witches by Roald Dahl 4.18 avg rating — 423,438 ratings score: 9,511, and 141 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
554		Ivanhoe by Walter Scott 3.76 avg rating — 98,438 ratings score: 9,480, and 150 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
555		The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1) by Robert Jordan 4.19 avg rating — 582,626 ratings score: 9,470, and 122 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
556		Sybil: The Classic True Story of a Woman Possessed by Sixteen Personalities by Flora Rheta Schreiber 3.99 avg rating — 90,608 ratings score: 9,390, and 145 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
557		Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel 3.95 avg rating — 390,206 ratings score: 9,389, and 142 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
558		The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2) by Thomas Harris 4.26 avg rating — 582,174 ratings score: 9,367, and 148 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
559		To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf 3.81 avg rating — 210,426 ratings score: 9,358, and 135 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
560		We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 208,997 ratings score: 9,347, and 122 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
561		God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything by Christopher Hitchens 3.96 avg rating — 111,701 ratings score: 9,346, and 120 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
562		Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali 4.20 avg rating — 92,267 ratings score: 9,335, and 115 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
563		The BFG by Roald Dahl 4.23 avg rating — 520,394 ratings score: 9,313, and 144 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
564		صالة أورفانيللي by أشرف العشماوي (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 3,925 ratings score: 9,298, and 93 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
565		Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier 3.89 avg rating — 248,895 ratings score: 9,296, and 151 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
566		Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 516,445 ratings score: 9,282, and 98 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
567		Amelia Bedelia (Amelia Bedelia, #1) by Peggy Parish 4.19 avg rating — 92,041 ratings score: 9,281, and 153 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
568		The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell 4.01 avg rating — 848,417 ratings score: 9,197, and 135 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
569		My Side of the Mountain (Mountain, #1) by Jean Craighead George 4.10 avg rating — 84,015 ratings score: 9,145, and 135 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
569		On the Beach by Nevil Shute 3.98 avg rating — 48,818 ratings score: 9,145, and 134 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
571		The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka 4.20 avg rating — 95,857 ratings score: 9,133, and 132 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
572		The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2) by Michael Shaara 4.33 avg rating — 91,035 ratings score: 9,082, and 130 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
573		I'm Glad You're Dead: Preternatural Chronicles Book 1 by Hunter Blain (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 2,621 ratings score: 9,072, and 97 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
574		The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World by John Mark Comer (Goodreads Author) 4.51 avg rating — 88,458 ratings score: 9,068, and 97 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
575		To Live and Drink in L.A. by Ben Peller (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 465 ratings score: 8,990, and 90 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
576		Playing Ball: Life Lessons from My Journey to the Super Bowl and Beyond by Vernon Davis 4.28 avg rating — 10,384 ratings score: 8,943, and 95 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
577		The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3) by Arthur Conan Doyle 4.30 avg rating — 322,713 ratings score: 8,921, and 133 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
578		Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang 4.30 avg rating — 121,633 ratings score: 8,899, and 119 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
579		The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel 4.23 avg rating — 151,317 ratings score: 8,837, and 102 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
580		The Archon of Peace (Sovereign, #1) by Juddy Anderson C. Punzalan (Goodreads Author) 4.56 avg rating — 414 ratings score: 8,783, and 88 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
581		Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger 3.96 avg rating — 237,220 ratings score: 8,773, and 131 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
582		Unlock Your Deliverance: Keys to Freedom From Demonic Oppression by Kathryn Krick 4.30 avg rating — 9,895 ratings score: 8,729, and 94 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
583		The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.03 avg rating — 329,179 ratings score: 8,701, and 128 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
584		Salvager by Scott Moon (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 1,679 ratings score: 8,681, and 91 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
585		The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 332,618 ratings score: 8,657, and 92 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
586		World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2) by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 271,886 ratings score: 8,631, and 117 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
587		Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney 4.39 avg rating — 146,480 ratings score: 8,626, and 132 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
588		On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 313,327 ratings score: 8,612, and 123 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
589		A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3) by George R.R. Martin 4.55 avg rating — 836,728 ratings score: 8,570, and 124 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
590		The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks 3.75 avg rating — 106,110 ratings score: 8,569, and 106 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
591		Marked by Magic (Tracking Trouble #1) by Lindsay Buroker (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 4,908 ratings score: 8,524, and 90 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
592		Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst 4.24 avg rating — 187,351 ratings score: 8,403, and 138 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
593		Zodiac Explained: Understanding the Innate Motives Behind Our Actions by Alb Imeri (Goodreads Author) 4.60 avg rating — 162 ratings score: 8,399, and 84 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
594		On Her Watch (Bree Taggert, #8) by Melinda Leigh (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 18,676 ratings score: 8,355, and 88 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
595		The Pink Cadillac by Rebecca Harlem (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 5,834 ratings score: 8,348, and 93 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
596		2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1) by Arthur C. Clarke 4.18 avg rating — 332,820 ratings score: 8,324, and 127 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
597		Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1) by Terry Pratchett 4.34 avg rating — 231,836 ratings score: 8,317, and 92 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
598		Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 66,247 ratings score: 8,249, and 103 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
599		The Aeneid by Virgil 3.87 avg rating — 141,261 ratings score: 8,221, and 149 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
600		Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi 4.06 avg rating — 152,887 ratings score: 8,192, and 120 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 1: by Debbie (new)

Aug 10, 2008 11:51PM

i dnot think you can get a copy of uncle toms cabin any more

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message 2: by Mary Todd (new)

Aug 15, 2008 10:39AM

What a great list!

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message 3: by Wendy (new)

Sep 01, 2008 09:21PM

Of course you can get Uncle tom's Cabin... why wouldn't you be able to.? It's required reading in many school districts.

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message 4: by [deleted user] (new)

Sep 13, 2008 02:35PM

Not only can you still get it, there's a handsome new illustrated and annotated edition, published in 2007, with an introduction by Henry Louis Gates Jr.

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message 5: by Robbie (new)

Jan 24, 2009 07:24PM

I am absolutely delighted by this great list of books. A thousand thanks. I have read quite a few of these myself. Right now I'm into an Indian philosophy phase!

Try these Epic Indian philosophical books if you find the time> The BHAGAVAD GITA, The MAHABHARATA and RAMAYANA.

Keep on reading folks! It's the best way to be healthy and have a sound mind! Cheers to all!

Regards,
Robbie

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message 6: by Tony (new)

Jan 24, 2009 08:59PM

About the tenacity and the strength of the human heart. About true courage and goodness in the face of horror and evil. About the reason for living, about life and love, about enduring rock solid faith tried to the limit of endurance and yet unshaken.

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message 7: by Faera (new)

Jan 25, 2009 12:08PM

I skimmed through this list and there are some very horribly written books on it. Like Twilight and the Bible for instance.

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message 8: by Melynna (new)

Jan 25, 2009 06:47PM

Faera wrote: "I skimmed through this list and there are some very horribly written books on it. Like Twilight and the Bible for instance."

No matter your personal opinion about those books, there are good reasons why they're on this list. The fact is that both of them are very influential to people, and the Bible has been influential in shaping the way people and societies act for centuries. Even if you hate it the whole way through, it behooves you to read it at least once.

As for Twilight, I personally hate it. But it's at least something to be familiar with, since it's such a cultural phenomenon. I would agree with you, though, that Twilight is an abysmally written book. It and its sequels are some of the worst things I've ever read. I did read them, though, because I think I'm better off informed.

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message 9: by Robbie (new)

Jan 29, 2009 08:01AM

Tony wrote: "About the tenacity and the strength of the human heart. About true courage and goodness in the face of horror and evil. About the reason for living, about life and love, about enduring rock solid f..."

Thank you Tony, I couldn't have put it better myself. I have found all these in the Books I recommended. It is pocket of fresh air to say the least. The mind behind these writings is fantastic! Cheers again for the great review!

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message 10: by Maral (new)

Feb 01, 2009 05:39AM

this list is so great! i'm gonna start reading them!

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message 11: by [deleted user] (new)

Feb 08, 2009 06:02PM

Debbie wrote: "i dnot think you can get a copy of uncle toms cabin any more"

Um. Yes you can, I have one. Try going to Barnes and Noble.

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message 12: by Mary (new)

Feb 09, 2009 07:58AM

Animal Farm and Atlas Shrugged are absolutely books you must read AT THIS TIME in the USA before it is too late to change our path

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message 13: by Melynda (new)

Feb 09, 2009 10:55AM

Mary wrote: "Animal Farm and Atlas Shrugged are absolutely books you must read AT THIS TIME in the USA before it is too late to change our path"

I've been saying this about Atlas Shrugged to a lot of my friends for years and they seem to think i'm just trying to proselytise about objectivism but seriously. It's downright uncanny. You can practically use it as a play book now. It is both terrifying and uplifting to read this novel at this time in our history.

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message 14: by arianna (new)

Mar 09, 2009 08:30AM

This list is great! i hope people keep adding books to it!

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message 15: by arianna (new)

Mar 09, 2009 08:33AM

Melynna wrote: "Faera wrote: "I skimmed through this list and there are some very horribly written books on it. Like Twilight and the Bible for instance."

No matter your personal opinion about those books, there ..."

I have to agree with you on twilight and once again i would like to emphaisze the bile. I think the bible is one of the greatest worsk of fiction i have ever read, and has a lot of good moral stories in it. Killing people is bad, be nice to your neighbors, don't be a dickhead. All of these lessons are taught in the bible just like in Aseop's fables using rich enigmatic characters. It's just when you take it is Literal infallible truth no questions asked that the battle begins, you know?

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message 16: by John (new)

Mar 10, 2009 04:58AM

The Name of the Rose including Postscript to the Name of the Rose

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message 17: by arianna (new)

Mar 10, 2009 11:17AM

John wrote: "[b:The Name of the Rose including Postscript to the Name of the Rose|119073|The Name of the Rose including Postscript to the Name of the Rose|Umberto Eco|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I......"

when i click on this it comes up as an error...

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message 18: by edna (new)

Mar 15, 2009 07:59AM

the book of mormon and twilight? you've got to be kididng me, now i do like twilight but not to be put aside with to kill a mocking bird or the catcher and the rye. shouldnt even be in this list, and dont get me started on the book of mormon, uuuuuughhh

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message 19: by [deleted user] (new)

Mar 15, 2009 09:55PM

LOL! I agree with you about the book of Mormon! But altho I had to read To Kill a Mockingbird it bored me, however, I could barely put Twilight down!!! Much more entertaining IMO.

Then I had to buy the next 3 and I was never bored.

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message 20: by Poe (new)

Mar 19, 2009 07:49PM

I love that Dr Suess made it onto the list, and more than once! And the Tao of Pooh. However I'm disappointed that One Hundred Years of Solitude made it onto the list, and not Love in the Time of Cholera. Ah well, different strokes.

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message 21: by [deleted user] (new)

Mar 19, 2009 11:52PM

Poe wrote: "I love that Dr Suess made it onto the list, and more than once! And the Tao of Pooh. However I'm disappointed that One Hundred Years of Solitude made it onto the list, and not Love in the Time of C..."

Well, you can certainly add it, can't you?

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message 22: by arianna (new)

Mar 20, 2009 05:41AM

Canary Alice wrote: "Poe wrote: "I love that Dr Suess made it onto the list, and more than once! And the Tao of Pooh. However I'm disappointed that One Hundred Years of Solitude made it onto the list, and not Love in t..."

i'm adding it right now...

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message 23: by Debbie (last edited Mar 30, 2009 06:11PM) (new)

Mar 30, 2009 06:08PM

James McBride's Song Yet Sung should be added to the list.

Regarding the books already on the list...it doesn't that they are necessarily well written or fiction/non-fiction...the group is "Books Everyone Should Read at Least Once - Books that Impact Thinking." Quality is not required...however, enlightenment might be, which does not require agreement. Live a little!

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message 24: by arianna (new)

Mar 31, 2009 07:16AM

Debbie wrote: "James McBride's Song Yet Sung should be added to the list.

Regarding the books already on the list...it doesn't that they are necessarily well written or fiction/non-fiction...the group is "Book..."

AMEN!

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message 25: by arianna (new)

Mar 31, 2009 07:16AM

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message 26: by Melissa (new)

Apr 15, 2009 05:53AM

Debbie wrote: "i dnot think you can get a copy of uncle toms cabin any more"

I just got a copy a few months ago at Barnes and Nobel in thier classic books for under $10.

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message 27: by Caitlin (new)

May 05, 2009 06:52AM

Is there a way to save a list so I can return to it without searching?

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message 28: by Karen (new)

May 26, 2009 06:17PM

From Beirut to Jerusalem
Thomas Friedman can take the most complicated subject (here the Arab/Israeli conflict) and make it read like a novel. This is my favorite of his books but all are worth reading.

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message 29: by arianna (new)

May 28, 2009 06:03AM

TURQOISE* wrote: "You must remove those comercial books, like HP and Twilight"

i don't think you can, once they are on there, they're on there.

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message 30: by Tracie (new)

May 31, 2009 01:57PM

The Screwtape Letters

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message 31: by [deleted user] (new)

Jun 06, 2009 11:27AM

I have never read Twilight but I have seen the movie! Is the book better then the movie?

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message 32: by Julie (new)

Jun 11, 2009 08:20AM

The Call of the Wild

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message 33: by Julie (new)

Jun 11, 2009 08:20AM

This is my favorite book of all time. But it didn't make the list:( booo

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message 34: by Mandy (new)

Jun 18, 2009 05:04PM

Erg. Why does every one always feel the need to share how much they hate Twilight in these types of lists? All these books are so popular that there are tons of people who like and dont like them. Twilights popular. Get over it.

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message 35: by Mark (new)

Jun 24, 2009 01:17PM

Wendy wrote: "Of course you can get Uncle tom's Cabin... why wouldn't you be able to.? It's required reading in many school districts. "

in addition to uncle tom's cabin u might be interested in "To Master, A Long Goodnight" by Brion Gysin a bio ov josiah henson thee "real" uncle tom and on an unrelated matter read ANTICHRIST SUPERSTUD painless at scribd.com

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message 36: by Vanessa (new)

Jun 27, 2009 02:50PM

Debbie wrote: "i dnot think you can get a copy of uncle toms cabin any more"

Yes, you can get Uncle Tom's Cabin. My daughter had to read it last year in school. I got a copy from the library and then bought a copy as well at Barnes and Noble.

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message 37: by Kitty (new)

Jul 06, 2009 11:29AM

Debbie, its probably at your local library

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message 38: by Zeinab (new)

Aug 19, 2009 11:50AM

Awesome list! :]

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message 39: by [deleted user] (new)

Aug 21, 2009 10:33AM

Amazing list - I've realised, that I already read quite a few if them and that I have a lot of them on my to-read list.
But as many of you said before, it's weird which books also find their place in this list - Bible I understand and Mormon book also. But Twilight? Weird. I'm just waiting to find Asterix and Obelix up here...

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message 40: by Angryy0uth (new)

Aug 24, 2009 09:04AM

41: Erg. Why does every one always feel the need to share how much they hate Twilight in these types of lists? All these books are so popular that there are tons of people who like and dont like them. Twilights popular. Get over it.

it's quite simple really. as long as there are people out there who rave and rant about how great twilight is (and nominating it for best book of ______), you're going to have a backlash. get used to it.

but to be fair, i agree that it should be on this list, so people can read it and realise how bad it is.

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message 41: by Mml (new)

Aug 25, 2009 07:23PM

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message 42: by Patrick (new)

Aug 27, 2009 12:39PM

Debbie wrote: "i dnot think you can get a copy of uncle toms cabin any more"

are you serious? check out some used-book stores

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message 43: by Leslie (new)

Sep 07, 2009 05:56AM

I got a copy of Uncle Tom's Cabin, new from Books a Million

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message 44: by Laikhuram (last edited Sep 07, 2009 07:53AM) (new)

Sep 07, 2009 07:47AM

Recently I went searching for this very enlightening book by Ivan Illich, Deschooling Society, only to find that it has been out of print for ages...

BTW, my friends here, please be very careful what you read. Books changes life and society. Reading books like Twilight will send the human mind back to the days of stones and cavalry, if not amoebas.

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message 45: by Laikhuram (new)

Sep 07, 2009 07:58AM

m wrote: "Mary wrote: "Animal Farm and Atlas Shrugged are absolutely books you must read AT THIS TIME in the USA before it is too late to change our path"

I've been saying this about Atlas Shrugged to a lot..."

Same goes with Nineteen Eightyfour. This is the age of distortion, not reason. America and the world need another Thomas Paine.

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message 46: by Jan C (new)

Oct 03, 2009 07:22AM

" I skimmed through this list and there are some very horribly written books on it. Like Twilight and the Bible for instance. "

Twilight somehow always makes every list. Along with The Book of Mormon.

What I objected to about the Bible being on the list was the version used - the MORMON version. Should have been the KING JAMES.

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message 47: by Marianne (new)

Oct 04, 2009 08:52PM

I do not understand finishing a book ones finds abyssmal or continuing to read the whole series to be better informed. I read up to page 84 of Twilight and could get no further, it was so poorly written. I read for enjoyment, enlightment, new knowledge, self-growth or just plain escape. Twilight offered me none of those, I returned it to my very good friend who enjoyed it immensely. To each his own.

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message 48: by Mary_z (new)

Oct 07, 2009 07:17PM