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A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe White Mountains by John ChristopherHave Space Suit—Will Travel by Robert A. HeinleinCitizen of the Galaxy by Robert A. HeinleinVariable Star by Robert A. Heinlein
Teenagers . . . IN SPACE!
470 books — 728 voters
Calvin and Hobbes by Bill WattersonGood Omens by Terry PratchettThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeThe Monster at the End of this Book by Jon StoneCarry On, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse
The Funniest Books Ever Written (Any Genre)
472 books — 88 voters

Another Fine Myth by Robert Lynn AsprinA Treasury of Irish Myth, Legend and Folklore by Lady GregoryThe Meritocracy Trap by Daniel MarkovitsBeautifully Unique Sparkleponies by Chris Kluwe
M .yt .H. ty. M
113 books — 4 voters
The Lost Women of Rock Music by Helen ReddingtonThe Lost Princess of Oz by L. Frank BaumBandwidth Recovery by Cia Verschelden
All Is Lost
389 books — 11 voters

Blackadder by Richard CurtisThe Black Cauldron by Lloyd AlexanderHomes and Other Black Holes by Dave BarryDeath by Black Hole by Neil deGrasse TysonBlack Smoke by Adrian Miller
Flat Jets
123 books — 5 voters
The Tell-Tale Brain by V.S. RamachandranThe Good Soldier by Ford Madox FordThe Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey ChaucerJim Henson's Tale of Sand by Jim HensonRoom for a Little One by Martin Waddell
Old Tuitive "Tales" Tacitly Told
244 books — 6 voters

Archy and Mehitabel by Don MarquisCalvin and Hobbes by Bill WattersonVinegar and Char by Sandra BeasleyBeezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary
This And That
80 books — 11 voters
Life on Mars by Tracy K. SmithWeirdos from Another Planet! by Bill WattersonCows of Our Planet by Gary LarsonHow Much for Just the Planet? by John M. FordThe Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
Planets in the Title
699 books — 66 voters

Dear Professor Dyson by Dwight E. NeuenschwanderCruel Tricks for Dear Friends by Penn JilletteDear Committee Members by Julie SchumacherBuck, Buck, Moose by Hank ShawDear White People by Justin Simien
"Dear" Constantly Moving Coffin Magicians...
137 books — 10 voters
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans? by David RutledgeDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickCan We Talk About Race? by Beverly Daniel TatumHow Risky Is It, Really? by David RopeikCan't You Sleep, Little Bear?' by Barbara Waddell Martin and ...
Good Question?
202 books — 15 voters

Sonny's Blues by James BaldwinYesterday I Had the Blues by Jeron Ashford FrameBaby Blues by Rick KirkmanBiloxi Blues by Neil SimonBlues for Mister Charlie by James Baldwin
The Blues
508 books — 37 voters
The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls WilderNever Cry Wolf by Farley MowatThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Shining by Stephen King
Winter, snow & cold
47 books — 8 voters

After Every War by Eavan Boland1 Dead in Attic by Chris RoseI'm a Stranger Here Myself by Bill BrysonThe Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke MooreVB6 by Mark Bittman
Before and After in the Title
834 books — 53 voters
Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary MantelThe Body by Robin WaterfieldTalent is Overrated by Geoff ColvinThe Body by Bill BrysonThe Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin
Under The Skin The "Body" Is An Overheated Factory
263 books — 11 voters

Vinegar and Char by Sandra BeasleyThe Playboy of the Western World by J.M. SyngeThe Lee Bros. Simple Fresh Southern by Matt LeeThe Potlikker Papers by John T. EdgeWest Side Story by Irving Shulman
Cardinal Directions in Titles
816 books — 48 voters
Chuck Klosterman IV by Chuck KlostermanTeaching Machines by Audrey WattersHybrid Teaching by Chris FriendHow People Learn by John D. BransfordA People's Future of the United States by Victor LaValle
Perple
346 books — 9 voters

The Bob's Burgers Burger Book by Loren BouchardMuppet Picnic Cookbook by HallmarkMy Prairie Cookbook by Melissa Gilbert
Fiction Inspired Cookbooks
150 books — 25 voters
The Food of a Younger Land by Mark KurlanskyPortraits of Violence by Brad EvansGeneration on a Tightrope by Arthur LevineIf Only You Knew How Much I Smell You by Valerie ShaffMaterial World by Peter Menzel
"Portraits"
314 books — 20 voters

Callahan's Legacy by Spider RobinsonThe Longest Season by Cal Ripken Jr.The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls WilderLong Day’s Journey into Night by Eugene O'NeillThe Long Tail by Chris Anderson
"Long" Sad Dogs
390 books — 16 voters
We Make the Road by Walking by Myles HortonThe Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le GuinLove is Walking Hand In Hand by Charles M. SchulzA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonWhat Matters Most is How Well You Walk Through the Fire by Charles Bukowski
'Walk' And 'Welk'
279 books — 12 voters

Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain by Zaretta Lynn HammondLove Among the Chickens by P.G. WodehouseNever Cry Wolf by Farley MowatThird Culture Kids by David C. PollockNOT A BOOK by NOT A BOOK
"Among"ers
217 books — 9 voters
Out on the Wire by Jessica AbelLipstick Traces by Greil MarcusCookWise by Shirley O. CorriherCallahan's Secret by Spider RobinsonThe Secret World Of The Irish Male by Joseph O'Connor
In Case Of Secrets
412 books — 13 voters

The Book of Three by Lloyd AlexanderThe Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book by Bill WattersonDave Barry's Book of Bad Songs by Dave BarryThe Calvin and Hobbes Lazy Sunday Book by Bill WattersonPublish This Book by Stephen Markley
Pardon Me Miss, You're Dropping Your Book
277 books — 8 voters
The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes by Bill WattersonAs You Wish by Cary ElwesPublish This Book by Stephen MarkleyImpollutable Pogo by Walt KellyA Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
List'able'
273 books — 6 voters

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. SeussPogo and Albert by Walt KellyCod by Mark KurlanskyBig Fish by Daniel WallaceRumble Fish by S.E. Hinton
Go 'Fish'
491 books — 32 voters
The Year of Drinking Adventurously by Jeff CiolettiThe Tao of Martha by Jen LancasterMy Freshman Year by Rebekah NathanOur Cancer Year by Harvey PekarA Year in Provence by Peter Mayle
Year-Long Projects
148 books — 36 voters

Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan PatonLove Is a Mix Tape by Rob SheffieldTaran Wanderer by Lloyd AlexanderArchy and Mehitabel by Don MarquisThe Tenants of Time by Thomas Flanagan
Haiku Challenge
278 books — 13 voters
Vinegar and Char by Sandra BeasleyThe New Science of Learning by Terry DoyleSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyHow Risky Is It, Really? by David RopeikNew English Kitchen by Rose Prince
The "Way" The Gravy Stains
812 books — 21 voters

Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia ChildThe Art of Gathering by Priya ParkerThe Art of Possibility by Rosamund Stone ZanderThe Art of Changing the Brain by James E. ZullThe Art of Wallace & Gromit by Andy Lane
The Art of.........
445 books — 31 voters
How to Read a Film by James MonacoLanguage at the Speed of Sight by Mark SeidenbergThe Dream of a Common Language by Adrienne RichThe Language of the Night by Ursula K. Le GuinNatural Language Processing with Python by Steven Bird
"Language"
315 books — 18 voters