1977 Books

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The Shining (The Shining, #1) The Shining (The Shining, #1)
by (shelved 30 times as 1977)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,695,225 ratings — published 1977
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The Silmarillion The Silmarillion (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as 1977)
avg rating 4.03 — 333,451 ratings — published 1977
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Bridge to Terabithia Bridge to Terabithia (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 12 times as 1977)
avg rating 4.06 — 587,917 ratings — published 1977
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A Scanner Darkly A Scanner Darkly (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as 1977)
avg rating 4.03 — 109,944 ratings — published 1977
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The Thorn Birds The Thorn Birds (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as 1977)
avg rating 4.25 — 364,067 ratings — published 1977
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Song of Solomon Song of Solomon (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as 1977)
avg rating 4.16 — 126,888 ratings — published 1977
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The Hour of the Star The Hour of the Star (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as 1977)
avg rating 4.11 — 53,737 ratings — published 1977
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Rage Rage (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as 1977)
avg rating 3.71 — 57,373 ratings — published 1977
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The Amityville Horror The Amityville Horror (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as 1977)
avg rating 3.83 — 137,853 ratings — published 1977
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Dispatches Dispatches (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as 1977)
avg rating 4.22 — 21,630 ratings — published 1977
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Coma Coma (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as 1977)
avg rating 3.88 — 53,254 ratings — published 1977
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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as 1977)
avg rating 4.12 — 25,217 ratings — published 1977
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Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as 1977)
avg rating 3.95 — 23,527 ratings — published 1977
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Lucifer's Hammer Lucifer's Hammer (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as 1977)
avg rating 4.00 — 45,342 ratings — published 1977
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The Sword of Shannara (The Original Shannara Trilogy, #1) The Sword of Shannara (The Original Shannara Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as 1977)
avg rating 3.77 — 101,445 ratings — published 1977
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A Book of Common Prayer A Book of Common Prayer (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as 1977)
avg rating 3.79 — 6,516 ratings — published 1977
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Shanna Shanna (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as 1977)
avg rating 4.16 — 13,185 ratings — published 1977
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The Howling The Howling (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as 1977)
avg rating 3.95 — 14,483 ratings — published 1977
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Miss Nelson Is Missing! (Miss Nelson, #1) Miss Nelson Is Missing! (Miss Nelson, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as 1977)
avg rating 4.31 — 109,775 ratings — published 1977
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A Time of Gifts (Trilogy, #1) A Time of Gifts (Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as 1977)
avg rating 4.03 — 9,670 ratings — published 1977
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Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as 1977)
avg rating 4.15 — 66,507 ratings — published 1977
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Silver on the Tree (The Dark is Rising, #5) Silver on the Tree (The Dark is Rising, #5)
by (shelved 5 times as 1977)
avg rating 4.11 — 35,997 ratings — published 1977
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Falconer Falconer (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as 1977)
avg rating 3.65 — 8,826 ratings — published 1977
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A Spell for Chameleon (Xanth, #1) A Spell for Chameleon (Xanth, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as 1977)
avg rating 3.92 — 47,738 ratings — published 1977
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Angels Angels (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as 1977)
avg rating 3.99 — 5,907 ratings — published 1977
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The Public Burning The Public Burning (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as 1977)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,506 ratings — published 1977
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Slow Days, Fast Company: The World, the Flesh, and L.A. Slow Days, Fast Company: The World, the Flesh, and L.A. (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as 1977)
avg rating 4.09 — 27,276 ratings — published 1977
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The Honourable Schoolboy (George Smiley, #6; Karla Trilogy, #2) The Honourable Schoolboy (George Smiley, #6; Karla Trilogy, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as 1977)
avg rating 3.99 — 26,073 ratings — published 1977
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Lancelot Lancelot (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as 1977)
avg rating 3.71 — 3,055 ratings — published 1977
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Gateway (Heechee Saga, #1) Gateway (Heechee Saga, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as 1977)
avg rating 4.06 — 47,407 ratings — published 1977
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One L: The Turbulent True Story of a First Year at Harvard Law School One L: The Turbulent True Story of a First Year at Harvard Law School (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as 1977)
avg rating 3.72 — 9,302 ratings — published 1977
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Oliver's Story (Love Story, #2) Oliver's Story (Love Story, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as 1977)
avg rating 3.26 — 6,847 ratings — published 1977
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Daniel Martin Daniel Martin (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as 1977)
avg rating 3.80 — 2,840 ratings — published 1977
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Midnight Express Midnight Express (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as 1977)
avg rating 4.06 — 4,709 ratings — published 1977
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Players Players (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as 1977)
avg rating 3.27 — 2,131 ratings — published 1977
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In Patagonia In Patagonia (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as 1977)
avg rating 3.65 — 19,098 ratings — published 1977
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I Am the Cheese I Am the Cheese (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as 1977)
avg rating 3.78 — 17,512 ratings — published 1977
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The Plague Dogs The Plague Dogs (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as 1977)
avg rating 3.89 — 8,865 ratings — published 1977
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A Judgement in Stone A Judgement in Stone (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as 1977)
avg rating 3.89 — 8,062 ratings — published 1977
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Staying On (The Raj Quartet, #5) Staying On (The Raj Quartet, #5)
by (shelved 3 times as 1977)
avg rating 3.89 — 4,220 ratings — published 1977
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as 1977)
avg rating 4.10 — 13,280 ratings — published 1977
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Our Lady of Darkness Our Lady of Darkness (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as 1977)
avg rating 3.60 — 2,419 ratings — published 1977
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Suffer the Children Suffer the Children (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as 1977)
avg rating 3.92 — 31,507 ratings — published 1977
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A Rumor of War: The Classic Vietnam Memoir A Rumor of War: The Classic Vietnam Memoir (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as 1977)
avg rating 4.17 — 15,923 ratings — published 1977
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The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as 1977)
avg rating 4.22 — 22,925 ratings — published 1977
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Coming Into the Country Coming Into the Country (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as 1977)
avg rating 4.21 — 7,587 ratings — published 1977
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A Way of Life, Like Any Other A Way of Life, Like Any Other (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as 1977)
avg rating 3.56 — 1,431 ratings — published 1977
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The Vision The Vision (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as 1977)
avg rating 3.84 — 16,083 ratings — published 1977
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J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as 1977)
avg rating 4.06 — 16,474 ratings — published 1977
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The Warriors (Kent Family Chronicles, #6) The Warriors (Kent Family Chronicles, #6)
by (shelved 3 times as 1977)
avg rating 4.21 — 7,620 ratings — published 1977
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Ernesto Sabato
“Yo he publicado nada más tres novelas en mi vida y pienso que son demasiadas.”
Ernesto Sabato

“Over a bowl of noodles [the younger Cantonese man] waxed eloquent on the subject of mantras. 'Ordinary people, Ah Jon, use mantras as spells to win good fortune or ward off disease and other evils. Perhaps they are right to do so, for the mantras are often successful, but I do not ask you to believe that. What I beg you to believe is that they are of the greatest help in altering states of consciousness. They do this by making your mind stay still instead of chasing after thoughts.'

He went on to explain that, being devoid of meaning, they do not promote conceptual thought as prayers, invocations and so forth are apt to do; and that, as each mantra has a mysterious correspondence (he could not explain what kind of correspondence) with the various potentialities embedded deeply in our consciousness […] it could cause one to snap into a state otherwise hard to reach. I do not remember his actual words, but I do remember that he was the first to voice an idea which was later to be abundantly confirmed by my own experience. […] he went on to say that to use meaningful words in any kind of religious practice is useless, since words encourage dualistic thought which hinders the mind from entering upon a truly spiritual state. His last words […] were: 'People who pray with words are just beginners. Don't do it!' Several passengers who understood English glanced at him as though they thought him a bit mad and I myself was quite taken aback by his un-Chinese vehemence, but I know now that he was eminently sane.”
John Blofeld, Mantras: Sacred Words of Power

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