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Do you remember the bestselling book of 1940? How about 1970? Publisher's Weekly has put together a list of the top-selling books for the twentieth century - here is a selection of some of these books. What a fabulous way to take a journey back in time and revisit some of your favorite titles.
Bestselling books for each year (1900 to 1999): View the Full List
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1900
Mary Johnston
To Have and To Hold is set in the early days of the Jamestown settlement, and comes replete with swordfights, adventure, and murder.
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1950
Henry Morton Robinson
An Irish American priest whose strong commitment to social issues leads him through a labyrinth of church politics and eventually to the upper echelons of Catholic hierarchy as Cardinal.
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1910
Florence Barclay
A novel of late Victorian English gentry, this love story is of a plain looking woman who an artist falls in love with.
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1960
Allen Drury
The book's portrait of the workings of the American Senate has never been equaled, either in fact or fiction. This book proves that sometimes the novel can be more truthful and enlightening than reportage.
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1920
Zane Grey
Accidentally overhearing a plot to kidnap the niece of a prominent rancher as she arrives from the East, Milt Dale springs into action. He comes out of his splendid isolation to protect Helen and her kid sister, Bo.
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1970
Erich Segal
Opposites in nearly every way, Oliver and Jenny immediately attract, sharing a love that defies everything ... yet will end too soon. A love that will linger in your heart now and forever.
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1930
Edna Ferber
Through Sabra's eyes we see the violent frontier collide with resentful Indians, the sodbusters tame the prairie, and the sudden fortune of a lucky few.
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1980
James A. Michener
From the first Afrikaners to the powerful Zulu nation, and the missionaries who lived with both—all of them will influence and take part in the wars and politics that will change a nation forever.
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1940
Richard Llewellyn
Llewellyn's tale of a young man's coming-of-age in a small Welsh mining town--the basis for the beloved film of the same name--is a beautiful story told in words which have Welsh music in them...a book which will live in the mind and memory of its readers.
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1990
Jean M. Auel
The best-selling author of the Earth's Children series continues the epic story of Ayla, the mythical heroine of Ice Age Europe. The Plains of Passage takes Ayla and the brave Jondolar on a dangerous cross-continental odyssey in search of that place they call home.
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