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   How many books Shaped America?

   • All the books on the list "Books That Shaped America" from Library of Congress. As part of a multi-year Library of Congress “Celebration of the Book,” the list – initially 88 books, now expanded by the Library to 100 – and its accompanying exhibition at the Library last June 25-Sept. 25 engendered months of public dialogue.

   The Greatest Books: Books That Shaped America from Library of Congress

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   What books are in the Yale collection of American literature?

   • The Yale Collection of American Literature also includes distinguished copies of many of the titles on the list, such as: Gertrude Stein’s copy of The Great Gatsby, Sinclair Lewis’s copy of For Whom the Bell Tolls, James Weldon Johnson’s copy of The Weary Blues among many others.

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   Who chose the books in the Library of Congress exhibit?

   • Mark Dimunation, chief of the Rare Book and Special Collections Division at the Library of Congress, was on the committee of historians, literary experts, curators, poets and scientists who chose the books included in the exhibit.

   How Books Shaped The American National Identity - NPR

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   How many women's health books are there?

   • Readers’ responses played a critical role in the evolution of each of the nine revised editions and more than twenty foreign-language translations that continue to educate and empower a worldwide movement for improved women’s health. Boston Women’s Health Book Collective. Our Bodies, Ourselves: A Book By and For Women.

   Books That Shaped America 1950 to 2000 - Library of Congress

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   Some 165,400 people attended the exhibit and more than 9,000 responded to a survey about “Books That Shaped America” posted by the Library on its National Book Festival website. This list was originally published in 2012 and was added to this site 8 months ago.

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   Jul 12, 2012 · The Library of Congress’ list of 88 books that shaped America. “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain (1884) “Alcoholics Anonymous” by anonymous (1939) “American Cookery” by Amelia Simmons (1796)

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   Aug 14, 2012 · The Library of Congress exhibit "Books That Shaped America" features 88 books — from Thomas Paine's Common Sense to Dr. Seuss' The Cat In The Hat — that have influenced national identity.

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   • J. D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye (1951) Since his debut in 1951 as the narrator of The Catcher in the Rye, sixteen-year-old Holden Caulfield has been synonymous with adolescent alienation and angst.
   • Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man (1952) Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man is told by an unnamed narrator who views himself as someone many in society do not see much less pay attention to.
   • E. B. White, Charlotte’s Web (1952) According to Publishers Weekly, Charlotte’s Web is the best-selling paperback for children of all time. One reason may be that, although it was written for children, reading it is just as enjoyable for adults.
   • Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 (1953) Fahrenheit 451 is Ray Bradbury’s disturbing vision of a future United States in which books are outlawed and burned.

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   Jul 4, 2012 · The Library of Congress has selected 88 books that shaped America, all by American authors. The first was published in 1751, and the most recent in 2002. Each author is represented only once,...

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   The Library of Congress recently complied a list of the 88 books that shaped America. Note, that this isn’t a list of the best books, but a list of the most influential books, those that made us who we are.

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   The Library of Congress has selected 88 books that shaped America, all by American authors. The first was published in 1751, and the most recent in 2002. Each author is represented only once, with one exception: Benjamin Franklin, who landed three books on the list.