20th Century

The 20th century was the period between January 1, 1901 and December 31, 2000 inclusive. It was the tenth and last century of the 2nd millennium. It is distinct from the century known as the 1900s (sometimes written 19XX), which began on January 1, 1900 and ended December 31, 1999.

The century had the first global-scale wars between world powers across continents in World War I and World War II. Nationalism became a major political issue in the world in the 20th century, acknowledged in international law along with the right of nations to self-determination, official decolonization in the mid-c
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Our Noble Selves
American Scoundrel: Roy Cohn's Dark Journey from Joe McCarthy to Donald Trump
Our Noble Selves
We Were Forbidden
Últimos días en Berlín
A Sea Change
Murder at the Spirit Lounge (Nora Breen Investigates, #2)
I'll Take the Fire
Das Café ohne Namen
Canção para ninar menino grande
Autumn Chills
The Next Ship Home
Rasputin: The Downfall of the Romanovs
At Summer's End
Sira (Sira Quiroga, #2)
A Crown of Stars
The Night Guests
The Great Gatsby
1984
Animal Farm
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Catcher in the Rye
The Stranger
Of Mice and Men
Lolita
Brave New World
The Metamorphosis
Fahrenheit 451
Mrs. Dalloway
The Bell Jar
Slaughterhouse-Five
Lord of the Flies
The Feminine Mystique by Betty FriedanThe Second Sex by Simone de BeauvoirSet the Night on Fire by Mike  DavisBreaking the Bias of English by Vivian R. ProbstSexual Politics by Kate Millett
Second Wave Feminism
147 books — 68 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Winds of War by Herman WoukThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Best 1940s Historical Fiction
430 books — 475 voters

Impossible Saints by Clarissa HarwoodA Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary WollstonecraftA Time For Courage by Kathryn LaskyRoses and Radicals by Susan ZimetFalling Angels by Tracy Chevalier
Women's Suffrage
444 books — 167 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Fantasy of the 20th Century
653 books — 260 voters


Hannah Arendt
“ I do not believe that there is any thought process possible without personal experience. ”
― Hannah Arendt, The Portable Hannah Arendt

“ The maid sashayed coyly, while the general tore off her cheongsam. Buttons flew everywhere, clinking against the antique vases filling the room like the sound of jade chimes. He lifted her onto the table, ignoring her muffled protests and kicking legs. Just as he was about to indulge in their game, there was a knock at the door. "Knock, knock, knock." General Li shouted: - What is it? - “Sir, Manager Zhao requests an audience”, ...more ”
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