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522 books — 2,307 voters

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379 books — 417 voters

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1,201 books — 1,518 voters
Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerAmerican Pastoral by Philip Roth
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,182 books — 3,684 voters

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37 books — 630 voters
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Best Books of the Decade: 1940s
829 books — 1,151 voters