Best Books 1970

100.
The Pursuit of Loneliness: American Culture at the Breaking Point
The Pursuit of Loneliness: American Culture at the Breaking Point 4.09 avg rating β€” 279 ratings
100.
Airborne: A Sentimental Journey
Airborne: A Sentimental Journey 4.02 avg rating β€” 274 ratings
103.
Trespasses
Trespasses 4.06 avg rating β€” 18 ratings
103.
Slaughterhouse 30,000
Slaughterhouse 30,000 liked it 3.00 avg rating β€” 1 rating
103.
The Age of Revolution and Reaction, 1789-1850
The Age of Revolution and Reaction, 1789-1850 3.67 avg rating β€” 126 ratings
103.
The 13 Crimes of Science Fiction
The 13 Crimes of Science Fiction 3.72 avg rating β€” 158 ratings
107.
A Walk to the Hills of the Dreamtime
A Walk to the Hills of the Dreamtime 3.97 avg rating β€” 30 ratings
107.
Fadeout (Dave Brandstetter, #1)
Fadeout (Dave Brandstetter, #1) 3.91 avg rating β€” 2,427 ratings
107.
Tales of The Crusades
Tales of The Crusades 3.67 avg rating β€” 6 ratings
110.
The Southern Lady: From Pedestal to Politics 1830-1930
The Southern Lady: From Pedestal to Politics 1830-1930 3.94 avg rating β€” 54 ratings
110.
The Angry Moon
The Angry Moon 3.49 avg rating β€” 160 ratings
112.
Ceremony of Innocence
Ceremony of Innocence 4.13 avg rating β€” 15 ratings
112.
Exiles
Exiles 3.85 avg rating β€” 92 ratings
112.
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice 4.21 avg rating β€” 48,738 ratings
115.
Blueschild Baby
Blueschild Baby 4.27 avg rating β€” 166 ratings
116.
Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography of Ida B. Wells
Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography of Ida B. Wells 4.32 avg rating β€” 826 ratings
117.
Bomber
Bomber 4.19 avg rating β€” 3,315 ratings
117.
Parent Effectiveness Training: The Proven Program for Raising Responsible Children
Parent Effectiveness Training: The Proven Program for Raising Responsible Children 4.24 avg rating β€” 2,196 ratings
119.
Are Women Human? Penetrating, Sensible and Witty Essays on the Role of Women in Society
Are Women Human? Penetrating, Sensible and Witty Essays on the Role of Women in Society 4.46 avg rating β€” 1,864 ratings
120.
The Birds on the Trees
The Birds on the Trees 3.41 avg rating β€” 226 ratings
120.
The Germans Who Never Lost: The story of the Konigsberg
The Germans Who Never Lost: The story of the Konigsberg 3.82 avg rating β€” 17 ratings
122.
Fireflies
Fireflies 3.71 avg rating β€” 263 ratings
122.
Four Archetypes
Four Archetypes
by: C.G. Jung
3.99 avg rating β€” 1,834 ratings
124.
The Polyglots
The Polyglots 3.39 avg rating β€” 295 ratings
124.
Charlie Brown and Snoopy (Peanuts Coronet, #25)
Charlie Brown and Snoopy (Peanuts Coronet, #25) 4.20 avg rating β€” 268 ratings
126.
Laughable Loves
Laughable Loves 3.81 avg rating β€” 37,606 ratings
126.
Lisa and the Grompet
Lisa and the Grompet 4.32 avg rating β€” 34 ratings
128.
Max: A Play
Max: A Play 3.62 avg rating β€” 16 ratings
128.
The Girl in Blue
The Girl in Blue 3.88 avg rating β€” 2,284 ratings
130.
The Bombay Boomerang (Hardy Boys, #49)
The Bombay Boomerang (Hardy Boys, #49) 3.80 avg rating β€” 1,669 ratings
131.
Runaway Ralph (Ralph S. Mouse, #2)
Runaway Ralph (Ralph S. Mouse, #2) 3.96 avg rating β€” 23,751 ratings
132.
The Naked Face
The Naked Face 3.58 avg rating β€” 20,940 ratings
133.
A Place in England
A Place in England 3.35 avg rating β€” 43 ratings
134.
The Circle
The Circle 3.33 avg rating β€” 9 ratings
134.
The Knocker on Death's Door (The Felse Investigations #10)
The Knocker on Death's Door (The Felse Investigations #10) 4.03 avg rating β€” 837 ratings
136.
The Sea Islanders
The Sea Islanders 4.15 avg rating β€” 26 ratings
137.
Women who murder
Women who murder 3.50 avg rating β€” 2 ratings
137.
The Long Lavender Look (Travis McGee #12)
The Long Lavender Look (Travis McGee #12) 4.22 avg rating β€” 5,417 ratings
139.
The Mystery of the Coughing Dragon (Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators #14)
The Mystery of the Coughing Dragon (Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators #14)
by: Nick West
3.73 avg rating β€” 2,031 ratings
139.
The King in Yellow and Other Horrors: The Best Weird Fiction & Ghost Stories of Robert W. Chambers
The King in Yellow and Other Horrors: The Best Weird Fiction & Ghost Stories of Robert W. Chambers 3.69 avg rating β€” 8,710 ratings
141.
The Secret of the Crooked Cat (Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators, #13)
The Secret of the Crooked Cat (Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators, #13) 3.76 avg rating β€” 2,078 ratings
141.
Zelda
Zelda 3.82 avg rating β€” 10,362 ratings
143.
Murder at the Savoy (Martin Beck, #6)
Murder at the Savoy (Martin Beck, #6) 3.87 avg rating β€” 5,700 ratings
143.
Swords and Deviltry (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #1)
Swords and Deviltry (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #1) 3.86 avg rating β€” 13,358 ratings
145.
This Perfect Day
This Perfect Day
by: Ira Levin
3.99 avg rating β€” 10,580 ratings
146.
Galloway (The Sacketts, #14)
Galloway (The Sacketts, #14) 4.15 avg rating β€” 4,981 ratings
147.
A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23
A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 4.51 avg rating β€” 15,138 ratings
148.
The Tiny Seed
The Tiny Seed 4.15 avg rating β€” 13,106 ratings
149.
Being There
Being There 3.86 avg rating β€” 14,754 ratings
150.
The Chronicles of Amber (The Chronicles of Amber, #1-5)
The Chronicles of Amber (The Chronicles of Amber, #1-5) 4.36 avg rating β€” 11,454 ratings
151.
I Will Fear No Evil
I Will Fear No Evil 3.66 avg rating β€” 12,452 ratings
152.
Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine
Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine
by: K. Park
3.89 avg rating β€” 1,661 ratings
153.
Future Shock
Future Shock 3.82 avg rating β€” 5,191 ratings
154.
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 4.31 avg rating β€” 6,418 ratings
155.
The Summer of the Swans
The Summer of the Swans 3.59 avg rating β€” 10,903 ratings
156.
The Rising Sun: The Decline & Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-45
The Rising Sun: The Decline & Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-45 4.30 avg rating β€” 5,936 ratings
157.
The Cantos
The Cantos 3.92 avg rating β€” 5,373 ratings
158.
Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson
Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson 4.27 avg rating β€” 3,835 ratings
159.
The Dialectic of Sex: The Case for Feminist Revolution
The Dialectic of Sex: The Case for Feminist Revolution 3.85 avg rating β€” 2,733 ratings
160.
The Temple of Dawn (The Sea of Fertility, #3)
The Temple of Dawn (The Sea of Fertility, #3) 3.81 avg rating β€” 5,588 ratings
161.
Sing Down the Moon
Sing Down the Moon 3.76 avg rating β€” 8,740 ratings
162.
The Vanishing Tower (The Elric Saga, #4)
The Vanishing Tower (The Elric Saga, #4) 3.97 avg rating β€” 9,743 ratings
163.
The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax, #2)
The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax, #2) 4.18 avg rating β€” 12,477 ratings
164.
Mastering the Art of French Cooking: Vol. 2
Mastering the Art of French Cooking: Vol. 2 4.43 avg rating β€” 7,693 ratings
165.
Notes to Myself
Notes to Myself 4.05 avg rating β€” 4,079 ratings
166.
The Obscene Bird of Night
The Obscene Bird of Night 4.20 avg rating β€” 4,164 ratings
167.
Our Bodies, Ourselves for the New Century
Our Bodies, Ourselves for the New Century 4.37 avg rating β€” 7,461 ratings
168.
Deryni Rising (The Chronicles of the Deryni, #1)
Deryni Rising (The Chronicles of the Deryni, #1) 3.96 avg rating β€” 7,667 ratings
169.
The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross
The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross 3.55 avg rating β€” 1,743 ratings
170.
Last Summer in the City
Last Summer in the City 3.65 avg rating β€” 9,218 ratings
171.
The Mysterious Mannequin (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #47)
The Mysterious Mannequin (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #47) 3.93 avg rating β€” 5,638 ratings
172.
Cities in Flight (Cities in Flight, #1-4)
Cities in Flight (Cities in Flight, #1-4) 3.92 avg rating β€” 6,623 ratings
173.
Moominvalley in November (The Moomins, #9)
Moominvalley in November (The Moomins, #9) 4.28 avg rating β€” 10,617 ratings
174.
Swords Against Death (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #2)
Swords Against Death (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #2) 4.04 avg rating β€” 7,477 ratings
175.
Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression
Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression 4.19 avg rating β€” 2,895 ratings
176.
Gladys Aylward: The Little Woman
Gladys Aylward: The Little Woman 4.39 avg rating β€” 4,738 ratings
177.
Sisterhood is Powerful: An Anthology of Writings from the Women's Liberation Movement
Sisterhood is Powerful: An Anthology of Writings from the Women's Liberation Movement 4.21 avg rating β€” 1,241 ratings
178.
The Third Life Of Grange Copeland
The Third Life Of Grange Copeland 4.14 avg rating β€” 4,584 ratings
179.
Fear No Evil (No Evil Trilogy, #3)
Fear No Evil (No Evil Trilogy, #3) 4.27 avg rating β€” 5,595 ratings
180.
Happy Birthday, Wanda June
Happy Birthday, Wanda June 3.55 avg rating β€” 4,572 ratings
181.
The Fortress
The Fortress 4.67 avg rating β€” 6,054 ratings
182.
The Second Lady
The Second Lady 3.92 avg rating β€” 5,029 ratings
183.
Accidental Death of an Anarchist
Accidental Death of an Anarchist
by: Dario Fo
4.16 avg rating β€” 5,920 ratings
184.
Dynamic Figure Drawing
Dynamic Figure Drawing 4.01 avg rating β€” 4,541 ratings
185.
Wallflower at the Orgy
Wallflower at the Orgy 3.43 avg rating β€” 3,740 ratings
186.
Grave Descend
Grave Descend 3.76 avg rating β€” 6,577 ratings
187.
The Consumer Society: Myths and Structures
The Consumer Society: Myths and Structures 4.12 avg rating β€” 2,071 ratings
188.
Charity Girl
Charity Girl 3.67 avg rating β€” 7,171 ratings
189.
The Tassajara Bread Book
The Tassajara Bread Book 4.06 avg rating β€” 4,690 ratings
190.
A History of Ο€
A History of Ο€ 3.94 avg rating β€” 2,827 ratings
191.
Iggie's House
Iggie's House 3.70 avg rating β€” 5,363 ratings
192.
Panzram: A Journal of Murder
Panzram: A Journal of Murder 4.12 avg rating β€” 1,091 ratings
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