Best Books 1964

1.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1) 4.17 avg rating β€” 911,895 ratings
2.
Harriet the Spy
Harriet the Spy 3.95 avg rating β€” 100,369 ratings
3.
The Giving Tree
The Giving Tree 4.38 avg rating β€” 1,209,687 ratings
4.
Nerve
Nerve 4.13 avg rating β€” 6,117 ratings
5.
A Moveable Feast
A Moveable Feast 4.02 avg rating β€” 162,837 ratings
6.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and Other Pieces
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and Other Pieces 3.80 avg rating β€” 1,877 ratings
7.
A Caribbean Mystery (Miss Marple, #9)
A Caribbean Mystery (Miss Marple, #9) 3.85 avg rating β€” 50,038 ratings
8.
The Book of Three (The Chronicles of Prydain, #1)
The Book of Three (The Chronicles of Prydain, #1) 3.98 avg rating β€” 82,163 ratings
9.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, #1)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, #1) 3.98 avg rating β€” 15,577 ratings
10.
Bread and Jam for Frances
Bread and Jam for Frances 4.21 avg rating β€” 33,768 ratings
10.
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden 3.90 avg rating β€” 34,822 ratings
12.
Up the Down Staircase
Up the Down Staircase 3.96 avg rating β€” 10,349 ratings
13.
Why We Can't Wait
Why We Can't Wait 4.54 avg rating β€” 8,974 ratings
14.
The Whitsun Weddings
The Whitsun Weddings 3.90 avg rating β€” 3,109 ratings
15.
A Purple Place for Dying (Travis McGee #3)
A Purple Place for Dying (Travis McGee #3) 4.07 avg rating β€” 8,048 ratings
16.
The Deep Blue Good-By (Travis McGee, #1)
The Deep Blue Good-By (Travis McGee, #1) 3.91 avg rating β€” 19,505 ratings
17.
The Keepers of the House
The Keepers of the House 4.01 avg rating β€” 13,373 ratings
18.
The Rector of Justin
The Rector of Justin 3.93 avg rating β€” 1,010 ratings
19.
A Nation of Immigrants
A Nation of Immigrants 4.18 avg rating β€” 1,162 ratings
20.
The Gospel According to Peanuts
The Gospel According to Peanuts 3.85 avg rating β€” 634 ratings
21.
A Day in the Life of President Kennedy
A Day in the Life of President Kennedy 3.77 avg rating β€” 75 ratings
22.
From Doon With Death (Inspector Wexford, #1)
From Doon With Death (Inspector Wexford, #1) 3.68 avg rating β€” 14,886 ratings
23.
Flowers for Hitler
Flowers for Hitler 3.96 avg rating β€” 543 ratings
24.
A Right to Die (Nero Wolfe, #40)
A Right to Die (Nero Wolfe, #40)
by: Rex Stout
4.10 avg rating β€” 2,924 ratings
25.
At the Mountains of Madness and Other Novels
At the Mountains of Madness and Other Novels 4.46 avg rating β€” 585 ratings
26.
You Only Live Twice (James Bond, #12)
You Only Live Twice (James Bond, #12) 3.74 avg rating β€” 15,943 ratings
27.
Last Exit to Brooklyn
Last Exit to Brooklyn 3.92 avg rating β€” 28,773 ratings
28.
Sometimes a Great Notion
Sometimes a Great Notion
by: Ken Kesey
4.26 avg rating β€” 23,500 ratings
29.
Report of the Warren Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Report of the Warren Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy 3.40 avg rating β€” 896 ratings
30.
After the Fall
After the Fall 3.68 avg rating β€” 3,119 ratings
31.
A Confederate General from Big Sur
A Confederate General from Big Sur 3.98 avg rating β€” 4,111 ratings
32.
Apocalypse Postponed
Apocalypse Postponed 3.97 avg rating β€” 1,108 ratings
33.
Trio for Blunt Instruments (Nero Wolfe, #39)
Trio for Blunt Instruments (Nero Wolfe, #39)
by: Rex Stout
4.16 avg rating β€” 2,551 ratings
34.
The Gathering of Zion: The Story of the Mormon Trail
The Gathering of Zion: The Story of the Mormon Trail 3.97 avg rating β€” 574 ratings
35.
Herzog
Herzog 3.76 avg rating β€” 22,522 ratings
35.
An Area of Darkness: A Discovery of India
An Area of Darkness: A Discovery of India 3.68 avg rating β€” 2,399 ratings
37.
Lunch Poems
Lunch Poems 4.15 avg rating β€” 13,155 ratings
38.
The Ravishing of Lol Stein
The Ravishing of Lol Stein 3.60 avg rating β€” 5,866 ratings
39.
Flat Stanley (Flat Stanley, #1)
Flat Stanley (Flat Stanley, #1) 3.85 avg rating β€” 16,575 ratings
40.
Modern Classics A Little Learning: The First Volume Of An Autobiography
Modern Classics A Little Learning: The First Volume Of An Autobiography 3.74 avg rating β€” 257 ratings
40.
Dutchman & The Slave: Two Plays by LeRoi Jones
Dutchman & The Slave: Two Plays by LeRoi Jones 3.80 avg rating β€” 3,173 ratings
42.
God's Smuggler
God's Smuggler 4.38 avg rating β€” 45,862 ratings
43.
Eighth Moon: The True Story of a Young Girl's Life in Communist China
Eighth Moon: The True Story of a Young Girl's Life in Communist China 3.97 avg rating β€” 217 ratings
44.
Colonialism and Neocolonialism
Colonialism and Neocolonialism 3.81 avg rating β€” 238 ratings
44.
Doctor Who and the Daleks
Doctor Who and the Daleks 3.79 avg rating β€” 1,528 ratings
46.
The Wapshot Scandal
The Wapshot Scandal 3.75 avg rating β€” 947 ratings
47.
Across Five Aprils
Across Five Aprils 3.60 avg rating β€” 15,639 ratings
48.
A Song of Sixpence
A Song of Sixpence 3.91 avg rating β€” 553 ratings
48.
Games People Play
Games People Play 3.73 avg rating β€” 40,194 ratings
50.
The Red Pavilion
The Red Pavilion 4.06 avg rating β€” 1,482 ratings
51.
Children: The Challenge
Children: The Challenge 4.18 avg rating β€” 933 ratings
51.
A Single Man
A Single Man 4.06 avg rating β€” 36,543 ratings
53.
Arrow of God (The African Trilogy, #3)
Arrow of God (The African Trilogy, #3) 3.79 avg rating β€” 8,929 ratings
53.
Rain Makes Applesauce
Rain Makes Applesauce 3.62 avg rating β€” 1,036 ratings
53.
A Personal Matter
A Personal Matter 3.90 avg rating β€” 15,079 ratings
53.
Sing for Your Supper
Sing for Your Supper 4.22 avg rating β€” 18 ratings
57.
One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society
One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society 3.98 avg rating β€” 7,345 ratings
57.
The Treasure of the Great Reef
The Treasure of the Great Reef 3.98 avg rating β€” 46 ratings
57.
The Shadow of His Wings: The True Story of Fr. Gereon Goldmann, OFM
The Shadow of His Wings: The True Story of Fr. Gereon Goldmann, OFM 4.51 avg rating β€” 1,979 ratings
60.
The Simulacra
The Simulacra 3.62 avg rating β€” 5,985 ratings
61.
An Introduction to Contemporary History
An Introduction to Contemporary History 3.78 avg rating β€” 72 ratings
61.
12 Stories of Suspense And the Supernatural
12 Stories of Suspense And the Supernatural 3.74 avg rating β€” 92 ratings
61.
The Penultimate Truth
The Penultimate Truth 3.77 avg rating β€” 10,984 ratings
64.
Gantenbein
Gantenbein really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 2,766 ratings
64.
My Years with General Motors
My Years with General Motors 3.92 avg rating β€” 965 ratings
64.
Skipper, the Dolphin
Skipper, the Dolphin 4.27 avg rating β€” 11 ratings
67.
Olinger Stories
Olinger Stories 4.07 avg rating β€” 197 ratings
67.
The Duchess of Jermyn Street
The Duchess of Jermyn Street 3.43 avg rating β€” 47 ratings
69.
I Have a Horse of My Own
I Have a Horse of My Own 4.29 avg rating β€” 7 ratings
69.
Snow in the River (Wsu Press Reprint Series)
Snow in the River (Wsu Press Reprint Series) 4.04 avg rating β€” 51 ratings
71.
Rivets and Sprockets
Rivets and Sprockets 4.31 avg rating β€” 61 ratings
72.
RIBSY
RIBSY 3.95 avg rating β€” 8,487 ratings
72.
A History of Modern Germany: 1648-1840 (A History of Modern Germany, #2)
A History of Modern Germany: 1648-1840 (A History of Modern Germany, #2) 3.86 avg rating β€” 36 ratings
74.
The Crisis of German Ideology: Intellectual Origins of the Third Reich
The Crisis of German Ideology: Intellectual Origins of the Third Reich 4.01 avg rating β€” 236 ratings
74.
Caesar's Gallic War
Caesar's Gallic War 3.51 avg rating β€” 90 ratings
74.
The Bloody Sun
The Bloody Sun 3.92 avg rating β€” 3,063 ratings
77.
Shakespeare's Politics
Shakespeare's Politics 4.27 avg rating β€” 89 ratings
78.
The Stone Angel
The Stone Angel 3.77 avg rating β€” 13,220 ratings
78.
A Giacometti Portrait
A Giacometti Portrait 4.18 avg rating β€” 935 ratings
80.
Absent without Leave
Absent without Leave 3.56 avg rating β€” 110 ratings
80.
Ella
Ella
by: Bill Peet
4.10 avg rating β€” 500 ratings
80.
The Old Boys
The Old Boys 3.78 avg rating β€” 388 ratings
83.
If You Lived In Colonial Times
If You Lived In Colonial Times 3.91 avg rating β€” 422 ratings
83.
Behind the Door
Behind the Door 3.79 avg rating β€” 647 ratings
85.
Life and Teaching Of The Masters Of The Far East, Vol 1
Life and Teaching Of The Masters Of The Far East, Vol 1 4.47 avg rating β€” 376 ratings
86.
A Very Easy Death
A Very Easy Death 4.05 avg rating β€” 13,266 ratings
86.
Choo-Choo: The Little Switch Engine
Choo-Choo: The Little Switch Engine 3.30 avg rating β€” 10 ratings
88.
The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth
The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth 4.06 avg rating β€” 4,010 ratings
89.
Collector's Fever
Collector's Fever 2.71 avg rating β€” 7 ratings
90.
The Long Death
The Long Death
by: Andrist
4.28 avg rating β€” 141 ratings
91.
Nine Men Against America
Nine Men Against America 4.14 avg rating β€” 7 ratings
92.
The Greyhound
The Greyhound 4.60 avg rating β€” 87 ratings
93.
A Different Drummer
A Different Drummer 4.22 avg rating β€” 2,948 ratings
94.
Descending
Descending 3.81 avg rating β€” 53 ratings
95.
The Elderberry Tree
The Elderberry Tree 4.57 avg rating β€” 7 ratings
96.
Paris in the Terror
Paris in the Terror 4.19 avg rating β€” 156 ratings
97.
Funeral in Berlin (Secret File #3)
Funeral in Berlin (Secret File #3) 3.97 avg rating β€” 4,243 ratings
98.
Galahad at Blandings (Blandings Castle, #10)
Galahad at Blandings (Blandings Castle, #10) 4.24 avg rating β€” 2,935 ratings
99.
101 Elephant Jokes
101 Elephant Jokes 4.13 avg rating β€” 76 ratings
100.
The Quick Red Fox (Travis McGee #4)
The Quick Red Fox (Travis McGee #4) 3.94 avg rating β€” 6,380 ratings
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