Books from United States of America
618 popular american books
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The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world.
All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around North America Challenge" were written by authors from United States of America.
Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.
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Cat's Cradle : A Novel by Kurt Vonnegut EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
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“A free-wheeling vehicle . . . an unforgettable ride!”—The New York Times Cat’s Cradle is Kurt Vonnegut’s satirical commentary on modern man and his madness. An apocalyptic tale of this planet’s ultimate fate, it features a midget as the protagonist, a complete, original theology created by a calypso singer, and a vision of the future that is at once blackly fatalistic and hilariously funny. A book that left an indelible mark on an entire generation of readers, Cat’s Cradle is one of the twentieth century’s most important works—and Vonnegut at his very best. “[Vonnegut is] an unimitative and i... continue
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Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
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In an effort to escape the hypocrisies of life at his boarding school, sixteen-year-old Holden Caulfield seeks refuge in New York City.
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Celebrations : Rituals of Peace and Prayer by Maya Angelou EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
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"Celebrations is a collection of timely and timeless poems that are an integral part of the global fabric. Several works have become nearly as iconic as Angelou herself: the inspiring 'On the Pulse of Morning', read at President William Jefferson Clinton's 1993 inauguration; the heartening 'Amazing Peace, ' presented at the 2005 lighting of the National Christmas Tree at the White House; 'A Brave and Startling Truth, ' which marked the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations; and 'Mother, ' which beautifully honors the first woman in our lives. Angelou writes of celebrations public and priv... continue
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Child of God by Cormac McCarthy EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
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From the bestselling author of The Passenger and the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel The Road • In this taut, chilling story, Lester Ballard—a violent, dispossessed man falsely accused of rape—haunts the hill country of East Tennessee when he is released from jail. While telling his story, Cormac McCarthy depicts the most sordid aspects of life with dignity, humor, and characteristic lyrical brilliance. "Like the novelists he admires-Melville, Dostoyevsky, Faulkner-Cormac McCarthy has created an imaginative oeuvre greater and deeper than any single book. Such writers wrestle with the gods themsel... continue
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Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
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Arnie Cunningham is in love with his car. Christine, the car, is in complete control. "Vintage King . . . breathtaking, awesome. Carries such momentum the reader must force himself to slow down."--"New York Times Book Review" Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
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Chronicles : Volume One by Bob Dylan EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
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WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE The celebrated first memoir from arguably the most influential singer-songwriter in the country, Bob Dylan. “I’d come from a long ways off and had started a long ways down. But now destiny was about to manifest itself. I felt like it was looking right at me and nobody else.” So writes Bob Dylan in Chronicles: Volume One, his remarkable book exploring critical junctures in his life and career. Through Dylan’s eyes and open mind, we see Greenwich Village, circa 1961, when he first arrives in Manhattan. Dylan’s New York is a magical city of possibilities—sm... continue
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CIDADES DE PAPEL by JOHN GREEN PT
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
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Quentin Jacobsen tem uma paixão platônica pela magnífica vizinha e colega de escola Margo Roth Spiegelman. Até que em um cinco de maio que poderia ter sido outro dia qualquer, ela invade sua vida pela janela de seu quarto, com a cara pintada e vestida de ninja, convocando-o a fazer parte de um engenhoso plano de vingança. E ele, é claro, aceita.
Assim que a noite de aventuras acaba e um novo dia se inicia, Q vai para a escola e então descobre que o paradeiro da sempre enigmática Margo é agora um mistério. No entanto, ele l... continue
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Cîntec de leagăn by Chuck Palahniuk RO
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
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Cîntec de leagăn este un thriller de un umor grotesc și o satiră nemiloasă la adresa unei lumi ultramediatizate, în care dictonul „Cunoașterea înseamnă putere” capătă sensuri extreme.
Carl Streator este un reporter însărcinat să investigheze cazul unor bebeluși victime ale sindromului morții subite. Nu după mult timp, el descoperă un tulburător element comun: înaintea morții, fiecărui bebeluș i s-a citit aceeași poezie. Cercetările îi scot în cale o femeie cu puteri misterioase, Helen Hoover Boyle, asasin telepatic și agent imobiliar care ... continue
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Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
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"A bold and subversive retelling of the goddess's story," this #1 New York Times bestseller is "both epic and intimate in its scope, recasting the most infamous female figure from the Odyssey as a hero in her own right" (Alexandra Alter, The New York Times). In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child -- not powerful like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power -- the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals int... continue