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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Steven Guggenheimer (12 Lists)



Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward AlbeeGlengarry Glen Ross by David MametThe Odd Couple - A Comedy in Three Acts by Neil SimonArsenic and Old Lace by Joseph KesselringBrighton Beach Memoirs by Neil Simon
Best American Plays
249 books — 367 voters
Hamlet by William ShakespeareThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeRosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom StoppardWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward AlbeeArsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring
Best Plays Ever
859 books — 1,125 voters

A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories by Flannery O'ConnorWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward AlbeeThe Complete Stories by Flannery O'ConnorCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Glengarry Glen Ross by David Mamet
Best Books Ever
74,788 books — 277,609 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainHamlet by William Shakespeare
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,183 books — 117,875 voters

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward AlbeeRosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom StoppardHamlet by William ShakespeareThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeNoises Off by Michael Frayn
Plays Worth Reading
130 books — 22 voters
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick DouglassAn Organizer's Tale by César ChávezThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
Books White People Need to Read
1,302 books — 1,549 voters

The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XPersepolis by Marjane SatrapiThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick DouglassThe Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,750 books — 6,277 voters
Hamlet by William ShakespeareGulliver’s Travels by Jonathan SwiftThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainDon Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra1984 by George Orwell
The 100 Most Influential Works
138 books — 80 voters

Hamlet by William ShakespeareThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward AlbeeBrave New World by Aldous HuxleySlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Must Read Classics
1,851 books — 4,608 voters
Hamlet by William ShakespeareThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Complete Stories by Flannery O'ConnorGulliver’s Travels by Jonathan SwiftCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
The Five Books I Would Require If I Taught an English Literature Class
625 books — 2,755 voters

The Complete Stories by Flannery O'ConnorWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward AlbeeA Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories by Flannery O'ConnorCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,788 books — 49,734 voters
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Hamlet by William ShakespeareBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
Books To Use in High School Classrooms
95 books — 14 voters