20th Century

The 20th century was the period between January 1, 1901 and December 31, 2000 inclusive. It was the tenth and last century of the 2nd millennium. It is distinct from the century known as the 1900s (sometimes written 19XX), which began on January 1, 1900 and ended December 31, 1999.

The century had the first global-scale wars between world powers across continents in World War I and World War II. Nationalism became a major political issue in the world in the 20th century, acknowledged in international law along with the right of nations to self-determination, official decolonization in the mid-c
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Cape Fever
Murder at Martingale Manor (Chronicles of St. Mary's)
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Murder at Martingale Manor (Chronicles of St. Mary's)
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Becoming Madam Secretary
The Night Guests
Das Café ohne Namen
A House Between Sea and Sky
Didion and Babitz
A Map to Paradise
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Canção para ninar menino grande
Theory & Practice
The Queen of Sugar Hill: A Novel of Hattie McDaniel
In the Family Way
The Girl Who Escaped from Auschwitz
The Great Gatsby
1984
To Kill a Mockingbird
Animal Farm
The Catcher in the Rye
The Stranger
Of Mice and Men
Brave New World
Lolita
The Metamorphosis
Fahrenheit 451
The Bell Jar
Mrs. Dalloway
Slaughterhouse-Five
Lord of the Flies
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124 books — 217 voters

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177 books — 50 voters
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Ray Bradbury
It is a great age to live in and, if need be, die in and for. Any magician worth his salt would tell you the same.
Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You

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