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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...think it will get as much publicity," Hess said. "Last year was the big story. We did our own list using the same 500 books that the random house modern library used, and so there were 2 lists out there and they were so different that a lot of people found it fascinating...
Though this year's list was not as controversial, Hess said that the focus on classics makes it unique. "It's an interesting list because it could have been written 15 years ago, with the exception of Toni Morrison, who is the one modern day writer...
...list's top five includes Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Lolita by Vladmir Nabokov, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis...
...Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Where the Side-walk Ends by Shel Silverstein, Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, Beloved by Toni Morrison and The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand rounded out the list...
...week Radcliffe Publishing Course that produced the list is intended for those eyeing a career in publishing...