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From yesterday’s USA Today, the most memorable books of the past 25 years<\/a>: <\/p>\n

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25 Books that leave a legacy<\/h3>\n

Books tell a story — about our reading preferences, certainly, but also about what’s happening in our world. USA TODAY’s book editors and critics chose 25 titles that made an impact on readers and the publishing industry over the past quarter-century.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n

We might have included Chris Van Allsburg’s Polar Express<\/strong><\/em> to the list. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1<\/td>\nHarry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone<\/td>\nBy J.K. Rowling (1998)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nThe Deep End of the Ocean<\/td>\nBy Jacquelyn Mitchard (1996)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nThe Da Vinci Code<\/td>\nBy Dan Brown (2003)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nThe 911 Commission Report<\/td>\nBy the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks (2004)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nChicken Soup for the Soul<\/td>\nBy Mark Victor Hansen and Jack Canfield (1993)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nMen Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus<\/td>\nBy John Gray (1992)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nDr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution<\/td>\nBy Robert C. Atkins (1992)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nAnd the Band Played On<\/td>\nBy Randy Shilts (1987)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nBeloved<\/td>\nBy Toni Morrison (1987)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nThe Greatest Generation<\/td>\nBy Tom Brokaw (1998)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nBridget Jones’s Diary<\/td>\nBy Helen Fielding (1998)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nLeft Behind<\/td>\nBy Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins (1995)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nThe Purpose Driven Life<\/td>\nBy Rick Warren (2003)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nFast Food Nation<\/td>\nBy Eric Schlosser (2001)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nThe Satanic Verses<\/td>\nBy Salman Rushdie (1989)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nThe Closing of the American Mind<\/td>\nBy Allan Bloom (1987)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nThe Bonfire of the Vanities<\/td>\nBy Tom Wolfe (1987)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nThe Joy Luck Club<\/td>\nBy Amy Tan (1989)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\nWhat To Expect When You’re Expecting<\/td>\nBy Heidi Murkoff, Arlene Eisenberg and Sandee Hathaway (1984)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\nA Brief History of Time<\/td>\nBy Stephen Hawking (1988)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\nIacocca<\/td>\nBy Lee Iacocca (1984)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\nWaiting to Exhale<\/td>\nBy Terry McMillan (1992)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\nCold Mountain<\/td>\nBy Charles Frazier (1997)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\nBacklash<\/td>\nBy Susan Faludi (1991)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\nFinal Exit<\/td>\nBy Derek Humphry (1991)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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