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        Best Book Buys Scholarship Top Picks - 2001
    (As of: 15-Dec-2001)

    In 2001, Best Book Buys sponsored a scholarship contest for American college students. Entrants were asked to recommend the most important book that should be read by all college students. Over 11,000 entries were received. Below are the books recommended most frequently by scholarship participants.

    Source: Best Book Buys

       
      Rank   Book
      1
    The Holy Bible
    by Barry Moser (Editor), Barry Moser (Illustrator)
     
      2
    Tuesdays With Morrie
    by Mitch Albom
     
      3
    Oh, the Places You'll Go!
    by Dr. Seuss
     
      4
    Who Moved My Cheese?
    by Spencer Johnson, Kenneth H. Blanchard (Foreword by), Kenneth Blanchard (Foreword by)
     
      5
    Chicken Soup for the College Soul
    by Jack Canfield (Editor), Mark Victor Hansen, Kimberly Kirberger, Marck Victor Hansen, Kimberly Kirberger (Editor), Jack Canfield
     
      6 To Kill a Mockingbird
    by Harper Lee
     
      7 A Child Called "It"
    by Dave Pelzer
     
      8 Catcher in the Rye
    by J. D. Salinger
     
      9
    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
    by J. K. Rowling, Mary Grandpre (Illustrator)
     
      10
    Ishmael
    by Daniel Quinn
     
      11
    The Fountainhead
    by Ayn Rand
     
      12
    1984
    by George Orwell, Erich (AFT) Fromm
     
      13
    Left Behind
    by Tim Lahaye, Jerry B. Jenkins
     
      14
    Brave New World
    by Aldous Huxley
     
      15
    The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
    by Stephen R. Covey
     
      16
    Night
    by Elie Wiesel
     
      17 Rich Dad Poor Dad
    by Robert T. Kiyosaki, Sharon L. Lechter
     
      18
    The Coldest Winter Ever
    by Sister Souljah, Sister Souljah
     
      19
    How to Win Friends and Influence People
    by Dale Carnegie
     
      20
    Atlas Shrugged
    by Ayn Rand
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