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2007 Books

From bestselling novels to critically acclaimed works, 2007 was filled with captivating stories that have stood the test of time. In this list, we highlight the most popular books of 2007, celebrating the titles that topped the charts and won the hearts of book lovers everywhere.

The Road
Written by: Cormac McCarth
Outline: A father and son travel alone through America. Movie; Pulitzer; Oprah’s Book Club, March 2007.
Into the Wild
Written by: Jon Krakauer
Outline: A young man from a wealthy family hitchhiked to Alaska in April 1992. He walked alone through the wilderness north and west of Mt. McKinley. His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless.
Dear John
Written by: Nicholas Sparks
Outline: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR John is an angry rebel who quit school to enlist in the Army. Not knowing what else to do, he meets Savannah, the girl of his dreams.
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Written by: Khaled Hosseini
Outline: A Thousand Splendid suns, a story about love, family, friendship and faith that is driven by the same amazing instinct for storytelling that made The Kite Runner a classic, is a fascinating chronicle of 30 years of Afghan history. After
Thirteen Reasons Why
Written by: Jay Asher
Outline: Clay Jensen receives a package containing cassette tapes recorded by his classmate and crush, Hannah Baker, who recently committed suicide. The tapes reveal the 13 reasons that led Hannah to take her own life, with Clay being one of them. …
The 4-Hour Workweek
Written by: Timothy Ferriss
Outline: Tim Ferriss, a Princeton University guest lecturer, has mastered the secrets of the New Rich, a fast-growing subculture who has abandoned the "deferred-life plan" and instead mastered the new currencies of time and mobility to create luxury lifestyles in the …
The Shack
Written by: William Paul Young
Outline: Mackenzie Allen Philips, still grieving the loss of his daughter Missy, receives a mysterious note from God inviting him to the abandoned shack where evidence of her brutal murder was found. Mack's journey to the shack leads him to confront …