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To Kill a Mockingbird
novel by Harper Lee
The Magician of Lublin
novel by Isaac Bashevis Singer

Rabbit, Run
1960 novel by John Updike
Deathworld
thumb|First omnibus edition (1968), published by Nelson Doubleday, cover art by [[Richard Corben.]]
Deathworld is the name of a series of science fiction novels by American writer Harry Harrison, including the books Deathworld (first published 1960, serialized in Astounding Science Fiction), Deathworld 2 (1964, initially titled The Ethical Engineer and serialized in Analog) and Deathworld 3 (1968, serialized in Analog as The Horse Barbarians), plus the short story "The Mothballed Spaceship" (1973, written as part of a tribute to John W. Campbell). The central hero is a gambler who becomes invo

Island of the Blue Dolphins
1960 children's novel by Scott O'Dell

The High Crusade
1960 novel by Poul Anderson

Lonesome Traveler
novel by Jack Kerouac

Butcher's Crossing
novel by John Edward Williams

Flesh
1960 novel by Philip José Farmer

Rogue Moon
1960 novel by Algis Budrys

Vulcan's Hammer
1960 novel by Philip K. Dick

Tristessa
Tristessa is a 1960 novella by Beat Generation writer Jack Kerouac set in Mexico City. It is based on his relationship with a Mexican prostitute (the title character). The woman's real name was Esperanza ("hope" in Spanish); Kerouac changed her name to Tristessa (a spelling he made up from tristeza which means "sadness" in Spanish).

The Status Civilization
novel by Robert Sheckley

Dr. Futurity
novel by Philip K. Dick

Humpty Dumpty in Oakland
novel by Philip K. Dick

Venus Plus X
1960 novel by Theodore Sturgeon