The EW 1000

Celebrating the new classics: The 1000 best movies, TV shows, albums, books, and more of the past 25 years

Countdown! 100 New Book Classics: No. 100-76

Here's part one of our countdown of the books from 1983 to today that rank as the era's gold standard — see why tomes like ''The Da Vinci Code,'' ''High Fidelity,'' ''The Remains of the Day,'' and more make the grade

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