Famous authors in the 1960s and earlier?

Most of the books I’ve read were published 1980 onwards, and I’m looking for some good authors from the 1960s and earlier… not too early though, cos I know about the classic authors. Thanks in advance.

The Glass Menagerie- Tennessee Williams (1944), On the Road- Kerouac (1957), Death of a Salesman- Arthur Miller (1949), A Coney Island of the Mind- Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1958), Flowers For Algernon, Daniel Keyes (1959), The Fixer- Bernard Malamud (1966).

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Complete National Geographic- Every Issue Since 1888 (OLD VERSION) $16.95 Explore 120 years of amazing discoveries, fascinating maps, and the world’s best photography with The Complete National Geographic. This definitive collection of every issue of National Geographic magazine, digitally reproduced in stunning high resolution, brings you the world and all that is in it. Use the advanced interface to explore a topic, search for photographs, browse the globe, or wander …

The Golden Book of Fairy Tales (Golden Classics) $9.04 Summary:Originally published in 1958, this book contains a selection of 28 traditional stories from the French, German, Danish, Russian and Japanese traditions. Includes The Sleeping Beauty, The Frog Prince, Puss in Boots, Thumbelina, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, and Beauty and the Beast.About the Author:•0Author:0Illustrator:Adrienne SegurPublisher:Golden BooksPublished Date:10/01/199…

Ball Four $8.59 As a player, former hurler Jim Bouton did nothing half-way; he threw so hard he’d lose his cap on almost every pitch. In the early ’70s, he tossed off one of the funniest, most revealing, insider’s takes on baseball life in Ball Four, his diary of the season he tried to pitch his way back from oblivion on the strength of a knuckler. The real curve, though, is Bouton’s honesty. He carves huma…

Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis $7.58 The true history behind the major motion picture Thirteen Days starring Kevin Costner.In October 1962, when the United States confronted the Soviet Union over its installation of missiles in Cuba, few people shared the behind-the-scenes story as it is told here by the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy. In this unique account, he describes the hour-by-hour negotiations, with particular attention to th…

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