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1001 American Books to Read Before You Die - Page 3

This list only includes books published up to and including 2010. No poetry or drama. Mostly literature with a few non-fiction included. It also includes writers who have emigrated to the the U.S. and have continued their writing careers here. Thanks for coming!
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The Big Sky (A. B. Guthrie)
The Big Sky
81
A. B. Guthrie
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
82
Raymond Chandler
Billy Bathgate (E. L. Doctorow)
Billy Bathgate
83
E. L. Doctorow
Billy Budd (Herman Melville)
Billy Budd
84
Herman Melville
The Bird Man and the Lap Dancer
The Bird Man and the Lap Dancer
85
Birds of America (Lorrie Moore)
Birds of America
86
Lorrie Moore
Black and Blue (Anna Quindlen)
Black and Blue
87
Anna Quindlen
The Black Angel (Woolrich)
The Black Angel
88
Woolrich
Black Cherry Blues
Black Cherry Blues
89
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
The Black Dahlia
90
James Ellroy
The Black Echo
The Black Echo
91
Black Elk Speaks (Black Elk)
Black Elk Speaks
92
Black Elk
The Black Nile (Dan Morrison)
The Black Nile
93
Dan Morrison
Black Water (Joyce Carol Oates)
Black Water
94
Joyce Carol Oates
Blacklist
Blacklist
95
Bless Me, Ultima (Rudolpho Anaya)
Bless Me, Ultima
96
Rudolpho Anaya
The Blithedale Romance (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Blithedale Romance
97
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Blonde (Joyce Carol Oates)
Blonde
98
Joyce Carol Oates
Blood and Guts in High School (Kathy Acker)
Blood and Guts in High School
99
Kathy Acker
Blood Meridian, Or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarth
Blood Meridian, Or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarth
100
Blood on the Forge (William Attaway)
Blood on the Forge
101
William Attaway
Blood Work (Michael Connelly)
Blood Work
102
Michael Connelly
Blue Highways (William Least Heat-Moon)
Blue Highways
103
William Least Heat-Moon
Blue Latitudes: Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before (Tony Horwitz)
Blue Latitudes: Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before
104
Tony Horwitz
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
105
Toni Morrison
Body and Soul (Frank Conroy)
Body and Soul
106
Frank Conroy
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
107
Tom Wolfe
A Book of Common Prayer (Joan Didion)
A Book of Common Prayer
108
Joan Didion
The Book of Daniel (E.L. Doctorow)
The Book of Daniel
109
E.L. Doctorow
A Book of Migrations (Rebecca Solnit)
A Book of Migrations
110
Rebecca Solnit
The Book of the New Sun (Gene Wolfe)
The Book of the New Sun
111
Gene Wolfe
Borderlands (Gloria E. Anzaldúa)
Borderlands
112
Gloria E. Anzaldúa
The Bourne Identity (Robert Ludlum)
The Bourne Identity
113
Robert Ludlum
A Boy's Own Story (Edmund White)
A Boy's Own Story
114
Edmund White
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
115
Truman Capote
Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
Breakfast of Champions
116
Kurt Vonnegut
Breath, Eyes, Memory (Edwidge Danticat)
Breath, Eyes, Memory
117
Edwidge Danticat
Breathing Lessons (Anne Tyler)
Breathing Lessons
118
Anne Tyler
Brewster's Millions
Brewster's Millions
119
The Bride Wore Black (Woolrich)
The Bride Wore Black
120
Woolrich
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