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161 Essential Books to Read - Page 3

This list contains 161 books for me to read as soon as possible. Includes classics, recent releases, and books to read just for fun.
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How to Win Friends and Influence People (Dale Carnegie)
How to Win Friends and Influence People
81
Dale Carnegie
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove
82
Fredrik Backman
Little Fires Everywhere (Celeste Ng)
Little Fires Everywhere
83
Celeste Ng
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
84
John Boyne
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
85
Daniel Keyes
Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Treasure Island
86
Robert Louis Stevenson
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
87
Maya Angelou
I Am Malala (Malala Yousafzai)
I Am Malala
88
Malala Yousafzai
The 5th Wave (Rick Yancey)
The 5th Wave
89
Rick Yancey
James and the Giant Peach (Roald Dahl)
James and the Giant Peach
90
Roald Dahl
Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor Frankl)
Man's Search for Meaning
91
Viktor Frankl
Call of the Wild (Jack London)
Call of the Wild
92
Jack London
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
93
Charles Dickens
The Tattooist of Auschwitz (Heather Morris)
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
94
Heather Morris
The Casual Vacancy (J. K. Rowling)
The Casual Vacancy
95
J. K. Rowling
The Last Lecture (Randy Pausch)
The Last Lecture
96
Randy Pausch
Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Jared Diamond)
Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
97
Jared Diamond
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace
98
Leo Tolstoy
The Invention of Wings (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Invention of Wings
99
Sue Monk Kidd
The Hiding Place (Corrie Ten Boom)
The Hiding Place
100
Corrie Ten Boom
Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
Robinson Crusoe
101
Daniel Defoe
Circe (Madeline Miller)
Circe
102
Madeline Miller
Lore (Alexandra Bracken)
Lore
103
Alexandra Bracken
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (Georgia) (John Berendt)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (Georgia)
104
John Berendt
Why We Sleep (Matthew Walker)
Why We Sleep
105
Matthew Walker
A Very Punchable Face (Colin Jost)
A Very Punchable Face
106
Colin Jost
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
107
Ray Bradbury
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
108
Charles Dickens
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
109
Jules Verne
Unwind (Neal Shusterman)
Unwind
110
Neal Shusterman
Norse Mythology (Neil Gaiman)
Norse Mythology
111
Neil Gaiman
Omnivores Dilemma (Micheal Pollan)
Omnivores Dilemma
112
Micheal Pollan
The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows
113
Kenneth Grahame
Heidi (Johanna Spyri)
Heidi
114
Johanna Spyri
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Victor Hugo)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
115
Victor Hugo
Hyperbole and a Half (Allie Brosh)
Hyperbole and a Half
116
Allie Brosh
Normal People (Sally Rooney)
Normal People
117
Sally Rooney
The Westing Game (Ellen Raskin)
The Westing Game
118
Ellen Raskin
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (Oliver Sacks)
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
119
Oliver Sacks
The Neverending Story (Michael Ende)
The Neverending Story
120
Michael Ende
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