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25 Books to Read Before You Die - Powell's Books

When asked, Powell's Books realized they could not create a comprehensive, unquestionable list of the most important books to read before you die. So instead, they stopped worrying so much about what had to be included and instead focused on books that has the ability to change the way the reader thinks, feels, and reflects; the books that showcase the sheer diversity of interests even among the staff of Powell's.
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2666 (Roberto Bolaño)
2666
1
Roberto Bolaño
All About Love (Bell Hooks)
All About Love
2
Bell Hooks
Desert Solitaire
Desert Solitaire
3
Disgrace (J. M. Coetzee)
Disgrace
4
J. M. Coetzee
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love
5
Katherine Dunn
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
6
Marilynne Robinson
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
7
James Baldwin
A Good Man Is Hard to Find (Flannery O'Connor)
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
8
Flannery O'Connor
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
9
Margaret Atwood
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
10
Douglas Adams
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
11
David Foster Wallace
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
12
Ursula K. Le Guin
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
13
Vladimir Nabokov
Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor Frankl)
Man's Search for Meaning
14
Viktor Frankl
Maus: The Complete Maus (Art Spiegelman)
Maus: The Complete Maus
15
Art Spiegelman
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
16
Kazuo Ishiguro
A People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn)
A People's History of the United States
17
Howard Zinn
The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
The Phantom Tollbooth
18
Norton Juster
Poems by Elizabeth Bishop
Poems by Elizabeth Bishop
19
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
20
Kurt Vonnegut
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
21
Chinua Achebe
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
22
Harper Lee
Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)
Where the Wild Things Are
23
Maurice Sendak
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Haruki Murakami)
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
24
Haruki Murakami
The Sandman (Neil Gaiman)
The Sandman
25
Neil Gaiman
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