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400 Books to Read Before 40

The list contains books of various genres and authors: some of them may be found in the lists "books to read before die", others are less known.
I tried to collect all the books I plan to read in the next years.
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Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? (Dr.Julie Smith)
Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?
1
Dr.Julie Smith
Shame (Annie Ernaux)
Shame
2
Annie Ernaux
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
3
Kazuo Ishiguro
The History of Love (Nicole Krauss)
The History of Love
4
Nicole Krauss
Invisible
Invisible
5
The Plot Against America (Philip Roth)
The Plot Against America
6
Philip Roth
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
7
Philip Roth
The Periodic Table - Primo Levi (Primo Levi)
The Periodic Table - Primo Levi
8
Primo Levi
The Gifts of Imperfection (Brené Brown)
The Gifts of Imperfection
9
Brené Brown
Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers (Robert M. Sapolsky)
Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers
10
Robert M. Sapolsky
Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-Being (Martin E. Seligman)
Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-Being
11
Martin E. Seligman
168 Hours (Laura Vanderkam)
168 Hours
12
Laura Vanderkam
This Land Is Our Land (Suketu Mehta)
This Land Is Our Land
13
Suketu Mehta
Lifespan: Why We Age—And Why We Don't Have to (David A.Sinclair)
Lifespan: Why We Age—And Why We Don't Have To
14
David A.Sinclair
The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin
15
Margaret Atwood
Anthem (Ayn Rand)
Anthem
16
Ayn Rand
If on a Winters Night a Traveller (Italo Calvino)
If on a Winters Night a Traveller
17
Italo Calvino
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone (Lori Gottlieb)
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
18
Lori Gottlieb
Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing (Matthew Perry)
Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing
19
Matthew Perry
The Stress-Proof Brain (Melanie Greenberg)
The Stress-Proof Brain
20
Melanie Greenberg
Darkness at Dawn: The Rise of the Russian Criminal State (David Satter)
Darkness at Dawn: The Rise of the Russian Criminal State
21
David Satter
Dopamine Nation (Anna Lembke)
Dopamine Nation
22
Anna Lembke
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work (John Gottman)
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
23
John Gottman
The Silence (Don Delillo)
The Silence
24
Don Delillo
ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror (Michael Weiss, Hassan Hassan)
ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror
25
Michael Weiss, Hassan Hassan
How to Feed a Dictator (Witold Szablowski)
How to Feed a Dictator
26
Witold Szablowski
Fieldwork in UKrainian Sex (Oksana Zabuzhko)
Fieldwork in UKrainian Sex
27
Oksana Zabuzhko
Your Ad Could Go Here (Oksana Zabuzhko)
Your Ad Could Go Here
28
Oksana Zabuzhko
The Museum of Abandoned Secrets (Oksana Zabuzhko)
The Museum of Abandoned Secrets
29
Oksana Zabuzhko
Social (Matthew D. Lieberman)
Social
30
Matthew D. Lieberman
All the Missing Girls (Megan Miranda)
All the Missing Girls
31
Megan Miranda
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
32
Tayari Jones
The Body in the Library (Agatha Christie)
The Body in the Library
33
Agatha Christie
The Painted Veil (W. Somerset Maugham)
The Painted Veil
34
W. Somerset Maugham
Beauty Sick (Renee Engeln)
Beauty Sick
35
Renee Engeln
Poisonwood Bible (Kingsolver, Barbara)
Poisonwood Bible
36
Kingsolver, Barbara
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
37
Agatha Christie
Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life (Hector Garcia)
Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life
38
Hector Garcia
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
39
Charles Dickens
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
Bel Canto
40
Ann Patchett
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