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50 Books to Read Before 50

I've got some time before I get there, but here's a list of fifty books that I want to read before I hit the big 5-0.
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1776 (David McCullough)
1776
1
David McCullough
Agnes Grey (Anne Brontë)
Agnes Grey
2
Anne Brontë
Alexander Hamilton (Ron Chernow)
Alexander Hamilton
3
Ron Chernow
Anne of Green Gables (Series) (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables (Series)
4
L.M. Montgomery
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
5
Leo Tolstoy
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
6
Ian McEwan
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
7
Kate Chopin
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
8
Toni Morrison
A Black Women's History of the United States (Daina Ramey Berry)
A Black Women's History of the United States
9
Daina Ramey Berry
Bunker Hill (Nathaniel Philbrick)
Bunker Hill
10
Nathaniel Philbrick
The Canterbury Tales (Geoffrey Chaucer)
The Canterbury Tales
11
Geoffrey Chaucer
Cape Cod (Henry David Thoreau)
Cape Cod
12
Henry David Thoreau
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
13
Alice Walker
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
14
Alexandre Dumas
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
15
Bram Stoker
Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch (Sally Bedell Smith)
Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch
16
Sally Bedell Smith
Equal Rites (Terry Pratchett)
Equal Rites
17
Terry Pratchett
Far From the Madding Crowd (Thomas Hardy)
Far From the Madding Crowd
18
Thomas Hardy
The Fellowship (Philip Zaleski)
The Fellowship
19
Philip Zaleski
Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone (Diana Gabaldon)
Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone
20
Diana Gabaldon
Howard's End (E. M. Forster)
Howard's End
21
E. M. Forster
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Victor Hugo)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
22
Victor Hugo
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
23
Rebecca Skloot
In the Heart of the Sea (Nathaniel Philbrick)
In the Heart of the Sea
24
Nathaniel Philbrick
In the Hurricane's Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown (Nathaniel Philbrick)
In the Hurricane's Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown
25
Nathaniel Philbrick
Inferno (Dante)
Inferno
26
Dante
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
27
Amy Tan
Let Me Tell You What I Mean (Joan Didion)
Let Me Tell You What I Mean
28
Joan Didion
Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Jrr Tolkein)
Lord of the Rings Trilogy
29
Jrr Tolkein
Mansfield Park (Jane Austen)
Mansfield Park
30
Jane Austen
Moby Dick (Herman Mellville)
Moby Dick
31
Herman Mellville
Moll Flanders (Daniel Defoe)
Moll Flanders
32
Daniel Defoe
My Life on the Road (Gloria Steinem)
My Life on the Road
33
Gloria Steinem
My Own Words (Ginsburg)
My Own Words
34
Ginsburg
Narnia (The Chornicles of Narnia) (C. S. Lewis)
Narnia (The Chornicles of Narnia)
35
C. S. Lewis
Not That Bad (Roxane Gay)
Not That Bad
36
Roxane Gay
Oz (Oz Books)
Oz (Oz Books)
37
A People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn)
A People's History of the United States
38
Howard Zinn
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
39
Jane Austen
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
40
John Knowles
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