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A Bucket List of 1,700 Books to Read Before You Die - Page 2

A Bucket List of Books (1,700 Novels, Biographies, Essays, Memoirs, Plays, Science, Science Fiction and Sports Books). Updated to 2022
Most lists of "essential books" are flawed in some manner. They are either too short ("Top 50 Books for Men", or too old ("25 Best Sellers From The Past 25 Years That You Simply Must Re-Read"). Other book lists fail to include essays, plays, rock and roll memoirs, science books, and science fiction. Other lists fall short in providing a true world view. I tried to get a solid sampling from every genre and from most countries. This list was created by taking the best of 15 lists. I then added several years of recommended books from The Week, and foreign language recommended books. I completed my list by adding my favorites and some books recommended by friends that were not already there. Enjoy!
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A Ghost at Noon (Alberto Moravia)
A Ghost at Noon
41
Alberto Moravia
A Good Scent From a Strange Mountain (Robert Olen Butler)
A Good Scent From a Strange Mountain
42
Robert Olen Butler
A Green Journey (Jon Hassler)
A Green Journey
43
Jon Hassler
A Handful of Dust (Evelyn Waugh)
A Handful of Dust
44
Evelyn Waugh
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Dave Eggers)
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
45
Dave Eggers
A High Wind in Jamaica (Richard Hughes)
A High Wind in Jamaica
46
Richard Hughes
A Higher Loyalty (James Comey)
A Higher Loyalty
47
James Comey
A House Divided (Pearl S. Buck)
A House Divided
48
Pearl S. Buck
A House for Mr. Biswas (V.S. Naipaul)
A House for Mr. Biswas
49
V.S. Naipaul
A Long Petal of the Sea (Isabel Allende)
A Long Petal of the Sea
50
Isabel Allende
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove
51
Fredrik Backman
A Memory Called Empire (Arkady Martine)
A Memory Called Empire
52
Arkady Martine
A Midsummer Night's Dream (William Shakespeare)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
53
William Shakespeare
A Morbid Taste for Bones (Ellis Peters)
A Morbid Taste for Bones
54
Ellis Peters
A Moveable Feast (Ernest Hemingway)
A Moveable Feast
55
Ernest Hemingway
A Passage to India (E.M. Forster)
A Passage to India
56
E.M. Forster
A People's History of the Supreme Court (Peter Irons)
A People's History of the Supreme Court
57
Peter Irons
A People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn)
A People's History of the United States
58
Howard Zinn
A People's Tragedy (Orlando Figes)
A People's Tragedy
59
Orlando Figes
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (James Joyce)
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
60
James Joyce
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
61
John Irving
A Queer History of the United States (Michael Bronski)
A Queer History of the United States
62
Michael Bronski
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun
63
Lorraine Hansberry
A Red Herring Without Mustard (Alan Bradley)
A Red Herring Without Mustard
64
Alan Bradley
A Reporter's Life (Walter Cronkite)
A Reporter's Life
65
Walter Cronkite
A River Runs Through It and Other Stories (Norman MacLean)
A River Runs Through It and Other Stories
66
Norman MacLean
A Room of One's Own (Virginia Woolf)
A Room of One's Own
67
Virginia Woolf
A Room With a View (E.M. Forster)
A Room With a View
68
E.M. Forster
A Sand County Almanac (Aldo Leopold)
A Sand County Almanac
69
Aldo Leopold
A Season in Hell (Arthur Rimbaud)
A Season in Hell
70
Arthur Rimbaud
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
71
John Knowles
A Series of Unfortunate Events Series (Lemony Snicket)
A Series of Unfortunate Events Series
72
Lemony Snicket
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson)
A Short History of Nearly Everything
73
Bill Bryson
A Short History of Tractors in UKrainian (Marina Lewycka)
A Short History of Tractors in UKrainian
74
Marina Lewycka
A Storm of Swords (George R.R. Martin)
A Storm of Swords
75
George R.R. Martin
A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams)
A Streetcar Named Desire
76
Tennessee Williams
A Summons to Memphis
A Summons to Memphis
77
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again (David Foster Wallace)
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
78
David Foster Wallace
A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Madeleine L'engle)
A Swiftly Tilting Planet
79
Madeleine L'engle
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
80
Charles Dickens
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