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A Bucket List of Books (1,500 Novels, Biographies, Essays, Memoirs, Plays, Science, Science Fiction and Sports Books). Updated to 2021 - Page 10

Most lists of "essential books" are flawed in some manner. They are either too short ("top 50 books for men", or too old (no books from the last 50 years). 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 The Week, and foreign language recommended books. I then added my favorites to the list if they were not already there. Enjoy!
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Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
361
Miguel De Cervantes
Dorothy Day the Long Loneliness
Dorothy Day the Long Loneliness
362
Dorothy Day: Dissenting Voice of the American Century (John Loughery and Blythe Randolph)
Dorothy Day: Dissenting Voice of the American Century
363
John Loughery and Blythe Randolph
THE DOUBLE HELIX by James D. Watson
THE DOUBLE HELIX by James D. Watson
364
Double Indemnity (James M. Cain)
Double Indemnity
365
James M. Cain
Down and Out in Paris and London (George Orwell)
Down and Out in Paris and London
366
George Orwell
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
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Bram Stoker
The Draining Lake (Arnaldur Indridason)
The Draining Lake
368
Arnaldur Indridason
Dream of the Red Chamber (Cao Xueqin)
Dream of the Red Chamber
369
Cao Xueqin
Dreams From My Father (Barack Obama)
Dreams From My Father
370
Barack Obama
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (David Sedaris)
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
371
David Sedaris
A Dry White Season (André Brink)
A Dry White Season
372
André Brink
Dubliners (James Joyce)
Dubliners
373
James Joyce
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
374
Frank Herbert
Dune Messiah (Frank Herbert)
Dune Messiah
375
Frank Herbert
Dylan Thomas: Selected Poems, 1934-1952 (Dylan Thomas)
Dylan Thomas: Selected Poems, 1934-1952
376
Dylan Thomas
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
377
John Steinbeck
Eating the Dinosaur (Chuck Klosterman)
Eating the Dinosaur
378
Chuck Klosterman
Eats, Shoots and Leaves (Lynne Truss)
Eats, Shoots and Leaves
379
Lynne Truss
The Echo Maker (Richard Powers)
The Echo Maker
380
Richard Powers
Edge of Eternity (Ken Follett)
Edge of Eternity
381
Ken Follett
The Edge of Sadness (Edwin O'Connor)
The Edge of Sadness
382
Edwin O'Connor
Educated: A Memoir (Tara Westover)
Educated: A Memoir
383
Tara Westover
Eight Men Out by Eliot Asinof
Eight Men Out by Eliot Asinof
384
The Elegance of the Hedgehog (Muriel Barberry)
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
385
Muriel Barberry
The Elements of Style (William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White)
The Elements of Style
386
William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White
Embassytown (China Miéville)
Embassytown
387
China Miéville
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
388
Jane Austen
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer (Siddhartha Mukherjee)
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
389
Siddhartha Mukherjee
The Emperor's Old Clothes: What the Lone Ranger, Babar and Other Innocent Heroes Do to Our Minds (Ariel Dorfman)
The Emperor's Old Clothes: What the Lone Ranger, Babar and Other Innocent Heroes Do to Our Minds
390
Ariel Dorfman
Empire Falls (Richard Russo)
Empire Falls
391
Richard Russo
Empire of the Summer Moon (S C Gwynne)
Empire of the Summer Moon
392
S C Gwynne
The End of the Affair (Graham Greene)
The End of the Affair
393
Graham Greene
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
394
Orson Scott Card
The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
The English Patient
395
Michael Ondaatje
Epic of Gilgamesh
Epic of Gilgamesh
396
Essays (Montaigne)
Essays
397
Montaigne
The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas (Mahatma Gandhi)
The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas
398
Mahatma Gandhi
The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson
399
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton)
Ethan Frome
400
Edith Wharton
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