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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 12

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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Fire Season (Philip Connors)
Fire Season
441
Philip Connors
A Fire Upon the Deep (Vernor Vinge)
A Fire Upon the Deep
442
Vernor Vinge
The Firm (John Grisham)
The Firm
443
John Grisham
The Flame Throwers (Rachel Kushner)
The Flame Throwers
444
Rachel Kushner
Flaubert's Parrot (Julian Barnes)
Flaubert's Parrot
445
Julian Barnes
Flood of Fire (Amitav Gosh)
Flood of Fire
446
Amitav Gosh
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
447
Ernest Hemingway
Forever Peace (Joe Haldeman)
Forever Peace
448
Joe Haldeman
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
449
Joe Haldeman
The Forsyte Saga: The Man of Property (John Galsworthy)
The Forsyte Saga: The Man of Property
450
John Galsworthy
A Fortunate Man: The Story of a Country Doctor (John Berger)
A Fortunate Man: The Story of a Country Doctor
451
John Berger
The Forty Rules of Love (Elif Shafak)
The Forty Rules of Love
452
Elif Shafak
Foucault's Pendulum (Umberto Eco)
Foucault's Pendulum
453
Umberto Eco
Foundation (Iaac Asimov)
Foundation
454
Iaac Asimov
Foundation and Earth (Isaac Asimov)
Foundation and Earth
455
Isaac Asimov
Foundation and Empire (Isaac Asimov)
Foundation and Empire
456
Isaac Asimov
Foundation's Edge (Isaac Asimov)
Foundation's Edge
457
Isaac Asimov
Founding Brothers (Joseph Ellis)
Founding Brothers
458
Joseph Ellis
The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
The Fountainhead
459
Ayn Rand
The Four Books (Yan Lianke)
The Four Books
460
Yan Lianke
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
461
Mary Shelley
Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
Franny and Zooey
462
J.D. Salinger
Freakonomics (Steven D. Levitt)
Freakonomics
463
Steven D. Levitt
Freedom (Jonathan Franzen)
Freedom
464
Jonathan Franzen
The French Lieutenant's Woman (John Fowles)
The French Lieutenant's Woman
465
John Fowles
Freshwater (Akwaeke Emezi)
Freshwater
466
Akwaeke Emezi
Friday Night Lights (H. G. Bissinger)
Friday Night Lights
467
H. G. Bissinger
From Russia With Love (Ian Fleming)
From Russia With Love
468
Ian Fleming
The Funeral Party (Ludmila Ulitskaya)
The Funeral Party
469
Ludmila Ulitskaya
Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon (Jorge Amado)
Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon
470
Jorge Amado
Galapagos (Kurt Vonnegut)
Galapagos
471
Kurt Vonnegut
A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
472
George R.R. Martin
The Game They Played (STANLEY COHEN)
The Game They Played
473
STANLEY COHEN
Gandhi an Autobiography
Gandhi an Autobiography
474
The Garden of Evening Mists (Tan Twan Eng)
The Garden of Evening Mists
475
Tan Twan Eng
The Garden of Rama (Arthur C. Clarke & Gentry Lee)
The Garden of Rama
476
Arthur C. Clarke & Gentry Lee
Gateway (Frederik Pohl)
Gateway
477
Frederik Pohl
The Gathering (Anne Enright)
The Gathering
478
Anne Enright
Generation X (Douglas Coupland)
Generation X
479
Douglas Coupland
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World (Jack Weatherford)
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
480
Jack Weatherford
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