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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 14

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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Gormenghast (Mervyn Peake)
Gormenghast
521
Mervyn Peake
The Grand Design (Stephen Hawking)
The Grand Design
522
Stephen Hawking
Grant (Ron Chernow)
Grant
523
Ron Chernow
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
524
John Steinbeck
The Graveyard Book (Neil Gaiman)
The Graveyard Book
525
Neil Gaiman
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow
526
Thomas Pynchon
The Great Crash (J.K. Galbraith)
The Great Crash
527
J.K. Galbraith
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
528
Charles Dickens
The Great Fire (Shirley Hazzard)
The Great Fire
529
Shirley Hazzard
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
530
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Great House (Nicole Krauss)
Great House
531
Nicole Krauss
The Great Influenza (John M. Barry)
The Great Influenza
532
John M. Barry
The Great Movies (Roger Ebert)
The Great Movies
533
Roger Ebert
The Greatest Generation (Tom Brokaw)
The Greatest Generation
534
Tom Brokaw
A Green Journey (Jon Hassler)
A Green Journey
535
Jon Hassler
Grimm's Fairy Tales (The Brothers Grimm)
Grimm's Fairy Tales
536
The Brothers Grimm
Growing Up (Russell Baker)
Growing Up
537
Russell Baker
The Guest (Sok-Yong Hwang)
The Guest
538
Sok-Yong Hwang
Gulliver's Travels (Jonathan Swift)
Gulliver's Travels
539
Jonathan Swift
Gulp : Adventures on the Alimentary Canal (Mary Roach)
Gulp : Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
540
Mary Roach
The Guns of August (Barbara W. Tuchman)
The Guns of August
541
Barbara W. Tuchman
Guns, Germs and Steel (Jared Diamond)
Guns, Germs and Steel
542
Jared Diamond
Habibi (Craig Thompson)
Habibi
543
Craig Thompson
The Hairdresser of Harare (Tendai Huchu)
The Hairdresser of Harare
544
Tendai Huchu
Halberstam, David: The Fifties
Halberstam, David: The Fifties
545
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
546
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Ham on Rye (Charles Bukowski)
Ham on Rye
547
Charles Bukowski
Hamilton: The Revolution (Lin-Manuel Miranda)
Hamilton: The Revolution
548
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
549
William Shakespeare
Hamnet (Maggie O'farrell)
Hamnet
550
Maggie O'farrell
A Handful of Dust (Evelyn Waugh)
A Handful of Dust
551
Evelyn Waugh
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
552
Margaret Atwood
Hank Williams: The Biography (Colin Escott)
Hank Williams: The Biography
553
Colin Escott
Harbor (Lorraine Adams)
Harbor
554
Lorraine Adams
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World (Haruki Murakami)
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
555
Haruki Murakami
Hard Times (Charles Dickens)
Hard Times
556
Charles Dickens
Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression (Studs Terkel)
Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression
557
Studs Terkel
Harold and the Purple Crayon (Johnson, Crockett)
Harold and the Purple Crayon
558
Johnson, Crockett
Haroun & the Sea of Stories (Salman Rushdie/Paul Birkbeck(Illus))
Haroun & the Sea of Stories
559
Salman Rushdie/Paul Birkbeck(Illus)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
560
J.K. Rowling
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