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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 17

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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If This Is a Man - Primo Levi
If This Is a Man - Primo Levi
641
The Iliad (Homer)
The Iliad
642
Homer
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon (Crystal Zevon)
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon
643
Crystal Zevon
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
644
Rebecca Skloot
The Imperfectionists (Tom Rachman)
The Imperfectionists
645
Tom Rachman
The Importance of Being Earnest (Oscar Wilde)
The Importance of Being Earnest
646
Oscar Wilde
In Chancery (John Galsworthy)
In Chancery
647
John Galsworthy
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
648
Truman Capote
In the Lake of the Woods (Tim O'Brien)
In the Lake of the Woods
649
Tim O'Brien
In the Land of White Death: An Epic Story of Survival in the Siberian Arctic (Valerian Albanov)
In the Land of White Death: An Epic Story of Survival in the Siberian Arctic
650
Valerian Albanov
In Search of Lost Time (Marcel Proust)
In Search of Lost Time
651
Marcel Proust
In the Shadow of the Banyan (Vaddey Ratner)
In the Shadow of the Banyan
652
Vaddey Ratner
Independence Day (Richard Ford)
Independence Day
653
Richard Ford
Independent People (Halldór Laxness)
Independent People
654
Halldór Laxness
Indian Givers (Steve Robe)
Indian Givers
655
Steve Robe
Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945 (Max Hastings)
Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945
656
Max Hastings
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
657
David Foster Wallace
Infinity in the Palm of Her Hand (Gioconda Belli)
Infinity in the Palm of Her Hand
658
Gioconda Belli
The Inheritance of Loss (Kiran Desai)
The Inheritance of Loss
659
Kiran Desai
The Innocents Abroad (Mark Twain)
The Innocents Abroad
660
Mark Twain
Instant Replay: The Green Bay Diary of Jerry Kramer (Jerry Kramer)
Instant Replay: The Green Bay Diary of Jerry Kramer
661
Jerry Kramer
Interference - Book Two (Lawrence Miles)
Interference - Book Two
662
Lawrence Miles
Interference: Book One (Lawrence Miles)
Interference: Book One
663
Lawrence Miles
The Interpretation of Dreams (Sigmund Freud)
The Interpretation of Dreams
664
Sigmund Freud
Interview With History (Oriana Fallaci)
Interview With History
665
Oriana Fallaci
Interview With a Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With a Vampire
666
Anne Rice
Into the Silence (Wade Davis)
Into the Silence
667
Wade Davis
Into Thin Air (Jon Krakauer)
Into Thin Air
668
Jon Krakauer
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Into the Wild
669
Jon Krakauer
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
670
Ralph Ellison
Invitation to a Beheading (Vladimir Nabokov)
Invitation to a Beheading
671
Vladimir Nabokov
The Ipcress File (Len Deighton)
The Ipcress File
672
Len Deighton
IQ84 (Haruki Murakami)
IQ84
673
Haruki Murakami
Iron House (John Hart)
Iron House
674
John Hart
Ironweed (William Kennedy)
Ironweed
675
William Kennedy
The Island of Sea Women (Lisa See)
The Island of Sea Women
676
Lisa See
It (Stephen King)
It
677
Stephen King
It Would Be Night in Caracas (Karina Sainz Borgo)
It Would Be Night in Caracas
678
Karina Sainz Borgo
James Madison: A Biography (Ralph Ketchem)
James Madison: A Biography
679
Ralph Ketchem
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
680
Charlotte Brontë
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