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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 19

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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The Koran
The Koran
721
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded (Simon Winchester)
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded
722
Simon Winchester
Kraken (China Miéville)
Kraken
723
China Miéville
Kristin Lavransdatter (Sigrid Undset, Trans. Tiina Nunnally)
Kristin Lavransdatter
724
Sigrid Undset, Trans. Tiina Nunnally
Kristin Lavransdatter II : The Wife (Sigrid Undset)
Kristin Lavransdatter II : The Wife
725
Sigrid Undset
Kristin Lavransdatter, III: The Cross (Sigrid Undset)
Kristin Lavransdatter, III: The Cross
726
Sigrid Undset
L.A. Confidential (James Ellroy)
L.A. Confidential
727
James Ellroy
Lady Chatterley's Lover (D.H. Lawrence)
Lady Chatterley's Lover
728
D.H. Lawrence
Lake Wobegon Days (Garrison Keillor)
Lake Wobegon Days
729
Garrison Keillor
The Lake Wobegon Virus (Garrison Keillor)
The Lake Wobegon Virus
730
Garrison Keillor
The Last Boy: Mickey Mantel and the End of America's Childhood (Jane Leavy)
The Last Boy: Mickey Mantel and the End of America's Childhood
731
Jane Leavy
The Last Cowboy: A Life of Tom Landry (Mark Ribowsky)
The Last Cowboy: A Life of Tom Landry
732
Mark Ribowsky
The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron (Howard Bryant)
The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron
733
Howard Bryant
The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill
The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill
734
The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm (William Manchester)
The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm
735
William Manchester
Last Man in Tower (Aravind Adiga)
Last Man in Tower
736
Aravind Adiga
The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Last of the Mohicans
737
James Fenimore Cooper
The Last Temptation of Christ (Nikos Kazantzakis)
The Last Temptation of Christ
738
Nikos Kazantzakis
Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley (Peter Guralnick)
Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley
739
Peter Guralnick
Lavondyss (Robert Holdstock)
Lavondyss
740
Robert Holdstock
Lawrence of Arabia (Nutting)
Lawrence of Arabia
741
Nutting
Le Morte D'Arthur (Sir Thomas Malory)
Le Morte D'Arthur
742
Sir Thomas Malory
Leaves of Grass (Walt Whitman)
Leaves of Grass
743
Walt Whitman
Leaving Home (Garrison Keillor)
Leaving Home
744
Garrison Keillor
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
745
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Leopard
The Leopard
746
The Leopard (Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa)
The Leopard
747
Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa
Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Choderlos De Laclos)
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
748
Choderlos De Laclos
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
749
Victor Hugo
Less (Andrew Sean Greer)
Less
750
Andrew Sean Greer
Let the Great World Spin (Colum McCann)
Let the Great World Spin
751
Colum McCann
Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One In
752
John Ajvide Lindqvist
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (James Agee)
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men
753
James Agee
Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship (Gail Caldwell)
Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship
754
Gail Caldwell
Letters and Papers From Prison (Dietrich Bonhoeffer)
Letters and Papers From Prison
755
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Leviathan (Thomas Hobbes)
Leviathan
756
Thomas Hobbes
The Liars' Club: A Memoir (Mary Karr)
The Liars' Club: A Memoir
757
Mary Karr
Liar's Poker (Michael Lewis)
Liar's Poker
758
Michael Lewis
Library of Souls (Ransom Riggs)
Library of Souls
759
Ransom Riggs
Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them (Al Franken)
Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them
760
Al Franken
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