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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 20

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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Life (Keith Richards)
Life
761
Keith Richards
Life in Code: A Personal History of Technology (Ellen Ullman)
Life in Code: A Personal History of Technology
762
Ellen Ullman
The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel
The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel
763
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
764
Yann Martel
Life on the Mississippi (Mark Twain)
Life on the Mississippi
765
Mark Twain
Life on the Run (Bill Bradley)
Life on the Run
766
Bill Bradley
Life, the Universe and Everything (Douglas Adams)
Life, the Universe and Everything
767
Douglas Adams
Light in August (William Faulkner)
Light in August
768
William Faulkner
Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Esquivel)
Like Water for Chocolate
769
Laura Esquivel
Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals
Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals
770
Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Remade America by Garry Wills
Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Remade America by Garry Wills
771
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo
772
George Saunders
Lit a Memoir
Lit a Memoir
773
Little Bee (Chris Cleave)
Little Bee
774
Chris Cleave
Little Dorritt (Charles Dickens)
Little Dorritt
775
Charles Dickens
The Little Drummer Girl
The Little Drummer Girl
776
Little Fires Everywhere (Celeste Ng)
Little Fires Everywhere
777
Celeste Ng
The Little Friend (Donna Tartt)
The Little Friend
778
Donna Tartt
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
779
Louisa May Alcott
The Lives of a Cell (Lewis Thomas)
The Lives of a Cell
780
Lewis Thomas
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
781
Vladimir Nabokov
London Fields (Martin Amis)
London Fields
782
Martin Amis
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
783
Larry McMurtry
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (Douglas Adams)
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
784
Douglas Adams
The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Goodbye
785
Raymond Chandler
A Long Petal of the Sea (Isabel Allende)
A Long Petal of the Sea
786
Isabel Allende
The Long Season (JIM BROSNAN)
The Long Season
787
JIM BROSNAN
Long Walk to Freedom (Nelson Mandela)
Long Walk to Freedom
788
Nelson Mandela
The Longest Trip Home (John Grogan)
The Longest Trip Home
789
John Grogan
Longitude (Dava Sobel)
Longitude
790
Dava Sobel
Look Homeward, Angel (Thomas Wolfe)
Look Homeward, Angel
791
Thomas Wolfe
Lord Jim (Joseph Conrad)
Lord Jim
792
Joseph Conrad
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
793
William Golding
Lord of Light (Roger Zelazny)
Lord of Light
794
Roger Zelazny
Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World (Liaquat Ahamed)
Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World
795
Liaquat Ahamed
The Lords of the Realm: The Real History of Baseball (John Helyar)
The Lords of the Realm: The Real History of Baseball
796
John Helyar
Lost Children Archive (Valeria Luiselli)
Lost Children Archive
797
Valeria Luiselli
The Lost Father (Mona Simpson)
The Lost Father
798
Mona Simpson
Lost in Shangri-La
Lost in Shangri-La
799
Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13 (Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger)
Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13
800
Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger
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