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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 23

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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Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
881
Herman Melville
Mockingjay (Suzanne Collins)
Mockingjay
882
Suzanne Collins
Moll Flanders (Daniel Defoe)
Moll Flanders
883
Daniel Defoe
Molloy (Samuel Beckett)
Molloy
884
Samuel Beckett
Money (Martin Amis)
Money
885
Martin Amis
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game (Michael Lewis)
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
886
Michael Lewis
The Monster at the End of This Book (Jon Stone)
The Monster at the End of This Book
887
Jon Stone
The Monster: How a Gang of Predatory Lenders and Wall Street Bankers Fleeced America--And Spawned a (Michael W. Hudson)
The Monster: How a Gang of Predatory Lenders and Wall Street Bankers Fleeced America--And Spawned A
888
Michael W. Hudson
Montecore (Jonas Hassen Khemiri)
Montecore
889
Jonas Hassen Khemiri
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
890
Robert A. Heinlein
The Moonstone (Wilkie Collins)
The Moonstone
891
Wilkie Collins
Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was (Sjón)
Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was
892
Sjón
The Moor's Account (Laila Lalami)
The Moor's Account
893
Laila Lalami
Mornings on Horseback (David McCullough)
Mornings on Horseback
894
David McCullough
Mother Courage & Her Children (Bertolt Brech)
Mother Courage & Her Children
895
Bertolt Brech
Mountolive (Lawrence Durrell)
Mountolive
896
Lawrence Durrell
A Moveable Feast (Ernest Hemingway)
A Moveable Feast
897
Ernest Hemingway
The Moviegoer (Walker Percy)
The Moviegoer
898
Walker Percy
Mrs. Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs. Dalloway
899
Virginia Woolf
Much Ado About Nothing (William Shakespeare)
Much Ado About Nothing
900
William Shakespeare
Mudsharks (Dave Barbarossa)
Mudsharks
901
Dave Barbarossa
The Mueller Report (The Washington Post)
The Mueller Report
902
The Washington Post
Muhammad Ali (Thomas Hauser)
Muhammad Ali
903
Thomas Hauser
Mukiwa (Peter Godwin)
Mukiwa
904
Peter Godwin
Murder in the Cathedral (T.S. Eliot)
Murder in the Cathedral
905
T.S. Eliot
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
906
Agatha Christie
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
907
Agatha Christie
Mutiny on the Bounty (Nordhoff)
Mutiny on the Bounty
908
Nordhoff
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
909
Elena Ferrante
My Left Foot (Christy Brown)
My Left Foot
910
Christy Brown
My Life (Bill Clinton)
My Life
911
Bill Clinton
My Name Is Asher Lev (Chaim Potok)
My Name Is Asher Lev
912
Chaim Potok
My Name Is Red (Orhan Pamuk)
My Name Is Red
913
Orhan Pamuk
My Own Devices (Dessa)
My Own Devices
914
Dessa
My Reading Life (Pat Conroy)
My Reading Life
915
Pat Conroy
My Year of Meats (Ruth Ozeki)
My Year of Meats
916
Ruth Ozeki
Mycroft and Sherlock (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)
Mycroft and Sherlock
917
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Mycroft and Sherlock: The Empty Birdcage (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & Anna Waterhouse)
Mycroft and Sherlock: The Empty Birdcage
918
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & Anna Waterhouse
Mycroft Holmes (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anna Waterhouse)
Mycroft Holmes
919
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anna Waterhouse
Mystery Train (Greil Marcus)
Mystery Train
920
Greil Marcus
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