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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 24

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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Mythago Wood
Mythago Wood
921
The Naked and the Dead (Norman Mailer)
The Naked and the Dead
922
Norman Mailer
The Naked Sun (Isaac Asimov)
The Naked Sun
923
Isaac Asimov
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
924
Umberto Eco
The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Namesake
925
Jhumpa Lahiri
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas, an American Slave (Frederick Douglas)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas, an American Slave
926
Frederick Douglas
The Narrow Road to the Deep North (Richard Flanagan)
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
927
Richard Flanagan
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
928
Richard Wright
Native Speaker (Chang-Rae Lee)
Native Speaker
929
Chang-Rae Lee
The Natural (Bernard Malamud)
The Natural
930
Bernard Malamud
Netherland (Joseph O'Neill)
Netherland
931
Joseph O'Neill
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
932
William Gibson
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
933
Kazuo Ishiguro
Neverwhere (Neil Gaiman)
Neverwhere
934
Neil Gaiman
The New Kings of Nonfiction (Ira Glass)
The New Kings of Nonfiction
935
Ira Glass
The New York Trilogy (Paul Auster)
The New York Trilogy
936
Paul Auster
News of a Kidnapping (Gabriel García Marquez)
News of a Kidnapping
937
Gabriel García Marquez
The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead)
The Nickel Boys
938
Colson Whitehead
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
939
Erin Morgenstern
Night Has a Thousand Eyes (Cornell Woolrich)
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
940
Cornell Woolrich
The Night Trilogy (Elie Wiesel)
The Night Trilogy
941
Elie Wiesel
The Nightingale (Kristin Hannah)
The Nightingale
942
Kristin Hannah
Nightwoods
Nightwoods
943
Njals Saga (Anonymous)
Njals Saga
944
Anonymous
No Country for Old Men (Cormac McCarthy)
No Country for Old Men
945
Cormac McCarthy
No Exit (Jean-Paul Sartre)
No Exit
946
Jean-Paul Sartre
No Ordinary Time (Doris Kearns Goodwin)
No Ordinary Time
947
Doris Kearns Goodwin
No Walls and the Recurring Dream (Ani Difranco)
No Walls and the Recurring Dream
948
Ani Difranco
The Nonviolence Handbook: A Guide for Practical Action (Michael N. Nagler)
The Nonviolence Handbook: A Guide for Practical Action
949
Michael N. Nagler
Normal People (Sally Rooney)
Normal People
950
Sally Rooney
North Dallas Forty (PETER GENT)
North Dallas Forty
951
PETER GENT
North of Hope (John Hassler)
North of Hope
952
John Hassler
Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen)
Northanger Abbey
953
Jane Austen
Norton Anthology of American Literature (Norton)
Norton Anthology of American Literature
954
Norton
Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murakami)
Norwegian Wood
955
Haruki Murakami
Nostromo (Joseph Conrad)
Nostromo
956
Joseph Conrad
Notes From a Small Island (Bill Bryson)
Notes From a Small Island
957
Bill Bryson
NW (Zadie Smith)
NW
958
Zadie Smith
The Obelisk Gate (N.K. Jemison)
The Obelisk Gate
959
N.K. Jemison
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
960
Neil Gaiman
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