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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 26

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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Out of Africa (Isak Dinesen)
Out of Africa
1001
Isak Dinesen
Out Stealing Horses (Per Petterson)
Out Stealing Horses
1002
Per Petterson
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko
1003
Min Jin Lee
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha (Roddy Doyle)
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
1004
Roddy Doyle
Palace of Desire
Palace of Desire
1005
Palace Walk (Naguib Mahfouz)
Palace Walk
1006
Naguib Mahfouz
Pale Fire (Vladimir Nabokov)
Pale Fire
1007
Vladimir Nabokov
The Pale King (David Foster Wallace)
The Pale King
1008
David Foster Wallace
Paper Lion (George Plimpton)
Paper Lion
1009
George Plimpton
Paradise Lost (John Milton)
Paradise Lost
1010
John Milton
Paradise of the Blind (Dương Thu Hương)
Paradise of the Blind
1011
Dương Thu Hương
Paradise Regained (John Milton)
Paradise Regained
1012
John Milton
Parrot and Olivier in America (Peter Carey)
Parrot and Olivier in America
1013
Peter Carey
Parting the Waters (Taylor Branch)
Parting the Waters
1014
Taylor Branch
The Passage (Justin Cronin)
The Passage
1015
Justin Cronin
The Passage of Power (Robert Caro)
The Passage of Power
1016
Robert Caro
A Passage to India (E.M. Forster)
A Passage to India
1017
E.M. Forster
The Passion (Jeanette Winterson)
The Passion
1018
Jeanette Winterson
The Passions of the Mind (Irving Stone)
The Passions of the Mind
1019
Irving Stone
The Path Between the Seas (David McCullough)
The Path Between the Seas
1020
David McCullough
The Path to Power (Robert Caro)
The Path to Power
1021
Robert Caro
The Pathfinder (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Pathfinder
1022
James Fenimore Cooper
The Patience Stone (Atiq Rahimi)
The Patience Stone
1023
Atiq Rahimi
Peace Like a River (Leif Enger)
Peace Like a River
1024
Leif Enger
Peer Gynt (Henrik Ibsen)
Peer Gynt
1025
Henrik Ibsen
The Pelican Brief (John Grisham)
The Pelican Brief
1026
John Grisham
A People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn)
A People's History of the United States
1027
Howard Zinn
A People's Tragedy (Orlando Figes)
A People's Tragedy
1028
Orlando Figes
Pere Goriot (Honore De Balzac)
Pere Goriot
1029
Honore De Balzac
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (Patrick Susskind)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
1030
Patrick Susskind
The Periodic Table (Primo Levi)
The Periodic Table
1031
Primo Levi
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
1032
Stephen Chbosky
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
1033
Marjane Satrapi
Persepolis 2 (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis 2
1034
Marjane Satrapi
Personal History (Katharine Graham)
Personal History
1035
Katharine Graham
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
1036
Jane Austen
The Piano Lesson (August Wilson)
The Piano Lesson
1037
August Wilson
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1038
Oscar Wilde
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Annie Dillard)
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
1039
Annie Dillard
The Pilgrim's Progress (John Bunyan)
The Pilgrim's Progress
1040
John Bunyan
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