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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 28

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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Quicksilver (Neal Stephenson)
Quicksilver
1081
Neal Stephenson
Rabbit at Rest (John Updike)
Rabbit at Rest
1082
John Updike
Rabbit Is Rich (John Updike)
Rabbit Is Rich
1083
John Updike
Rabbit Redux (John Updike)
Rabbit Redux
1084
John Updike
Rabbit, Run (John Updike)
Rabbit, Run
1085
John Updike
The Radium Girls (Kate Moore)
The Radium Girls
1086
Kate Moore
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime
1087
E.L. Doctorow
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun
1088
Lorraine Hansberry
Ramayana (Valmiki)
Ramayana
1089
Valmiki
Rama II (Arthur C. Clarke & Gentry Lee)
Rama II
1090
Arthur C. Clarke & Gentry Lee
Rama Revealed (Arthur C. Clarke)
Rama Revealed
1091
Arthur C. Clarke
Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx (Adrian Nicole Leblanc)
Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx
1092
Adrian Nicole Leblanc
The Razor's Edge (Somerset Maugham)
The Razor's Edge
1093
Somerset Maugham
The Reader (Bernhard Schlink)
The Reader
1094
Bernhard Schlink
Reading Lolita in Tehran (Azar Nafisi)
Reading Lolita in Tehran
1095
Azar Nafisi
Readme (Neal Stephenson)
Readme
1096
Neal Stephenson
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
1097
Ernest Cline
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
1098
Daphne Du Maurier
Recursion (Blake Crouch)
Recursion
1099
Blake Crouch
The Red and the Black (Stendhal)
The Red and the Black
1100
Stendhal
Red Azalea (Anchee Min)
Red Azalea
1101
Anchee Min
The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane)
The Red Badge of Courage
1102
Stephen Crane
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
1103
Thomas Harris
Red Harvest (Dashiell Hammett)
Red Harvest
1104
Dashiell Hammett
The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
The Red Tent
1105
Anita Diamant
Red, White and Royal Blue (Casey McQuiston)
Red, White and Royal Blue
1106
Casey McQuiston
The Redeemer (Jo Nesbø)
The Redeemer
1107
Jo Nesbø
The Reformation (Will Durant)
The Reformation
1108
Will Durant
Regeneration (Pat Barker)
Regeneration
1109
Pat Barker
Relativity: The Special and the General Theory (Albert Einstein)
Relativity: The Special and the General Theory
1110
Albert Einstein
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
1111
Kazuo Ishiguro
Rendezvous With Rama (Arthur C Clarke)
Rendezvous With Rama
1112
Arthur C Clarke
A Reporter's Life (Walter Cronkite)
A Reporter's Life
1113
Walter Cronkite
The Republic (Plato)
The Republic
1114
Plato
Rerum Novarum (Pope Leo XIII)
Rerum Novarum
1115
Pope Leo XIII
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Douglas Adams)
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
1116
Douglas Adams
The Return of the King (J. R. R. Tolkein)
The Return of the King
1117
J. R. R. Tolkein
Revolutionary Road (Richard Yates)
Revolutionary Road
1118
Richard Yates
Richard III (William Shakespeare)
Richard III
1119
William Shakespeare
The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe
The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe
1120
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