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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 29

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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Rights of Man (Thomas Paine)
Rights of Man
1121
Thomas Paine
Ringworld (Larry Niven)
Ringworld
1122
Larry Niven
The Ringworld Engineers (Larry Niven)
The Ringworld Engineers
1123
Larry Niven
The Ringworld Throne (Larry Niven)
The Ringworld Throne
1124
Larry Niven
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers (Paul Kennedy)
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers
1125
Paul Kennedy
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Edmund Morris)
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
1126
Edmund Morris
River of Smoke (Amitav Ghosh)
River of Smoke
1127
Amitav Ghosh
A River Runs Through It (Norman MacLean)
A River Runs Through It
1128
Norman MacLean
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
1129
Cormac McCarthy
The Road Not Taken (Robert Frost)
The Road Not Taken
1130
Robert Frost
Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
Robinson Crusoe
1131
Daniel Defoe
Robocopolysis
Robocopolysis
1132
Robots and Empire (Isaac Asimov)
Robots and Empire
1133
Isaac Asimov
The Robots of Dawn (Isaac Asimov)
The Robots of Dawn
1134
Isaac Asimov
Rogue Male (Geoffrey Household)
Rogue Male
1135
Geoffrey Household
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
1136
William Shakespeare
The Rook (Daniel O'Malley)
The Rook
1137
Daniel O'Malley
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
1138
Emma Donoghue
A Room of One's Own (Virginia Woolf)
A Room of One's Own
1139
Virginia Woolf
A Room With a View (E.M. Forster)
A Room With a View
1140
E.M. Forster
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby
1141
Ira Levin
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (A Play by Tom Stoppard)
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
1142
A Play by Tom Stoppard
The Round House (Louise Erdrich)
The Round House
1143
Louise Erdrich
Run and Rising (Leigh Bardugo)
Run and Rising
1144
Leigh Bardugo
Runaway Horses (Yukio Mishima)
Runaway Horses
1145
Yukio Mishima
Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior (Phil Jackson)
Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior
1146
Phil Jackson
Saint Joan (George Bernard Shaw)
Saint Joan
1147
George Bernard Shaw
'Salem's Lot (Stephen King)
'Salem's Lot
1148
Stephen King
A Sand County Almanac (Aldo Leopold)
A Sand County Almanac
1149
Aldo Leopold
The Sandman (Series) (Neil Gaiman)
The Sandman (Series)
1150
Neil Gaiman
The Satanic Verses (Salman Rushdie)
The Satanic Verses
1151
Salman Rushdie
The Savage Detectives (Roberto Bolaño)
The Savage Detectives
1152
Roberto Bolaño
Say Nothing (Patrick Radden Keefe)
Say Nothing
1153
Patrick Radden Keefe
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
1154
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Schindlers List (Thomas Keneally)
Schindlers List
1155
Thomas Keneally
Scoop (Evelyn Waugh)
Scoop
1156
Evelyn Waugh
The Sea (John Banville)
The Sea
1157
John Banville
The Sea, the Sea (Irish Murdoch)
The Sea, the Sea
1158
Irish Murdoch
Seabiscuit (Laura Hillenbrand)
Seabiscuit
1159
Laura Hillenbrand
A Season in Hell (Arthur Rimbaud)
A Season in Hell
1160
Arthur Rimbaud
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