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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 32

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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The Sorrow of War (Bao Ninh)
The Sorrow of War
1241
Bao Ninh
The Souls of Black Folk (W. E. B. Du Bois)
The Souls of Black Folk
1242
W. E. B. Du Bois
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
1243
William Faulkner
The Sound of the Mountain (Yasunari Kawabata)
The Sound of the Mountain
1244
Yasunari Kawabata
The Southpaw (Mark Harris)
The Southpaw
1245
Mark Harris
The Spare Room (Helen Garner)
The Spare Room
1246
Helen Garner
Speaker for the Dead (Orson Scott Card)
Speaker for the Dead
1247
Orson Scott Card
Spin (Robert Charles Wilson)
Spin
1248
Robert Charles Wilson
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down (Anne Fadiman)
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
1249
Anne Fadiman
The Splendid and the Vile (Erik Larson)
The Splendid and the Vile
1250
Erik Larson
Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife (Mary Roach)
Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife
1251
Mary Roach
The Sportswriter (Richard Ford)
The Sportswriter
1252
Richard Ford
Spring Flowers, Spring Frost
Spring Flowers, Spring Frost
1253
Spring Snow (Yukio Mishima)
Spring Snow
1254
Yukio Mishima
Stan Musial
Stan Musial
1255
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
1256
Stephen King
Stand and Deliver (Adam Ant)
Stand and Deliver
1257
Adam Ant
Stardust (Neil Gaiman)
Stardust
1258
Neil Gaiman
The Starless Sea (Erin Morgenstern)
The Starless Sea
1259
Erin Morgenstern
The Stars My Destination (Alfred Bester)
The Stars My Destination
1260
Alfred Bester
State of Wonder (Ann Patchett)
State of Wonder
1261
Ann Patchett
Station Eleven (Emily St. John Mandel)
Station Eleven
1262
Emily St. John Mandel
Steve Jobs (Walter Isaacson)
Steve Jobs
1263
Walter Isaacson
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (Mary Roach)
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
1264
Mary Roach
The Stone Diaries (Carol Shields)
The Stone Diaries
1265
Carol Shields
The Stone Sky (N. K. Jemisin)
The Stone Sky
1266
N. K. Jemisin
The Stories of John Cheever (John Cheever)
The Stories of John Cheever
1267
John Cheever
A Storm of Swords (George R.R. Martin)
A Storm of Swords
1268
George R.R. Martin
The Story of a New Name (Elena Ferrante)
The Story of a New Name
1269
Elena Ferrante
The Strange Career of Jim Crow (C. Vann Woodward)
The Strange Career of Jim Crow
1270
C. Vann Woodward
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1271
Robert Louis Stevenson
Strange Fascination: David Bowie (David Buckley)
Strange Fascination: David Bowie
1272
David Buckley
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
1273
Albert Camus
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert a Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
1274
Robert a Heinlein
A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams)
A Streetcar Named Desire
1275
Tennessee Williams
The Submission (Amy Waldman)
The Submission
1276
Amy Waldman
The Subtle Knife (Philip Pullman)
The Subtle Knife
1277
Philip Pullman
Sugar Street (Naguib Mahfouz)
Sugar Street
1278
Naguib Mahfouz
Sula (Toni Morrison)
Sula
1279
Toni Morrison
Summer Crossing
Summer Crossing
1280
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