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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 35

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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Tom Jones (Henry Fielding)
Tom Jones
1361
Henry Fielding
Toms River (Dan Fagin)
Toms River
1362
Dan Fagin
The Towers of Silence
The Towers of Silence
1363
The Tragedy of Arthur (Arthur Phillips)
The Tragedy of Arthur
1364
Arthur Phillips
The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus
The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus
1365
Train Dreams (Denis Johnson)
Train Dreams
1366
Denis Johnson
Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
Trainspotting
1367
Irvine Welsh
The Transit of Venus (Shirley Hazzard)
The Transit of Venus
1368
Shirley Hazzard
Traveling Mercies (Anne Lamott)
Traveling Mercies
1369
Anne Lamott
Travels With Lizbeth (Lars Eighner)
Travels With Lizbeth
1370
Lars Eighner
Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Treasure Island
1371
Robert Louis Stevenson
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1372
Betty Smith
The Trial (Franz Kafka)
The Trial
1373
Franz Kafka
The Trial of Socrates (J.F. Stone)
The Trial of Socrates
1374
J.F. Stone
Tristram Shandy (Laurence Sterne)
Tristram Shandy
1375
Laurence Sterne
Tropic of Cancer (Henry Miller)
Tropic of Cancer
1376
Henry Miller
Trout Fishing in America (Richard Brautigan)
Trout Fishing in America
1377
Richard Brautigan
True History of the Kelly Gang (Peter Carey)
True History of the Kelly Gang
1378
Peter Carey
Truman (David McCullough)
Truman
1379
David McCullough
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
1380
Henry James
Twelfth Night (William Shakespeare)
Twelfth Night
1381
William Shakespeare
The Twelve Caesars (Suetonius)
The Twelve Caesars
1382
Suetonius
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
1383
Jules Verne
The Two Towers (J. R. R. Tolkein)
The Two Towers
1384
J. R. R. Tolkein
Ubik (Philip K. Dick)
Ubik
1385
Philip K. Dick
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses
1386
James Joyce
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
1387
Milan Kundera
Unbroken (Laura Hillenbrand)
Unbroken
1388
Laura Hillenbrand
Undaunted Courage (Stephen E. Ambrose)
Undaunted Courage
1389
Stephen E. Ambrose
Under the Banner of Heaven (Jon Krakauer)
Under the Banner of Heaven
1390
Jon Krakauer
Under the Net (Iris Murdoch)
Under the Net
1391
Iris Murdoch
Under the Volcano (Malcolm Lowry)
Under the Volcano
1392
Malcolm Lowry
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
1393
Colson Whitehead
Underworld (Don Delillo)
Underworld
1394
Don Delillo
The Unexpected Universe (Loren Eiseley)
The Unexpected Universe
1395
Loren Eiseley
Unfamiliar Fishes (Sarah Vowell)
Unfamiliar Fishes
1396
Sarah Vowell
The Unforgettable Season (GORDON H. FLEMING)
The Unforgettable Season
1397
GORDON H. FLEMING
The Unnamable (Samuel Beckett)
The Unnamable
1398
Samuel Beckett
Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots (Deborah Feldman)
Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots
1399
Deborah Feldman
The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture (Wendell Barry)
The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture
1400
Wendell Barry
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