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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 6

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 Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
The Brothers Karamazov
201
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Buddenbrooks (Thomas Mann)
Buddenbrooks
202
Thomas Mann
Buddha's Little Finger (Victor Pelevin)
Buddha's Little Finger
203
Victor Pelevin
The Bully Pulpit (Doris Kearns Goodwin)
The Bully Pulpit
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Doris Kearns Goodwin
Burial Rites (Hannah Kent)
Burial Rites
205
Hannah Kent
Bury the Chains (Adam Hochschild)
Bury the Chains
206
Adam Hochschild
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Dee Brown)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
207
Dee Brown
The Caine Mutiny (Herman Wouk)
The Caine Mutiny
208
Herman Wouk
Call It Sleep (Henry Roth)
Call It Sleep
209
Henry Roth
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
210
Jack London
Candide (Voltaire)
Candide
211
Voltaire
Cannery Row (John Steinbeck)
Cannery Row
212
John Steinbeck
Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? (Roz Chast)
Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?
213
Roz Chast
The Canterbury Tales (Geoffrey Chaucer)
The Canterbury Tales
214
Geoffrey Chaucer
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
215
Walter M. Miller
Capital in the 21st Century (Thomas Piketty)
Capital in the 21st Century
216
Thomas Piketty
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (Louis De Bernieres)
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
217
Louis De Bernieres
Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley (Peter Guralnick)
Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley
218
Peter Guralnick
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
219
Stephen King
Carrying the Fire (Michael Collins)
Carrying the Fire
220
Michael Collins
Cash (Johnny Cash)
Cash
221
Johnny Cash
Casino Royale (Ian Fleming)
Casino Royale
222
Ian Fleming
Caste (Isabel Wilkerson)
Caste
223
Isabel Wilkerson
The Castle (Franz Kafka)
The Castle
224
Franz Kafka
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Tennesee Williams)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
225
Tennesee Williams
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
226
Joseph Heller
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
227
J.D. Salinger
Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins)
Catching Fire
228
Suzanne Collins
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman (Robert K. Massie)
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
229
Robert K. Massie
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
230
Kurt Vonnegut
Cat's Eye (Margaret Atwood)
Cat's Eye
231
Margaret Atwood
The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Bertolt Brecht)
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
232
Bertolt Brecht
The Caves of Steel (Isaac Asimov)
The Caves of Steel
233
Isaac Asimov
Centesimus Annus (Pope John Paul II)
Centesimus Annus
234
Pope John Paul II
Charlotte's Web (E. B. White)
Charlotte's Web
235
E. B. White
The Charterhouse of Parma (Stendhal)
The Charterhouse of Parma
236
Stendhal
Cherry (Mary Karr)
Cherry
237
Mary Karr
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
238
Arthur C. Clarke
The Children (David Halberstam)
The Children
239
David Halberstam
Children of Dune (Frank Herbert)
Children of Dune
240
Frank Herbert
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