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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 9

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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Death Comes for the Archbishop (Willa Cather)
Death Comes for the Archbishop
321
Willa Cather
Death of an Expert Witness (P.D. James)
Death of an Expert Witness
322
P.D. James
The Death of Artemio Cruz by Carlos Fuentes
The Death of Artemio Cruz by Carlos Fuentes
323
The Death of the Heart (Elizabeth Bowen)
The Death of the Heart
324
Elizabeth Bowen
The Death of Ivan Ilych (Leo Tolstoy)
The Death of Ivan Ilych
325
Leo Tolstoy
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
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Arthur Miller
Death's End (Liu Cixin)
Death's End
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Liu Cixin
The Decameron (Giovanni Boccaccio)
The Decameron
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Giovanni Boccaccio
The Decapitated Chicken and Other Stories (Horacio Quiroga)
The Decapitated Chicken and Other Stories
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Horacio Quiroga
The Decay of the Angel (Yukio Mishima)
The Decay of the Angel
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Yukio Mishima
The Declaration of Independence (Thomas Jefferson)
The Declaration of Independence
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Thomas Jefferson
A Deepness in the Sky (Vernor Vinge)
A Deepness in the Sky
332
Vernor Vinge
Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope (Jonathan Alte)
Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope
333
Jonathan Alte
Democracy in America (Alexis De Tocqueville)
Democracy in America
334
Alexis De Tocqueville
Desertion (Abdulrazak Gurnah)
Desertion
335
Abdulrazak Gurnah
Destiny of the Republic (Candice Millard)
Destiny of the Republic
336
Candice Millard
Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys by Gilbert K
Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys by Gilbert K
337
The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
The Devil in the White City
338
Erik Larson
The Devil to Pay in the Backlands (João Guimarães Rosa)
The Devil to Pay in the Backlands
339
João Guimarães Rosa
The Devil Wears Prada (Lauren Weisberger)
The Devil Wears Prada
340
Lauren Weisberger
The Diamond Age (Neal Stephenson)
The Diamond Age
341
Neal Stephenson
Diary of a Country Priest (Georges Bernanos)
Diary of a Country Priest
342
Georges Bernanos
Diary of a Madman (Lu Xun)
Diary of a Madman
343
Lu Xun
The Diary of Samuel Pepys (Samuel Pepys)
The Diary of Samuel Pepys
344
Samuel Pepys
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
345
Anne Frank
Dietland (Sarai Walker)
Dietland
346
Sarai Walker
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (Anne Tyler)
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
347
Anne Tyler
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Douglas Adams)
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
348
Douglas Adams
Disgrace (J. M. Coetzee)
Disgrace
349
J. M. Coetzee
Dispatches (Michael Herr)
Dispatches
350
Michael Herr
The Dispossessed (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
351
Ursula K Le Guin
Distant Replay (Jerry Kramer/Dick Schaap)
Distant Replay
352
Jerry Kramer/Dick Schaap
Divine Comedy (Dante Alighieri)
Divine Comedy
353
Dante Alighieri
The Diving Bell (Jean Dominique Bubuay)
The Diving Bell
354
Jean Dominique Bubuay
A Division of the Spoils (Paul Scott)
A Division of the Spoils
355
Paul Scott
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
356
Philip K. Dick
Doctor Zhivago (Boris Pasternak)
Doctor Zhivago
357
Boris Pasternak
Dog Soldiers (Robert Stone)
Dog Soldiers
358
Robert Stone
Doghead (Morten Ramsland)
Doghead
359
Morten Ramsland
A Doll's House (Henrik Ibsen)
A Doll's House
360
Henrik Ibsen
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