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A Bucket of Books (414 Novels, Books, Plays, Sports Stories and Science Fiction Classics to Read in Your Lifetime) - Page 4

I tried to get something from every genre and only included the first few books for series. List was created by taking 15 best of lists. I then added 2 years of recommended books from The Week and Guardian and added my favorites to the list--if they weren't already there.
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High Fidelity (Nick Hornby)
High Fidelity
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Nick Hornby
Hiroshima (John Hersey)
Hiroshima
122
John Hersey
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
123
Dan Simmons
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
124
Richard Matheson
I, Claudius (Robert Graves)
I, Claudius
125
Robert Graves
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
126
Isaac Asimov
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
127
Truman Capote
Praise of Folly
Praise of Folly
128
In Search of Lost Time (Marcel Proust)
In Search of Lost Time
129
Marcel Proust
In the Garden of Beasts (Erik Larson)
In the Garden of Beasts
130
Erik Larson
Independent People
Independent People
131
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
132
David Foster Wallace
Instant Replay: The Green Bay Diary of Jerry Kramer (Jerry Kramer)
Instant Replay: The Green Bay Diary of Jerry Kramer
133
Jerry Kramer
Interview With a Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With a Vampire
134
Anne Rice
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Into the Wild
135
Jon Krakauer
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster (Nepal)
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster (Nepal)
136
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
137
Ralph Ellison
IQ84 (Haruki Murakami)
IQ84
138
Haruki Murakami
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
139
Charlotte Bronte
John Adams
John Adams
140
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
141
Julius Caesar (William Shakespeare)
Julius Caesar
142
William Shakespeare
Just Kids
Just Kids
143
King Lear (William Shakespeare)
King Lear
144
William Shakespeare
Lake Wobegon Days
Lake Wobegon Days
145
Le Morte D'Arthur (Sir Thomas Malory)
Le Morte D'Arthur
146
Sir Thomas Malory
Leaves of Grass (Walt Whitman)
Leaves of Grass
147
Walt Whitman
Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Choderlos De Laclos)
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
148
Choderlos De Laclos
Les Miserables – Victor Hugo
Les Miserables – Victor Hugo
149
Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship (Gail Caldwell)
Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship
150
Gail Caldwell
Leviathan (Thomas Hobbes)
Leviathan
151
Thomas Hobbes
Life (Keith Richards)
Life
152
Keith Richards
Life, the Universe and Everything (Douglas Adams)
Life, the Universe and Everything
153
Douglas Adams
Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals
Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals
154
Lit a Memoir
Lit a Memoir
155
Little Bee (Chris Cleave)
Little Bee
156
Chris Cleave
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
157
Louisa May Alcott
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
158
Vladimir Nabokov
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
159
Larry McMurtry
Look Homeward, Angel (Thomas Wolfe)
Look Homeward, Angel
160
Thomas Wolfe
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