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A Bucket of Books (414 Novels, Books, Plays, Sports Stories and Science Fiction Classics to Read in Your Lifetime) - Page 8

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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The Federalist Papers (Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay)
The Federalist Papers
281
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Fellowship of the Ring
282
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
The Fountainhead
283
Ayn Rand
The French Lieutenant's Woman (John Fowles)
The French Lieutenant's Woman
284
John Fowles
The Gift of Asher Lev (Chaim Potok)
The Gift of Asher Lev
285
Chaim Potok
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest (Steig Larsson)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest
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Steig Larsson
The Girl Who Played With Fire (Steig Larsson)
The Girl Who Played With Fire
287
Steig Larsson
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
288
Stieg Larsson
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
289
Mario Puzo
The Golden Compass (Philip Pullman)
The Golden Compass
290
Philip Pullman
The Golden Notebook (Doris Lessing)
The Golden Notebook
291
Doris Lessing
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
292
John Steinbeck
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
293
F. Scott Fitzgerald
THE GUNS OF AUGUST by Barbara Tuchman
THE GUNS OF AUGUST by Barbara Tuchman
294
The Histories
The Histories
295
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Edward Gibbon)
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
296
Edward Gibbon
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
297
Douglas Adams
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
298
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Human Stain (Philip Roth)
The Human Stain
299
Philip Roth
The Idiot (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
The Idiot
300
Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Iliad (Homer)
The Iliad
301
Homer
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
302
Rebecca Skloot
The Imperfectionists
The Imperfectionists
303
The Interpretation of Dreams (Sigmund Freud)
The Interpretation of Dreams
304
Sigmund Freud
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
305
Amy Tan
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle
306
Upton Sinclair
The Killer Angels (Michael Shaara)
The Killer Angels
307
Michael Shaara
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
308
Khaled Hosseini
The Last Boy: Mickey Mantel and the End of America's Childhood (Jane Leavy)
The Last Boy: Mickey Mantel and the End of America's Childhood
309
Jane Leavy
The Last Temptation of Christ (Nikos Kazantzakis)
The Last Temptation of Christ
310
Nikos Kazantzakis
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
311
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Liars' Club: A Memoir (Mary Karr)
The Liars' Club: A Memoir
312
Mary Karr
The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel
The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel
313
The Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
The Life of Pi
314
Yann Martel
The Little Drummer Girl
The Little Drummer Girl
315
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (Douglas Adams)
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
316
Douglas Adams
The Lords of the Realm: The Real History of Baseball (John Helyar)
The Lords of the Realm: The Real History of Baseball
317
John Helyar
The Magic Mountain (Thomas Mann)
The Magic Mountain
318
Thomas Mann
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
319
Philip K. Dick
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: And Other Clinical Tales by Ol
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: And Other Clinical Tales by Ol
320
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