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I try only to recommend books that I've read. Quite a few of these are difficult in terms of their subject matter, but it seems better to know than not to know. Keep on reading, everyone!

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Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)

Grapes of Wrath

81

John Steinbeck

Gulliver's Travels (Jonathan Swift)

Gulliver's Travels

82

Jonathan Swift

H Is for Hawk (Helen MacDonald)

H Is for Hawk

83

Helen MacDonald

Hamlet (William Shakespeare)

Hamlet

84

William Shakespeare

Hamlet: Poem Unlimited (Harold Bloom)

Hamlet: Poem Unlimited

85

Harold Bloom

High Windows (Philip Larkin)

High Windows

86

Philip Larkin

History of White People (Nell Irvin Painter)

History of White People

87

Nell Irvin Painter

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Series (Douglas Adams)

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Series

88

Douglas Adams

Hitler's Pope (Cornwall)

Hitler's Pope

89

Cornwall

Homage to Catalonia (George Orwell)

Homage to Catalonia

90

George Orwell

Houseboat Days (John Ashbery)

Houseboat Days

91

John Ashbery

How Democracies Die (Steven Levitsky & Daniel Ziblatt)

How Democracies Die

92

Steven Levitsky & Daniel Ziblatt

How to Read Literature Like a Professor (Thomas C. Foster)

How to Read Literature Like a Professor

93

Thomas C. Foster

How We Got to Now (Steven Johnson)

How We Got to Now

94

Steven Johnson

Howard's End (E.M. Forster)

Howard's End

95

E.M. Forster

Howl (Allen Ginsberg)

Howl

96

Allen Ginsberg

I Am Malala (Malala Yousafzai)

I Am Malala

97

Malala Yousafzai

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

98

Maya Angelou

If Not, Winter (Sappho)

If Not, Winter

99

Sappho

If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Italo Calvino)

If on a Winter's Night a Traveler

100

Italo Calvino

In the Land of Invented Languages (Arika Okrent)

In the Land of Invented Languages

101

Arika Okrent

Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)

Invisible Man

102

Ralph Ellison

It Can't Happen Here (Sinclair Lewis)

It Can't Happen Here

103

Sinclair Lewis

Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)

Jane Eyre

104

Charlotte Bronte

Julius Caesar (William Shakespeare)

Julius Caesar

105

William Shakespeare

Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age (Sanjay Gupta, MD)

Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age

106

Sanjay Gupta, MD

King Lear (William Shakespeare)

King Lear

107

William Shakespeare

Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded (Simon Winchester)

Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded

108

Simon Winchester

Lady Windermere's Fan (Oscar Wilde)

Lady Windermere's Fan

109

Oscar Wilde

Last Window in the Punk Hotel (Rob Cook)

Last Window in the Punk Hotel

110

Rob Cook

Le Morte D'Arthur (Sir Thomas Malory)

Le Morte D'Arthur

111

Sir Thomas Malory

Leadership in Turbulent Times (Doris Kearns Goodwins)

Leadership in Turbulent Times

112

Doris Kearns Goodwins

Leaving the Atocha Station (Ben Lerner)

Leaving the Atocha Station

113

Ben Lerner

Les Fleurs Du Mal (Charles Baudelaire)

Les Fleurs Du Mal

114

Charles Baudelaire

Life Studies, and for the Union Dead (Robert Lowell)

Life Studies, and for the Union Dead

115

Robert Lowell

Light in August (William Faulkner)

Light in August

116

William Faulkner

Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)

Little Women

117

Louisa May Alcott

Long Day's Journey Into Night (Eugene O'Neill)

Long Day's Journey Into Night

118

Eugene O'Neill

Longitude (Dava Sobel)

Longitude

119

Dava Sobel

Love Poems (Anne Sexton)

Love Poems

120

Anne Sexton

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