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Espresso - 50 Books to Read Before You Die

By Michelle Daniel: "So many books, so little time. What's a book lover to do but write a book bucket list? Here's a list of 50 must-read books, in alphabetical order, by 50 different authors. You'll find many popular books, plus a few that may be new to you. Peruse our list and create your own!"
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A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
1
Charles Dickens
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
2
George Orwell
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
3
Betty Smith
A Fine Balance – Rohinton Mistry
A Fine Balance – Rohinton Mistry
4
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
5
Frank McCourt
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
6
Lewis Carroll
Annie John (Jamaica Kincaid)
Annie John
7
Jamaica Kincaid
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
8
Sylvia Plath
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
9
Malcolm X
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
10
Toni Morrison
Black Boy (Richard Wright)
Black Boy
11
Richard Wright
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
12
Truman Capote
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
13
J.D. Salinger
Anne Frank (Ann Kramer)
Anne Frank
14
Ann Kramer
Fierce Attachments (Vivian Gornick)
Fierce Attachments
15
Vivian Gornick
The Fire Next Time (James Baldwin)
The Fire Next Time
16
James Baldwin
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
17
Mary Shelley
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
18
John Steinbeck
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
19
Margaret Atwood
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
20
Carson McCullers
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
21
Edith Wharton
How to Build a Girl (Caitlin Moran)
How to Build a Girl
22
Caitlin Moran
Howard's End (E.M. Forster)
Howard's End
23
E.M. Forster
I Am Malala (Malala Yousafzai)
I Am Malala
24
Malala Yousafzai
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
25
Maya Angelou
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
26
Ralph Ellison
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
27
Charlotte Bronte
Just Kids (Patti Smith)
Just Kids
28
Patti Smith
The Liar's Club (Mary Karr)
The Liar's Club
29
Mary Karr
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
30
Louisa May Alcott
Long Walk to Freedom (Nelson Mandela)
Long Walk to Freedom
31
Nelson Mandela
Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor Frankl)
Man's Search for Meaning
32
Viktor Frankl
Maus (Art Spiegelman)
Maus
33
Art Spiegelman
Middlemarch (George Eliot)
Middlemarch
34
George Eliot
Mrs Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs Dalloway
35
Virginia Woolf
No Pain Like This Body (Harold Sonny Ladoo)
No Pain Like This Body
36
Harold Sonny Ladoo
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
37
Marjane Satrapi
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
38
Jane Austen
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
39
Oscar Wilde
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
40
Muriel Spark
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