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Essential Books You'll Actually Read - Page 2

This list 50 non-fiction and 100 fiction books contains recommendations you might actually read (if you haven't already).
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Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
41
Miguel De Cervantes
Doomsday Book (Connie Willis)
Doomsday Book
42
Connie Willis
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
43
Bram Stoker
Dreams From My Father (Barack Obama)
Dreams From My Father
44
Barack Obama
The Elements of Style (William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White)
The Elements of Style
45
William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White
Endurance (Alfred Lansing)
Endurance
46
Alfred Lansing
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
47
Ray Bradbury
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
48
John Green
Fever Pitch (Nick Hornby)
Fever Pitch
49
Nick Hornby
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
50
Mary Shelley
Friday Night Lights (Texas)
Friday Night Lights
51
Texas
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
52
Stieg Larsson
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
53
Lois Lowry
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
54
Arundhati Roy
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
55
Margaret Mitchell
Goodbye to All That (Robert Graves)
Goodbye to All That
56
Robert Graves
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
57
John Steinbeck
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
58
Charles Dickens
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
59
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Gulliver's Travels (Jonathan Swift)
Gulliver's Travels
60
Jonathan Swift
H Is for Hawk (Helen MacDonald)
H Is for Hawk
61
Helen MacDonald
Ham on Rye (Charles Bukowski)
Ham on Rye
62
Charles Bukowski
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
63
Margaret Atwood
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
64
J. K. Rowling
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
65
Kathryn Stockett
Hiroshima (John Hersey)
Hiroshima
66
John Hersey
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
67
Douglas Adams
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
68
J.R.R. Tolkien
How to Cook a Wolf (M.F.K. Fisher)
How to Cook a Wolf
69
M.F.K. Fisher
How to Win Friends and Influence People (Dale Carnegie)
How to Win Friends and Influence People
70
Dale Carnegie
The Hundred Year Old Man (Jonas Jonasson)
The Hundred Year Old Man
71
Jonas Jonasson
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
72
Suzanne Collins
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
73
Maya Angelou
If They Come in the Morning: Voices of Resistance (Angela Y. Davis)
If They Come in the Morning: Voices of Resistance
74
Angela Y. Davis
If Tomorrow Comes (Sidney Sheldon)
If Tomorrow Comes
75
Sidney Sheldon
I'll Be Gone in the Dark (Michelle McNamara)
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
76
Michelle McNamara
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
77
Truman Capote
Into Thin Air (Jon Krakauer)
Into Thin Air
78
Jon Krakauer
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
79
Ralph Ellison
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
80
Charlotte Brontë
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