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The Ultimate Bucket List of Books (1,800 Essential Novels, Biographies, Essays, Plays, Science and Sports Books) - Page 11

Most lists of "essential books" are flawed in some manner. They are either too short ("top 50 books for men", or too old (no books from the last 50 years). Other book lists fail to include essays, plays, rock and roll memoirs, science books, and science fiction. Other lists fall short in providing a true world view. I tried to get a solid sampling from every genre and almost 100 countries. This list was created by taking the best of 15 lists. I then added several years of recommended books from the The Week, and foreign language recommended books. I then added my favorites to the list if they were not already there. Enjoy!
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The Dead Zone (Stephen King)
The Dead Zone
401
Stephen King
Dear Edward (Ann Napolitano)
Dear Edward
402
Ann Napolitano
Dear Senthuran (Emezi)
Dear Senthuran
403
Emezi
Death Comes for the Archbishop (Willa Cather)
Death Comes for the Archbishop
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Willa Cather
Death Note (Takeshi Obata, Tsugumi Ohba)
Death Note
405
Takeshi Obata, Tsugumi Ohba
The Death of Artemio Cruz (Carlos Fuentes)
The Death of Artemio Cruz
406
Carlos Fuentes
The Death of the Heart (Elizabeth Bowen)
The Death of the Heart
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Elizabeth Bowen
The Death of Ivan Ilych (Leo Tolstoy)
The Death of Ivan Ilych
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Leo Tolstoy
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
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Arthur Miller
The Death of Vivek Oji (Akwaeke Emezi)
The Death of Vivek Oji
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Akwaeke Emezi
Death's End (Liu Cixin)
Death's End
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Liu Cixin
The Decameron (Giovanni Boccaccio)
The Decameron
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Giovanni Boccaccio
The Decapitated Chicken and Other Stories (Horacio Quiroga)
The Decapitated Chicken and Other Stories
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Horacio Quiroga
The Decay of the Angel (Yukio Mishima)
The Decay of the Angel
414
Yukio Mishima
Decolonizing the Mind: The Politics of Language in African Literature (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
Decolonizing the Mind: The Politics of Language in African Literature
415
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
A Deepness in the Sky
A Deepness in the Sky
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Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope (Jonathan Alte)
Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope
417
Jonathan Alte
Democracy in America (Alexis De Tocqueville)
Democracy in America
418
Alexis De Tocqueville
Desertion (Abdulrazak Gurnah)
Desertion
419
Abdulrazak Gurnah
A Desolation Called Peace (Arkady Martine)
A Desolation Called Peace
420
Arkady Martine
Destiny of the Republic (Candace Millard)
Destiny of the Republic
421
Candace Millard
The Destruction of Lord Raglan (Christopher Hibbert)
The Destruction of Lord Raglan
422
Christopher Hibbert
Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys by Gilbert K
Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys by Gilbert K
423
The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
The Devil in the White City
424
Erik Larson
The Devil to Pay in the Backlands (João Guimarães Rosa)
The Devil to Pay in the Backlands
425
João Guimarães Rosa
The Devil Wears Prada (Lauren Weisberger)
The Devil Wears Prada
426
Lauren Weisberger
The Diamond Age (Neal Stephenson)
The Diamond Age
427
Neal Stephenson
Diary of a Country Priest (Georges Bernanos)
Diary of a Country Priest
428
Georges Bernanos
Diary of a Madman (Lu Xun)
Diary of a Madman
429
Lu Xun
The Diary of Samuel Pepys (Samuel Pepys)
The Diary of Samuel Pepys
430
Samuel Pepys
Dietland (Sarai Walker)
Dietland
431
Sarai Walker
Digital Gold: Bitcoin and the Inside Story of the Misfits and Millionaires Trying to Reinvent Money (Nathaniel Popper)
Digital Gold: Bitcoin and the Inside Story of the Misfits and Millionaires Trying to Reinvent Money
432
Nathaniel Popper
The Dilbert Principle (Scott Adams)
The Dilbert Principle
433
Scott Adams
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (Anne Tyler)
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
434
Anne Tyler
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Douglas Adams)
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
435
Douglas Adams
The Disappearance of Josef Mengele (Olivier Guez)
The Disappearance of Josef Mengele
436
Olivier Guez
Disgrace (J. M. Coetzee)
Disgrace
437
J. M. Coetzee
Dispatches (Michael Herr)
Dispatches
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Michael Herr
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
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Ursula K. Le Guin
Distant Replay (Jerry Kramer/Dick Schaap)
Distant Replay
440
Jerry Kramer/Dick Schaap
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