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The Ultimate Bucket List of Books (1,800 Essential Novels, Biographies, Essays, Plays, Science and Sports Books) - Page 12

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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Divine Comedy (Dante Alighieri)
Divine Comedy
441
Dante Alighieri
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Jean-Dominique Bauby)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
442
Jean-Dominique Bauby
A Division of the Spoils (The Raj Quartet, #4) (Paul Scott)
A Division of the Spoils (The Raj Quartet, #4)
443
Paul Scott
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
444
Philip K. Dick
Doctor Zhivago (Boris Pasternak)
Doctor Zhivago
445
Boris Pasternak
Dog Soldiers (Robert Stone)
Dog Soldiers
446
Robert Stone
Doghead (Morten Ramsland)
Doghead
447
Morten Ramsland
A Doll's House (Henrik Ibsen)
A Doll's House
448
Henrik Ibsen
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
449
Miguel De Cervantes
Doomi Golo (Boubacar Boris Diop)
Doomi Golo
450
Boubacar Boris Diop
Dorothy Day the Long Loneliness
Dorothy Day the Long Loneliness
451
Dorothy Day: Dissenting Voice of the American Century (John Loughery and Blythe Randolph)
Dorothy Day: Dissenting Voice of the American Century
452
John Loughery and Blythe Randolph
The Double Helix (James Watson)
The Double Helix
453
James Watson
Double Indemnity (James M. Cain)
Double Indemnity
454
James M. Cain
Down and Out in Paris and London (George Orwell)
Down and Out in Paris and London
455
George Orwell
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
456
Bram Stoker
The Draining Lake (Arnaldur Indridason)
The Draining Lake
457
Arnaldur Indridason
Dream of the Red Chamber (Cao Xueqin)
Dream of the Red Chamber
458
Cao Xueqin
Dreams From My Father (Barack Obama)
Dreams From My Father
459
Barack Obama
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (David Sedaris)
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
460
David Sedaris
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead (Olga Tokarczuk)
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
461
Olga Tokarczuk
A Dry White Season (André Brink)
A Dry White Season
462
André Brink
Dubliners (James Joyce)
Dubliners
463
James Joyce
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands (Kate Beaton)
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands
464
Kate Beaton
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
465
Frank Herbert
Dune Messiah (Frank Herbert)
Dune Messiah
466
Frank Herbert
Dylan Thomas: Selected Poems, 1934-1952 (Dylan Thomas)
Dylan Thomas: Selected Poems, 1934-1952
467
Dylan Thomas
Earth Weeps, Saturn Laughs (Abdulaziz Al Farsi)
Earth Weeps, Saturn Laughs
468
Abdulaziz Al Farsi
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
469
John Steinbeck
Eating the Dinosaur (Chuck Klosterman)
Eating the Dinosaur
470
Chuck Klosterman
Eats, Shoots and Leaves (Lynne Truss)
Eats, Shoots and Leaves
471
Lynne Truss
Edge of Eternity (Ken Follett)
Edge of Eternity
472
Ken Follett
The Edge of Sadness (Edwin O'Connor)
The Edge of Sadness
473
Edwin O'Connor
Educated (Tara Westover)
Educated
474
Tara Westover
Eight Men Out by Eliot Asinof
Eight Men Out by Eliot Asinof
475
The Elegance of the Hedgehog (Muriel Barberry)
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
476
Muriel Barberry
The Elements of Style (William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White)
The Elements of Style
477
William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White
Embassytown (China Miéville)
Embassytown
478
China Miéville
Emma (Austen, Jane)
Emma
479
Austen, Jane
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer (Siddhartha Mukherjee)
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
480
Siddhartha Mukherjee
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