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The Ultimate Bucket List of Books (1,800 Essential Novels, Biographies, Essays, Plays, Science and Sports Books) - Page 13

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 Emperor's Old Clothes: What the Lone Ranger, Babar and Other Innocent Heroes Do to Our Minds (Ariel Dorfman)
The Emperor's Old Clothes: What the Lone Ranger, Babar and Other Innocent Heroes Do to Our Minds
481
Ariel Dorfman
Empire Falls (Richard Russo)
Empire Falls
482
Richard Russo
Empire of the Summer Moon (S C Gwynne)
Empire of the Summer Moon
483
S C Gwynne
The Empress and the English Doctor: How Catherine the Great Defied a Deadly Virus (Lucy Ward)
The Empress and the English Doctor: How Catherine the Great Defied a Deadly Virus
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Lucy Ward
The End of the Affair (Graham Greene)
The End of the Affair
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Graham Greene
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
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Orson Scott Card
The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition (Caroline Alexander)
The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition
487
Caroline Alexander
The English Patient
The English Patient
488
The Epic of Gilgamesh (Anonymous)
The Epic of Gilgamesh
489
Anonymous
Essays (Montaigne)
Essays
490
Montaigne
The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas (Mahatma Gandhi)
The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas
491
Mahatma Gandhi
The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson
492
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton)
Ethan Frome
493
Edith Wharton
Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge (Mark Yarm)
Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge
494
Mark Yarm
Everything I Don't Remember (Jonas Hassen Khemiri)
Everything I Don't Remember
495
Jonas Hassen Khemiri
Everything Is Illuminated (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Everything Is Illuminated
496
Jonathan Safran Foer
Excellent Women (Barbara Pym)
Excellent Women
497
Barbara Pym
The Exception (Christian Jungersen)
The Exception
498
Christian Jungersen
The Executioner's Song (Norman Mailer)
The Executioner's Song
499
Norman Mailer
Exhalation (Ted Chiang)
Exhalation
500
Ted Chiang
Exit West (Mohsin Hamed)
Exit West
501
Mohsin Hamed
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
502
William Peter Blatty
The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir (Paul Newman)
The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir
503
Paul Newman
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
504
Jonathan Safran Foer
The Eye in the Door (Pat Barker)
The Eye in the Door
505
Pat Barker
Eyes on the Prize (Juan Williams)
Eyes on the Prize
506
Juan Williams
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
507
Ray Bradbury
Faithful Place (Tana French)
Faithful Place
508
Tana French
Falconer (John Cheever)
Falconer
509
John Cheever
Fall of Giants (Ken Follett)
Fall of Giants
510
Ken Follett
The Fall of Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
The Fall of Hyperion
511
Dan Simmons
Falling Upwards: How We Took to the Air (Richard Holmes)
Falling Upwards: How We Took to the Air
512
Richard Holmes
A False Spring (PAT JORDAN)
A False Spring
513
PAT JORDAN
The Family Fang (Kevin Wilson)
The Family Fang
514
Kevin Wilson
Family Matters (Rohinton Mistry)
Family Matters
515
Rohinton Mistry
The Fan Man (William Kotzwinkle)
The Fan Man
516
William Kotzwinkle
Far From the Madding Crowd (Thomas Hardy)
Far From the Madding Crowd
517
Thomas Hardy
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
518
Ernest Hemingway
Farewell, My Lovely (Raymond Chandler)
Farewell, My Lovely
519
Raymond Chandler
Fast Food Nation (Eric Schlosser)
Fast Food Nation
520
Eric Schlosser
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