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The Ultimate Bucket List of Books (1,800 Essential Novels, Biographies, Essays, Plays, Science and Sports Books) - Page 17

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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Goodnight Moon (Margaret Wise Brown)
Goodnight Moon
641
Margaret Wise Brown
Gormenghast (Mervyn Peake)
Gormenghast
642
Mervyn Peake
The Grand Design (Stephen Hawking)
The Grand Design
643
Stephen Hawking
Grant (Ron Chernow)
Grant
644
Ron Chernow
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
645
John Steinbeck
The Graveyard Book (Neil Gaiman)
The Graveyard Book
646
Neil Gaiman
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow
647
Thomas Pynchon
The Great Crash (J.K. Galbraith)
The Great Crash
648
J.K. Galbraith
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
649
Charles Dickens
The Great Fire (Shirley Hazzard)
The Great Fire
650
Shirley Hazzard
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
651
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Great House (Nicole Krauss)
Great House
652
Nicole Krauss
The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History (John M. Barry)
The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History
653
John M. Barry
The Great Movies (Roger Ebert)
The Great Movies
654
Roger Ebert
The Great Movies II (Roger Ebert)
The Great Movies II
655
Roger Ebert
The Greatest Generation (Tom Brokaw)
The Greatest Generation
656
Tom Brokaw
The Greatest Salesman in the World
The Greatest Salesman in the World
657
A Green Journey (Jon Hassler)
A Green Journey
658
Jon Hassler
Greenlights (Matthew McConaughey)
Greenlights
659
Matthew McConaughey
Grimm's Fairy Tales (The Brothers Grimm)
Grimm's Fairy Tales
660
The Brothers Grimm
Growing Up (Russell Baker)
Growing Up
661
Russell Baker
The Guest (Sok-Yong Hwang)
The Guest
662
Sok-Yong Hwang
Gulliver's Travels (Jonathan Swift)
Gulliver's Travels
663
Jonathan Swift
Gulp : Adventures on the Alimentary Canal (Mary Roach)
Gulp : Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
664
Mary Roach
The Guns of August (Barbara W. Tuchman)
The Guns of August
665
Barbara W. Tuchman
Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Jared Diamond)
Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
666
Jared Diamond
Habibi (Craig Thompson)
Habibi
667
Craig Thompson
The Hacienda (Isabel Cañas)
The Hacienda
668
Isabel Cañas
The Hairdresser of Harare (Tendai Huchu)
The Hairdresser of Harare
669
Tendai Huchu
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
670
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Hamilton: The Revolution (Lin-Manuel Miranda)
Hamilton: The Revolution
671
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
672
William Shakespeare
Hamnet (Maggie O'farrell)
Hamnet
673
Maggie O'farrell
A Handful of Dust (Evelyn Waugh)
A Handful of Dust
674
Evelyn Waugh
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
675
Margaret Atwood
Hank Williams: The Biography (Colin Escott)
Hank Williams: The Biography
676
Colin Escott
Harbor (Lorraine Adams)
Harbor
677
Lorraine Adams
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World (Haruki Murakami)
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
678
Haruki Murakami
Hard Times (Charles Dickens)
Hard Times
679
Charles Dickens
Hard-Pressed in the Heartland: The Hormel Strike and the Future of the Labor Movement (Peter J. Rachleff)
Hard-Pressed in the Heartland: The Hormel Strike and the Future of the Labor Movement
680
Peter J. Rachleff
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