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The Ultimate Bucket List of Books (1,800 Essential Novels, Biographies, Essays, Plays, Science and Sports Books) - Page 19

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 History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (6 Books) (Edward Gibbon)
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (6 Books)
721
Edward Gibbon
The History of Love (Nicole Krauss)
The History of Love
722
Nicole Krauss
History of the Peloponnesian War (Thucydides)
History of the Peloponnesian War
723
Thucydides
History: A Novel (Elsa Morante)
History: A Novel
724
Elsa Morante
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
725
Douglas Adams
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
726
J.R.R. Tolkien
Holidays on Ice (David Sedaris)
Holidays on Ice
727
David Sedaris
Hollow City (Ransom Riggs)
Hollow City
728
Ransom Riggs
Homage to Catalonia (George Orwell)
Homage to Catalonia
729
George Orwell
The Honourable Schoolboy (John Le Carré)
The Honourable Schoolboy
730
John Le Carré
Horton Hears a Who! (Dr. Seuss)
Horton Hears a Who!
731
Dr. Seuss
The Hot Zone (Richard Preston)
The Hot Zone
732
Richard Preston
The Hours (Michael Cunningham)
The Hours
733
Michael Cunningham
A House Divided (Pearl S. Buck)
A House Divided
734
Pearl S. Buck
A House for Mr. Biswas (V.S. Naipaul)
A House for Mr. Biswas
735
V.S. Naipaul
House Made of Dawn (N. Scott Momaday)
House Made of Dawn
736
N. Scott Momaday
House of Impossible Beauties (Joseph Cassara)
House of Impossible Beauties
737
Joseph Cassara
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
738
Mark Z. Danielewski
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
739
Edith Wharton
House of Sand and Fog (Andre Dubus III)
House of Sand and Fog
740
Andre Dubus III
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
741
Isabel Allende
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
742
Sandra Cisneros
Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
743
Marilynne Robinson
How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures (Sabrina Imbler)
How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures
744
Sabrina Imbler
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents (Julia Alvarez)
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
745
Julia Alvarez
How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone (Saša Stanišić)
How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone
746
Saša Stanišić
How to Be an Anti-Racist (Ibram X. Kendi)
How to Be an Anti-Racist
747
Ibram X. Kendi
How to Live Safely in a Science Fiction Universe (Yu)
How to Live Safely in a Science Fiction Universe
748
Yu
How to Win Friends & Influence People (Dale Carnegie)
How to Win Friends & Influence People
749
Dale Carnegie
Howards End (E.M. Forster)
Howards End
750
E.M. Forster
Howl and Other Poems (Allen Ginsberg)
Howl and Other Poems
751
Allen Ginsberg
Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard (Kiran Desai)
Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard
752
Kiran Desai
Human Nature (Paul Cornell)
Human Nature
753
Paul Cornell
The Human Stain (Philip Roth)
The Human Stain
754
Philip Roth
Humboldt's Gift (Saul Bellow)
Humboldt's Gift
755
Saul Bellow
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Victor Hugo)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
756
Victor Hugo
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared (Jonas Jonasson)
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
757
Jonas Jonasson
Hunger (Knut Hamsun)
Hunger
758
Knut Hamsun
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
759
Suzanne Collins
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl (Carrie Brownstein)
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl
760
Carrie Brownstein
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