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The Ultimate Bucket List of Books (1,800 Essential Novels, Biographies, Essays, Plays, Science and Sports Books) - Page 20

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 Hunt for Red October (Tom Clancy)
The Hunt for Red October
761
Tom Clancy
The Hurricane Party
The Hurricane Party
762
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
763
Dan Simmons
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
764
Richard Matheson
I Am Malala (Malala Yousafzai)
I Am Malala
765
Malala Yousafzai
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
766
Dodie Smith
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
767
Maya Angelou
I Love the Bones of You: My Life, My Family, My Father (Christopher Eccleston)
I Love the Bones of You: My Life, My Family, My Father
768
Christopher Eccleston
I Never Played the Game (Howard Cosell)
I Never Played the Game
769
Howard Cosell
I Promise I'll Find You (Heather Patricia Ward)
I Promise I'll Find You
770
Heather Patricia Ward
I Served the King of England
I Served the King of England
771
I, Claudius (Robert Graves)
I, Claudius
772
Robert Graves
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
773
Isaac Asimov
The Iceman Cometh (Eugene O'Neill)
The Iceman Cometh
774
Eugene O'Neill
I'd Rather Teach Peace (Colman McCarthy)
I'd Rather Teach Peace
775
Colman McCarthy
Ida: A Sword Among Lions (Paula J.Giddings)
Ida: A Sword Among Lions
776
Paula J.Giddings
The Idiot (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
The Idiot
777
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Idiot America: How Stupidity Became a Virtue in the Land of the Free
Idiot America: How Stupidity Became a Virtue in the Land of the Free
778
If I Survive You (Jonathan Escoffery)
If I Survive You
779
Jonathan Escoffery
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Italo Calvino)
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
780
Italo Calvino
If This Is a Man (Primo Levi)
If This Is a Man
781
Primo Levi
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon (Crystal Zevon)
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon
782
Crystal Zevon
The Illiad (Homer)
The Illiad
783
Homer
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
784
Rebecca Skloot
The Imperfectionists (Tom Rachman)
The Imperfectionists
785
Tom Rachman
The Importance of Being Earnest (Oscar Wilde)
The Importance of Being Earnest
786
Oscar Wilde
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
787
Truman Capote
In the Company of Men (Veronique)
In the Company of Men
788
Veronique
In the Lake of the Woods (Tim O'Brien)
In the Lake of the Woods
789
Tim O'Brien
In the Land of White Death: An Epic Story of Survival in the Siberian Arctic (Valerian Albanov)
In the Land of White Death: An Epic Story of Survival in the Siberian Arctic
790
Valerian Albanov
In the Night Kitchen (Maurice Sendak)
In the Night Kitchen
791
Maurice Sendak
In Search of Lost Time (Marcel Proust)
In Search of Lost Time
792
Marcel Proust
In the Shadow of the Banyan (Vaddey Ratner)
In the Shadow of the Banyan
793
Vaddey Ratner
Indaba, My Children (Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa)
Indaba, My Children
794
Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa
Independence Day (Richard Ford)
Independence Day
795
Richard Ford
Independent People (Halldór Laxness)
Independent People
796
Halldór Laxness
Indian Givers: How Native Americans Transformed the World (Jack Weatherford)
Indian Givers: How Native Americans Transformed the World
797
Jack Weatherford
Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945 (Max Hastings)
Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945
798
Max Hastings
Infinite Country (Patricia Engel)
Infinite Country
799
Patricia Engel
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
800
David Foster Wallace
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