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The Ultimate Bucket List of Books (1,800 Essential Novels, Biographies, Essays, Plays, Science and Sports Books) - Page 21

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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Infinity in the Palm of Her Hand (Gioconda Belli)
Infinity in the Palm of Her Hand
801
Gioconda Belli
The Inheritance of Loss (Kiran Desai)
The Inheritance of Loss
802
Kiran Desai
The Innocents Abroad (Mark Twain)
The Innocents Abroad
803
Mark Twain
Instant Replay: The Green Bay Diary of Jerry Kramer (Jerry Kramer)
Instant Replay: The Green Bay Diary of Jerry Kramer
804
Jerry Kramer
Interference - Book Two (Lawrence Miles)
Interference - Book Two
805
Lawrence Miles
Interference: Book One (Lawrence Miles)
Interference: Book One
806
Lawrence Miles
The Interpretation of Dreams (Sigmund Freud)
The Interpretation of Dreams
807
Sigmund Freud
Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Interpreter of Maladies
808
Jhumpa Lahiri
Interview With History (Oriana Fallaci)
Interview With History
809
Oriana Fallaci
Interview With a Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With a Vampire
810
Anne Rice
Into the Silence (Wade Davis)
Into the Silence
811
Wade Davis
Into Thin Air (Jon Krakauer)
Into Thin Air
812
Jon Krakauer
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Into the Wild
813
Jon Krakauer
Invisible (Paul Auster)
Invisible
814
Paul Auster
The Invisible Kingdom (Meghan O'Rourke)
The Invisible Kingdom
815
Meghan O'Rourke
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
816
Ralph Ellison
Invitation to a Beheading (Vladimir Nabokov)
Invitation to a Beheading
817
Vladimir Nabokov
The Ipcress File (Len Deighton)
The Ipcress File
818
Len Deighton
IQ84 (Haruki Murakami)
IQ84
819
Haruki Murakami
Iron House (John Hart)
Iron House
820
John Hart
Iron Weed (William J. Kennedy)
Iron Weed
821
William J. Kennedy
Isaac Asimov Presents the Golden Years of Science Fiction (Second Series) (Isaac Asimov)
Isaac Asimov Presents the Golden Years of Science Fiction (Second Series)
822
Isaac Asimov
The Island of Sea Women (Lisa See)
The Island of Sea Women
823
Lisa See
It (Stephen King)
It
824
Stephen King
It Never Rains in Tiger Stadium: Football and the Game of Life (John Ed Bradley)
It Never Rains in Tiger Stadium: Football and the Game of Life
825
John Ed Bradley
It Would Be Night in Caracas (Karina Sainz Borgo)
It Would Be Night in Caracas
826
Karina Sainz Borgo
James Madison: A Biography (Ralph Ketchem)
James Madison: A Biography
827
Ralph Ketchem
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
828
Charlotte Bronte
The January 6 Report (The January 6 Commission)
The January 6 Report
829
The January 6 Commission
Jar City (Arnaldur Indriðason)
Jar City
830
Arnaldur Indriðason
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
Jaws
831
Peter Benchley
Jayber Crow (Wendell Berry)
Jayber Crow
832
Wendell Berry
Jazz (Toni Morrison)
Jazz
833
Toni Morrison
The Jewel in the Crown (The Raj Quartet, #1) (Paul Scott)
The Jewel in the Crown (The Raj Quartet, #1)
834
Paul Scott
Joe Dimaggio: The Hero's Life (Richard Ben Cramer)
Joe Dimaggio: The Hero's Life
835
Richard Ben Cramer
Joe Turner's Come and Gone (August Wilson)
Joe Turner's Come and Gone
836
August Wilson
John Adams (David McCullough)
John Adams
837
David McCullough
John Keats: The Major Works: Including Endymion, the Odes and Selected Letters (Oxford World's Class (John Keats)
John Keats: The Major Works: Including Endymion, the Odes and Selected Letters (Oxford World's Class
838
John Keats
Johnny Cash: The Life (Robert Hilburn)
Johnny Cash: The Life
839
Robert Hilburn
Johnny Got His Gun (Dalton Trumbo)
Johnny Got His Gun
840
Dalton Trumbo
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