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The Ultimate Bucket List of Books (1,800 Essential Novels, Biographies, Essays, Plays, Science and Sports Books) - Page 22

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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Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
841
Susanna Clarke
THE JOURNALIST AND THE MURDERER by Janet Malcolm
THE JOURNALIST AND THE MURDERER by Janet Malcolm
842
The Journals of Lewis and Clark (Meriwether Lewis and William Clark)
The Journals of Lewis and Clark
843
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
Journey to the End of the Night (Louis-Ferdinand Céline)
Journey to the End of the Night
844
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Joy in the Morning (P. G. Wodehouse)
Joy in the Morning
845
P. G. Wodehouse
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
846
Amy Tan
The Joy of Cooking (Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker)
The Joy of Cooking
847
Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker
Jude the Obscure (Thomas Hardy)
Jude the Obscure
848
Thomas Hardy
Julius Caesar (William Shakespeare)
Julius Caesar
849
William Shakespeare
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle
850
Upton Sinclair
Just Kids (Patti Smith)
Just Kids
851
Patti Smith
Justine (Lawrence Durrell)
Justine
852
Lawrence Durrell
Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)
Kafka on the Shore
853
Haruki Murakami
Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker (Stanley Crouch)
Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker
854
Stanley Crouch
The Keepers of the House (Shirley Ann Grau)
The Keepers of the House
855
Shirley Ann Grau
Kidnapped (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Kidnapped
856
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Killer Angels (Michael Shaara)
The Killer Angels
857
Michael Shaara
Killers of the Flower Moon (Grann)
Killers of the Flower Moon
858
Grann
The Killing Zone
The Killing Zone
859
Kim (Rudyard Kipling)
Kim
860
Rudyard Kipling
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
861
Octavia Butler
The King and the Whirlybird (Mabel Watts)
The King and the Whirlybird
862
Mabel Watts
King Lear (William Shakespeare)
King Lear
863
William Shakespeare
King of the World (David Remnick)
King of the World
864
David Remnick
King Stakh's Wild Hunt (Uladzimir Karatkevich)
King Stakh's Wild Hunt
865
Uladzimir Karatkevich
Kiss of the Spider Woman (Manuel Puig)
Kiss of the Spider Woman
866
Manuel Puig
The Kissing Bug: A True Story of a Family, an Insect, and a Nation's Neglect of a Deadly Disease (Daisy Hernandez)
The Kissing Bug: A True Story of a Family, an Insect, and a Nation's Neglect of a Deadly Disease
867
Daisy Hernandez
The Kitchen God's Wife (Amy Tan)
The Kitchen God's Wife
868
Amy Tan
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini - Afghanistan)
The Kite Runner
869
Khaled Hosseini - Afghanistan
The Known World (Edward P. Jones)
The Known World
870
Edward P. Jones
The Kon-Tiki Expedition (Thor Heyerdahl)
The Kon-Tiki Expedition
871
Thor Heyerdahl
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded (Simon Winchester)
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded
872
Simon Winchester
Kraken (China Mieville)
Kraken
873
China Mieville
Kristin Lavransdatter (Sigrid Undset, Trans. Tiina Nunnally)
Kristin Lavransdatter
874
Sigrid Undset, Trans. Tiina Nunnally
L.A. Confidential (James Ellroy)
L.A. Confidential
875
James Ellroy
Labyrinths (Jorge Luis Borges)
Labyrinths
876
Jorge Luis Borges
Lady Chatterley's Lover (D.H. Lawrence)
Lady Chatterley's Lover
877
D.H. Lawrence
Lake Wobegon Days
Lake Wobegon Days
878
The Lake Wobegon Virus (Garrison Keillor)
The Lake Wobegon Virus
879
Garrison Keillor
Lamb (Christopher Moore)
Lamb
880
Christopher Moore
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