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The Ultimate Bucket List of Books (1,800 Essential Novels, Biographies, Essays, Plays, Science and Sports Books) - Page 24

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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Life of Brian Screenplay (Monty Python)
Life of Brian Screenplay
921
Monty Python
The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel
The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel
922
The Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
The Life of Pi
923
Yann Martel
Life on the Mississippi (Mark Twain)
Life on the Mississippi
924
Mark Twain
Life on the Run (Bill Bradley)
Life on the Run
925
Bill Bradley
Life, the Universe and Everything (Douglas Adams)
Life, the Universe and Everything
926
Douglas Adams
Light in August (William Faulkner)
Light in August
927
William Faulkner
Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Esquivel)
Like Water for Chocolate
928
Laura Esquivel
Lila (Robert M. Pirsig)
Lila
929
Robert M. Pirsig
Lincoln at Gettysburg (Garry Wills)
Lincoln at Gettysburg
930
Garry Wills
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo
931
George Saunders
Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the Twentieth Century (Greil Marcus)
Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the Twentieth Century
932
Greil Marcus
Lit a Memoir
Lit a Memoir
933
Little Bee (Chris Cleave)
Little Bee
934
Chris Cleave
Little Dorrit (Charles Dickens)
Little Dorrit
935
Charles Dickens
The Little Drummer Girl
The Little Drummer Girl
936
Little Fires Everywhere (Ng, Celeste)
Little Fires Everywhere
937
Ng, Celeste
The Little Friend (Donna Tartt)
The Little Friend
938
Donna Tartt
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
939
Louisa May Alcott
The Lives of a Cell (Lewis Thomas)
The Lives of a Cell
940
Lewis Thomas
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
941
Vladimir Nabokov
London Fields (Martin Amis)
London Fields
942
Martin Amis
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
943
Larry McMurtry
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (Douglas Adams)
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
944
Douglas Adams
The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Goodbye
945
Raymond Chandler
A Long Petal of the Sea (Isabel Allende)
A Long Petal of the Sea
946
Isabel Allende
The Long Season (Jim Brosnan)
The Long Season
947
Jim Brosnan
The Long Tomorrow (Leigh Brackett)
The Long Tomorrow
948
Leigh Brackett
The Longest Trip Home (John Grogan)
The Longest Trip Home
949
John Grogan
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time (Dava Sobel)
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
950
Dava Sobel
Look Homeward, Angel (Thomas Wolfe)
Look Homeward, Angel
951
Thomas Wolfe
Look Me in the Eye (John Elder Robison)
Look Me in the Eye
952
John Elder Robison
Lord Jim (Joseph Conrad)
Lord Jim
953
Joseph Conrad
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
954
William Golding
Lord of Light (Roger Zelazny)
Lord of Light
955
Roger Zelazny
Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World (Liaquat Ahamed)
Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World
956
Liaquat Ahamed
The Lords of the Realm: The Real History of Baseball (John Helyar)
The Lords of the Realm: The Real History of Baseball
957
John Helyar
Lost Children Archive (Valeria Luiselli)
Lost Children Archive
958
Valeria Luiselli
Lost in Shangri-La (Papua New Guinea)
Lost in Shangri-La (Papua New Guinea)
959
Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13 (Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger)
Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13
960
Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger
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