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The Ultimate Bucket List of Books (1,800 Essential Novels, Biographies, Essays, Plays, Science and Sports Books) - Page 25

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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Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel García Márquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
961
Gabriel García Márquez
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois (Honoree Fanonne Jeffers)
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
962
Honoree Fanonne Jeffers
Lovecraft Country (Matt Ruff)
Lovecraft Country
963
Matt Ruff
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
964
Alice Sebold
Loving (Henry Green)
Loving
965
Henry Green
Lucky Jim (Kinglsey Amis)
Lucky Jim
966
Kinglsey Amis
Lud-In-The-Mist (Hope Mirrlees)
Lud-In-The-Mist
967
Hope Mirrlees
Luka and the Fire of Life (Salman Rushdie)
Luka and the Fire of Life
968
Salman Rushdie
The Luminaries (Eleanor Catton)
The Luminaries
969
Eleanor Catton
Luminarium (Alex Shakar)
Luminarium
970
Alex Shakar
Lysistrata (Aristophenes)
Lysistrata
971
Aristophenes
M Train (Patti Smith)
M Train
972
Patti Smith
MacBeth (Jo Nesbo)
MacBeth
973
Jo Nesbo
MacBeth (William Shakespeare)
MacBeth
974
William Shakespeare
Madame Bovary (Gustave Flaubert)
Madame Bovary
975
Gustave Flaubert
Madeline (Ludwig Bemelmans)
Madeline
976
Ludwig Bemelmans
The Magic Mountain (Thomas Mann)
The Magic Mountain
977
Thomas Mann
The Magus (John Fowles)
The Magus
978
John Fowles
The Mahabharata
The Mahabharata
979
Main Street (Sinclair Lewis)
Main Street
980
Sinclair Lewis
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand (Helen Simonson)
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
981
Helen Simonson
Make Me No Grave (Hayley Stone)
Make Me No Grave
982
Hayley Stone
The Making of the Atomic Bomb (Richard Rhodes)
The Making of the Atomic Bomb
983
Richard Rhodes
Malcolm X (Manning Marable)
Malcolm X
984
Manning Marable
Malone Dies (Samuel Beckett)
Malone Dies
985
Samuel Beckett
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
986
Dashiell Hammett
The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love (Oscar Hijuelos (1990))
The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love
987
Oscar Hijuelos (1990)
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove
988
Fredrik Backman
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
989
Philip K. Dick
The Man in the Sharkskin Suit (Lagnado)
The Man in the Sharkskin Suit
990
Lagnado
The Man Who Loved Children (Christina Stead)
The Man Who Loved Children
991
Christina Stead
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (Oliver Sacks)
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
992
Oliver Sacks
The Man Who Was Thursday (G.K. Chesterton)
The Man Who Was Thursday
993
G.K. Chesterton
Manhattan '45 (Jan Morris)
Manhattan '45
994
Jan Morris
Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer (James L. Swanson)
Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
995
James L. Swanson
The Manors of Ulloa
The Manors of Ulloa
996
Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor Frankl)
Man's Search for Meaning
997
Viktor Frankl
Mao II (Don Delillo)
Mao II
998
Don Delillo
The March (E. L. Doctorow)
The March
999
E. L. Doctorow
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (Blake)
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
1000
Blake
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