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The Ultimate Bucket List of Books (1,800 Essential Novels, Biographies, Essays, Plays, Science and Sports Books) - Page 27

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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Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
1041
Salman Rushdie
A Midsummer Night's Dream (William Shakespeare)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1042
William Shakespeare
Miles: The Autobiography (Miles Davis With Quincy Troupe)
Miles: The Autobiography
1043
Miles Davis With Quincy Troupe
The Mind's Eye (Håkan Nesser)
The Mind's Eye
1044
Håkan Nesser
The Miracle of Castel Di Sangro (JOE MCGINNISS)
The Miracle of Castel Di Sangro
1045
JOE MCGINNISS
The Mirror & the Light (Hilary Mantel)
The Mirror & the Light
1046
Hilary Mantel
The Misanthrope and Other Plays (Jean-Baptiste Moliere)
The Misanthrope and Other Plays
1047
Jean-Baptiste Moliere
The Mismeasure of Man (Stephen Jay Gould)
The Mismeasure of Man
1048
Stephen Jay Gould
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Ransom Riggs)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
1049
Ransom Riggs
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (Winifred Watson)
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
1050
Winifred Watson
Miss Suzy (Miriam Young)
Miss Suzy
1051
Miriam Young
Moanin' at Midnight: The Life and Times of Howlin' Wolf (James Segrest and Mark Hoffman)
Moanin' at Midnight: The Life and Times of Howlin' Wolf
1052
James Segrest and Mark Hoffman
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
1053
Herman Melville
Mockingjay (Suzanne Collins)
Mockingjay
1054
Suzanne Collins
Moll Flanders (Daniel Defoe)
Moll Flanders
1055
Daniel Defoe
Molloy (Samuel Beckett)
Molloy
1056
Samuel Beckett
The Money Game (Adam Smith)
The Money Game
1057
Adam Smith
Money: A Suicide Note (Martin Amis)
Money: A Suicide Note
1058
Martin Amis
Moneyball (Michael Lewis)
Moneyball
1059
Michael Lewis
The Monster at the End of This Book (Jon Stone)
The Monster at the End of This Book
1060
Jon Stone
The Monster: How a Gang of Predatory Lenders and Wall Street Bankers Fleeced America--And Spawned a (Michael W. Hudson)
The Monster: How a Gang of Predatory Lenders and Wall Street Bankers Fleeced America--And Spawned A
1061
Michael W. Hudson
Montecore (Jonas Hassen Khemiri)
Montecore
1062
Jonas Hassen Khemiri
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
1063
Robert A. Heinlein
The Moonstone (Wilkie Collins)
The Moonstone
1064
Wilkie Collins
Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was (Sjón)
Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was
1065
Sjón
The Moor's Account (Laila Lalami)
The Moor's Account
1066
Laila Lalami
A Morbid Taste for Bones (Ellis Peters)
A Morbid Taste for Bones
1067
Ellis Peters
Mornings on Horseback (David McCullough)
Mornings on Horseback
1068
David McCullough
Mother Courage and Her Children (Bertolt Brecht)
Mother Courage and Her Children
1069
Bertolt Brecht
Mountolive (Lawrence Durrell)
Mountolive
1070
Lawrence Durrell
A Moveable Feast (Ernest Hemingway)
A Moveable Feast
1071
Ernest Hemingway
The Moviegoer (Walker Percy)
The Moviegoer
1072
Walker Percy
Mrs. Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs. Dalloway
1073
Virginia Woolf
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Robert C. O'Brien)
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
1074
Robert C. O'Brien
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (Elizabeth Taylor)
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
1075
Elizabeth Taylor
Much Ado About Nothing (William Shakespeare)
Much Ado About Nothing
1076
William Shakespeare
Mudsharks (Dave Barbarossa)
Mudsharks
1077
Dave Barbarossa
The Mueller Report (The Washington Post)
The Mueller Report
1078
The Washington Post
Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times (Thomas Hauser)
Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times
1079
Thomas Hauser
Mukiwa (Peter Godwin)
Mukiwa
1080
Peter Godwin
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