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The Ultimate Bucket List of Books (1,800 Essential Novels, Biographies, Essays, Plays, Science and Sports Books) - Page 29

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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The New York Trilogy (Paul Auster)
The New York Trilogy
1121
Paul Auster
News of a Kidnapping (Gabriel García Márquez)
News of a Kidnapping
1122
Gabriel García Márquez
The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead)
The Nickel Boys
1123
Colson Whitehead
Nickled and Dimed
Nickled and Dimed
1124
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
1125
Erin Morgenstern
The Night Trilogy (Elie Wiesel)
The Night Trilogy
1126
Elie Wiesel
The Nightingale (Kristin Hannah)
The Nightingale
1127
Kristin Hannah
Nights at the Circus (Angela Carter)
Nights at the Circus
1128
Angela Carter
Nightwoods (Charles Frazier)
Nightwoods
1129
Charles Frazier
Njal's Saga (Anonymous)
Njal's Saga
1130
Anonymous
No Country for Old Men (Cormac McCarthy)
No Country for Old Men
1131
Cormac McCarthy
No Exit (Jean-Paul Sartre)
No Exit
1132
Jean-Paul Sartre
No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt - The Home Front in World War II (Doris Kearns Goodwin)
No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt - The Home Front in World War II
1133
Doris Kearns Goodwin
No Walls and the Recurring Dream (Ani Difranco)
No Walls and the Recurring Dream
1134
Ani Difranco
The Nonviolence Handbook: A Guide for Practical Action (Michael N. Nagler)
The Nonviolence Handbook: A Guide for Practical Action
1135
Michael N. Nagler
Normal People (Sally Rooney)
Normal People
1136
Sally Rooney
North Dallas Forty (PETER GENT)
North Dallas Forty
1137
PETER GENT
North of Hope (John Hassler)
North of Hope
1138
John Hassler
Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen)
Northanger Abbey
1139
Jane Austen
The Norton Anthology of American Literature (2nd Edition Shorter) (Nina Baym, Et Al., Eds.)
The Norton Anthology of American Literature (2nd Edition Shorter)
1140
Nina Baym, Et Al., Eds.
Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murakami)
Norwegian Wood
1141
Haruki Murakami
NOS4A2 (Joe Hill)
NOS4A2
1142
Joe Hill
The Nose (Nikolai Gogol)
The Nose
1143
Nikolai Gogol
Nostromo (Joseph Conrad)
Nostromo
1144
Joseph Conrad
Notes From a Small Island (Bill Bryson)
Notes From a Small Island
1145
Bill Bryson
Notes of a Native Son (James Baldwin)
Notes of a Native Son
1146
James Baldwin
Notes on a Foreign Country (Suzy Hansen)
Notes on a Foreign Country
1147
Suzy Hansen
NW (Zadie Smith)
NW
1148
Zadie Smith
The Obelisk Gate (N. K. Jemisin)
The Obelisk Gate
1149
N. K. Jemisin
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
1150
Neil Gaiman
The October Country (Ray Bradbury)
The October Country
1151
Ray Bradbury
The Odyssey (Homer)
The Odyssey
1152
Homer
Oedipus at Colonus (Sophocles)
Oedipus at Colonus
1153
Sophocles
Oedipus the King (Sophocles)
Oedipus the King
1154
Sophocles
Of Blood and Sweat: Black Lives and the Making of White Power and Wealth (Clyde W. Ford)
Of Blood and Sweat: Black Lives and the Making of White Power and Wealth
1155
Clyde W. Ford
Of a Fire on the Moon (Norman Mailer)
Of a Fire on the Moon
1156
Norman Mailer
Of Human Bondage (W. Somerset Maugham)
Of Human Bondage
1157
W. Somerset Maugham
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
1158
John Steinbeck
Oh, the Places You'll Go (Dr. Seuss)
Oh, the Places You'll Go
1159
Dr. Seuss
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
1160
Ernest Hemingway
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