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The Ultimate Bucket List of Books (1,800 Essential Novels, Biographies, Essays, Plays, Science and Sports Books) - Page 31

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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Out Stealing Horses (Per Petterson)
Out Stealing Horses
1201
Per Petterson
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko
1202
Min Jin Lee
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha (Roddy Doyle)
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
1203
Roddy Doyle
Palace of Desire (Naguib Mahfouz)
Palace of Desire
1204
Naguib Mahfouz
Palace Walk (Naguib Mahfouz)
Palace Walk
1205
Naguib Mahfouz
Pale Fire (Vladimir Nabokov)
Pale Fire
1206
Vladimir Nabokov
The Pale King (David Foster Wallace)
The Pale King
1207
David Foster Wallace
Pale Rider (Laura Spinney)
Pale Rider
1208
Laura Spinney
The Palm-Wine Drinkard (Amos Tutuola)
The Palm-Wine Drinkard
1209
Amos Tutuola
Paper Lion (George Plimpton)
Paper Lion
1210
George Plimpton
Parable of the Sower (Octavia Butler)
Parable of the Sower
1211
Octavia Butler
Paradise Lost (John Milton)
Paradise Lost
1212
John Milton
Paradise of the Blind (Dương Thu Hương)
Paradise of the Blind
1213
Dương Thu Hương
Paradise Regained (John Milton)
Paradise Regained
1214
John Milton
Parrot and Olivier in America (Peter Carey)
Parrot and Olivier in America
1215
Peter Carey
Parting the Waters (Taylor Branch)
Parting the Waters
1216
Taylor Branch
The Passage (Justin Cronin)
The Passage
1217
Justin Cronin
The Passage of Power (Robert Caro)
The Passage of Power
1218
Robert Caro
A Passage to India (E.M. Forster)
A Passage to India
1219
E.M. Forster
Passing the Time in Ballymenone (Henry Glassie)
Passing the Time in Ballymenone
1220
Henry Glassie
The Passion (Jeanette Winterson)
The Passion
1221
Jeanette Winterson
The Passions of the Mind (Irving Stone)
The Passions of the Mind
1222
Irving Stone
The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal (David McCullough)
The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal
1223
David McCullough
The Path to Power (Robert Caro)
The Path to Power
1224
Robert Caro
The Pathfinder (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Pathfinder
1225
James Fenimore Cooper
The Pathseeker (Imre Kertész)
The Pathseeker
1226
Imre Kertész
The Patience Stone (Atiq Rahimi)
The Patience Stone
1227
Atiq Rahimi
Peace and War: The Omnibus Edition/Forever Peace, Forever Free, Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
Peace and War: The Omnibus Edition/Forever Peace, Forever Free, Forever War
1228
Joe Haldeman
Peace Like a River (Leif Enger)
Peace Like a River
1229
Leif Enger
Peer Gynt (Henrik Ibsen)
Peer Gynt
1230
Henrik Ibsen
The Pelican Brief (John Grisham)
The Pelican Brief
1231
John Grisham
A People's History of the Supreme Court (Peter Irons)
A People's History of the Supreme Court
1232
Peter Irons
A People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn)
A People's History of the United States
1233
Howard Zinn
A People's Tragedy (Orlando Figes)
A People's Tragedy
1234
Orlando Figes
A Perfect Spy (John Le Carre)
A Perfect Spy
1235
John Le Carre
The Perfect Storm (Sebastian Junger)
The Perfect Storm
1236
Sebastian Junger
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume
1237
Patrick Suskind
The Periodic Table (Primo Levi)
The Periodic Table
1238
Primo Levi
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
1239
Stephen Chbosky
Persepolis 2 (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis 2
1240
Marjane Satrapi
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