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The Ultimate Bucket List of Books (1,800 Essential Novels, Biographies, Essays, Plays, Science and Sports Books) - Page 32

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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Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
1241
Personal History (Katharine Graham)
Personal History
1242
Katharine Graham
Personal Memoirs (Ulysses S. Grant)
Personal Memoirs
1243
Ulysses S. Grant
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
1244
Jane Austen
Pet (Akwaeke Emezi)
Pet
1245
Akwaeke Emezi
Phasers on Stun! (Ryan Britt)
Phasers on Stun!
1246
Ryan Britt
The Piano Lesson (August Wilson)
The Piano Lesson
1247
August Wilson
The Pickwick Papers (Charles Dickens)
The Pickwick Papers
1248
Charles Dickens
The Picture of Dorian Grey (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Grey
1249
Oscar Wilde
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Annie Dillard)
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
1250
Annie Dillard
The Pilgrim's Progress (John Bunyan)
The Pilgrim's Progress
1251
John Bunyan
Pillar of Fire (Taylor Branch)
Pillar of Fire
1252
Taylor Branch
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth
1253
Ken Follett
The Pitchfork 500 (Ryan Schreiber and Scott Plagenhoef)
The Pitchfork 500
1254
Ryan Schreiber and Scott Plagenhoef
The Places in Between (Rory Stewart)
The Places in Between
1255
Rory Stewart
The Plague (Albert Camus)
The Plague
1256
Albert Camus
Play It as It Lays (Joan Didion)
Play It as It Lays
1257
Joan Didion
The Play That Goes Wrong (Henry Lewis, Henry Shields, and Jonathan Sayer)
The Play That Goes Wrong
1258
Henry Lewis, Henry Shields, and Jonathan Sayer
Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk (Legs McNeil, Gillian McCain)
Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk
1259
Legs McNeil, Gillian McCain
The Plot (Jean Hanff Korelitz)
The Plot
1260
Jean Hanff Korelitz
Pnin (Vladimir Nabokov)
Pnin
1261
Vladimir Nabokov
Poems of Giacomo Leopardi
Poems of Giacomo Leopardi
1262
The Poet X (Elizabeth Acevedo)
The Poet X
1263
Elizabeth Acevedo
The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York (Deborah Blum)
The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
1264
Deborah Blum
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
1265
Barbara Kingsolver
Pope Joan (Donna Woolfolk Cross - Vatican City)
Pope Joan
1266
Donna Woolfolk Cross - Vatican City
The Portable Dorothy Parker (Dorothy Parker)
The Portable Dorothy Parker
1267
Dorothy Parker
Portrait of an Unknown Lady (María Gainza)
Portrait of an Unknown Lady
1268
María Gainza
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (James Joyce)
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
1269
James Joyce
The Portrait of a Lady (Henry James)
The Portrait of a Lady
1270
Henry James
The Possessed (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
The Possessed
1271
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
1272
A.S. Byatt
Post Cards From the Edge (Carrie Fisher)
Post Cards From the Edge
1273
Carrie Fisher
The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas (Machado De Assis)
The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas
1274
Machado De Assis
Postsecret (Frank Warren)
Postsecret
1275
Frank Warren
Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 (Tony Judt)
Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945
1276
Tony Judt
The Power (Naomi Alderman)
The Power
1277
Naomi Alderman
The Power and the Glory (Graham Greene)
The Power and the Glory
1278
Graham Greene
The Power Broker
The Power Broker
1279
The Power of Myth (Joseph Campbell, Bill Moyers)
The Power of Myth
1280
Joseph Campbell, Bill Moyers
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