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The Ultimate Bucket List of Books (1,800 Essential Novels, Biographies, Essays, Plays, Science and Sports Books) - Page 33

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 Powers That Be: Theology for a New Milenium (Walter Wink)
The Powers That Be: Theology for a New Milenium
1281
Walter Wink
Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder (Caroline Fraser)
Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder
1282
Caroline Fraser
Praise of Folly (Erasmus)
Praise of Folly
1283
Erasmus
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
1284
John Irving
The Prestige (Christopher Priest)
The Prestige
1285
Christopher Priest
The Price of Inequality
The Price of Inequality
1286
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
1287
Jane Austen
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
1288
Muriel Spark
The Prince (Niccolò Machiavelli)
The Prince
1289
Niccolò Machiavelli
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
1290
William Goldman
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (James Hogg)
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
1291
James Hogg
Profiles in Courage (John F. Kennedy)
Profiles in Courage
1292
John F. Kennedy
Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir)
Project Hail Mary
1293
Andy Weir
Psycho (Robert Bloch)
Psycho
1294
Robert Bloch
Puckoon (Spike Milligan)
Puckoon
1295
Spike Milligan
Pulphead (John Jeremiah Sullivan)
Pulphead
1296
John Jeremiah Sullivan
Purge (Sofi Oksanen)
Purge
1297
Sofi Oksanen
Pygmalion (George Bernard Shaw)
Pygmalion
1298
George Bernard Shaw
Queenpin (Megan Abbott)
Queenpin
1299
Megan Abbott
The Queen's Gambit (Walter Tevis)
The Queen's Gambit
1300
Walter Tevis
A Queer History of the United States (Michael Bronski)
A Queer History of the United States
1301
Michael Bronski
The Quick and the Dead (Joy Williams)
The Quick and the Dead
1302
Joy Williams
Quicksilver (Neal Stephenson)
Quicksilver
1303
Neal Stephenson
The Quran (Unknown)
The Quran
1304
Unknown
Rabbit at Rest (John Updike)
Rabbit at Rest
1305
John Updike
The Rabbit Hutch (Tess Gunty)
The Rabbit Hutch
1306
Tess Gunty
Rabbit Is Rich (John Updike)
Rabbit Is Rich
1307
John Updike
Rabbit Redux (John Updike)
Rabbit Redux
1308
John Updike
Rabbit, Run (John Updike)
Rabbit, Run
1309
John Updike
The Radium Girls (Kate Moore)
The Radium Girls
1310
Kate Moore
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime
1311
E.L. Doctorow
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun
1312
Lorraine Hansberry
Ramayana (Valmiki)
Ramayana
1313
Valmiki
Rama II (Clarke)
Rama II
1314
Clarke
Rama Revealed (Arthur C. Clarke)
Rama Revealed
1315
Arthur C. Clarke
Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx (Adrian Nicole Leblanc)
Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx
1316
Adrian Nicole Leblanc
The Razor's Edge (W. Somerset Maugham)
The Razor's Edge
1317
W. Somerset Maugham
The Reader (Bernhard Schlink)
The Reader
1318
Bernhard Schlink
Reading Lolita in Tehran (Azar Nafisi)
Reading Lolita in Tehran
1319
Azar Nafisi
Readme (Neal Stephenson)
Readme
1320
Neal Stephenson
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