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The Ultimate Bucket List of Books (1,800 Essential Novels, Biographies, Essays, Plays, Science and Sports Books) - Page 34

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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Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
1321
Ernest Cline
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
1322
Daphne Du Maurier
The Recognitions (William Gaddis)
The Recognitions
1323
William Gaddis
Recursion (Blake Crouch)
Recursion
1324
Blake Crouch
The Red and the Black (Stendhal)
The Red and the Black
1325
Stendhal
Red Azalea (Anchee Min)
Red Azalea
1326
Anchee Min
The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane)
The Red Badge of Courage
1327
Stephen Crane
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
1328
Thomas Harris
Red Harvest (Dashiell Hammett)
Red Harvest
1329
Dashiell Hammett
A Red Herring Without Mustard (Alan Bradley)
A Red Herring Without Mustard
1330
Alan Bradley
The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
The Red Tent
1331
Anita Diamant
The Redeemer
The Redeemer
1332
The Reformation (Will Durant)
The Reformation
1333
Will Durant
Regeneration (Pat Barker)
Regeneration
1334
Pat Barker
Relativity: The Special and the General Theory (Albert Einstein)
Relativity: The Special and the General Theory
1335
Albert Einstein
Remain in Love (Chris Frantz)
Remain in Love
1336
Chris Frantz
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
1337
Kazuo Ishiguro
Rendezvous With Rama (Arthur C Clarke)
Rendezvous With Rama
1338
Arthur C Clarke
A Reporter's Life (Walter Cronkite)
A Reporter's Life
1339
Walter Cronkite
The Republic (Plato)
The Republic
1340
Plato
Rerum Novarum (Pope Leo XIII)
Rerum Novarum
1341
Pope Leo XIII
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Douglas Adams)
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
1342
Douglas Adams
The Return of the King (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Return of the King
1343
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between (Hisham Matar)
The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between
1344
Hisham Matar
Revolutionary Road (Richard Yates)
Revolutionary Road
1345
Richard Yates
The Revolutionary Samuel Adams (Stacy Schiff)
The Revolutionary Samuel Adams
1346
Stacy Schiff
Richard III (William Shakespeare)
Richard III
1347
William Shakespeare
Riders of the Purple Sage (Zane Grey)
Riders of the Purple Sage
1348
Zane Grey
The Right Stuff (Tom Wolfe)
The Right Stuff
1349
Tom Wolfe
Rights of Man - Thomas Paine
Rights of Man - Thomas Paine
1350
The Rings of Saturn (W.G. Sebald)
The Rings of Saturn
1351
W.G. Sebald
Ringworld (Larry Niven)
Ringworld
1352
Larry Niven
The Ringworld Engineers
The Ringworld Engineers
1353
The Ringworld Throne (Larry Niven)
The Ringworld Throne
1354
Larry Niven
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers (Paul Kennedy)
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers
1355
Paul Kennedy
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Edmund Morris)
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
1356
Edmund Morris
Rites of Spring: The Great War and the Birth of the Modern Age (Modris Eksteins)
Rites of Spring: The Great War and the Birth of the Modern Age
1357
Modris Eksteins
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey (Candace Millard)
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
1358
Candace Millard
River of the Gods (Candice Millard)
River of the Gods
1359
Candice Millard
River of Smoke (Amitav Ghosh)
River of Smoke
1360
Amitav Ghosh
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