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The Ultimate Bucket List of Books (1,800 Essential Novels, Biographies, Essays, Plays, Science and Sports Books) - Page 35

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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A River Runs Through It (Montana)
A River Runs Through It (Montana)
1361
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
1362
Cormac McCarthy
The Road Not Taken and Other Poems (Robert Frost)
The Road Not Taken and Other Poems
1363
Robert Frost
Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
Robinson Crusoe
1364
Daniel Defoe
Robopocalypse (Daniel H. Wilson)
Robopocalypse
1365
Daniel H. Wilson
Robots and Empire (Isaac Asimov)
Robots and Empire
1366
Isaac Asimov
The Robots of Dawn (Isaac Asimov)
The Robots of Dawn
1367
Isaac Asimov
Rogue Male (Geoffrey Household)
Rogue Male
1368
Geoffrey Household
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
1369
William Shakespeare
The Rook (Daniel O'Malley)
The Rook
1370
Daniel O'Malley
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
1371
Emma Donoghue
A Room of One's Own (Virginia Woolf)
A Room of One's Own
1372
Virginia Woolf
A Room With a View (E. M. Forster)
A Room With a View
1373
E. M. Forster
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
1374
Alex Haley
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby
1375
Ira Levin
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (A Play by Tom Stoppard)
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
1376
A Play by Tom Stoppard
The Round House (Louise Erdrich)
The Round House
1377
Louise Erdrich
Run and Rising (Leigh Bardugo)
Run and Rising
1378
Leigh Bardugo
Run to Daylight (Vince Lombardi)
Run to Daylight
1379
Vince Lombardi
Runaway Horses (Yukio Mishima)
Runaway Horses
1380
Yukio Mishima
Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior (Phil Jackson)
Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior
1381
Phil Jackson
Saint Joan (George Bernard Shaw)
Saint Joan
1382
George Bernard Shaw
Salem's Lot (Stephen King)
Salem's Lot
1383
Stephen King
A Sand County Almanac (Aldo Leopold)
A Sand County Almanac
1384
Aldo Leopold
The Sandman Series (Neil Gaiman)
The Sandman Series
1385
Neil Gaiman
The Satanic Verses (Salman Rushdie)
The Satanic Verses
1386
Salman Rushdie
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (Alan Sillitoe)
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
1387
Alan Sillitoe
The Savage Detectives (Roberto Bolaño)
The Savage Detectives
1388
Roberto Bolaño
Say Nothing (Patrick Radden Keefe)
Say Nothing
1389
Patrick Radden Keefe
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
1390
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Schindler's List (Thomas Keneally)
Schindler's List
1391
Thomas Keneally
Scoop (Evelyn Waugh)
Scoop
1392
Evelyn Waugh
Scratchman (Tom Baker)
Scratchman
1393
Tom Baker
Screen Burn (Charlie Brooker)
Screen Burn
1394
Charlie Brooker
The Screwtape Letters (C.S. Lewis)
The Screwtape Letters
1395
C.S. Lewis
The Sea (John Banville)
The Sea
1396
John Banville
The Sea, the Sea (Iris Murdoch)
The Sea, the Sea
1397
Iris Murdoch
Seabiscuit (Laura Hillenbrand)
Seabiscuit
1398
Laura Hillenbrand
A Season in Hell (Arthur Rimbaud)
A Season in Hell
1399
Arthur Rimbaud
Second Foundation (Isaac Asimov)
Second Foundation
1400
Isaac Asimov
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