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The Ultimate Bucket List of Books (1,800 Essential Novels, Biographies, Essays, Plays, Science and Sports Books) - Page 36

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 Second Sex (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Second Sex
1401
Simone De Beauvoir
Seconds Out (Martin Kohan)
Seconds Out
1402
Martin Kohan
The Secret Agent (Joseph Conrad)
The Secret Agent
1403
Joseph Conrad
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Sue Townsend)
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4
1404
Sue Townsend
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
1405
Donna Tartt
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis
1406
The Secret History of Wonder Woman (Jill Lepore)
The Secret History of Wonder Woman
1407
Jill Lepore
The Seducer (Jan Kjaerstad)
The Seducer
1408
Jan Kjaerstad
See a Grown Man Cry, Now Watch Him Die (Henry Rollins)
See a Grown Man Cry, Now Watch Him Die
1409
Henry Rollins
See a Little Light: The Trail of Rage and Melody (Bob Mould & Michael Azerrad)
See a Little Light: The Trail of Rage and Melody
1410
Bob Mould & Michael Azerrad
Seige and Storm (Leigh Bardugo)
Seige and Storm
1411
Leigh Bardugo
The Selected Letters of Anton Chekhov (Anton Chekhov)
The Selected Letters of Anton Chekhov
1412
Anton Chekhov
Selected Poetry of William Wordsworth
Selected Poetry of William Wordsworth
1413
The Selfish Gene (Richard Dawkins)
The Selfish Gene
1414
Richard Dawkins
The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
The Sellout
1415
Paul Beatty
Semi-Tough (Dan Jenkins)
Semi-Tough
1416
Dan Jenkins
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
1417
Jane Austen
The Sense of an Ending (Julian Barnes)
The Sense of an Ending
1418
Julian Barnes
The Sentence (Louise Erdrich)
The Sentence
1419
Louise Erdrich
Sea of Poppies (Amitav Ghosh)
Sea of Poppies
1420
Amitav Ghosh
Sea of Tranquility (Emily St.John Mandel)
Sea of Tranquility
1421
Emily St.John Mandel
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
1422
John Knowles
Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia (Christina Thompson)
Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia
1423
Christina Thompson
A Series of Unfortunate Events Series (Lemony Snicket)
A Series of Unfortunate Events Series
1424
Lemony Snicket
The Serpent and the Rainbow (Wade Davis)
The Serpent and the Rainbow
1425
Wade Davis
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (Steven R. Covey)
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
1426
Steven R. Covey
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida (Shehan Karunatilaka)
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
1427
Shehan Karunatilaka
The Seven Per Cent Solution
The Seven Per Cent Solution
1428
Seven Pillars of Wisdom (T.E. Lawrence)
Seven Pillars of Wisdom
1429
T.E. Lawrence
The Seven Storey Mountain (Thomas Merton)
The Seven Storey Mountain
1430
Thomas Merton
Sex, Drugs, and Coco Puffs
Sex, Drugs, and Coco Puffs
1431
Shadow and Bone (Leigh Bardugo)
Shadow and Bone
1432
Leigh Bardugo
The Sheltering Sky (Paul Bowles)
The Sheltering Sky
1433
Paul Bowles
Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (Larry Millett)
Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders
1434
Larry Millett
Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon (Larry Millett)
Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon
1435
Larry Millett
Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery (Larry Millet)
Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery
1436
Larry Millet
Sherlock Holmes Novels
Sherlock Holmes Novels
1437
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
1438
Stephen King
The Shipping News (E.Annie Proulx)
The Shipping News
1439
E.Annie Proulx
Shoeless Joe (W.P. Kinsella)
Shoeless Joe
1440
W.P. Kinsella
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