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The Ultimate Bucket List of Books (1,800 Essential Novels, Biographies, Essays, Plays, Science and Sports Books) - Page 37

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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Shogun (James Clavell)
Shogun
1441
James Clavell
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson)
A Short History of Nearly Everything
1442
Bill Bryson
A Short History of Tractors in UKrainian (Marina Lewycka)
A Short History of Tractors in UKrainian
1443
Marina Lewycka
Short Trips and Side Steps (Stephen Cole)
Short Trips and Side Steps
1444
Stephen Cole
Shout, Sister, Shout!: The Untold Story of Rock-And-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe (Gayle Wald)
Shout, Sister, Shout!: The Untold Story of Rock-And-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe
1445
Gayle Wald
Shuggie Bain (Douglas Stuart)
Shuggie Bain
1446
Douglas Stuart
Siddhartha (Hermann Hesse)
Siddhartha
1447
Hermann Hesse
The Signal and the Noise (Nate Silver)
The Signal and the Noise
1448
Nate Silver
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
1449
Thomas Harris
The Silent Patient (Alex Michaelides)
The Silent Patient
1450
Alex Michaelides
Silent Spring (Rachel Carson)
Silent Spring
1451
Rachel Carson
Silk (Alessandro Baricco)
Silk
1452
Alessandro Baricco
Silver Sparrow (Tayari Jones)
Silver Sparrow
1453
Tayari Jones
Simon's Night (Jon Hassler)
Simon's Night
1454
Jon Hassler
Sing, Unburied, Sing (Jesmyn Ward)
Sing, Unburied, Sing
1455
Jesmyn Ward
The Sinner and the Saint (Kevin Birmingham)
The Sinner and the Saint
1456
Kevin Birmingham
The Sirens of Titan (Kurt Vonnegut)
The Sirens of Titan
1457
Kurt Vonnegut
Sister Outsider (Audre Lorde)
Sister Outsider
1458
Audre Lorde
The Sisters Brothers (Patrick Dewitt)
The Sisters Brothers
1459
Patrick Dewitt
The Sixth Extinction: An Annatural History (Elizabeth Kolbert)
The Sixth Extinction: An Annatural History
1460
Elizabeth Kolbert
Skippy Dies (Paul Murray)
Skippy Dies
1461
Paul Murray
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
1462
Kurt Vonnegut
Slouching Towards Bethlehem (Joan Didion)
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
1463
Joan Didion
Smiley's People (John Le Carré)
Smiley's People
1464
John Le Carré
Smilla's Sense of Snow (Peter Høeg, Trans. Tiina Nunnally)
Smilla's Sense of Snow
1465
Peter Høeg, Trans. Tiina Nunnally
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
1466
Neal Stephenson
Snow Falling on Cedars (David Guterson)
Snow Falling on Cedars
1467
David Guterson
The Snow Leopard (Peter Matthiessen)
The Snow Leopard
1468
Peter Matthiessen
The Snowman (Jo Nesbø)
The Snowman
1469
Jo Nesbø
So Long, See You Tomorrow (William Maxwell)
So Long, See You Tomorrow
1470
William Maxwell
So, Long and Thanks for All the Fish (Douglas Adams)
So, Long and Thanks for All the Fish
1471
Douglas Adams
Solaris (Stanisław Lem)
Solaris
1472
Stanisław Lem
Soldiers of Salamis (Javier Cercas)
Soldiers of Salamis
1473
Javier Cercas
Something Fresh (P.G. Wodehouse)
Something Fresh
1474
P.G. Wodehouse
Something Happened
Something Happened
1475
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
1476
Ray Bradbury
The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
The Song of Achilles
1477
Madeline Miller
Song of Night (Grenville Lovell)
Song of Night
1478
Grenville Lovell
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
1479
Toni Morrison
Songs of Innocence and of Experience (William Blake)
Songs of Innocence and of Experience
1480
William Blake
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