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The Ultimate Bucket List of Books (1,800 Essential Novels, Biographies, Essays, Plays, Science and Sports Books) - Page 38

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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Sonnets (William Shakespeare)
Sonnets
1481
William Shakespeare
Sonnets From the Portuegese (Elizabeth Barrett Browning)
Sonnets From the Portuegese
1482
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Sons (Pearl S. Buck)
Sons
1483
Pearl S. Buck
Sons and Lovers (D.H. Lawrence)
Sons and Lovers
1484
D.H. Lawrence
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
1485
William Styron
Sophie's World (Jostein Gaarder)
Sophie's World
1486
Jostein Gaarder
The Sorrow of Belgium (Hugo Claus)
The Sorrow of Belgium
1487
Hugo Claus
The Sorrow of War (Bao Ninh)
The Sorrow of War
1488
Bao Ninh
The Souls of Black Folk (W.E.B. Du Bois)
The Souls of Black Folk
1489
W.E.B. Du Bois
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
1490
William Faulkner
The Sound of the Mountain Yasunari Kawabata
The Sound of the Mountain Yasunari Kawabata
1491
South to America (Imani Perry)
South to America
1492
Imani Perry
The Southpaw (Mark Harris)
The Southpaw
1493
Mark Harris
The Spare Room (Helen Garner)
The Spare Room
1494
Helen Garner
Speaker for the Dead (Orson Scott Card)
Speaker for the Dead
1495
Orson Scott Card
Spin (Robert Charles Wilson)
Spin
1496
Robert Charles Wilson
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down (Anne Fadiman)
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
1497
Anne Fadiman
The Splendid and the Vile (Erik Larson)
The Splendid and the Vile
1498
Erik Larson
Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife (Mary Roach)
Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife
1499
Mary Roach
The Sportswriter (Richard Ford)
The Sportswriter
1500
Richard Ford
Spring Flowers, Spring Frost
Spring Flowers, Spring Frost
1501
Spring Snow (Yukio Mishima)
Spring Snow
1502
Yukio Mishima
Stan Musial
Stan Musial
1503
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
1504
Stephen King
Stand and Deliver (Adam Ant)
Stand and Deliver
1505
Adam Ant
Stardust (Neil Gaiman)
Stardust
1506
Neil Gaiman
The Starless Sea (Erin Morgenstern)
The Starless Sea
1507
Erin Morgenstern
The Stars My Destination (Alfred Bester)
The Stars My Destination
1508
Alfred Bester
State of Wonder (Ann Patchett)
State of Wonder
1509
Ann Patchett
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
1510
Emily St John Mandel
Stay True (Hua Hsu)
Stay True
1511
Hua Hsu
The Stepford Wives (Ira Levin)
The Stepford Wives
1512
Ira Levin
Steve Jobs (Walter Isaacson)
Steve Jobs
1513
Walter Isaacson
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (Mary Roach)
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
1514
Mary Roach
The Stone Diaries (Carol Shields)
The Stone Diaries
1515
Carol Shields
The Stone Sky (N.K. Jemisin)
The Stone Sky
1516
N.K. Jemisin
The Stories of John Cheever (John Cheever)
The Stories of John Cheever
1517
John Cheever
A Storm of Swords (George R.R. Martin)
A Storm of Swords
1518
George R.R. Martin
The Story of My Life (Helen Keller)
The Story of My Life
1519
Helen Keller
The Story of a New Name (Elena Ferrante)
The Story of a New Name
1520
Elena Ferrante
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