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The Ultimate Bucket List of Books (1,800 Essential Novels, Biographies, Essays, Plays, Science and Sports Books) - Page 39

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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Straight Man (Richard Russo)
Straight Man
1521
Richard Russo
The Strange Career of Jim Crow (C. Vann Woodward)
The Strange Career of Jim Crow
1522
C. Vann Woodward
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1523
Robert Louis Stevenson
Strange Fascination: David Bowie (David Buckley)
Strange Fascination: David Bowie
1524
David Buckley
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
1525
Albert Camus
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A. Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
1526
Robert A. Heinlein
A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams)
A Streetcar Named Desire
1527
Tennessee Williams
The Submission (Amy Waldman)
The Submission
1528
Amy Waldman
The Subtle Knife (Philip Pullman)
The Subtle Knife
1529
Philip Pullman
Such Big Dreams (Reema Patel)
Such Big Dreams
1530
Reema Patel
Sugar Street (Naguib Mahfouz)
Sugar Street
1531
Naguib Mahfouz
Sula (Toni Morrison)
Sula
1532
Toni Morrison
Summer Crossing
Summer Crossing
1533
The Summer Game (ROGER ANGELL)
The Summer Game
1534
ROGER ANGELL
The Summer House (James Patterson)
The Summer House
1535
James Patterson
Summer in Baden-Baden (Leonid Tsypkin)
Summer in Baden-Baden
1536
Leonid Tsypkin
A Summons to Memphis (Peter Taylor)
A Summons to Memphis
1537
Peter Taylor
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises
1538
Ernest Hemingway
The Sun Down Motel (Simone St. James)
The Sun Down Motel
1539
Simone St. James
Super Sad True Love Story (Gary Shteyngart)
Super Sad True Love Story
1540
Gary Shteyngart
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again (David Foster Wallace)
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
1541
David Foster Wallace
Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story (Bono)
Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
1542
Bono
Susan Sontag: Essays of the 1960s & 70s (LOA #246): Against Interpretation / Styles of Radical Will (Susan Sontag)
Susan Sontag: Essays of the 1960s & 70s (LOA #246): Against Interpretation / Styles of Radical Will
1543
Susan Sontag
Suttree (Cormac McCarthy)
Suttree
1544
Cormac McCarthy
Swamp Thing, Vol. 1: Saga of the Swamp Thing (Alan Moore)
Swamp Thing, Vol. 1: Saga of the Swamp Thing
1545
Alan Moore
Swamplandia! (Karen Russell)
Swamplandia!
1546
Karen Russell
The Sweet Science by A. J. Liebling
The Sweet Science by A. J. Liebling
1547
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Alan Bradley)
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
1548
Alan Bradley
The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt
The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt
1549
A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Madeleine L'engle)
A Swiftly Tilting Planet
1550
Madeleine L'engle
The Swiss Family Robinson (Johann David Wyss)
The Swiss Family Robinson
1551
Johann David Wyss
The Sympathizer (Viet Thanh Nguyen)
The Sympathizer
1552
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Symposium (Plato)
Symposium
1553
Plato
The System of the World
The System of the World
1554
Tai-Pan (James Clavell)
Tai-Pan
1555
James Clavell
Take Time for Paradise: Americans and Their Games (A. Bartlett Giamatti)
Take Time for Paradise: Americans and Their Games
1556
A. Bartlett Giamatti
The Tale of Genji (Murasaki Shikibu)
The Tale of Genji
1557
Murasaki Shikibu
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
1558
Charles Dickens
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
1559
Patricia Highsmith
The Taming of the Shrew (William Shakespeare)
The Taming of the Shrew
1560
William Shakespeare
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