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The Ultimate Bucket List of Books (1,800 Essential Novels, Biographies, Essays, Plays, Science and Sports Books) - Page 4

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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At the Mountains of Madness (H.P. Lovecraft)
At the Mountains of Madness
121
H.P. Lovecraft
At Swim-Two-Birds (Flann O'Brien)
At Swim-Two-Birds
122
Flann O'Brien
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
123
Ayn Rand
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
124
Ian McEwan
The Audacity of Hope (Barack Obama)
The Audacity of Hope
125
Barack Obama
Austerlitz (W.G. Sebald)
Austerlitz
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W.G. Sebald
Authority (Jeff Vandermeer)
Authority
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Jeff Vandermeer
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas (Gertrude Stein)
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
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Gertrude Stein
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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Malcolm X
Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1 (Mark Twain)
Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1
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Mark Twain
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
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Kate Chopin
Axis (Robert Charles Wilson)
Axis
132
Robert Charles Wilson
Babbitt (Sinclair Lewis)
Babbitt
133
Sinclair Lewis
Babe: The Legend Comes to Life (ROBERT CREAMER)
Babe: The Legend Comes to Life
134
ROBERT CREAMER
The Bacchae (Euripides)
The Bacchae
135
Euripides
Backlash (Susan Faludi)
Backlash
136
Susan Faludi
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu (Joshua Hammer - Mali)
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu
137
Joshua Hammer - Mali
The Ball and the Cross (G.K. Chesterton)
The Ball and the Cross
138
G.K. Chesterton
Ball Four (Jim Bouton)
Ball Four
139
Jim Bouton
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (Suzanne Collins)
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
140
Suzanne Collins
Balthazar (Lawrence Durrell)
Balthazar
141
Lawrence Durrell
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (Dai Sijie)
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
142
Dai Sijie
Band of Brothers (Stephen Ambrose)
Band of Brothers
143
Stephen Ambrose
Bang the Drum Slowly (Mark Harris)
Bang the Drum Slowly
144
Mark Harris
Barabbas (Pär Lagerkvist)
Barabbas
145
Pär Lagerkvist
Bartleby the Scrivener (Herman Melville)
Bartleby the Scrivener
146
Herman Melville
Baseball's Great Experiment: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy (Jules Tygiel)
Baseball's Great Experiment: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy
147
Jules Tygiel
The Basketball Diaries (Jim Carroll)
The Basketball Diaries
148
Jim Carroll
Batman: The Killing Joke (Alan Moore- Brian Bolland)
Batman: The Killing Joke
149
Alan Moore- Brian Bolland
Battle Cry of Freedom (James M. McPherson)
Battle Cry of Freedom
150
James M. McPherson
The Bean Trees (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Bean Trees
151
Barbara Kingsolver
The Bear Comes Home (Rafi Zabor)
The Bear Comes Home
152
Rafi Zabor
The Beatles: The Biography (Bob Spitz)
The Beatles: The Biography
153
Bob Spitz
Beauty Is a Wound (Eka Kurniawan)
Beauty Is a Wound
154
Eka Kurniawan
The Beauty Myth (Naomi Wolf)
The Beauty Myth
155
Naomi Wolf
Becoming (Michelle Obama)
Becoming
156
Michelle Obama
Bedtime for Frances (Russell Hoban & Garth Williams)
Bedtime for Frances
157
Russell Hoban & Garth Williams
Been in the Storm So Long (Leon F. Litwack)
Been in the Storm So Long
158
Leon F. Litwack
Beethoven: Anguish and Triumph (Jan Swafford)
Beethoven: Anguish and Triumph
159
Jan Swafford
Before I Go to Sleep (S.J. Watson)
Before I Go to Sleep
160
S.J. Watson
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