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The Ultimate Bucket List of Books (1,800 Essential Novels, Biographies, Essays, Plays, Science and Sports Books) - Page 41

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 Three Musketeers (Alexandre Dumas)
The Three Musketeers
1601
Alexandre Dumas
The Three Sisters (Anton Chekhov)
The Three Sisters
1602
Anton Chekhov
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
1603
The Three-Body Problem (Liu Cixin)
The Three-Body Problem
1604
Liu Cixin
Through Black Spruce (Joseph Boyden)
Through Black Spruce
1605
Joseph Boyden
Through the Looking Glass (Lewis Carroll)
Through the Looking Glass
1606
Lewis Carroll
Thunderball (Ian Fleming)
Thunderball
1607
Ian Fleming
The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival (John Vaillant)
The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival
1608
John Vaillant
The Tiger's Wife (Téa Obreht)
The Tiger's Wife
1609
Téa Obreht
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
1610
H.G. Wells
A Time of Gifts (Patrick Leigh Fermor)
A Time of Gifts
1611
Patrick Leigh Fermor
The Time of the Hero (Mario Vargas Llosa)
The Time of the Hero
1612
Mario Vargas Llosa
The Time of Our Singing (Richard Powers)
The Time of Our Singing
1613
Richard Powers
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
1614
Audrey Niffenegger
The Tin Drum (Günter Grass)
The Tin Drum
1615
Günter Grass
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (John Le Carré)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
1616
John Le Carré
Tinkers (Paul Harding)
Tinkers
1617
Paul Harding
Tipping the Velvet (Sarah Waters)
Tipping the Velvet
1618
Sarah Waters
Tis (Frank McCourt)
Tis
1619
Frank McCourt
Titus Alone (Mervyn Peake)
Titus Alone
1620
Mervyn Peake
Titus Groan (Mervyn Peake)
Titus Groan
1621
Mervyn Peake
To the End of the Land (David Grossman)
To the End of the Land
1622
David Grossman
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
1623
Harper Lee
To the Lighthouse (Virginia Woolf)
To the Lighthouse
1624
Virginia Woolf
To Paradise (Hanya Yanagihara)
To Paradise
1625
Hanya Yanagihara
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Connie Willis)
To Say Nothing of the Dog
1626
Connie Willis
To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Philip José Farmer)
To Your Scattered Bodies Go
1627
Philip José Farmer
Today I Wrote Nothing (Daniil Kharms)
Today I Wrote Nothing
1628
Daniil Kharms
Tom Jones (Henry Fielding)
Tom Jones
1629
Henry Fielding
Tomb of Sand (Geetanjali Shree)
Tomb of Sand
1630
Geetanjali Shree
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Gabrielle Zevin)
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
1631
Gabrielle Zevin
Toms River (Dan Fagin)
Toms River
1632
Dan Fagin
Too Much and Never Enough (Mary L Trump)
Too Much and Never Enough
1633
Mary L Trump
The Towers of Silence (The Raj Quartet #3) (Paul Scott)
The Towers of Silence (The Raj Quartet #3)
1634
Paul Scott
The Towers of Trebizond (Rose Macauley)
The Towers of Trebizond
1635
Rose Macauley
The Tragedy of Arthur (Arthur Phillips)
The Tragedy of Arthur
1636
Arthur Phillips
The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus (Christopher Marlowe)
The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus
1637
Christopher Marlowe
Train Dreams (Denis Johnson)
Train Dreams
1638
Denis Johnson
Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
Trainspotting
1639
Irvine Welsh
Transatlantic (Colum McCann)
Transatlantic
1640
Colum McCann
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