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The Ultimate Bucket List of Books (1,800 Essential Novels, Biographies, Essays, Plays, Science and Sports Books) - Page 42

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 Transit of Venus
The Transit of Venus
1641
Traveling Mercies (Anne Lamott)
Traveling Mercies
1642
Anne Lamott
Travels With Lizbeth (Lars Eighner)
Travels With Lizbeth
1643
Lars Eighner
Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Treasure Island
1644
Robert Louis Stevenson
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1645
Betty Smith
The Trial (Franz Kafka)
The Trial
1646
Franz Kafka
The Trial of Socrates (J.F. Stone)
The Trial of Socrates
1647
J.F. Stone
Tristram Shandy (Laurence Sterne)
Tristram Shandy
1648
Laurence Sterne
Tropic of Cancer (Henry Miller)
Tropic of Cancer
1649
Henry Miller
Troubles (J. G. Farrell)
Troubles
1650
J. G. Farrell
Trout Fishing in America (Richard Brautigan)
Trout Fishing in America
1651
Richard Brautigan
True Biz (Sara Novic)
True Biz
1652
Sara Novic
True Grit (Charles Portis)
True Grit
1653
Charles Portis
True History of the Kelly Gang (Peter Carey)
True History of the Kelly Gang
1654
Peter Carey
Truman (David McCullough)
Truman
1655
David McCullough
Trust (Herman Diaz)
Trust
1656
Herman Diaz
Tuesdays With Morrie (Mitch Albom)
Tuesdays With Morrie
1657
Mitch Albom
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
1658
Henry James
Twelfth Night (William Shakespeare)
Twelfth Night
1659
William Shakespeare
The Twelve Caesars (Suetonius)
The Twelve Caesars
1660
Suetonius
Twelve Years a Slave (Solomon Northup)
Twelve Years a Slave
1661
Solomon Northup
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
1662
Jules Verne
The Two Towers (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Two Towers
1663
J.R.R. Tolkien
Ubik (Philip K. Dick)
Ubik
1664
Philip K. Dick
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses
1665
James Joyce
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
1666
Milan Kundera
Unbroken (Laura Hillenbrand)
Unbroken
1667
Laura Hillenbrand
Undaunted Courage (Stephen E. Ambrose)
Undaunted Courage
1668
Stephen E. Ambrose
Under the Banner of Heaven (Jon Krakauer)
Under the Banner of Heaven
1669
Jon Krakauer
Under the Net (Iris Murdoch)
Under the Net
1670
Iris Murdoch
Under the Volcano (Malcolm Lowry)
Under the Volcano
1671
Malcolm Lowry
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
1672
Colson Whitehead
Underworld (Don Delillo)
Underworld
1673
Don Delillo
The Unexpected Universe (Loren Eiseley)
The Unexpected Universe
1674
Loren Eiseley
Unfamiliar Fishes (Sarah Vowell)
Unfamiliar Fishes
1675
Sarah Vowell
The Unforgettable Season (GORDON H. FLEMING)
The Unforgettable Season
1676
GORDON H. FLEMING
Unmasked (Paul Holes)
Unmasked
1677
Paul Holes
The Unnameable (Samuel Beckett)
The Unnameable
1678
Samuel Beckett
Unorthodox (Deborah Feldman)
Unorthodox
1679
Deborah Feldman
The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture (Wendell Barry)
The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture
1680
Wendell Barry
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