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The Ultimate Bucket List of Books (1,800 Essential Novels, Biographies, Essays, Plays, Science and Sports Books) - Page 43

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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Untamed (Glennon Doyle)
Untamed
1681
Glennon Doyle
The Unwinding (George Packer)
The Unwinding
1682
George Packer
The Unwomanly Face of War (Svetlana Alexievich)
The Unwomanly Face of War
1683
Svetlana Alexievich
Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson (Bruce Conforth)
Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson
1684
Bruce Conforth
The Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual (Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, Matt Walsh)
The Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual
1685
Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, Matt Walsh
V for Vendetta (Alan Moore)
V for Vendetta
1686
Alan Moore
Valley of the Dolls (Jacqueline Susann)
Valley of the Dolls
1687
Jacqueline Susann
Van Gogh: The Life (Steven Naifeh)
Van Gogh: The Life
1688
Steven Naifeh
The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half
1689
Brit Bennett
Vanity Fair (William Thackeray)
Vanity Fair
1690
William Thackeray
The Velveteen Rabbit (Margery Williams)
The Velveteen Rabbit
1691
Margery Williams
Vertigo (W.G. Sebald)
Vertigo
1692
W.G. Sebald
Video Night in Kathmandu (Pico Iyer)
Video Night in Kathmandu
1693
Pico Iyer
Vietnam: A History (Stanley Karnow)
Vietnam: A History
1694
Stanley Karnow
Vile Bodies (Evelyn Waugh)
Vile Bodies
1695
Evelyn Waugh
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (Mary Wollstonecraft)
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
1696
Mary Wollstonecraft
The Violin Conspiracy (Brendan Slocumb)
The Violin Conspiracy
1697
Brendan Slocumb
The Virgin Suicides (Jeffrey Eugenides)
The Virgin Suicides
1698
Jeffrey Eugenides
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
1699
Jennifer Egan
Voices From Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster (Svetlana Alexievich)
Voices From Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster
1700
Svetlana Alexievich
A Void (Georges Perec)
A Void
1701
Georges Perec
The Volcano Lover (Susan Sontag)
The Volcano Lover
1702
Susan Sontag
Vortex (Robert Charles Wilson)
Vortex
1703
Robert Charles Wilson
A Voyage for Madmen (Peter Nichols)
A Voyage for Madmen
1704
Peter Nichols
A Voyage to Arcturus (David Lindsay)
A Voyage to Arcturus
1705
David Lindsay
W or the Memory of Childhood (Georges Perec)
W or the Memory of Childhood
1706
Georges Perec
Waiting (Ha Jin)
Waiting
1707
Ha Jin
Waiting for the Barbarians (J.M. Coetzee)
Waiting for the Barbarians
1708
J.M. Coetzee
Waiting for Godot (Samuel Beckett)
Waiting for Godot
1709
Samuel Beckett
Waiting to Exhale (Terry McMillan)
Waiting to Exhale
1710
Terry McMillan
Walden (Henry David Thoreau)
Walden
1711
Henry David Thoreau
A Walk in the Woods (Bill Bryson)
A Walk in the Woods
1712
Bill Bryson
Walking the Bible (Bruce Feiler)
Walking the Bible
1713
Bruce Feiler
Walking the Rez Road (Jim Northrup)
Walking the Rez Road
1714
Jim Northrup
War (Sebastian Junger)
War
1715
Sebastian Junger
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace
1716
Leo Tolstoy
The War of the Worlds (H. G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
1717
H. G. Wells
War Trash
War Trash
1718
The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
The Warmth of Other Suns
1719
Isabel Wilkerson
The Wars (Timothy Findley)
The Wars
1720
Timothy Findley
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