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The Ultimate Bucket List of Books (1,800 Essential Novels, Biographies, Essays, Plays, Science and Sports Books) - Page 44

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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Washington: A Life (Ron Chernow)
Washington: A Life
1721
Ron Chernow
Washington's Crossing (David Hackett Fischer)
Washington's Crossing
1722
David Hackett Fischer
The Waste Land and Other Poems (T. S. Eliot)
The Waste Land and Other Poems
1723
T. S. Eliot
Watchmen (Alan Moore)
Watchmen
1724
Alan Moore
Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
Water for Elephants
1725
Sara Gruen
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
1726
Richard Adams
The Way of All Flesh (Samuel Butler)
The Way of All Flesh
1727
Samuel Butler
We the Animals (Justin Torres)
We the Animals
1728
Justin Torres
We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
We Should All Be Feminists
1729
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families (Philip Gourevitch)
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families
1730
Philip Gourevitch
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Alan Bradley)
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag
1731
Alan Bradley
Welcome to Night Vale (Joseph Fink)
Welcome to Night Vale
1732
Joseph Fink
West With the Night
West With the Night
1733
Westside (W. M. Akers)
Westside
1734
W. M. Akers
What Happened at Vatican II? (John W. O'Malley)
What Happened at Vatican II?
1735
John W. O'Malley
What It Is Like to Go to War (Karl Marlantes)
What It Is Like to Go to War
1736
Karl Marlantes
What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky (Lesley Nneka Arimah)
What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky
1737
Lesley Nneka Arimah
When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi (David Maraniss)
When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi
1738
David Maraniss
When They Come for Us, We'll Be Gone (Gal Beckerman)
When They Come for Us, We'll Be Gone
1739
Gal Beckerman
Where Angels Fear to Tread (E.M. Forster)
Where Angels Fear to Tread
1740
E.M. Forster
Where the Crawdads Sing (Delia Owens)
Where the Crawdads Sing
1741
Delia Owens
Where the Sidewalk Ends (Shel Silverstein)
Where the Sidewalk Ends
1742
Shel Silverstein
Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)
Where the Wild Things Are
1743
Maurice Sendak
Where'd You Go, Bernadette (Maria Semple)
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
1744
Maria Semple
While Justice Sleeps (Stacey Abrams)
While Justice Sleeps
1745
Stacey Abrams
The White Album (Joan Didion)
The White Album
1746
Joan Didion
The White Devil (John Webster)
The White Devil
1747
John Webster
White Noise (Don Delillo)
White Noise
1748
Don Delillo
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
1749
Zadie Smith
The White Tiger (Aravind Adiga)
The White Tiger
1750
Aravind Adiga
Who Fears Death (Nnedi Okorafor)
Who Fears Death
1751
Nnedi Okorafor
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Edward Albee)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
1752
Edward Albee
Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
Wide Sargasso Sea
1753
Jean Rhys
A Wild Sheep Chase (Haruki Murakami)
A Wild Sheep Chase
1754
Haruki Murakami
A Wind in the Door (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wind in the Door
1755
Madeleine L'engle
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Haruki Murakami)
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
1756
Haruki Murakami
The Windup Girl (Paolo Bacigalupi)
The Windup Girl
1757
Paolo Bacigalupi
Winesburg, Ohio (Sherwood Anderson)
Winesburg, Ohio
1758
Sherwood Anderson
The Wings of the Dove by Henry James
The Wings of the Dove by Henry James
1759
Winner of the World (Ken Follett)
Winner of the World
1760
Ken Follett
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