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The Ultimate Bucket List of Books (1,800 Essential Novels, Biographies, Essays, Plays, Science and Sports Books) - Page 45

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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Winnie-The-Pooh (A. A. Milne)
Winnie-The-Pooh
1761
A. A. Milne
The Winter's Tale (William Shakespeare)
The Winter's Tale
1762
William Shakespeare
Winter's Tale (Mark Helprin)
Winter's Tale
1763
Mark Helprin
Wisconsin Death Trip (Michael Lesy)
Wisconsin Death Trip
1764
Michael Lesy
Wise Blood (Flannery O'Connor)
Wise Blood
1765
Flannery O'Connor
Wishful Drinking (Carrie Fisher)
Wishful Drinking
1766
Carrie Fisher
The Witches (Stacy Schiff)
The Witches
1767
Stacy Schiff
The Witches of Eastwick (John Updike)
The Witches of Eastwick
1768
John Updike
A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K. Le Guin)
A Wizard of Earthsea
1769
Ursula K. Le Guin
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
1770
Hilary Mantel
The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
The Woman in White
1771
Wilkie Collins
A Woman Is No Man (Etaf Rum)
A Woman Is No Man
1772
Etaf Rum
The Woman Warrior (Maxine Hong Kingston)
The Woman Warrior
1773
Maxine Hong Kingston
Women in Love (D.H. Lawrence)
Women in Love
1774
D.H. Lawrence
The Words of Cesar Chavez (Richard J. Jensen, Ed.)
The Words of Cesar Chavez
1775
Richard J. Jensen, Ed.
The Wordy Shipmates (Sarah Vowell)
The Wordy Shipmates
1776
Sarah Vowell
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp
1777
John Irving
The World Crisis Volume I: 1911-1914 (Bloomsbury Revelations) (Winston Churchill)
The World Crisis Volume I: 1911-1914 (Bloomsbury Revelations)
1778
Winston Churchill
The World Crisis Volume II: 1915 (Bloomsbury Revelations) (Winston Churchill)
The World Crisis Volume II: 1915 (Bloomsbury Revelations)
1779
Winston Churchill
The World Crisis Volume III: 1916-1918 (Bloomsbury Revelations) (William Churchill)
The World Crisis Volume III: 1916-1918 (Bloomsbury Revelations)
1780
William Churchill
The World Crisis Volume IV: 1918-1928: The Aftermath (Winston Churchill)
The World Crisis Volume IV: 1918-1928: The Aftermath
1781
Winston Churchill
World Travel: An Irreverent Guide (Anthony Bourdain)
World Travel: An Irreverent Guide
1782
Anthony Bourdain
World War Z (Max Brooks)
World War Z
1783
Max Brooks
World Without End (Ken Follett)
World Without End
1784
Ken Follett
The Worst Journey in the World (Apsley Cherry-Garrard)
The Worst Journey in the World
1785
Apsley Cherry-Garrard
Worst. Person. Ever. (Douglas Coupland)
Worst. Person. Ever.
1786
Douglas Coupland
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
1787
Madeleine L'engle
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
1788
Emily Bronte
The Yacobian Building (Alla Al Aswany)
The Yacobian Building
1789
Alla Al Aswany
The Year of the Hare (Arto Paasilinna)
The Year of the Hare
1790
Arto Paasilinna
The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)
The Year of Magical Thinking
1791
Joan Didion
Year of the Tiger (Alice Wong)
Year of the Tiger
1792
Alice Wong
Year's Best SF 10 (David G. Hartwell and Kaythryn Cramer)
Year's Best SF 10
1793
David G. Hartwell and Kaythryn Cramer
The Yellow House (Sarah M. Broom)
The Yellow House
1794
Sarah M. Broom
The Yiddish Policemen's Union (Michael Chabon)
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
1795
Michael Chabon
Young Mungo (Douglas Stuart)
Young Mungo
1796
Douglas Stuart
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Robert M Pirsig)
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
1797
Robert M Pirsig
Zeno's Conscience (Italo Svevo, Trans. William Weaver)
Zeno's Conscience
1798
Italo Svevo, Trans. William Weaver
Zoo City (Lauren Beukes)
Zoo City
1799
Lauren Beukes
Zorba the Greek (Nikos Kazantzakis)
Zorba the Greek
1800
Nikos Kazantzakis
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