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The Ultimate Bucket List of Books (1,800 Essential Novels, Biographies, Essays, Plays, Science and Sports Books) - Page 5

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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Before They Are Hanged (Joe Abercrombie)
Before They Are Hanged (Joe Abercrombie)
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Before Watchmen Omnibus (Brian Azzarello and J. Michael Straczynski)
Before Watchmen Omnibus (Brian Azzarello and J. Michael Straczynski)
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Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
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Bel-Ami
Bel-Ami
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The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
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Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
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A Bend in the River (V.S. Naipaul)
A Bend in the River (V.S. Naipaul)
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Ben-Hur: A Tale of Christ (Lew Wallace)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of Christ (Lew Wallace)
169
Beowulf
Beowulf
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Berlin Alexander-Platz
Berlin Alexander-Platz
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The Berlin Stories (Christopher Isherwood)
The Berlin Stories (Christopher Isherwood)
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The Best and the Brightest (David Halberstam)
The Best and the Brightest (David Halberstam)
173
The Best of Fredric Brown (Fredric Brown)
The Best of Fredric Brown (Fredric Brown)
174
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
175
Beyond the Blue Event Horizon (Frederik Pohl)
Beyond the Blue Event Horizon (Frederik Pohl)
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The Bible
The Bible
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The Big Money (John Dos Passos)
The Big Money (John Dos Passos)
178
The Big Short (Michael Lewis)
The Big Short (Michael Lewis)
179
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
180
Billy Bathgate (E. L. Doctorow)
Billy Bathgate (E. L. Doctorow)
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Billy Budd (Herman Melville)
Billy Budd (Herman Melville)
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Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (Ben Fountain)
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (Ben Fountain)
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Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
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Birdsong (Sebastian Faulks)
Birdsong (Sebastian Faulks)
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The Birthday Boys (Beryl Bainbridge)
The Birthday Boys (Beryl Bainbridge)
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Bitter Orange Tree (Jokha Alharti)
Bitter Orange Tree (Jokha Alharti)
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Black Boy (Richard Wright)
Black Boy (Richard Wright)
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The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
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Black Edge (Kolhatkar)
Black Edge (Kolhatkar)
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Black Leopard, Red Wolf (Marlon James)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (Marlon James)
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Black Like Me (John Howard Griffin)
Black Like Me (John Howard Griffin)
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Black Reconstruction in America 1860-1880 (W.E.B. Du Bois)
Black Reconstruction in America 1860-1880 (W.E.B. Du Bois)
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A Black Women's History of the United States (Daina Ramey Berry)
A Black Women's History of the United States (Daina Ramey Berry)
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Blackout (Connie Willis)
Blackout (Connie Willis)
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The Blade Itself (Joe Abercrombie)
The Blade Itself (Joe Abercrombie)
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Bleak House (Charles Dickens)
Bleak House (Charles Dickens)
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The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
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Blindness (Jose Saramago)
Blindness (Jose Saramago)
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Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
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Bloom County Babylon
Bloom County Babylon
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