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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
161
Joe Abercrombie
Before Watchmen Omnibus (Brian Azzarello and J. Michael Straczynski)
Before Watchmen Omnibus
162
Brian Azzarello and J. Michael Straczynski
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
Bel Canto
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Ann Patchett
Bel-Ami (Guy De Maupassant)
Bel-Ami
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Guy De Maupassant
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
165
Sylvia Plath
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
166
Toni Morrison
A Bend in the River (V.S. Naipaul)
A Bend in the River
167
V.S. Naipaul
Ben-Hur: A Tale of Christ (Lew Wallace)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of Christ
168
Lew Wallace
Beowulf (Anonymous)
Beowulf
169
Anonymous
Berlin Alexanderplatz (Alfred Döblin)
Berlin Alexanderplatz
170
Alfred Döblin
The Berlin Stories (Christopher Isherwood)
The Berlin Stories
171
Christopher Isherwood
The Best and the Brightest (David Halberstam)
The Best and the Brightest
172
David Halberstam
The Best of Fredric Brown (Fredric Brown)
The Best of Fredric Brown
173
Fredric Brown
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
174
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Beyond the Blue Event Horizon (Frederik Pohl)
Beyond the Blue Event Horizon
175
Frederik Pohl
The Bible (Anonymous)
The Bible
176
Anonymous
The Big Money (John Dos Passos)
The Big Money
177
John Dos Passos
The Big Short (Michael Lewis)
The Big Short
178
Michael Lewis
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
179
Raymond Chandler
Billy Bathgate (E. L. Doctorow)
Billy Bathgate
180
E. L. Doctorow
Billy Budd (Herman Melville)
Billy Budd
181
Herman Melville
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (Ben Fountain)
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
182
Ben Fountain
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
183
Nnedi Okorafor
Birdsong (Sebastian Faulks)
Birdsong
184
Sebastian Faulks
The Birthday Boys (Beryl Bainbridge)
The Birthday Boys
185
Beryl Bainbridge
Bitter Orange Tree (Jokha Alharti)
Bitter Orange Tree
186
Jokha Alharti
Black Boy (Richard Wright)
Black Boy
187
Richard Wright
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
The Black Dahlia
188
James Ellroy
Black Edge (Kolhatkar)
Black Edge
189
Kolhatkar
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (Marlon James)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
190
Marlon James
Black Like Me (John Howard Griffin)
Black Like Me
191
John Howard Griffin
Black Reconstruction in America 1860-1880 (W.E.B. Du Bois)
Black Reconstruction in America 1860-1880
192
W.E.B. Du Bois
A Black Women's History of the United States (Daina Ramey Berry)
A Black Women's History of the United States
193
Daina Ramey Berry
Blackout (Connie Willis)
Blackout
194
Connie Willis
The Blade Itself (Joe Abercrombie)
The Blade Itself
195
Joe Abercrombie
Bleak House (Charles Dickens)
Bleak House
196
Charles Dickens
The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin
197
Margaret Atwood
Blindness (Jose Saramago)
Blindness
198
Jose Saramago
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
199
Cormac McCarthy
Bloom County Babylon
Bloom County Babylon
200
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