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The Ultimate Bucket List of Books (1,800 Essential Novels, Biographies, Essays, Plays, Science and Sports Books) - Page 6

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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Blue Highways (William Least Heat-Moon)
Blue Highways
201
William Least Heat-Moon
Blue Like Jazz (Donald Miller)
Blue Like Jazz
202
Donald Miller
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
203
Toni Morrison
The Body Scout (Lincoln Michel)
The Body Scout
204
Lincoln Michel
The Bone Clocks (David Mitchell)
The Bone Clocks
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David Mitchell
The Bonfire of the Vanities ... 1987 (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities ... 1987
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Tom Wolfe
Bonjour Tristesse (Francoise Sagan)
Bonjour Tristesse
207
Francoise Sagan
Bonk
Bonk
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Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin (Jill Lepore)
Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin
209
Jill Lepore
The Book of Daniel (E.L. Doctorow)
The Book of Daniel
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E.L. Doctorow
The Book of Form and Emptiness (Ruth Ozeki)
The Book of Form and Emptiness
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Ruth Ozeki
The Book of Longings (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Book of Longings
212
Sue Monk Kidd
The Book of My Lives
The Book of My Lives
213
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
214
Markus Zusak
The Books of Jacob (Olga Tokarczuk)
The Books of Jacob
215
Olga Tokarczuk
Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World
Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World
216
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
217
Trevor Noah
Born Standing Up (Steve Martin)
Born Standing Up
218
Steve Martin
Born to Run (Bruce Springsteen)
Born to Run
219
Bruce Springsteen
Bossypants (Tina Fey)
Bossypants
220
Tina Fey
The Bostonians (Henry James)
The Bostonians
221
Henry James
Bound for Glory (Woody Guthrie)
Bound for Glory
222
Woody Guthrie
The Bourne Identity (Robert Ludlum)
The Bourne Identity
223
Robert Ludlum
The Bourne Supremacy (Robert Ludlum)
The Bourne Supremacy
224
Robert Ludlum
The Bourne Ultimatum (Robert Ludlum)
The Bourne Ultimatum
225
Robert Ludlum
Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community (Robert Putnam)
Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community
226
Robert Putnam
The Boy With a Bird in His Chest (Emme Lund)
The Boy With a Bird in His Chest
227
Emme Lund
The Boys of Summer (Roger Kahn)
The Boys of Summer
228
Roger Kahn
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness (Susannah Cahalan)
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
229
Susannah Cahalan
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
230
Aldous Huxley
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
231
Truman Capote
Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
Breakfast of Champions
232
Kurt Vonnegut
The Breaks of the Game (David Halberstam)
The Breaks of the Game
233
David Halberstam
Breathing Lessons (Anne Tyler)
Breathing Lessons
234
Anne Tyler
The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court (Bob Woodward)
The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court
235
Bob Woodward
Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh)
Brideshead Revisited
236
Evelyn Waugh
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (Thornton Wilder)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
237
Thornton Wilder
Bridge Over the River Kwai
Bridge Over the River Kwai
238
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
239
Helen Fielding
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
A Brief History of Seven Killings
240
Marlon James
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