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The Ultimate Bucket List of Books (1,800 Essential Novels, Biographies, Essays, Plays, Science and Sports Books) - Page 7

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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A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time
241
Stephen Hawking
Brief Lives (John Aubrey)
Brief Lives
242
John Aubrey
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
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Junot Díaz
Bright Lights, Big City (Jay McInerney)
Bright Lights, Big City
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Jay McInerney
A Bright Shining Lie (Neil Sheehan)
A Bright Shining Lie
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Neil Sheehan
Brighton Rock
Brighton Rock
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Bright's Passage
Bright's Passage
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Bring Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
Bring Up the Bodies
248
Hilary Mantel
Broken April (Ismail Kadare)
Broken April
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Ismail Kadare
Broken Glass (Alain Mabanckou)
Broken Glass
250
Alain Mabanckou
Broken People (Sam Lansky)
Broken People
251
Sam Lansky
The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
The Brothers Karamazov
252
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Buddenbrooks (Thomas Mann)
Buddenbrooks
253
Thomas Mann
Buddha's Little Finger (Victor Pelevin)
Buddha's Little Finger
254
Victor Pelevin
The Buddha in the Attic (Julie Otsuka)
The Buddha in the Attic
255
Julie Otsuka
The Bully Pulpit (Doris Kearns Goodwin)
The Bully Pulpit
256
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Burger's Daughter (Nadine Gordimer)
Burger's Daughter
257
Nadine Gordimer
Burial Rites (Hannah Kent)
Burial Rites
258
Hannah Kent
Bury the Chains (Adam Hochschild)
Bury the Chains
259
Adam Hochschild
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Dee Brown)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
260
Dee Brown
Butterfly Burning (Yvonne Vera)
Butterfly Burning
261
Yvonne Vera
The Caine Mutiny (Herman Wouk)
The Caine Mutiny
262
Herman Wouk
Call It Sleep (Henry Roth)
Call It Sleep
263
Henry Roth
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
264
Jack London
Can We Talk About Something More Pleasant? (Roz Chast)
Can We Talk About Something More Pleasant?
265
Roz Chast
Candide (Voltaire)
Candide
266
Voltaire
The Candy House (Jennifer Egan)
The Candy House
267
Jennifer Egan
Cannery Row (John Steinbeck)
Cannery Row
268
John Steinbeck
The Canterbury Tales (Geoffrey Chaucer)
The Canterbury Tales
269
Geoffrey Chaucer
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
270
Walter M. Miller
Capital in the 21st Century (Thomas Piketty)
Capital in the 21st Century
271
Thomas Piketty
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (Louis De Bernieres)
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
272
Louis De Bernieres
The Cardinal of the Kremlin (Tom Clancy)
The Cardinal of the Kremlin
273
Tom Clancy
Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley (Peter Guralnick)
Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley
274
Peter Guralnick
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
275
Stephen King
Carrying the Fire (Michael Collins)
Carrying the Fire
276
Michael Collins
Cash: The Autobiography (Johnny Cash)
Cash: The Autobiography
277
Johnny Cash
Casino Royale (Ian Fleming)
Casino Royale
278
Ian Fleming
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Isabel Wilkerson)
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
279
Isabel Wilkerson
The Castle (Franz Kafka)
The Castle
280
Franz Kafka
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