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The Ultimate Bucket List of Books (1,800 Essential Novels, Biographies, Essays, Plays, Science and Sports Books) - Page 8

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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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Tennessee Williams)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
281
Tennessee Williams
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
282
Joseph Heller
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
283
J.D. Salinger
Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins)
Catching Fire
284
Suzanne Collins
Cathedral (Raymond Carver)
Cathedral
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Raymond Carver
Catherine the Great (Robert K. Massie)
Catherine the Great
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Robert K. Massie
Catholicism: A Global History From the French Revolution to Pope Francis (John T. McGreevy)
Catholicism: A Global History From the French Revolution to Pope Francis
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John T. McGreevy
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
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Kurt Vonnegut
Cat's Eye (Margaret Atwood)
Cat's Eye
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Margaret Atwood
The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Bertolt Brecht)
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
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Bertolt Brecht
The Caves of Steel (Isaac Asimov)
The Caves of Steel
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Isaac Asimov
Centesimus Annus (Pope John Paul II)
Centesimus Annus
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Pope John Paul II
The Chamber (John Grisham)
The Chamber
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John Grisham
Charlotte's Web (E. B. White)
Charlotte's Web
294
E. B. White
The Charterhouse of Parma (Stendhal)
The Charterhouse of Parma
295
Stendhal
Che Guevara:A Revolutionary Life (John Lee Anderson)
Che Guevara:A Revolutionary Life
296
John Lee Anderson
Cherry (Mary Karr)
Cherry
297
Mary Karr
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
298
Arthur C. Clarke
The Children (David Halberstam)
The Children
299
David Halberstam
Children of Dune (Frank Herbert)
Children of Dune
300
Frank Herbert
Children of Gebelawi (Naguib Mahfouz)
Children of Gebelawi
301
Naguib Mahfouz
The Children of Men (P.D. James)
The Children of Men
302
P.D. James
The Children of the Sky (Vernor Vinge)
The Children of the Sky
303
Vernor Vinge
The Children's Book (A.S. Byatt)
The Children's Book
304
A.S. Byatt
Chinaman (Shehan Karunatilaka)
Chinaman
305
Shehan Karunatilaka
Choke (Chuck Palahniuk)
Choke
306
Chuck Palahniuk
The Chomsky Reader
The Chomsky Reader
307
Christopher Morley: Two Classic Novels in One Volume: Parnassus on Wheels and the Haunted Bookshop (Christopher Morley)
Christopher Morley: Two Classic Novels in One Volume: Parnassus on Wheels and the Haunted Bookshop
308
Christopher Morley
Chronicle of a Blood Merchant (Yu Hua)
Chronicle of a Blood Merchant
309
Yu Hua
The Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
The Chronicles of Narnia
310
C.S. Lewis
Chronicles Volume One (Bob Dylan)
Chronicles Volume One
311
Bob Dylan
Circe (Madeline Miller)
Circe
312
Madeline Miller
The Circle of Karma (Kunzang Choden)
The Circle of Karma
313
Kunzang Choden
Cities of the Plain (Cormac McCarthy)
Cities of the Plain
314
Cormac McCarthy
Cities of Salt
Cities of Salt
315
The City and the City (China Mieville)
The City and the City
316
China Mieville
The City of Falling Angles (John Berendt)
The City of Falling Angles
317
John Berendt
The City of God (Saint Augustine)
The City of God
318
Saint Augustine
The City We Became (N K Jemisin)
The City We Became
319
N K Jemisin
The Civil War: A Narrative (Volume I: Fort Sumter to Perryville) (Shelby Foote)
The Civil War: A Narrative (Volume I: Fort Sumter to Perryville)
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Shelby Foote
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