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400 Books to Read Before 40

The list contains books of various genres and authors: some of them may be found in the lists "books to read before die", others are less known.
I tried to collect all the books I plan to read in the next years.
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Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? (Dr.Julie Smith)
Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?
Dr.Julie Smith
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Shame (Annie Ernaux)
Shame
Annie Ernaux
3
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
Kazuo Ishiguro
4
The History of Love (Nicole Krauss)
The History of Love
Nicole Krauss
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Invisible
Invisible
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The Plot Against America (Philip Roth)
The Plot Against America
Philip Roth
7
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
Philip Roth
8
The Periodic Table - Primo Levi (Primo Levi)
The Periodic Table - Primo Levi
Primo Levi
9
The Gifts of Imperfection (Brené Brown)
The Gifts of Imperfection
Brené Brown
10
Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers (Robert M. Sapolsky)
Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers
Robert M. Sapolsky
11
Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-Being (Martin E. Seligman)
Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-Being
Martin E. Seligman
12
168 Hours (Laura Vanderkam)
168 Hours
Laura Vanderkam
13
This Land Is Our Land (Suketu Mehta)
This Land Is Our Land
Suketu Mehta
14
Lifespan: Why We Age—And Why We Don't Have to (David A.Sinclair)
Lifespan: Why We Age—And Why We Don't Have To
David A.Sinclair
15
The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin
Margaret Atwood
16
Anthem (Ayn Rand)
Anthem
Ayn Rand
17
If on a Winters Night a Traveller (Italo Calvino)
If on a Winters Night a Traveller
Italo Calvino
18
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone (Lori Gottlieb)
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
Lori Gottlieb
19
Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing (Matthew Perry)
Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing
Matthew Perry
20
The Stress-Proof Brain (Melanie Greenberg)
The Stress-Proof Brain
Melanie Greenberg
21
Darkness at Dawn: The Rise of the Russian Criminal State (David Satter)
Darkness at Dawn: The Rise of the Russian Criminal State
David Satter
22
Dopamine Nation (Anna Lembke)
Dopamine Nation
Anna Lembke
23
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work (John Gottman)
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
John Gottman
24
The Silence (Don Delillo)
The Silence
Don Delillo
25
ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror (Michael Weiss, Hassan Hassan)
ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror
Michael Weiss, Hassan Hassan
26
How to Feed a Dictator (Witold Szablowski)
How to Feed a Dictator
Witold Szablowski
27
Fieldwork in UKrainian Sex (Oksana Zabuzhko)
Fieldwork in UKrainian Sex
Oksana Zabuzhko
28
Your Ad Could Go Here (Oksana Zabuzhko)
Your Ad Could Go Here
Oksana Zabuzhko
29
The Museum of Abandoned Secrets (Oksana Zabuzhko)
The Museum of Abandoned Secrets
Oksana Zabuzhko
30
Social (Matthew D. Lieberman)
Social
Matthew D. Lieberman
31
All the Missing Girls (Megan Miranda)
All the Missing Girls
Megan Miranda
32
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
Tayari Jones
33
The Body in the Library (Agatha Christie)
The Body in the Library
Agatha Christie
34
The Painted Veil (W. Somerset Maugham)
The Painted Veil
W. Somerset Maugham
35
Beauty Sick (Renee Engeln)
Beauty Sick
Renee Engeln
36
Poisonwood Bible (Kingsolver, Barbara)
Poisonwood Bible
Kingsolver, Barbara
37
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
Agatha Christie
38
Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life (Hector Garcia)
Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life
Hector Garcia
39
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
40
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
Bel Canto
Ann Patchett
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