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A Bucket List of Books (1,500 Novels, Biographies, Essays, Memoirs, Plays, Science, Science Fiction and Sports Books). Updated to 2021 - Page 3

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 from most 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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The Anubis Gates (Tim Powers)
The Anubis Gates (Tim Powers)
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Anywhere but Here (Mona Simpson)
Anywhere but Here (Mona Simpson)
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Appointment in Samarra (John O'Hara)
Appointment in Samarra (John O'Hara)
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The Arabian Nightmare (Robert Irwin)
The Arabian Nightmare (Robert Irwin)
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The Art of Fielding
The Art of Fielding
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The Art of Racing in the Rain (Garth Stein)
The Art of Racing in the Rain (Garth Stein)
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The Art of War (Sun Tzu)
The Art of War (Sun Tzu)
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As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
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As You Like It (William Shakespeare)
As You Like It (William Shakespeare)
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The Ascent of Money
The Ascent of Money
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Assassination Vacation (Sarah Vowell)
Assassination Vacation (Sarah Vowell)
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The Assistant (Bernard Malamud)
The Assistant (Bernard Malamud)
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At Canaan's Edge (Taylor Branch)
At Canaan's Edge (Taylor Branch)
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At the Mountains of Madness (H.P. Lovecraft)
At the Mountains of Madness (H.P. Lovecraft)
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At Swim-Two-Birds (Flann O'Brien)
At Swim-Two-Birds (Flann O'Brien)
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Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
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Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
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The Audacity of Hope (Barack Obama)
The Audacity of Hope (Barack Obama)
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Austerlitz (W.G. Sebald)
Austerlitz (W.G. Sebald)
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Authority (Jeff Vandermeer)
Authority (Jeff Vandermeer)
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The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley and Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley and Malcolm X
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Autobiography of Mark Twain (Mark Twain)
Autobiography of Mark Twain (Mark Twain)
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The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
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Axis (Robert Charles Wilson)
Axis (Robert Charles Wilson)
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Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis
Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis
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Babe: The Legend Comes to Life (ROBERT CREAMER)
Babe: The Legend Comes to Life (ROBERT CREAMER)
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The Bacchae (Euripides)
The Bacchae (Euripides)
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Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women
Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women
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The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts (Joshua Hammer)
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts (Joshua Hammer)
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The Ball and the Cross (G.K. Chesterton)
The Ball and the Cross (G.K. Chesterton)
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Ball Four (Jim Bouton)
Ball Four (Jim Bouton)
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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (Suzanne Collins)
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (Suzanne Collins)
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Balthazar (Lawrence Durrell)
Balthazar (Lawrence Durrell)
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Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (Dai Sijie)
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (Dai Sijie)
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Band of Brothers (Stephen Ambrose)
Band of Brothers (Stephen Ambrose)
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Bang the Drum Slowly (MARK HARRIS)
Bang the Drum Slowly (MARK HARRIS)
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Barabbas (Pär Lagerkvist)
Barabbas (Pär Lagerkvist)
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Bartleby, the Scrivener
Bartleby, the Scrivener
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Baseball's Great Experiment (JULES TYGIEL)
Baseball's Great Experiment (JULES TYGIEL)
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