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This Theatre Nerd's 500 Books to Read Before 50

Here's a list that seems popular this weekend. Enclosed are the books I hope to read before turning 50. Some are rereads, many are first time reads.
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The Bible (Anonymous)
The Bible
1
Anonymous
The Diary of Saint Faustina
The Diary of Saint Faustina
2
Marian, or the True Tale of Robin Hood (Adam Szymkowicz)
Marian, or the True Tale of Robin Hood
3
Adam Szymkowicz
Alexander Plays (Adrienne Kennedy)
Alexander Plays
4
Adrienne Kennedy
4.50 From Paddington (Agatha Christie)
4.50 From Paddington
5
Agatha Christie
A Caribbean Mystery (Agatha Christie)
A Caribbean Mystery
6
Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie: An Autobiography (Agatha Christie)
Agatha Christie: An Autobiography
7
Agatha Christie
Cat Among the Pigeons (Agatha Christie)
Cat Among the Pigeons
8
Agatha Christie
Evil Under the Sun (Agatha Christie)
Evil Under the Sun
9
Agatha Christie
Murder in Three Acts (Agatha Christie)
Murder in Three Acts
10
Agatha Christie
Murder on the Links (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Links
11
Agatha Christie
Nemesis (Agatha Christie)
Nemesis
12
Agatha Christie
Postern of Fate (Agatha Christie)
Postern of Fate
13
Agatha Christie
The ABC Murders (Agatha Christie)
The ABC Murders
14
Agatha Christie
The Body in the Library (Agatha Christie)
The Body in the Library
15
Agatha Christie
The Clocks (Agatha Christie)
The Clocks
16
Agatha Christie
The Labors of Hercules (Agatha Christie)
The Labors of Hercules
17
Agatha Christie
The Murder at the Vicarage (Agatha Christie)
The Murder at the Vicarage
18
Agatha Christie
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
19
Agatha Christie
The Mystery of the Blue Train (Agatha Christie)
The Mystery of the Blue Train
20
Agatha Christie
The Witness for the Prosecution (Agatha Christie)
The Witness for the Prosecution
21
Agatha Christie
The Revengers' Comedies (Alan Ayckbourn)
The Revengers' Comedies
22
Alan Ayckbourn
Baggage (Alan Cumming)
Baggage
23
Alan Cumming
Not My Father's Son (Alan Cumming)
Not My Father's Son
24
Alan Cumming
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
25
Aldous Huxley
This Time for Me (Alexandra Billings)
This Time for Me
26
Alexandra Billings
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
27
Alexandre Dumas
The Three Musketeers (Alexandre Dumas)
The Three Musketeers
28
Alexandre Dumas
Driving Miss Daisy (Alfred Uhry)
Driving Miss Daisy
29
Alfred Uhry
The Last Night of Ballyhoo (Alfred Uhry)
The Last Night of Ballyhoo
30
Alfred Uhry
Trouble in Mind (Alice Childress)
Trouble in Mind
31
Alice Childress
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home
32
Alison Bechdel
The Six Wives of Henry VIII (Alison Weir)
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
33
Alison Weir
Fun Home (Allison Bechdel)
Fun Home
34
Allison Bechdel
Call Us What We Carry: Poems (Amanda Gorman)
Call Us What We Carry: Poems
35
Amanda Gorman
Yes Please (Amy Poehler)
Yes Please
36
Amy Poehler
I Still Believe Anita Hill (Amy Richards, Cynthia Greenberg (Eds.))
I Still Believe Anita Hill
37
Amy Richards, Cynthia Greenberg (Eds.)
Small Island (Andrea Levy)
Small Island
38
Andrea Levy
Alan Turing: The Enigma (Andrew Hodges)
Alan Turing: The Enigma
39
Andrew Hodges
Diana: Her True Story (Andrew Morton)
Diana: Her True Story
40
Andrew Morton
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