The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11, by Lawrence Wrightħ7. The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint-Exuperyħ5. The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1), by Rick Riordanħ4. The Liar’s Club: A Memoir, by Mary Karrħ3. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Sklootħ2. The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret AtwoodĦ9. The Golden Compass: His Dark Materials, by Philip PullmanĦ7. The Diary of Anne Frank, by Anne FrankĦ4. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America, by Erik LarsonĦ3. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, by Junot Diazĥ9. The Autobiography of Malcolm X, by Malcolm X and Alex Haleyĥ8. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, by Michael Chabonĥ6. The Age of Innocence, by Edith Whartonĥ5. Team of Rivals, by Doris Kearns Goodwinĥ4. Midnight’s Children, by Salman RushdieĤ5. Me Talk Pretty One Day, by David SedarisĤ3. Man’s Search for Meaning, by Viktor FranklĤ1. Love in the Time of Cholera, by Gabriel Garcia MarquezĤ0. Little House on the Prairie, by Laura Ingalls Wilderģ8. Kitchen Confidential, by Anthony Bourdainģ6. Jimmy Corrigan: Smartest Kid on Earth, by Chris Wareģ4. Interpreter of Maladies, by Jhumpa Lahiriģ3. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, by J.K. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies, by Jared M. Great Expectations, by Charles DickensĢ8. Goodnight Moon, by Margaret Wise BrownĢ7.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream, by Hunter S. Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 1, by Jeff KinneyĢ4.

Daring Greatly: How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead, by Brene BrownĢ1. Cutting for Stone, by Abraham VergheseĢ0. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahlġ9. Breath, Eyes, Memory, by Edwidge Danticatġ7. Born to Run – A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen, by Christopher McDougallġ5. Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret, by Judy Blumeġ4. Angela’s Ashes: A Memoir, by Frank McCourtġ1. All the President’s Men, by Bob Woodwardġ0. Alice Munro: Selected Stories, by Alice Munroĩ. A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L’Engleħ. A Series of Unfortunate Events #1: The Bad Beginning, by Lemony SnicketĦ. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, by Dave Eggersĥ. A Brief History of Time, by Stephen Hawkingģ. In alphabetical order by book title (they include “a” and “the” in their alphabetizing):Ģ. Books I have read will appear in bold books I have read and reviewed will appear in bold red (as links.) As voted upon by Goodreads users, this list spans children’s fiction to adult fiction to non-fiction. Amazon describes this list as “A Bucket List of Books for a Well-Read Life”.

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