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1,000 Books to Read Before You Die Page-A-Day Calendar

Aimless Love: New and Selected Poems by Billy Collins (2021)
All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot (2021)
The Art of the Personal Essay: An Anthology from the Classical Era to the Present by Phillip Lopate (2021)
At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson (2021)
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate-Discoveries from a Secret World: 1 (The Mysteries of Nature, 1) by Peter Wohlleben (2021)
Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach (2021)
The Souls of Black Folk (Dover Thrift Editions) (Dover Thrift Editions: Black History) by W. E. B. Du Bois (2021)
Up in the Old Hotel by Joseph Mitchell (2021)
Walden (Fall River Press Edition) [Hardcover] by Henry David Thoreau by Henry David Thoreau (2008) Hardcover by Henry David Thoreau (2021)
The White Album by Joan Didion (2021)

100 best books according to Dystopia

The Divine Comedy: The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso by Dante Alighieri (48)

100 Best Books of 2010-2015 by The Oyster Editors

[By Daniel James Brown ] The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics (Paperback)【2018】by Daniel James Brown (Author) (Paperback) by Daniel James Brown

The 100 best books of the 21st century by The Guardian

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King (64)
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion (40)

100 books by foreign authors recommended for independent reading

The Divine Comedy: The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso by Dante Alighieri (1)

The 100 books every school-leaver ought to have read

100 books that everyone should read according to Dmitry Bykov

100 Books That Shaped World History

100 Books to Read in a Lifetime

100 Essential New England Books

The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written: The History of Thought from Ancient Times to Today

Common Sense by Thomas Paine (1776)
The Divine Comedy: The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso by Dante Alighieri
The Iliad by Homer (8th – early 7th century BCE)
The Odyssey by Homer (8th – early 7th century BCE)
The Origin of Species (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) by Charles Darwin (1859)

100 Must-Read Memoirs by Bookriot

100 книг non-fiction от The Prime Russian Magazine

Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell

100 лучших книг по версии журнала "Marie Claire"

Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert

1000 best works of world art. Literature in Russian translations recommended for the acquisition of the school library.

1000 Books to Read Before You Die

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

Walden (Fall River Press Edition) [Hardcover] by Henry David Thoreau by Henry David Thoreau (2008) Hardcover by Henry David Thoreau (2006/2008/2010 Edition)

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (Swedish)

125 Great Southern Books

Up from Slavery (Dover Thrift Editions: Black History) by Booker T. Washington (21)

16 Of The Best Science Books of All Time

The Origin of Species (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) by Charles Darwin

20 Books to Read in a Lifetime

The 20 Most Popular Books Throughout History

The Origin of Species (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) by Charles Darwin (14: 1859)

200 best non-fiction books according to Afisha Magazine

25 Books Every Christian Should Read: A Guide to the Essential Spiritual Classics

The Divine Comedy: The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso by Dante Alighieri

30 Years of 30 Books

40 New Feminist Classics You Should Read

How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran

5 книг Постнауки

All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot (5 книг о натуралистах)
The Origin of Species (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) by Charles Darwin (5 книг о генетике)

The 50 Best Memoirs of the Past 50 Years

The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

50 Books to Read Before You’re 50

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott

I 50 Libri del Decennio

The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

50 Plus One Great Books You Should Have Read

The Iliad by Homer

500 Must Read Books

501 Must-Read Books (Emma Beare, 2006)

The Epic of Gilgamesh (Penguin Classics) by Penguin Classics (Classic Fiction)
The Iliad by Homer (Classic Fiction)
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi (Memoirs)
Speak, Memory: An Autobiography Revisited by Vladimir Nabokov (Memoirs)
Walden (Fall River Press Edition) [Hardcover] by Henry David Thoreau by Henry David Thoreau (2008) Hardcover by Henry David Thoreau (Memoirs)

55 Nonfiction Books to Read in a Lifetime

AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books

The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery (Finalist – Young Adult Science Book – 2016)
Zoobiquity: The Astonishing Connection Between Human and Animal Health by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz (Finalist – Young Adult Science Book – 2013)

ALA Notable Book

The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery (Nonfiction – 2016)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson (History and Cultures)
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott (Literature & Language Arts – 2004)
[By Daniel James Brown ] The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics (Paperback)【2018】by Daniel James Brown (Author) (Paperback) by Daniel James Brown (History and Cultures)
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson (History & Cultures – 2009)
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital by Sheri Fink (Science and Technology)
How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines by Thomas C. Foster (Literature & Language Arts – 2004)
October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard by Lesléa Newman (Literature and Language Arts)
The Odyssey by Homer (Poetry – 1999)
Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach (Science and Technology)
The Souls of Black Folk (Dover Thrift Editions) (Dover Thrift Editions: Black History) by W. E. B. Du Bois (Non-fiction – 1999)
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach (Science & Technology, 2004, Science & Technology, 2009)
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace - One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson (Social Sciences – 2009)
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, A Young Man and Life's Greatest Lesson by Mitch Albom (Social Sciences – 2009)
What to Listen for in Music by Aaron Copland (Non-fiction – 1999)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot (Feel Good Books – 1998)
The Boy on the Wooden Box: How the Impossible Became Possible . . . on Schindler's List by Leon Leyson (Biography: Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story – 2017)
Chicken Soup for the Soul: 101 Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit by Jack Canfield (Books for the Soul – 1997)
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul: 101 Stories of Life, Love and Learning (Chicken Soup for the Soul) by Jack Canfield (Feel Good Books – 1998)
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach (I'm Not Making This Up – 2007)

ALA Rainbow Book List

October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard by Lesléa Newman (Selection – Middle/Early Young Adult Fiction – 2013)

Alex Award

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach (2004)

Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults

The Boy on the Wooden Box: How the Impossible Became Possible . . . on Schindler's List by Leon Leyson (Top Ten – 2014)
October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard by Lesléa Newman (2013)

Amazon's Best Books of the Month

The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World by Eric Weiner (January – 2016)
Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach (August 2010)

Amazon.com Best Books

Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience by Brene Brown (2021)
Beowulf by Anonymous (2000)
Blue Nights by Joan Didion (Biographies & Memoirs – 2011)
[By Daniel James Brown ] The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics (Paperback)【2018】by Daniel James Brown (Author) (Paperback) by Daniel James Brown (History – 2013)
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson (2003)
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital by Sheri Fink (History – 2013)
The Geography of Genius: Lessons from the World's Most Creative Places by Eric Weiner (History – 2016)
Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War by Mary Roach (Science – 2016)
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate-Discoveries from a Secret World: 1 (The Mysteries of Nature, 1) by Peter Wohlleben (Science – 2016)
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson (History – 2011)
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi (2003)
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery (Science – 2015)
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach (2003)
Teacher Man by Frank McCourt (2005)
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, A Young Man and Life's Greatest Lesson by Mitch Albom (2000)

Ambassador Book Award

Up in the Old Hotel by Joseph Mitchell (Winner – American Arts & Letters – 1993)

American Booksellers Book of the Year (ABBY) Award

Chicken Soup for the Soul: 101 Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit by Jack Canfield (Winner – Adult – 1995)

Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction

[By Daniel James Brown ] The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics (Paperback)【2018】by Daniel James Brown (Author) (Paperback) by Daniel James Brown (Longlist – Nonfiction – 2014)
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital by Sheri Fink (Finalist – Nonfiction – 2014)
Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach (Longlist – Nonfiction – 2022)
Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War by Mary Roach (Longlist – Nonfiction – 2017)

Los Angeles Public Library Best of the Year

Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War by Mary Roach (Non-Fiction – 2016)
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery (Non-Fiction – 2015)

Anne Rea Jewell Non-Fiction Prize

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures (FSG Classics) by Anne Fadiman (2012-04-24) by Anne Fadiman (1998)

Are these the greatest books ever written?

The Divine Comedy: The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso by Dante Alighieri

Around the world in 80 books

Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace - One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson (Pakistan)

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