Considered Educated
The essential list of books that one must read in order to be "considered educated". This list is a fairly diverse list of classics covering many different areas of interest including science, politics, adventure, the future, and so on.
The Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald
Ender's Game, Book 1: Ender's Game by Card
The Grapes of Wrath by Steinbeck
To Kill a Mockingbird by Lee
Catch-22 by Heller
Lolita by Nabokov
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Adams
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Pirsig
A Brief History of Time by Hawking
Cat's Cradle by Vonnegut
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Feynman
Brave New World by Huxley
Godel, Escher, Bach by Hofstadter
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Thompson
Snow Crash by Stephenson
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Diamond
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bryson
Dune by Herbert
The Selfish Gene by Dawkins
A People's History of the United States by Zinn
1984 by Orwell
Declaration Of Independence, Constitution Of The United States Of America, Bill Of Rights And Constitutional Amendments by Franklin
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes by Watterson
Animal Farm by Orwell