Tom Wolfe was a literary legend of the 20th Century and frequent Esquire contributor, a writer whose style wasn't limited to his trademark suits. He was a pioneer of New Journalism, which brought novelistic flourishes to nonfiction writing, and is one of the American writers who best captured the heart of the counterculture at a chaotic time in our nation's recent history. Wolfe, who died Tuesday in New York at the age of 88, leaves behind him an impressive legacy of work: essays, criticism, longform reporting, and fiction. Here are five essential books you should read.