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Non-fiction is an account or representation of a subject which is presented as fact. This presentation may be accurate or not; that is, it can give either a true or a false account of the subject in question. However, it is generally assumed that the authors of such accounts believe them to be truth...more


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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Revised and Expanded Edition) Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Revised and Expanded Edition)
by Steven D. Levitt (shelved 1314 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 3.78 — 71,937 ratings — published 2005
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Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl (Paperback)
by Anne Frank (shelved 1280 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 4.06 — 145,422 ratings — published 1947
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Into the Wild Into the Wild (Paperback)
by Jon Krakauer (shelved 937 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 3.80 — 82,626 ratings — published 1996
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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time (Paperback)
by Greg Mortenson (shelved 895 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 3.99 — 61,055 ratings — published 2006
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Fast Food Nation Fast Food Nation (Paperback)
by Eric Schlosser (shelved 881 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 3.75 — 54,594 ratings — published 2001
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America (Audio Cassette)
by Erik Larson (shelved 871 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 3.89 — 31,264 ratings — published 2003
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The Omnivore's Dilemma The Omnivore's Dilemma (Hardcover)
by Michael Pollan (shelved 859 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 4.26 — 38,440 ratings — published 2006
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Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia (Paperback)
by Elizabeth Gilbert (shelved 858 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 3.62 — 147,466 ratings — published 2006
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Blink Blink (Paperback)
by Malcolm Gladwell (shelved 857 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 3.67 — 35,213 ratings — published 2005
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The Tipping Point The Tipping Point (Paperback)
by Malcolm Gladwell (shelved 854 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 3.69 — 60,063 ratings — published 2000
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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
by Barbara Ehrenreich (shelved 798 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 3.58 — 44,433 ratings — published 2001
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Night Night
by Elie Wiesel (shelved 743 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 4.27 — 57,926 ratings — published 1958
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster (Paperback)
by Jon Krakauer (shelved 725 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 3.98 — 52,089 ratings — published 1997
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Guns, Germs, and Steel Guns, Germs, and Steel (Paperback)
by Jared Diamond (shelved 710 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 3.96 — 23,356 ratings — published 1997
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Me Talk Pretty One Day Me Talk Pretty One Day (Paperback)
by David Sedaris (shelved 688 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 3.97 — 133,719 ratings — published 2000
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In Cold Blood: Vokabularien zum Taschenbuch der Abacus /Sphere Books In Cold Blood: Vokabularien zum Taschenbuch der Abacus /Sphere Books (Taschenbuch)
by Truman Capote (shelved 666 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 4.50 — 5 ratings — published 1965
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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (Paperback)
by Mary Roach (shelved 666 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 4.05 — 16,738 ratings — published 2003
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Under the Banner of Heaven Under the Banner of Heaven (Paperback)
by Jon Krakauer (shelved 630 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 3.88 — 22,007 ratings — published 2003
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The Glass Castle: A Memoir The Glass Castle: A Memoir (Paperback)
by Jeannette Walls (shelved 620 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 4.13 — 75,988 ratings — published 2005
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A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (Mass Market Paperback)
by Bill Bryson (shelved 586 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 4.01 — 23,453 ratings — published 1997
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Eats, Shoots  &  Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Paperback)
by Lynne Truss (shelved 575 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 3.82 — 13,203 ratings — published 2003
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A Short History of Nearly Everything A Short History of Nearly Everything (Paperback)
by Bill Bryson (shelved 561 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 4.11 — 18,615 ratings — published 2003
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Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson (Paperback)
by Mitch Albom (shelved 530 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 3.90 — 50,408 ratings — published 1997
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Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (Hardcover)
by Barbara Kingsolver (shelved 523 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 4.12 — 28,685 ratings — published 2007
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Outliers Outliers (Hardcover)
by Malcolm Gladwell (shelved 512 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 3.99 — 22,141 ratings — published 2008
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Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books (Paperback)
by Azar Nafisi (Goodreads author) (shelved 506 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 3.40 — 27,026 ratings — published 2003
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Marley & Me: Love and Life with the World's Worst Dog Marley & Me: Love and Life with the World's Worst Dog (Hardcover)
by John Grogan (shelved 496 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 4.11 — 35,542 ratings — published 2005
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The Last Lecture The Last Lecture (Hardcover)
by Randy Pausch (shelved 494 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 4.11 — 32,377 ratings — published 2008
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In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Hardcover)
by Michael Pollan (shelved 479 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 4.04 — 21,021 ratings — published 2007
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Angela's Ashes Angela's Ashes (Paperback)
by Frank McCourt (shelved 458 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 3.96 — 33,819 ratings — published 1996
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On Writing On Writing (Mass Market Paperback)
by Stephen King (shelved 458 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 4.11 — 13,583 ratings — published 2000
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Running with Scissors: A Memoir Running with Scissors: A Memoir (Paperback)
by Augusten Burroughs (shelved 453 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 3.48 — 50,119 ratings — published 2002
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The God Delusion The God Delusion (Hardcover)
by Richard Dawkins (Goodreads author) (shelved 444 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 3.96 — 13,277 ratings — published 2006
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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (updated edition) Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (updated edition)
by Anthony Bourdain (shelved 413 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 3.95 — 15,350 ratings — published 2000
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The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream (Hardcover)
by Barack Obama (shelved 413 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 3.82 — 22,064 ratings — published 2006
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The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary (Paperback)
by Simon Winchester (shelved 402 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 3.74 — 9,690 ratings — published 1998
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Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (Paperback)
by David Sedaris (shelved 394 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 3.96 — 36,277 ratings — published 2004
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A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present (P.S.) A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present (P.S.)
by Howard Zinn (shelved 375 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 4.29 — 16,499 ratings — published 1980
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Naked Naked (Paperback)
by David Sedaris (shelved 363 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 4.02 — 58,702 ratings — published 1998
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (Paperback)
by John Berendt (shelved 361 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 3.75 — 19,441 ratings — published 1994
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Dreams from My Father Dreams from My Father (Paperback)
by Barack Obama (shelved 350 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 3.93 — 19,742 ratings — published 1995
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The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century (Hardcover)
by Thomas L. Friedman (shelved 350 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 3.57 — 14,399 ratings — published 2005
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A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive (Paperback)
by Dave Pelzer (shelved 339 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 3.97 — 20,630 ratings — published 1992
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ประวัติย่อของกาลเวลา (A Brief History of Time) ประวัติย่อของกาลเวลา (A Brief History of Time)
by Stephen W. Hawking (shelved 330 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 1988
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The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible As Literally As Possible The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible As Literally As Possible (Hardcover)
by A.J. Jacobs (shelved 320 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 3.77 — 10,643 ratings — published 2007
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1776 1776 (Paperback)
by David McCullough (shelved 319 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 4.00 — 14,007 ratings — published 2005
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat: And Other Clinical Tales The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat: And Other Clinical Tales (Paperback)
by Oliver W. Sacks (shelved 318 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 4.00 — 9,255 ratings — published 1986
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Mere Christianity Mere Christianity (Paperback)
by C.S. Lewis (shelved 302 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 4.22 — 18,922 ratings — published 1943
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When You Are Engulfed in Flames When You Are Engulfed in Flames (Hardcover)
by David Sedaris (shelved 298 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 3.87 — 32,875 ratings — published 2008
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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Paperback)
by Dave Eggers (shelved 297 times as non-fiction)
avg rating 3.58 — 54,490 ratings — published 2000
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"...A person who is headstrong enough to open their eyes and their heart to the full depth and weight of the world is inviting in everything out there - both evil and good, both dark and light, and the sheer bravery of that openness enables them to gain profound insight into the human condition. It also fucks them up. It may even make them more prone to stick their head in an oven than to engage in self-promotional chitchat on Jay Leno."
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"To be a mass tourist, for me,...is, in lines and gridlock and transaction after transaction, to confront a dimension of yourself that is as inescapable as it is painful: As a tourist, you become economically significant but existentially loathsome, an insect on a dead thing."
David Foster Wallace (Consider the Lobster: And Other Essays)


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