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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 513 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 3.78 — 71,962 ratings — published 2005
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Het Achterhuis: Dagboekbrieven 12 juni 1942 - 1 augustus 1944 Het Achterhuis: Dagboekbrieven 12 juni 1942 - 1 augustus 1944 (Paperback)
by Anne Frank (shelved 451 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 4.00 — 2 ratings — published 1947
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The Omnivore's Dilemma The Omnivore's Dilemma (Hardcover)
by Michael Pollan (shelved 414 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 4.26 — 38,446 ratings — published 2006
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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 398 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 3.58 — 44,449 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 394 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 3.89 — 31,271 ratings — published 2003
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Fast Food Nation Fast Food Nation (Paperback)
by Eric Schlosser (shelved 377 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 3.75 — 54,612 ratings — published 2001
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Blink Blink (Paperback)
by Malcolm Gladwell (shelved 376 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 3.67 — 35,221 ratings — published 2005
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The Tipping Point The Tipping Point (Paperback)
by Malcolm Gladwell (shelved 357 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 3.69 — 60,081 ratings — published 2000
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Into the Wild Into the Wild (Paperback)
by Jon Krakauer (shelved 357 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 3.80 — 82,650 ratings — published 1996
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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 343 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 3.62 — 147,495 ratings — published 2006
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Me Talk Pretty One Day Me Talk Pretty One Day (Paperback)
by David Sedaris (shelved 322 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 3.97 — 133,762 ratings — published 2000
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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 315 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 3.99 — 61,073 ratings — published 2006
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Night Night
by Elie Wiesel (shelved 306 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 4.27 — 57,948 ratings — published 1958
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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 290 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 4.12 — 28,686 ratings — published 2007
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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 289 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 4.20 — 6 ratings — published 1965
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Guns, Germs, and Steel Guns, Germs, and Steel (Paperback)
by Jared Diamond (shelved 288 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 3.96 — 23,363 ratings — published 1997
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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (Paperback)
by Mary Roach (shelved 274 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 4.05 — 16,743 ratings — published 2003
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Under the Banner of Heaven Under the Banner of Heaven (Paperback)
by Jon Krakauer (shelved 269 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 3.88 — 22,010 ratings — published 2003
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The Glass Castle: A Memoir The Glass Castle: A Memoir (Paperback)
by Jeannette Walls (shelved 263 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 4.13 — 76,001 ratings — published 2005
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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 256 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 3.82 — 13,203 ratings — published 2003
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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 254 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 3.40 — 27,033 ratings — published 2003
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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 252 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 3.98 — 52,100 ratings — published 1997
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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 233 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 4.01 — 23,457 ratings — published 1997
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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 226 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 4.04 — 21,025 ratings — published 2007
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Outliers Outliers (Hardcover)
by Malcolm Gladwell (shelved 220 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 3.99 — 22,152 ratings — published 2008
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A Short History of Nearly Everything A Short History of Nearly Everything (Paperback)
by Bill Bryson (shelved 211 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 4.11 — 18,620 ratings — published 2003
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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 207 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 3.74 — 9,693 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 202 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 3.96 — 36,281 ratings — published 2004
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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 199 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 3.82 — 22,067 ratings — published 2006
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Angela's Ashes Angela's Ashes (Paperback)
by Frank McCourt (shelved 197 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 3.96 — 33,828 ratings — published 1996
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Running with Scissors: A Memoir Running with Scissors: A Memoir (Paperback)
by Augusten Burroughs (shelved 197 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 3.48 — 50,132 ratings — published 2002
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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 191 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 3.90 — 50,413 ratings — published 1997
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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 190 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 3.75 — 19,448 ratings — published 1994
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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 187 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 4.29 — 16,504 ratings — published 1980
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On Writing On Writing (Mass Market Paperback)
by Stephen King (shelved 184 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 4.11 — 13,587 ratings — published 2000
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Naked Naked (Paperback)
by David Sedaris (shelved 179 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 4.02 — 58,706 ratings — published 1998
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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 168 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 3.95 — 15,352 ratings — published 2000
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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 166 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 4.11 — 35,547 ratings — published 2005
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The Last Lecture The Last Lecture (Hardcover)
by Randy Pausch (shelved 165 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 4.11 — 32,387 ratings — published 2008
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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Paperback)
by Dave Eggers (shelved 164 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 3.58 — 54,496 ratings — published 2000
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Dreams from My Father Dreams from My Father (Paperback)
by Barack Obama (shelved 162 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 3.93 — 19,748 ratings — published 1995
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The Year of Magical Thinking The Year of Magical Thinking (Paperback)
by Joan Didion (shelved 160 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 3.75 — 19,753 ratings — published 2005
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When You Are Engulfed in Flames When You Are Engulfed in Flames (Hardcover)
by David Sedaris (shelved 160 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 3.87 — 32,882 ratings — published 2008
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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life (Paperback)
by Anne Lamott (shelved 156 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 4.14 — 10,259 ratings — published 1994
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Assassination Vacation Assassination Vacation (Paperback)
by Sarah Vowell (shelved 152 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 4.03 — 9,596 ratings — published 2005
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Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex (Hardcover)
by Mary Roach (shelved 149 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 3.75 — 6,036 ratings — published 2008
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The World Without Us The World Without Us (Hardcover)
by Alan Weisman (shelved 142 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 3.80 — 9,581 ratings — published 2007
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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 140 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 4.00 — 9,255 ratings — published 1986
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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 138 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 3.77 — 10,649 ratings — published 2007
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Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen (Hardcover)
by Julie Powell (shelved 135 times as nonfiction)
avg rating 3.37 — 13,347 ratings — published 2005
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