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This is for non-fiction books that completely changed your outlook on the world. In short, books that make you say 'How did I not know about this before?!"
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On Liberty
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3.96 avg rating — 43,271 ratings
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Healthcare From The Trenches: An Insider Account of the Complex Barriers of U.S. Healthcare from the Providers and Patients' Perspective
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4.19 avg rating — 48 ratings
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Butchered by "Healthcare": What to Do About Doctors, Big Pharma, and Corrupt Government Ruining Your Health and Medical Care
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Robert A. Yoho (Goodreads Author)
4.49 avg rating — 114 ratings
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
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4.06 avg rating — 84,127 ratings
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The Social Contract
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3.78 avg rating — 57,996 ratings
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1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created
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4.12 avg rating — 21,024 ratings
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The Triumph of Improvisation: Gorbachev's Adaptability, Reagan's Engagement, and the End of the Cold War
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James Graham Wilson (Goodreads Author)
3.63 avg rating — 111 ratings
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To the Survivors: One Man's Journey as a Rape Crisis Counselor with True Stories of Sexual Violence
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Robert Uttaro (Goodreads Author)
4.03 avg rating — 191 ratings
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Friendly Fascism: The New Face of Power in America
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3.94 avg rating — 230 ratings
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The Radical Declaration: An Enlightened American Idea
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Byron Williams (Goodreads Author)
4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings
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Democracy Incorporated: Managed Democracy and the Specter of Inverted Totalitarianism
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4.18 avg rating — 986 ratings
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Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe
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4.19 avg rating — 19,094 ratings
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The Inclusive Bible: The First Egalitarian Translation
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4.39 avg rating — 167 ratings
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The Borgias and Their Enemies: 1431-1519
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3.73 avg rating — 2,920 ratings
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Son of Hamas
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4.24 avg rating — 18,511 ratings
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Darfur Diaries: Stories of Survival
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Jen Marlowe (Goodreads Author)
3.82 avg rating — 402 ratings
score: 96,
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Mediating Dangerously: The Frontiers of Conflict Resolution
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4.24 avg rating — 63 ratings
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The Amazing "True" Story of a Teenage Single Mom
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3.94 avg rating — 228 ratings
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38 Values to Live By
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2.64 avg rating — 11 ratings
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Born in Blood and Fire: A Concise History of Latin America
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3.92 avg rating — 2,616 ratings
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Women Working the NAFTA Food Chain: Women, Food and Globalization
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Deborah Barndt (Editor)
3.57 avg rating — 21 ratings
score: 91,
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