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BREAKING THE BIAS OF ENGLISH by Vivian ProbstIn the Land of Invented Languages by Arika OkrentThe Unfolding of Language by Guy DeutscherThe Mother Tongue by Bill BrysonThrough the Language Glass by Guy Deutscher
Books for Language Lovers
201 books — 73 voters
Killers of the Flower Moon by David GrannThe Radium Girls by Kate MooreThe Road to Jonestown by Jeff GuinnIt's All Relative by A.J. JacobsOn Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
Non-Fiction Published in Year: 2017
188 books — 32 voters

Blood River by Tim ButcherThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonThe Holocaust Industry by Norman G. FinkelsteinColumbine by Dave CullenA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Non-Fiction Published in Decade: 2000s
274 books — 28 voters
Read and Speak Arabic for Beginners by Jane WightwickAlif Baa by Kristen BrustadFirst Arabic Reader bilingual for speakers of English by Saher Ahmed SalamaArabic Verbs & Essentials of Grammar by Jane WightwickThe Arabic Alphabet by Nicholas Awde
Best books for learning Arabic
17 books — 20 voters

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownA Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanPoecabulary by Francis DiClementeAlive by Piers Paul ReadThe Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe
Non-Fiction Published in Decade: 1970s
249 books — 19 voters
Rosemary by Kate Clifford LarsonHow To Be a Tudor by Ruth GoodmanSPQR by Mary BeardThe Witches by Stacy SchiffThe Arab of the Future 2 by Riad Sattouf
Non-Fiction Published in Year: 2015
179 books — 17 voters

Yes Please by Amy PoehlerAs You Wish by Cary ElwesCan't We Talk about Something More Pleasant? by Roz ChastJust Mercy by Bryan StevensonThe Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore
Non-Fiction Published in Year: 2014
198 books — 17 voters
The Death of Santini by Pat ConroyRelish by Lucy KnisleyThe World According to Bob by James BowenThe Creation of Anne Boleyn by Susan BordoFive Days at Memorial by Sheri Fink
Non-Fiction Published in Year: 2013
178 books — 15 voters

I Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiQuiet by Susan CainBrain on Fire by Susannah CahalanTrick or Treat by Lisa MortonWild by Cheryl Strayed
Non-Fiction Published in Year: 2012
181 books — 14 voters
A Thousand Lives by Julia ScheeresSapiens by Yuval Noah HarariBossypants by Tina FeyBlue Nights by Joan DidionA Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard
Non-Fiction Published in Year: 2011
148 books — 12 voters

A Week at the Airport by Alain de BottonGeorge, Nicholas and Wilhelm by M.J. CarterThe Lady in the Tower by Alison WeirWe Two by Gillian GillChanging My Mind by Zadie Smith
Non-Fiction Published in Year: 2009
68 books — 12 voters
Unbroken by Laura HillenbrandThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Skloot RebeccaThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderHow I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming by Mike BrownThe Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
Non-Fiction Published in Year: 2010
55 books — 12 voters

The Horse, the Wheel, and Language by David W. AnthonyShakespeare by Bill BrysonBorn Standing Up by Steve MartinMusicophilia by Oliver SacksWhat Hath God Wrought by Daniel Walker Howe
Non-Fiction Published in Year: 2007
52 books — 10 voters
Books by Larry McMurtryAudition by Barbara WaltersThe Age of Wonder by Richard HolmesThe Fires of Vesuvius by Mary BeardA Voyage Long and Strange by Tony Horwitz
Non-Fiction Published in Year: 2008
71 books — 8 voters

النهضة اللغوية وخطاب التلهيج الفرانكفوني - في نقد الاستعمار ا... by سلمان بونعمان"The Shining Ones" by Helene E. HaganDébuts de l'écriture au Maghreb - نشأة الكتابة في البلاد المغ... by Ahmed SirajTirra - Aux origines de l'écriture au Maroc by Ahmed SkountiLangues et pouvoir. De l'Afrique du Nord à l'Extrême-Orient by Salem Chaker
Maghreb Linguarum
75 books — 6 voters
Manto Nama / منٹو نامہ by سعادت حسن منٹوBaluta - Marathi by by SANSKRUTI BOOK HOUSE (Co...മയ്യഴിപ്പുഴയുടെ തീരങ്ങളിൽ | Mayyazhippuzhayude Theerangalil by M. MukundanGao Daan / گئودان by Munshi Premchandദൈവത്തിന്റെ വികൃതികള്‍ | Daivathinte Vikruthikal by M. Mukundan
Greatest Books in Indian Regional Languages
14 books — 3 voters

Reading & Writing Thai by Jintana RattanakhemakornThai Alphabet A Complete Thai Learning Workbook For Beginners by zuzira booksThai Picture Dictionary by Jintana RattanakhemakornSpeak Thai Today by Ian FeredayThai Tenses & Talking About Time - Speak Thai Today by Ian Fereday
Language Learning: Thai (ภาษาไทย)
64 books — 3 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisI Need All the Friends I Can Get by Charles M. SchulzThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Books for start to read in english
23 books — 2 voters

Outline of Hindi Grammar by R.S. McGregorIntermediate Practical Hindi by Manish PatelHindi by Rama Kant AgnihotriPractice Makes Perfect Basic Hindi by Sonia TanejaColloquial Hindi by Unknown Author
Language Learning: Hindi
39 books — 2 voters
Complete Swedish by Anneli HaakeMaster Swedish Reading Comprehension (Beginner-Intermediate) by Jackie BolenFrom English to Swedish 1 by Bengt HällgrenBasic Swedish by Ian HinchliffeLearn Swedish in a Week by Project Fluency
Language Learning: Swedish (Svenska)
40 books — 2 voters

Irish Grammar You Really Need to Know by Éamonn Ó DónaillBasic Irish by Nancy StensonIrish Grammar (Collins Easy Learning) by HarperCollinsIntermediate Irish by Nancy StensonLearning Irish by Micheal O'Siadhail
Language Learning: Irish (Gaeilge)
49 books — 2 voters
My First Book of Tagalog Words by Liana RomuloTuttle Tagalog for Kids Flash Cards Kit by Imelda Fines GasmenTuttle More Tagalog for Kids Flash Cards Kit by Imelda Fines GasmenSpoken World by Living LanguageEasy Tagalog by Joi Barrios
Language Learning: Tagalog (Filipino)
52 books — 1 voter

Complete Estonian Beginner to Intermediate Book and Audio Course by Leelo KingiseppTeach Yourself Complete Estonian by Mare KitsnikEstonian Textbook by Juhan TuldavaThe Estonian Dictionary by Rasmus SeppEstonian Frequency Dictionary - Intermediate Vocabulary by MostUsedWords
Language Learning: Estonian
24 books — 1 voter
A Practical Hungarian Grammar with Glossary by Szilvia SzitaColloquial Hungarian by Carol RoundsComplete Hungarian Beginner to Intermediate Book and Audio Co... by Zsuzsa PontifexHungarian by Zsuzsa PontifexGet Started in Hungarian Absolute Beginner Course by Zsuzsa Pontifex
Language Learning: Hungarian
22 books — 1 voter

Korean Grammar in Use - Beginning by Ahn Jean-myungBasic Korean by Andrew Sangpil ByonEssential Korean Grammar by Laura KingdonLevel 1 Korean Grammar Textbook by TalkToMeInKoreanSurvival Korean Basic Grammar Skills by Stephen Revere
Language Learning: Korean (한국어)
85 books — 1 voter
Complete Finnish Beginner to Intermediate Course by Terttu LeneyFinnish Tutor by Riitta-Liisa ValijärviMastering Finnish by Matti KoskinenFinnish for Foreigners 1 by Maija-Hellikki AaltioMy First Words in Finnish by Mia Bowen
Language Learning: Finnish (suomi)
23 books — 1 voter

Polish For Dummies by Daria GabryanczykPolski, Krok Po Kroku by Iwona StempekPolski, krok po kroku by Stempek Iwona Grudzie Magor...Complete Polish Beginner to Intermediate Course by Joanna Michalak-GrayBeginner's Polish [With Paperback Book] by Joanna Michalak-Gray
Language Learning: Polish (Polski)
36 books — 1 voter
Complete Romanian by Dennis DeletantRomanian verbs by Víctor Manuel Martínez RamírezRomanian Verbs by LibrenhausLearn Romanian - Level 1 by Innovative LanguageColloquial Romanian by Ramona Gönczöl-Davies
Language Learning: Romanian
22 books — 1 voter

Catalan by Max WheelerCatalan by Nicolau DolsTeach Yourself Catalan by Alan YatesComplete Catalan Beginner to Intermediate Course by Alan YatesComplete Catalan Beginner to Intermediate Course by Anna Poch Gasau
Language Learning: Catalan & Valencian
13 books — 1 voter
Complete Icelandic Beginner to Intermediate Course by Hildur JonsottirColloquial Icelandic by Daisy NeijmannIcelandic by Daisy L. NeijmannIcelandic Language by Meda GunnarsdottirIcelandic-English/English-Icelandic Practical Dictionary by Helga Hilmisdottir
Language Learning: Icelandic (íslenska)
25 books — 1 voter

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