The Non-Fiction quiz

What was the original 1946 title of Dr.Benjamin Spock's epoch-making book on "child care"?

Who wrote the book Parliament of Whores?

Around when was the book In Cold Blood number one on the New York best seller list?

What two cultures did C.P. Snow have in mind when in 1959 he published his "The Two Cultures And The Scientific Revolution"?

Who wrote the book "Second Sex" in 1949?

Which of these authors, in his 1964 book, expressed critical views of capitalist society that in the 1960s greatly resonated with the concerns of the leftist student movement ?

Who was the economist that strongly influenced 20th century thought by his "General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money" (1936)?

The Communist Manifesto' was one of the principal works of the modern world. Karl Marx was the primary author; who was his co-author?

Which other book has been written by the author of How to Stop Worrying and Start Living?

Who was the author of 'Das Kapital'?

Who wrote the book Free to Choose?

This scientist-philosopher was highly controversial for his theories, as expressed in books such as 'Worlds in Collision'.

Who wrote the book: 'The Critique of Pure Reason'

Who is NOT a 'muckraker'? [who exposed social evils]

His work has includes: "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" and "The Right Stuff." Can you name the author?

This mountain-climbing writer wrote "Into Thin Air".

In the book by Tracy Kidder "The Soul of a New Machine.", what is the subject of this book, the "new machine"?

This journalist was sent to Berlin to report on events just before WWII began. He wrote several books about his close-up view in the era of Nazi Germany, including "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich." Can you name him?

He has won the Pulitzer Prize twice: fiction and non-fiction. Can you name him?

Which of these books was written by a different author than the other three?

Which of these books that deals with post-WWII conflicts is about Vietnam?

Who wrote the book A Brief History of Time?