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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.51 — 162,105 ratings — published 2013
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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as current-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.01 — 888,867 ratings — published 2005
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Outliers: The Story of Success Outliers: The Story of Success (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as current-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.19 — 850,979 ratings — published 2008
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Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as current-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.00 — 331,329 ratings — published 2019
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Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.41 — 277,794 ratings — published 2018
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How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.10 — 12,574 ratings — published 2017
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as current-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.52 — 115,614 ratings — published 2010
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Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as current-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.14 — 89,313 ratings — published 2014
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The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail—But Some Don't The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail—But Some Don't (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.97 — 52,037 ratings — published 2012
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A Short History of Nearly Everything A Short History of Nearly Everything (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as current-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.22 — 415,154 ratings — published 2003
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Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.88 — 93,382 ratings — published 2011
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Friday Night Lights Friday Night Lights (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as current-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.14 — 65,439 ratings — published 1988
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The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.30 — 168,769 ratings — published 2010
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The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as current-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.90 — 107,861 ratings — published 2009
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The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as current-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.28 — 7,111 ratings — published 2024
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Huey Long Huey Long (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as current-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.23 — 2,123 ratings — published 1969
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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 29,247 ratings — published 1974
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The Madwoman in the Volvo: My Year of Raging Hormones The Madwoman in the Volvo: My Year of Raging Hormones (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.29 — 2,085 ratings — published 2014
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Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America (America: A Cultural History, Vol. I) Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America (America: A Cultural History, Vol. I)
by (shelved 1 time as current-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,495 ratings — published 1989
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Patriot: A Memoir Patriot: A Memoir (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.52 — 12,488 ratings — published 2024
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Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 64,750 ratings — published 2025
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The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 9,929 ratings — published 2024
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Sully: My Search for What Really Matters Sully: My Search for What Really Matters (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 10,403 ratings — published 2009
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Love & Whiskey: The Remarkable True Story of Jack Daniel, His Master Distiller Nearest Green, and the Improbable Rise of Uncle Nearest Love & Whiskey: The Remarkable True Story of Jack Daniel, His Master Distiller Nearest Green, and the Improbable Rise of Uncle Nearest (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as current-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,580 ratings — published 2024
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The Hour Between Dog and Wolf: Risk Taking, Gut Feelings and the Biology of Boom and Bust The Hour Between Dog and Wolf: Risk Taking, Gut Feelings and the Biology of Boom and Bust (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as current-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.92 — 2,092 ratings — published 2012
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Anna Karenina in our time Anna Karenina in our time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as current-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.41 — 118 ratings — published 2007
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The Worldly Philosophers The Worldly Philosophers (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as current-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.16 — 8,803 ratings — published 1953
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The Surrender Experiment: My Journey into Life's Perfection The Surrender Experiment: My Journey into Life's Perfection (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 19,573 ratings — published 2015
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The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as current-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.21 — 136,436 ratings — published 2007
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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as current-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.46 — 158,010 ratings — published 1959
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The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as current-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.11 — 8,113 ratings — published 2012
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The Gates of Gaza: A Story of Betrayal, Survival, and Hope in Israel’s Borderlands The Gates of Gaza: A Story of Betrayal, Survival, and Hope in Israel’s Borderlands (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.66 — 1,164 ratings — published 2024
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The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 11,147 ratings — published 2012
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Conflict Is Not Abuse: Overstating Harm, Community Responsibility, and the Duty of Repair Conflict Is Not Abuse: Overstating Harm, Community Responsibility, and the Duty of Repair (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.84 — 3,439 ratings — published 2016
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Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as current-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.27 — 10,722 ratings — published 2019
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Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as current-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.30 — 13,471 ratings — published 2019
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Confront The Brutal Facts: Stockdale Paradox and Sports Confront The Brutal Facts: Stockdale Paradox and Sports (Hardcover)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
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The (Mis)Behavior of Markets The (Mis)Behavior of Markets
by (shelved 1 time as current-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.09 — 6,026 ratings — published 1997
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Garner's Modern American Usage Garner's Modern American Usage (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as current-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.60 — 1,064 ratings — published 1998
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Quack This Way Quack This Way (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as current-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.21 — 917 ratings — published 2013
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This is No Drill: Living Memories of the Attack on Pearl Harbor This is No Drill: Living Memories of the Attack on Pearl Harbor (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as current-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.94 — 31 ratings — published 1992
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as current-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.06 — 81,783 ratings — published 2004
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Witness Witness (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as current-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.38 — 2,270 ratings — published 1952
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Bonds That Make Us Free: Healing Our Relationship, Coming to Ourselves Bonds That Make Us Free: Healing Our Relationship, Coming to Ourselves (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as current-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.31 — 5,239 ratings — published 2001
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How We Invented the Airplane: An Illustrated History (Dover Transportation) How We Invented the Airplane: An Illustrated History (Dover Transportation)
by (shelved 1 time as current-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.23 — 60 ratings — published 1920
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Massacre at Mountain Meadows Massacre at Mountain Meadows (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 1,270 ratings — published 2008
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Enoch the Prophet (The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, Volume #2) Enoch the Prophet (The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, Volume #2)
by (shelved 1 time as current-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.18 — 373 ratings — published 1986
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We Who Wrestle with God: Perceptions of the Divine We Who Wrestle with God: Perceptions of the Divine (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as current-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.93 — 3,362 ratings — published 2024
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What It Means to Be a Cougar: LaVell Edwards, Bronco Mendenhall, and BYU's Greatest Players What It Means to Be a Cougar: LaVell Edwards, Bronco Mendenhall, and BYU's Greatest Players (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as current-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.33 — 12 ratings — published 2011
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Day of Infamy Day of Infamy (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 4,794 ratings — published 1957
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