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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream (Paperback)
by (shelved 380 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.06 — 383,048 ratings — published 1971
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All the President’s Men All the President’s Men (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 325 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.18 — 58,480 ratings — published 1974
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In Cold Blood In Cold Blood (Paperback)
by (shelved 292 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.09 — 741,601 ratings — published 1966
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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 4.40 — 284,884 ratings — published 2018
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Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators (Hardcover)
by (shelved 275 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.40 — 103,589 ratings — published 2019
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Hell's Angels Hell's Angels (Paperback)
by (shelved 234 times as journalism)
avg rating 3.98 — 55,582 ratings — published 1966
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Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72 Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72 (Paperback)
by (shelved 210 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.13 — 24,830 ratings — published 1973
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She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement (Hardcover)
by (shelved 200 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.34 — 44,329 ratings — published 2019
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Slouching Towards Bethlehem Slouching Towards Bethlehem (Paperback)
by (shelved 187 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.18 — 85,393 ratings — published 1968
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The Elements of Journalism: What Newspeople Should Know and The Public Should Expect The Elements of Journalism: What Newspeople Should Know and The Public Should Expect (Paperback)
by (shelved 183 times as journalism)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,740 ratings — published 2001
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Dispatches Dispatches (Paperback)
by (shelved 180 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.22 — 22,138 ratings — published 1977
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The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry (Paperback)
by (shelved 179 times as journalism)
avg rating 3.95 — 158,595 ratings — published 2011
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Hiroshima Hiroshima (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 176 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.06 — 91,200 ratings — published 1946
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The Journalist and the Murderer The Journalist and the Murderer (Paperback)
by (shelved 163 times as journalism)
avg rating 3.79 — 5,981 ratings — published 1990
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The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (Paperback)
by (shelved 162 times as journalism)
avg rating 3.92 — 79,551 ratings — published 1968
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Into the Wild Into the Wild (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 161 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,206,168 ratings — published 1996
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Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media (Paperback)
by (shelved 153 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.23 — 25,072 ratings — published 1988
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Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 152 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.46 — 101,899 ratings — published 2009
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Columbine Columbine (Paperback)
by (shelved 146 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.29 — 103,956 ratings — published 2009
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So You've Been Publicly Shamed So You've Been Publicly Shamed (Hardcover)
by (shelved 140 times as journalism)
avg rating 3.93 — 66,203 ratings — published 2015
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 140 times as journalism)
avg rating 3.98 — 117,994 ratings — published 2012
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Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty (Hardcover)
by (shelved 133 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.54 — 141,667 ratings — published 2021
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Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland (Hardcover)
by (shelved 130 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.47 — 177,898 ratings — published 2018
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Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith (Paperback)
by (shelved 128 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.01 — 228,166 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 (shelved 126 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.26 — 577,871 ratings — published 1997
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The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time (The Gonzo Papers, #1) The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time (The Gonzo Papers, #1)
by (shelved 120 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.10 — 14,426 ratings — published 1979
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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
by (shelved 115 times as journalism)
avg rating 3.66 — 196,171 ratings — published 2001
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 114 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,483,373 ratings — published 2005
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Them: Adventures with Extremists Them: Adventures with Extremists (Paperback)
by (shelved 111 times as journalism)
avg rating 3.96 — 23,007 ratings — published 2001
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The White Album The White Album (Paperback)
by (shelved 108 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.02 — 51,688 ratings — published 1979
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Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster (Paperback)
by (shelved 107 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.40 — 65,949 ratings — published 1997
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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI (Paperback)
by (shelved 103 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.14 — 457,244 ratings — published 2017
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Palestine Palestine (Paperback)
by (shelved 102 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.26 — 22,103 ratings — published 1996
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Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town (Hardcover)
by (shelved 100 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.12 — 59,715 ratings — published 2015
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Homage to Catalonia Homage to Catalonia (Paperback)
by (shelved 99 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.09 — 73,396 ratings — published 1938
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The Shadow of the Sun The Shadow of the Sun (Paperback)
by (shelved 98 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.39 — 17,619 ratings — published 1998
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The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine (Paperback)
by (shelved 97 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.30 — 172,801 ratings — published 2010
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Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil (Paperback)
by (shelved 96 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.20 — 34,732 ratings — published 1963
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The New New Journalism: Conversations with America's Best Nonfiction Writers on Their Craft The New New Journalism: Conversations with America's Best Nonfiction Writers on Their Craft (Paperback)
by (shelved 96 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.03 — 763 ratings — published 2005
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Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief (Hardcover)
by (shelved 95 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.04 — 45,374 ratings — published 2013
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The Imperfectionists The Imperfectionists (Hardcover)
by (shelved 95 times as journalism)
avg rating 3.55 — 50,425 ratings — published 2010
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I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer (ebook)
by (shelved 92 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.11 — 267,532 ratings — published 2018
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Fear: Trump in the White House Fear: Trump in the White House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 88 times as journalism)
avg rating 3.87 — 65,634 ratings — published 2018
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 87 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.13 — 815,589 ratings — published 2010
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Ten Days in a Mad-House Ten Days in a Mad-House
by (shelved 86 times as journalism)
avg rating 3.86 — 25,449 ratings — published 1887
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We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families (Paperback)
by (shelved 83 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.22 — 37,394 ratings — published 1998
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Generation of Swine: Tales of Shame and Degradation in the '80's Generation of Swine: Tales of Shame and Degradation in the '80's (Paperback)
by (shelved 80 times as journalism)
avg rating 3.80 — 7,537 ratings — published 1988
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American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment (Hardcover)
by (shelved 79 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.23 — 12,957 ratings — published 2018
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Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal (Paperback)
by (shelved 79 times as journalism)
avg rating 3.75 — 206,749 ratings — published 2001
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Scoop Scoop (Paperback)
by (shelved 77 times as journalism)
avg rating 3.78 — 22,809 ratings — published 1938
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G.K. Chesterton
“Journalism largely consists in saying "Lord Jones is dead" to people who never knew Lord Jones was alive.”
G.K. Chesterton

Norman Mailer
“If a person is not talented enough to be a novelist, not smart enough to be a lawyer, and his hands are too shaky to perform operations, he becomes a journalist. ”
Norman Mailer

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