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111 Books to Read Before Your Brain Atrophies - Page 3

About 9 years ago, members of Librarything's Green Dragon Pub decided to create a list of nonfiction books to read before your brain turns to mush. This is that list.
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Outliers (Malcolm Gladwell)
Outliers
81
Malcolm Gladwell
Patience and Fortitude
Patience and Fortitude
82
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Annie Dillard)
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
83
Annie Dillard
The Complete Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
The Complete Persepolis
84
Marjane Satrapi
The Federalist (Alexander Hamilton)
The Federalist
85
Alexander Hamilton
The Golden Bough (James George Frazer)
The Golden Bough
86
James George Frazer
The Guns of August (Barbara W. Tuchman)
The Guns of August
87
Barbara W. Tuchman
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
88
Rebecca Skloot
Wild Swans (Jung Chang)
Wild Swans
89
Jung Chang
Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie
90
Square Foot Gardening
Square Foot Gardening
91
Bad Science
Bad Science
92
Bird by Bird (Anne Lamott)
Bird by Bird
93
Anne Lamott
Chaos (James Gleick)
Chaos
94
James Gleick
Columbine (Dave Cullen)
Columbine
95
Dave Cullen
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home
96
Alison Bechdel
Future Shock (Toffler Alvin)
Future Shock
97
Toffler Alvin
Hackers (Steven Levy)
Hackers
98
Steven Levy
How the Irish Saved Civilization (Thomas Cahill)
How the Irish Saved Civilization
99
Thomas Cahill
How to Read a Book (Mortimer J. Adler)
How to Read a Book
100
Mortimer J. Adler
My Life in France (Julia Child)
My Life in France
101
Julia Child
Never Cry Wolf (Farley Mowat)
Never Cry Wolf
102
Farley Mowat
Oxford English Dictionary
Oxford English Dictionary
103
Team of Rivals (Doris Goodwin)
Team of Rivals
104
Doris Goodwin
The Communist Manifesto (Karl Marx)
The Communist Manifesto
105
Karl Marx
Electric Koolaid Acid Test
Electric Koolaid Acid Test
106
Gulag Archipelago
Gulag Archipelago
107
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (William L. Shirer)
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
108
William L. Shirer
Two Years Before the Mast (Richard Henry Dana)
Two Years Before the Mast
109
Richard Henry Dana
What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew: From Fox Hunting to Whi
What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew: From Fox Hunting to Whi
110
Wonderful Life
Wonderful Life
111
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