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135 Favorite Nonfiction Reads

These are some favorite nonfiction history and memoir reads. How many of these 135 books have you read?
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1 Dead in Attic: After Katrina (Chris Rose)
1 Dead in Attic: After Katrina
1
Chris Rose
84, Charing Cross Road (Helene Hanff)
84, Charing Cross Road
2
Helene Hanff
Admissions (Kendra James)
Admissions
3
Kendra James
Alexander Hamilton (Ron Chernow)
Alexander Hamilton
4
Ron Chernow
All Over but the Shouting (Rick Bragg)
All Over but the Shouting
5
Rick Bragg
All the President's Men (Carl Bernstein)
All the President's Men
6
Carl Bernstein
American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst (Jeffrey Toobin)
American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst
7
Jeffrey Toobin
America's First Dynasty: The Adamses, 1735-1918 (Richard Brookhiser)
America's First Dynasty: The Adamses, 1735-1918
8
Richard Brookhiser
Assassination Vacation (Sarah Vowell)
Assassination Vacation
9
Sarah Vowell
Autobiography of Malcom X (Malcom X, Alex Haley)
Autobiography of Malcom X
10
Malcom X, Alex Haley
Becoming (Michelle Obama)
Becoming
11
Michelle Obama
A Beginner's Guide to Acting English (Shappi Khorsandi)
A Beginner's Guide to Acting English
12
Shappi Khorsandi
The Betrayal of Anne Frank (Rosemary Sullivan)
The Betrayal of Anne Frank
13
Rosemary Sullivan
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
14
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Blood Brothers (Elias Chacour)
Blood Brothers
15
Elias Chacour
Blood in the Water (Heather Ann Thompson)
Blood in the Water
16
Heather Ann Thompson
Blood of Emmett Till (Tyson)
Blood of Emmett Till
17
Tyson
Bobby Kennedy (Matthews)
Bobby Kennedy
18
Matthews
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
19
Trevor Noah
Bossypants (Tina Fey)
Bossypants
20
Tina Fey
The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court (Bob Woodward)
The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court
21
Bob Woodward
Call the Midwife (Jennifer Worth)
Call the Midwife
22
Jennifer Worth
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman (Robert K. Massie)
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
23
Robert K. Massie
Chalked Up: My Life in Elite Gymnastics (Jennifer Sey)
Chalked Up: My Life in Elite Gymnastics
24
Jennifer Sey
A Civil Action (Johathan Harr)
A Civil Action
25
Johathan Harr
The Civil War (Bruce Catton)
The Civil War
26
Bruce Catton
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir (Michelle Zauner)
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
27
Michelle Zauner
The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland (Defede,Jim)
The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland
28
Defede,Jim
Dead Wake (Erik Larson)
Dead Wake
29
Erik Larson
Doomed Queens: Royal Women Who Met Bad Ends From Cleopatra to Princess Di (Kris Waldherr)
Doomed Queens: Royal Women Who Met Bad Ends From Cleopatra to Princess Di
30
Kris Waldherr
Educated (Tara Westover)
Educated
31
Tara Westover
Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life (Alison Weir)
Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life
32
Alison Weir
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty (Patrick Radden Keefe)
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
33
Patrick Radden Keefe
Exodus: A Memoir (Deborah Feldman)
Exodus: A Memoir
34
Deborah Feldman
Fight of the Century: Writers Reflect on 100 Years of Landmark ACLU Cases (Michael Chabon, Ayelet Waldman)
Fight of the Century: Writers Reflect on 100 Years of Landmark ACLU Cases
35
Michael Chabon, Ayelet Waldman
First Ladies (Betty Caroli)
First Ladies
36
Betty Caroli
The Five (Hallie Rubenhold)
The Five
37
Hallie Rubenhold
Food : A Love Story (Jim Gaffigan)
Food : A Love Story
38
Jim Gaffigan
Founding Brothers (Joseph Ellis)
Founding Brothers
39
Joseph Ellis
Four Days in November (Vincent Bugliosi)
Four Days in November
40
Vincent Bugliosi
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