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70 Years, 70 Books: History, Biography, General Non-Fiction

Our maverick English Teacher and failed polymath contemplates his upcoming 70th birthday and lists 70 works of non-fiction on a wide variety of subjects, all of which he found to be particularly interesting, engaging, and entertaining. If the list appears excessively random, it is because it is excessively random. Our compiler is interested in so many different things that he often isn't sure what he wants to do next. Still, he has always believed that it's better to be interested than it is to be interesting.
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Alcoholics Anonymous- The Big Book, 3rd Ed. (Alcoholics Anonymous)
Alcoholics Anonymous- The Big Book, 3rd Ed.
1
Alcoholics Anonymous
All the President's Men (Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward)
All the President's Men
2
Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward
Alone Together (Sherry Turkle)
Alone Together
3
Sherry Turkle
The Anglo-Saxons (James Campbell)
The Anglo-Saxons
4
James Campbell
Ardennes 1944: The Battle of the Bulge (Antony Beevor)
Ardennes 1944: The Battle of the Bulge
5
Antony Beevor
The Armies of the Night (Norman Mailer)
The Armies of the Night
6
Norman Mailer
The Ascent of Man by Jacob Bronowski
The Ascent of Man by Jacob Bronowski
7
Battle Cry of Freedom (James M. McPherson)
Battle Cry of Freedom
8
James M. McPherson
The Black Death (Philip Zeigler)
The Black Death
9
Philip Zeigler
Bloody Murder (Julian Symons)
Bloody Murder
10
Julian Symons
Blue Highways (William Least Heat-Moon)
Blue Highways
11
William Least Heat-Moon
The Civil War: A Narrative
The Civil War: A Narrative
12
Civilization (Clark)
Civilization
13
Clark
The Complete Book of Running (JAMES FIXX)
The Complete Book of Running
14
JAMES FIXX
Connections (Burke)
Connections
15
Burke
The Day the Universe Changed (Burke)
The Day the Universe Changed
16
Burke
Dispatches
Dispatches
17
A Distant Mirror (Barbara Tuchman)
A Distant Mirror
18
Barbara Tuchman
The Dumbest Generation (Mark Bauerlein)
The Dumbest Generation
19
Mark Bauerlein
Early English Stages (Wickham 4 Volumes)
Early English Stages
20
Wickham 4 Volumes
Fear (Bob Woodward)
Fear
21
Bob Woodward
The Film Noir Encyclopedia (Silver)
The Film Noir Encyclopedia
22
Silver
The First World War (Taylor)
The First World War
23
Taylor
From Caligari to Hitler (Krakauer)
From Caligari to Hitler
24
Krakauer
The Glory of Their Times (LAWRENCE RITTER)
The Glory of Their Times
25
LAWRENCE RITTER
Gods, Graves & Scholars: The Story of Archaeology (C.W. Ceram)
Gods, Graves & Scholars: The Story of Archaeology
26
C.W. Ceram
Grant's Memoirs (Library of America)
Grant's Memoirs
27
Library of America
The Greatest Generation
The Greatest Generation
28
The Guns of August (Barbara W. Tuchman)
The Guns of August
29
Barbara W. Tuchman
The Gutenberg Galaxy (Marshall McLuhan)
The Gutenberg Galaxy
30
Marshall McLuhan
History of the Theatre (Tenth Edition) (Oscar G. Brockett, Franklin J. Hildy)
History of the Theatre (Tenth Edition)
31
Oscar G. Brockett, Franklin J. Hildy
In Search of the Dark Ages (Wood)
In Search of the Dark Ages
32
Wood
Inventing the Middle Ages (Cantor)
Inventing the Middle Ages
33
Cantor
The Last 100 Days (John Toland)
The Last 100 Days
34
John Toland
The Last Stand (Nathaniel Philbrick)
The Last Stand
35
Nathaniel Philbrick
Learning to Live Again (Miller)
Learning to Live Again
36
Miller
The Lost Continent (Bryson)
The Lost Continent
37
Bryson
The March of Folly (Barbara W. Tuchman)
The March of Folly
38
Barbara W. Tuchman
Meditations From the Breakdown Lane (Shapiro)
Meditations From the Breakdown Lane
39
Shapiro
The Medium Is the Massage
The Medium Is the Massage
40
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