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A Nonfiction Reading List to Be Tackled

An ambitious list of 60 nonfiction books I've not yet read but plan to tackle. Predominately history.
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Alexander Hamilton (Ron Chernow)
Alexander Hamilton
Ron Chernow
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All the President's Men (Carl Bernstein)
All the President's Men
Carl Bernstein
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An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz)
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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The Anatomy of Fascism (Robert Paxton)
The Anatomy of Fascism
Robert Paxton
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And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic (Randy Shilts)
And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic
Randy Shilts
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The Art of Statistics (David Spiegelhalter)
The Art of Statistics
David Spiegelhalter
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The Assassination of the Archduke: Sarajevo 1914 and the Romance That Changed the World (Greg King)
The Assassination of the Archduke: Sarajevo 1914 and the Romance That Changed the World
Greg King
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
Neil Degrasse Tyson
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Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" (Zora Neale Hurston)
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"
Zora Neale Hurston
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Battle Cry of Freedom (James M. McPherson)
Battle Cry of Freedom
James M. McPherson
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Becoming (Michelle Obama)
Becoming
Michelle Obama
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Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates
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The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo (Tom Reiss)
The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo
Tom Reiss
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Black Hawk Down (Mark Bowden)
Black Hawk Down
Mark Bowden
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Born to Run (Christopher Mcdougall)
Born to Run
Christopher Mcdougall
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The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico (Miguel Leon-Portilla)
The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico
Miguel Leon-Portilla
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Dee Brown)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Dee Brown
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Jean-Dominique Bauby)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Jean-Dominique Bauby
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The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer (Siddhartha Mukherjee)
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Evicted (Matthew Desmond)
Evicted
Matthew Desmond
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World (Jack Weatherford)
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
Jack Weatherford
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The Ghost Map (Steven Johnson)
The Ghost Map
Steven Johnson
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Grant (Ron Chernow)
Grant
Ron Chernow
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The Great Influenza (John M. Barry)
The Great Influenza
John M. Barry
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The Guns of August (Barbara W. Tuchman)
The Guns of August
Barbara W. Tuchman
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Guns, Germs, and Steel (Jared Diamond)
Guns, Germs, and Steel
Jared Diamond
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The Hiding Place (Corrie Ten Boom)
The Hiding Place
Corrie Ten Boom
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Hiroshima, John Hersey
Hiroshima, John Hersey
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In the Heart of the Sea (Nathaniel Philbrick)
In the Heart of the Sea
Nathaniel Philbrick
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Isaac's Storm (Erik Larson)
Isaac's Storm
Erik Larson
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Just Mercy (Bryan Stevenson)
Just Mercy
Bryan Stevenson
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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (Ishmael Beah)
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
Ishmael Beah
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The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 by Lawrence Wright
The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 by Lawrence Wright
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The Map That Changed the World
The Map That Changed the World
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Maus: The Complete Maus (Art Spiegelman)
Maus: The Complete Maus
Art Spiegelman
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The New Jim Crow (Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
Alexander
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Nickel and Dimed (Barbara Ehrenreich)
Nickel and Dimed
Barbara Ehrenreich
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Pegasus (Laurent Richard)
Pegasus
Laurent Richard
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Plagues and Peoples (William H. McNeill)
Plagues and Peoples
William H. McNeill
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The Professor and the Madman (Simon Winchester)
The Professor and the Madman
Simon Winchester
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