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Best Non-Fiction Books: A User's Manual

This list is a compilation of non-fiction books that I have published in other lists. I've included the links to them below. Generally, I read both a non-fiction book and a fiction book at the same time. If I'm lucky, I have enough time to divide it in half for a decent session with each book. I love non-fiction books because, while fiction is creative and escapist, non-fiction is so engaging because it's real and helps to expand knowledge and skills. As you'll see, my key passions are history, politics, people, philosophy and food. I hope this list encourages someone to read at least one of these books. Enjoy!
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12 Rules for Life (Jordan B. Peterson)
12 Rules for Life
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Jordan B. Peterson
1812: Napolean's Fatal March on Moscow (Adam Zamoyski)
1812: Napolean's Fatal March on Moscow
2
Adam Zamoyski
32 Yolks (Eric Ripert)
32 Yolks
3
Eric Ripert
The Age of Napoleon (Alistair Horne)
The Age of Napoleon
4
Alistair Horne
Alexander the Great (Robin Lane Fox)
Alexander the Great
5
Robin Lane Fox
All the President's Men (Carl Bernstein & Bob Woodward)
All the President's Men
6
Carl Bernstein & Bob Woodward
All Too Human (George Stephanopoulos)
All Too Human
7
George Stephanopoulos
Almost French (Sarah Turnbull)
Almost French
8
Sarah Turnbull
American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant (Ronald C. White)
American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant
9
Ronald C. White
An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 (Robert Dallek)
An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963
10
Robert Dallek
Angel in the Whirlwind: The Triumph of the American Revolution (Benson Bobrick)
Angel in the Whirlwind: The Triumph of the American Revolution
11
Benson Bobrick
Anxiety (Dr. Mark Cross)
Anxiety
12
Dr. Mark Cross
The Apprentice (Jacques Pepin)
The Apprentice
13
Jacques Pepin
Arabesques (Robert Dessaix)
Arabesques
14
Robert Dessaix
The Architecture of Happiness (De Botton)
The Architecture of Happiness
15
De Botton
Arguably by Christopher Hitchens
Arguably by Christopher Hitchens
16
The Art of Eating (Mary Francis Kennedy Fisher)
The Art of Eating
17
Mary Francis Kennedy Fisher
The Art of Travel by Alain De Botton
The Art of Travel by Alain De Botton
18
The Art of War (Sun Tzu)
The Art of War
19
Sun Tzu
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
20
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X and Alex Haley)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
21
Malcolm X and Alex Haley
Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr (MLK Jr)
Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr
22
MLK Jr
Back of the House (Scott Haas)
Back of the House
23
Scott Haas
Battle Cry of Freedom (James M. McPherson)
Battle Cry of Freedom
24
James M. McPherson
The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 (Antony Beevor)
The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939
25
Antony Beevor
The Battle of Waterloo (Rupert Matthews)
The Battle of Waterloo
26
Rupert Matthews
Being and Nothingness (Jean-Paul Sartre)
Being and Nothingness
27
Jean-Paul Sartre
Berlin-The Downfall 1945 (Antony Beevor)
Berlin-The Downfall 1945
28
Antony Beevor
The Best American Food Writing 2018 (Ruth Reichl)
The Best American Food Writing 2018
29
Ruth Reichl
Beyond Order (Jordan B. Peterson)
Beyond Order
30
Jordan B. Peterson
The Bitchy Waiter: Tales, Tips & Trials From a Life in Food Service (Darron Cardosa)
The Bitchy Waiter: Tales, Tips & Trials From a Life in Food Service
31
Darron Cardosa
Blair (Anthony Seldon)
Blair
32
Anthony Seldon
The Blair Years (Alastair Campbell)
The Blair Years
33
Alastair Campbell
Blood, Bones & Butter (Gabrielle Hamilton)
Blood, Bones & Butter
34
Gabrielle Hamilton
Blowout (Rachel Maddow)
Blowout
35
Rachel Maddow
Bob Hawke (Troy Bramston)
Bob Hawke
36
Troy Bramston
The Book of Roads & Kingdoms (Richard Fidler)
The Book of Roads & Kingdoms
37
Richard Fidler
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
38
Trevor Noah
Born Round (Frank Bruni)
Born Round
39
Frank Bruni
The Botany of Desire (Michael Pollan)
The Botany of Desire
40
Michael Pollan
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