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Classic Non-Fiction

A compilation I made of some of the greatest, most influential classic non-fiction books (i.e. published before 1990).
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The Unwomanly Face of War (Svetlana Alexievich)
The Unwomanly Face of War
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Svetlana Alexievich
Untouchable (Mulk Raj Anand)
Untouchable
2
Mulk Raj Anand
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
3
Maya Angelou
A Woman in Berlin (Anonymous)
A Woman in Berlin
4
Anonymous
Eichmann in Jerusalem (Hannah Arendt)
Eichmann in Jerusalem
5
Hannah Arendt
The Origins of Totalitarianism (Hannah Arendt)
The Origins of Totalitarianism
6
Hannah Arendt
Brief Lives (John Aubrey)
Brief Lives
7
John Aubrey
Saint Augustine--Confessions
Saint Augustine--Confessions
8
Meditations (Marcus Aurelius)
Meditations
9
Marcus Aurelius
Notes of a Native Son (James Baldwin)
Notes of a Native Son
10
James Baldwin
The Fire Next Time (James Baldwin)
The Fire Next Time
11
James Baldwin
The Hedgehog and the Fox (Isaiah Berlin)
The Hedgehog and the Fox
12
Isaiah Berlin
I Write What I Like (Steve Biko)
I Write What I Like
13
Steve Biko
Testament of Youth (Vera Brittain)
Testament of Youth
14
Vera Brittain
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Dee Brown)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
15
Dee Brown
The Anarchical Society (Hedley Bull)
The Anarchical Society
16
Hedley Bull
The Anatomy of Melancholy (Robert Burton)
The Anatomy of Melancholy
17
Robert Burton
Committed Writings (Albert Camus)
Committed Writings
18
Albert Camus
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
19
Truman Capote
A Rumor of War
A Rumor of War
20
Silent Spring (Rachel Carson)
Silent Spring
21
Rachel Carson
The Power Broker
The Power Broker
22
What Is History? (E. H. Carr)
What Is History?
23
E. H. Carr
History of My Life (Giacomo Casanova)
History of My Life
24
Giacomo Casanova
Discourse on Colonialism (Aime Cesaire)
Discourse on Colonialism
25
Aime Cesaire
The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian (Nirad C. Chaudhuri)
The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian
26
Nirad C. Chaudhuri
The Analects (Confucius)
The Analects
27
Confucius
Enemies of Promise (Cyril Connolly)
Enemies of Promise
28
Cyril Connolly
On the Origin of Species (Charles Darwin)
On the Origin of Species
29
Charles Darwin
A Book of Mediterranean Food (Elizabeth David)
A Book of Mediterranean Food
30
Elizabeth David
Women, Race & Class (Angela Y. Davis)
Women, Race & Class
31
Angela Y. Davis
The Selfish Gene (Richard Dawkins)
The Selfish Gene
32
Richard Dawkins
The Second Sex (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Second Sex
33
Simone De Beauvoir
Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter (Simone De Beauvoir)
Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter
34
Simone De Beauvoir
Essays (Montaigne)
Essays
35
Montaigne
Democracy in America (Alexis De Tocqueville)
Democracy in America
36
Alexis De Tocqueville
Confessions of an English Opium-Eater (Thomas De Quincey)
Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
37
Thomas De Quincey
A Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain (Daniel Defoe)
A Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain
38
Daniel Defoe
Conversations With Stalin (Milovan Djilas)
Conversations With Stalin
39
Milovan Djilas
The African Origin of Civilization (Cheikh Anta Diop)
The African Origin of Civilization
40
Cheikh Anta Diop
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