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Exciting Non-Fiction

This list is a selection of non-fiction books I am excited about reading. I hope to use this as a non-fiction TBR for the next few years.
Hopefully some books you love are included and maybe you will find something new to check out!
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84, Charing Cross Road (Helene Hanff)
84, Charing Cross Road
1
Helene Hanff
After the Eclipse: A Mother's Murder, a Daughter's Search (Sarah Perry)
After the Eclipse: A Mother's Murder, a Daughter's Search
2
Sarah Perry
Amusing Ourselves to Death (Neil Postman)
Amusing Ourselves to Death
3
Neil Postman
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
4
Frank McCourt
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
5
Neil Degrasse Tyson
Autobiography of a Face (Lucy Grealy)
Autobiography of a Face
6
Lucy Grealy
Awakenings (Oliver Sacks)
Awakenings
7
Oliver Sacks
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" (Zora Neale Hurston)
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"
8
Zora Neale Hurston
Becoming (Michelle Obama)
Becoming
9
Michelle Obama
Behind the Beautiful Forevers (Katherine Boo)
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
10
Katherine Boo
Being Mortal (Atul Gawande)
Being Mortal
11
Atul Gawande
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
12
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Beyond the Trees: A Journey Alone Across Canada's Artic (Adam Shoalts)
Beyond the Trees: A Journey Alone Across Canada's Artic
13
Adam Shoalts
Big Magic (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Big Magic
14
Elizabeth Gilbert
The Big Short
The Big Short
15
Bird by Bird (Anne Lamott)
Bird by Bird
16
Anne Lamott
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
17
Trevor Noah
Braving the Wilderness (Brene Brown)
Braving the Wilderness
18
Brene Brown
A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time
19
Stephen Hawking
The Brontes, Wild Genius on the Moor: The Story of a Literary Family (Juliet Barker)
The Brontes, Wild Genius on the Moor: The Story of a Literary Family
20
Juliet Barker
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Dee Brown)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
21
Dee Brown
The Collapse of Parenting: How We Hurt Our Kids When We Treat Them Like Grown Ups (Leonard Sax)
The Collapse of Parenting: How We Hurt Our Kids When We Treat Them Like Grown Ups
22
Leonard Sax
A Collection of Essays (George Orwell)
A Collection of Essays
23
George Orwell
Deep Work (Cal Newport)
Deep Work
24
Cal Newport
The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
The Devil in the White City
25
Erik Larson
Devotions (Mary Oliver)
Devotions
26
Mary Oliver
Educated (Tara Westover)
Educated
27
Tara Westover
The End of Your Life Book Club (Will Schwalbe)
The End of Your Life Book Club
28
Will Schwalbe
Evicted (Matthew Desmond)
Evicted
29
Matthew Desmond
Evidence Not Seen (Darlene Diebler Rose)
Evidence Not Seen
30
Darlene Diebler Rose
The Five (Hallie Rubenhold)
The Five
31
Hallie Rubenhold
Freakonomics (Steven D. Levitt)
Freakonomics
32
Steven D. Levitt
From the Ashes (Jesse Thistle)
From the Ashes
33
Jesse Thistle
Gather Together in My Name (Maya Angelou)
Gather Together in My Name
34
Maya Angelou
Giving Up the Ghost (Hilary Mantel)
Giving Up the Ghost
35
Hilary Mantel
Good Talk (Mira Jacob)
Good Talk
36
Mira Jacob
H Is for Hawk (Helen MacDonald)
H Is for Hawk
37
Helen MacDonald
Heart Berries (Terese Marie Mailhot)
Heart Berries
38
Terese Marie Mailhot
Heavy (Kiese Laymon)
Heavy
39
Kiese Laymon
Hidden Figures (Shetterly)
Hidden Figures
40
Shetterly
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