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Goodreads Must Read Non-Fiction

"Non-Fiction books that everyone should read before they die." (Goodreads)
This challenge nicely complements my recently published list "Goodreads Must Read Classics: 2020/21 Update". Generally only books with at least 200 ratings were included.
BTW, it seems there is a Heidegger fan club out there in the webverse.
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The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
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Anne Frank
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
2
Elie Wiesel
Being and Time (Martin Heidegger)
Being and Time
3
Martin Heidegger
Hiroshima (John Hersey)
Hiroshima
4
John Hersey
Into Thin Air (Jon Krakauer)
Into Thin Air
5
Jon Krakauer
The Shock Doctrine (Naomi Klein)
The Shock Doctrine
6
Naomi Klein
The Age of Insight: The Quest to Understand the Unconscious in Art, Mind, and Brain . . . (Eric R. Kandel)
The Age of Insight: The Quest to Understand the Unconscious in Art, Mind, and Brain . . .
7
Eric R. Kandel
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Dee Brown)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
8
Dee Brown
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Into the Wild
9
Jon Krakauer
Under the Banner of Heaven (Jon Krakauer)
Under the Banner of Heaven
10
Jon Krakauer
Marie Antoinette: The Journey (Antonia Fraser)
Marie Antoinette: The Journey
11
Antonia Fraser
Freakonomics (Steven D. Levitt)
Freakonomics
12
Steven D. Levitt
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson)
A Short History of Nearly Everything
13
Bill Bryson
The Agricola and the Germania (Tacitus)
The Agricola and the Germania
14
Tacitus
Poetry, Language, Thought (Martin Heidegger)
Poetry, Language, Thought
15
Martin Heidegger
None of Us Were Like This Before (Joshua E.S. Phillips)
None of Us Were Like This Before
16
Joshua E.S. Phillips
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
17
Truman Capote
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
18
Jeannette Walls
The Omnivore's Dilemma (Michael Pollan)
The Omnivore's Dilemma
19
Michael Pollan
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
20
Frank McCourt
The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
The Devil in the White City
21
Erik Larson
Mary Edwards Walker: America's Only Female Medal of Honor Recipient (Ammar Habib)
Mary Edwards Walker: America's Only Female Medal of Honor Recipient
22
Ammar Habib
The Decline of the West (Oswald Spengler)
The Decline of the West
23
Oswald Spengler
Guns, Germs and Steel (Jared Diamond)
Guns, Germs and Steel
24
Jared Diamond
The Tipping Point (Malcom Gladwell)
The Tipping Point
25
Malcom Gladwell
Kon-Tiki (Thor Heyerdahl)
Kon-Tiki
26
Thor Heyerdahl
Eat, Pray, Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Eat, Pray, Love
27
Elizabeth Gilbert
Nickel and Dimed (Barbara Ehrenreich)
Nickel and Dimed
28
Barbara Ehrenreich
Eats, Shoots and Leaves (Lynne Truss)
Eats, Shoots and Leaves
29
Lynne Truss
Three Cups of Tea (Greg Mortenson)
Three Cups of Tea
30
Greg Mortenson
Outliers (Malcolm Gladwell)
Outliers
31
Malcolm Gladwell
Martin Heidegger: Between Good and Evil (Rüdiger Safranski)
Martin Heidegger: Between Good and Evil
32
Rüdiger Safranski
Unbroken (Laura Hillenbrand)
Unbroken
33
Laura Hillenbrand
The Hiding Place (Corrie Ten Boom)
The Hiding Place
34
Corrie Ten Boom
A Walk in the Woods (Bill Bryson)
A Walk in the Woods
35
Bill Bryson
Mere Christianity (C.S. Lewis)
Mere Christianity
36
C.S. Lewis
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
37
Rebecca Skloot
Lost in Yaba: Down and Out in Laos (Walt Gleeson)
Lost in Yaba: Down and Out in Laos
38
Walt Gleeson
Tuesdays With Morrie (Mitch Albom)
Tuesdays With Morrie
39
Mitch Albom
The Motorcycle Diaries (Che Guevara)
The Motorcycle Diaries
40
Che Guevara
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