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Goodreads Must Read Non-Fiction - Page 3

"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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84, Charing Cross (Helene Hanff)
84, Charing Cross
81
Helene Hanff
God Is Not Great (Christopher Hitchens)
God Is Not Great
82
Christopher Hitchens
The Worst Hard Time (Timothy Egan)
The Worst Hard Time
83
Timothy Egan
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle (Barbara Kingsolver)
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
84
Barbara Kingsolver
Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor E. Frankl)
Man's Search for Meaning
85
Viktor E. Frankl
Mountains Beyond Mountains (Tracy Kidder)
Mountains Beyond Mountains
86
Tracy Kidder
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (John Berendt)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
87
John Berendt
The Great Influenza (John M. Barry)
The Great Influenza
88
John M. Barry
Undaunted Courage (Stephen E. Ambrose)
Undaunted Courage
89
Stephen E. Ambrose
The Elegant Universe (Brian Greene)
The Elegant Universe
90
Brian Greene
Up From Slavery (Booker T. Washington)
Up From Slavery
91
Booker T. Washington
Endurance (Alfred Lansing)
Endurance
92
Alfred Lansing
The Guns of August (Barbara Tuchman)
The Guns of August
93
Barbara Tuchman
The Brain That Changes Itself (Norman Doidge, M.D.)
The Brain That Changes Itself
94
Norman Doidge, M.D.
Elizabeth: The Struggle for the Thrown (David Starkey)
Elizabeth: The Struggle for the Thrown
95
David Starkey
Confessions of an Economic Hitman
Confessions of an Economic Hitman
96
A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time
97
Stephen Hawking
Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science (Atul Gawande)
Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
98
Atul Gawande
Seabiscuit: An American Legend (Laura Hillenbrand)
Seabiscuit: An American Legend
99
Laura Hillenbrand
Nine Parts of Desire (Geraldine Brooks)
Nine Parts of Desire
100
Geraldine Brooks
Zeitoun (Dave Eggers)
Zeitoun
101
Dave Eggers
In the Garden of Beasts (Erik Larson)
In the Garden of Beasts
102
Erik Larson
Salt: A World History (Mark Kurlansky)
Salt: A World History
103
Mark Kurlansky
Born to Run (Christopher Mcdougall)
Born to Run
104
Christopher Mcdougall
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon (David Grann)
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
105
David Grann
In a Sunburned Country (Bill Bryson)
In a Sunburned Country
106
Bill Bryson
Traveling Mercies (Anne Lamott)
Traveling Mercies
107
Anne Lamott
Notes From a Small Island (Bill Bryson)
Notes From a Small Island
108
Bill Bryson
Don't Know Much About History: Everything You Need to Know About American History but Never Learned (Kenneth C. Davis)
Don't Know Much About History: Everything You Need to Know About American History but Never Learned
109
Kenneth C. Davis
A Moveable Feast (Ernest Hemingway)
A Moveable Feast
110
Ernest Hemingway
Desert Solitaire (Edward Abbey)
Desert Solitaire
111
Edward Abbey
Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools (Jonathan Kozol)
Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools
112
Jonathan Kozol
Empire of the Summer Moon (S.C. Gwynne)
Empire of the Summer Moon
113
S.C. Gwynne
Last Chance to See (Douglas Adams & Mark Carwardine)
Last Chance to See
114
Douglas Adams & Mark Carwardine
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded (Simon Winchester)
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded
115
Simon Winchester
Confederates in the Attic (Tony Horwitz)
Confederates in the Attic
116
Tony Horwitz
Escape (Carolyn Jessop)
Escape
117
Carolyn Jessop
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
118
Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets
Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets
119
The Perfect Storm (Sebastian Junger)
The Perfect Storm
120
Sebastian Junger
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