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Last 100 Non-Fiction Books of a Retired Professor

The last one hundred non-fiction books I have read with the caveat that there were at least ten that I couldn't post icons of, for some reason. I'm retired and read solely for pleasure. A list like this would have looked very different when I was still working.
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The BBC (David Hendy)
The BBC
1
David Hendy
Zero Fail (Carol Leonnig)
Zero Fail
2
Carol Leonnig
Barrow's Boys: A Stirring Story of Daring, Fortitude and Outright Lunacy (Fergus Fleming)
Barrow's Boys: A Stirring Story of Daring, Fortitude and Outright Lunacy
3
Fergus Fleming
The Multifarious Mr. Banks: From Botany Bay to Kew, the Natural Historian Who Shaped the World (Toby Musgrave)
The Multifarious Mr. Banks: From Botany Bay to Kew, the Natural Historian Who Shaped the World
4
Toby Musgrave
Chasing Venus: The Race to Measure the Heavens (Andrea Wulf)
Chasing Venus: The Race to Measure the Heavens
5
Andrea Wulf
Endeavour: The Ship and the Attitude That Changed the World (Peter Moore)
Endeavour: The Ship and the Attitude That Changed the World
6
Peter Moore
This Is Going to Hurt (Adam Kay)
This Is Going to Hurt
7
Adam Kay
The Strange Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst (Nicholas Tomalin)
The Strange Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst
8
Nicholas Tomalin
A Voyage for Madmen (Peter Nichols)
A Voyage for Madmen
9
Peter Nichols
Wheels Within Wheels (Dervla Murphy)
Wheels Within Wheels
10
Dervla Murphy
The Rise and Reign of Mammals (Steve Brusatte)
The Rise and Reign of Mammals
11
Steve Brusatte
No Picnic on Mount Kenya (Felice Benuzzi)
No Picnic on Mount Kenya
12
Felice Benuzzi
Another Fine Mess: Across Trumpland in a Model T Ford (Tim Moore)
Another Fine Mess: Across Trumpland in a Model T Ford
13
Tim Moore
Turn Right at Machu Picchu
Turn Right at Machu Picchu
14
Watergate: A New History (Garrett M. Graff)
Watergate: A New History
15
Garrett M. Graff
The Cyclist Who Went Out in the Cold (Tim Moore)
The Cyclist Who Went Out in the Cold
16
Tim Moore
Gironimo! (Tim Moore)
Gironimo!
17
Tim Moore
Names for the Sea: Strangers in Iceland (Sarah Moss)
Names for the Sea: Strangers in Iceland
18
Sarah Moss
All Yesterdays: Unique and Speculative Views of Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals (John Conway)
All Yesterdays: Unique and Speculative Views of Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals
19
John Conway
Planet of the Bugs (Scott Richard Shaw)
Planet of the Bugs
20
Scott Richard Shaw
Tip of the Iceberg (Mark Adams)
Tip of the Iceberg
21
Mark Adams
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World (Stephen Brusatte)
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
22
Stephen Brusatte
Tall Men, Short Shorts: The 1969 NBA Finals: Wilt, Russ, Lakers, Celtics, and a Very Young Sports Re (Leigh Montville)
Tall Men, Short Shorts: The 1969 NBA Finals: Wilt, Russ, Lakers, Celtics, and a Very Young Sports Re
23
Leigh Montville
The Last Pass (Gary M. Pomerantz)
The Last Pass
24
Gary M. Pomerantz
Poets in Their Youth (Eileen Simpson)
Poets in Their Youth
25
Eileen Simpson
Everybody Thought We Were Crazy (Mark Rozzo)
Everybody Thought We Were Crazy
26
Mark Rozzo
The Brilliant Abyss (Helen Scales)
The Brilliant Abyss
27
Helen Scales
The Bird Way (Jennifer Ackerman)
The Bird Way
28
Jennifer Ackerman
Stand Facing the Stove (Anne Mendelson)
Stand Facing the Stove
29
Anne Mendelson
Appetite for Life (Noel Riley Fitch)
Appetite for Life
30
Noel Riley Fitch
What a Fish Knows (Jonathan Balcombe)
What a Fish Knows
31
Jonathan Balcombe
The Tenth Muse; My Life in Food (Judith Jones)
The Tenth Muse; My Life in Food
32
Judith Jones
Metazoa: Animal Minds and the Birth of Consciousness (Peter Godfrey-Smith)
Metazoa: Animal Minds and the Birth of Consciousness
33
Peter Godfrey-Smith
Always North (Vicki Jarrett)
Always North
34
Vicki Jarrett
Cruelest Journey (Kira Salak)
Cruelest Journey
35
Kira Salak
Four Corners: A Journey Into the Heart of Papua New Guinea (Kira Salak)
Four Corners: A Journey Into the Heart of Papua New Guinea
36
Kira Salak
Other Minds (Peter Godfrey-Smith)
Other Minds
37
Peter Godfrey-Smith
Showtime (Jeff Pearlman)
Showtime
38
Jeff Pearlman
Why Fish Don't Exist (Lulu Miller)
Why Fish Don't Exist
39
Lulu Miller
The Boys (Ron Howard & Clint Howard)
The Boys
40
Ron Howard & Clint Howard
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