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Last 100 Non-Fiction Books of a Retired Professor - Page 2

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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Three-Ring Circus (Jeff Pearlman)
Three-Ring Circus
41
Jeff Pearlman
Constantin Brancusi (Eric Shanes)
Constantin Brancusi
42
Eric Shanes
Laughing Torso (Nina Hamnett)
Laughing Torso
43
Nina Hamnett
In Montparnasse (Sue Roe)
In Montparnasse
44
Sue Roe
Kiki De Montparnasse (José-Louis Bocquet)
Kiki De Montparnasse
45
José-Louis Bocquet
Duchamp: A Biography (Calvin Tomkins)
Duchamp: A Biography
46
Calvin Tomkins
When Paris Sizzled: The 1920s Paris of Hemingway, Chanel, Cocteau, Cole Porter, Josephine Baker (McAuliffe, Mary)
When Paris Sizzled: The 1920s Paris of Hemingway, Chanel, Cocteau, Cole Porter, Josephine Baker
47
McAuliffe, Mary
The Dawn of the Belle Epoque (McAuliffe)
The Dawn of the Belle Epoque
48
McAuliffe
Being Wagner: A Short Biography of a Larger-Than-Life Man (Simon Callow)
Being Wagner: A Short Biography of a Larger-Than-Life Man
49
Simon Callow
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen: The True Story Behind Degas's Masterpiece (Camille Lauren)
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen: The True Story Behind Degas's Masterpiece
50
Camille Lauren
Bohemian Paris: Picasso, Modigliani, Matisse, and the Birth of Modern Art (Dan Franck)
Bohemian Paris: Picasso, Modigliani, Matisse, and the Birth of Modern Art
51
Dan Franck
Modigliani: A Biography (Pierre Sichel)
Modigliani: A Biography
52
Pierre Sichel
Erik Satie: A Parisian Composer and His World (Caroline Potter)
Erik Satie: A Parisian Composer and His World
53
Caroline Potter
Cast of Characters: The Golden Age of the New Yorker (Thomas Vinciguerra)
Cast of Characters: The Golden Age of the New Yorker
54
Thomas Vinciguerra
Renoir's Dancer (Catherine Hewitt)
Renoir's Dancer
55
Catherine Hewitt
The Private Lives of the Impressionists (Sue Roe)
The Private Lives of the Impressionists
56
Sue Roe
Putting the Rabbit in the Hat (Brian Cox)
Putting the Rabbit in the Hat
57
Brian Cox
In Montmartre (Sue Roe)
In Montmartre
58
Sue Roe
Sixpence House (Paul Collins)
Sixpence House
59
Paul Collins
Profusely Illustrated: A Memoir (Edward Sorel)
Profusely Illustrated: A Memoir
60
Edward Sorel
The Sediments of Time: My Lifelong Search for the Past (Maeve Leakey)
The Sediments of Time: My Lifelong Search for the Past
61
Maeve Leakey
Ancestral Passions: The Leakey Family (Virginia Morell)
Ancestral Passions: The Leakey Family
62
Virginia Morell
Life, on the Line: A Chef's Story of Chasing Greatness... (Grant Achatz)
Life, on the Line: A Chef's Story of Chasing Greatness...
63
Grant Achatz
Tom Stoppard: A Life (Hermione Lee)
Tom Stoppard: A Life
64
Hermione Lee
Beyond the Trees: A Journey Alone Across Canada's Artic (Adam Shoalts)
Beyond the Trees: A Journey Alone Across Canada's Artic
65
Adam Shoalts
As Luck Would Have It (Derek Jacobi)
As Luck Would Have It
66
Derek Jacobi
Alec Guinness: The Unknown (Garry O'Connor)
Alec Guinness: The Unknown
67
Garry O'Connor
Ian McKellen: The Biography (Garry O'Connor)
Ian McKellen: The Biography
68
Garry O'Connor
Balancing Acts (Nicholas Hytner)
Balancing Acts
69
Nicholas Hytner
National Service: A Diary of a Decade (Richard Eyre)
National Service: A Diary of a Decade
70
Richard Eyre
Beaten, Seared, and Sauced
Beaten, Seared, and Sauced
71
Maggie Smith (Michael Coveney)
Maggie Smith
72
Michael Coveney
Peter Hall's Diaries: The Story of a Dramatic Battle (Peter Hall)
Peter Hall's Diaries: The Story of a Dramatic Battle
73
Peter Hall
Mike Nichols: A Life (Mark Harris)
Mike Nichols: A Life
74
Mark Harris
Peter Brook (Michael Kustow)
Peter Brook
75
Michael Kustow
Life on a Young Planet: The First Three Billion Years of Evolution on Earth (Andrew H. Knoll)
Life on a Young Planet: The First Three Billion Years of Evolution on Earth
76
Andrew H. Knoll
The Emerald Planet (David Beerling)
The Emerald Planet
77
David Beerling
Beaks, Bones, & Birdsongs (Roger J. Lederer)
Beaks, Bones, & Birdsongs
78
Roger J. Lederer
Wolf Island: Discovering the Secrets of a Mythic Animal (L. David Mech)
Wolf Island: Discovering the Secrets of a Mythic Animal
79
L. David Mech
The Last Fish Tale (Mark Kulansky)
The Last Fish Tale
80
Mark Kulansky
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