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Here is a list of New York Times' notable nonfiction of the year 1981. How many of these have you read?
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Lost in America (Isaac Bashevis Singer)
Lost in America
81
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Lourdes: A Modern Pilgrimage (Patrick Marnham)
Lourdes: A Modern Pilgrimage
82
Patrick Marnham
Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind (Donald Johanson)
Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind
83
Donald Johanson
The Making of Modern Zionism (Shlomo Avineri)
The Making of Modern Zionism
84
Shlomo Avineri
The Mapmakers (John Noble Wilford)
The Mapmakers
85
John Noble Wilford
Maria Callas: The Woman Behind the Legend (Arianna Stassinopoulos)
Maria Callas: The Woman Behind the Legend
86
Arianna Stassinopoulos
Mary Chestnut's Civil War (Mary Chestnut)
Mary Chestnut's Civil War
87
Mary Chestnut
Matthew Arnold: A Life (Park Honan)
Matthew Arnold: A Life
88
Park Honan
The Minds of Billy Milligan (Daniel Keyes)
The Minds of Billy Milligan
89
Daniel Keyes
Minnesota Rag (Fred W. Friendly)
Minnesota Rag
90
Fred W. Friendly
The Mismeasure of Man (Stephen  Jay Gould)
The Mismeasure of Man
91
Stephen Jay Gould
Mornings on Horseback
Mornings on Horseback
92
Mother Love: Myth and Reality (Elisabeth Badinter)
Mother Love: Myth and Reality
93
Elisabeth Badinter
Mrs. Harris: The Death of the Scarsdale Diet Doctor (Diana Trilling)
Mrs. Harris: The Death of the Scarsdale Diet Doctor
94
Diana Trilling
National Defense (James Fallows)
National Defense
95
James Fallows
Native Realm (Czeslaw Milosz)
Native Realm
96
Czeslaw Milosz
New Rules (Daniel Yankelovich)
New Rules
97
Daniel Yankelovich
Nisa: The Life and Words of a !Kung Woman (Marjorie Shostak)
Nisa: The Life and Words of a !Kung Woman
98
Marjorie Shostak
Notable American Women: The Modern Period (Barbara Sicherman)
Notable American Women: The Modern Period
99
Barbara Sicherman
On Becoming Human (Nancy Makepeace Tanner)
On Becoming Human
100
Nancy Makepeace Tanner
The Oxford Book of American Literary Anecdotes (Donald Hall)
The Oxford Book of American Literary Anecdotes
101
Donald Hall
Palm Sunday (Kurt Vonnegut Jr.)
Palm Sunday
102
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Paper Money (Adam Smith)
Paper Money
103
Adam Smith
Pathfinders (Gail Sheehy)
Pathfinders
104
Gail Sheehy
Personal Impressions (Isaiah Berlin)
Personal Impressions
105
Isaiah Berlin
Philadelphia: Patricians and Philistines, 1900-1950 (John Lukacs)
Philadelphia: Patricians and Philistines, 1900-1950
106
John Lukacs
Pioneer Women: Voices From the Kansas Frontier (Joanna L. Stratton)
Pioneer Women: Voices From the Kansas Frontier
107
Joanna L. Stratton
Political Pilgrims (Paul Hollander)
Political Pilgrims
108
Paul Hollander
The Politics of Genocide: The Holocaust in Hungary (Randolph L. Braham)
The Politics of Genocide: The Holocaust in Hungary
109
Randolph L. Braham
Practicing History: Selected Essays (Barbara W. Tuchman)
Practicing History: Selected Essays
110
Barbara W. Tuchman
Preoccupations (Seamus Heaney)
Preoccupations
111
Seamus Heaney
Psychoanalysis: The Impossible Profession (Janet Malcolm)
Psychoanalysis: The Impossible Profession
112
Janet Malcolm
The Pursuit of a Dream (Janet Sharp Hermann)
The Pursuit of a Dream
113
Janet Sharp Hermann
Red Star in Orbit (James E. Oberg)
Red Star in Orbit
114
James E. Oberg
The Return to Camelot (Mark Girouard)
The Return to Camelot
115
Mark Girouard
A Romantic Education (Patricia Hampl)
A Romantic Education
116
Patricia Hampl
Russian Journal (Andrea Lee)
Russian Journal
117
Andrea Lee
Russia in the Age of Catherine the Great (Isabel De Madariaga)
Russia in the Age of Catherine the Great
118
Isabel De Madariaga
Sand Rivers (Peter Matthiessen)
Sand Rivers
119
Peter Matthiessen
The Second Stage (Betty Friedan)
The Second Stage
120
Betty Friedan
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