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New York Times Notable Nonfiction of 1985

Here is a list of New York Times' notable nonfiction of the year 1985. How many of these have you read?
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Africa: The People and Politics of an Emerging Continent (Sanford J. Ungar)
Africa: The People and Politics of an Emerging Continent
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Sanford J. Ungar
The Airman and the Carpenter (Ludovic Kennedy)
The Airman and the Carpenter
2
Ludovic Kennedy
Along With Youth: Hemingway, the Early Years (Peter Griffin)
Along With Youth: Hemingway, the Early Years
3
Peter Griffin
The Amateurs: The Story of Four Young Men and Their Quest for an Olympic Gold Medal (David Halberstam)
The Amateurs: The Story of Four Young Men and Their Quest for an Olympic Gold Medal
4
David Halberstam
An Omelette and a Glass of Wine (Elizabeth David)
An Omelette and a Glass of Wine
5
Elizabeth David
Another Name for Madness (Marion Roach)
Another Name for Madness
6
Marion Roach
Before the Trumpet: Young Franklin Roosevelt, 1882-1905 (Geoffrey C. Ward)
Before the Trumpet: Young Franklin Roosevelt, 1882-1905
7
Geoffrey C. Ward
Black Box: Kal 007 and the Superpowers (Alexander Dallin)
Black Box: Kal 007 and the Superpowers
8
Alexander Dallin
A Book of One's Own (Thomas Mallon)
A Book of One's Own
9
Thomas Mallon
Brain and Psyche: The Biology of the Unconscious (Jonathan Winson)
Brain and Psyche: The Biology of the Unconscious
10
Jonathan Winson
Breaking With Moscow (Arkady N. Shevchenko)
Breaking With Moscow
11
Arkady N. Shevchenko
Bribes (John T. Noonan Jr.)
Bribes
12
John T. Noonan Jr.
Brigham Young: American Moses (Leonard J. Arrington)
Brigham Young: American Moses
13
Leonard J. Arrington
The British Empire in the Middle East, 1945-1951 (Wm. Roger Louis)
The British Empire in the Middle East, 1945-1951
14
Wm. Roger Louis
The Canadians (Andrew H. Malcolm)
The Canadians
15
Andrew H. Malcolm
Cavour (Denis MacK Smith)
Cavour
16
Denis MacK Smith
A Certain People: American Jews and Their Lives Today (Charles E. Silberman)
A Certain People: American Jews and Their Lives Today
17
Charles E. Silberman
Chaim Weitzmann: The Making of a Zionist Leader (Jehuda Reinharz)
Chaim Weitzmann: The Making of a Zionist Leader
18
Jehuda Reinharz
Chancing It: Why We Take Risks (Ralph Keyes)
Chancing It: Why We Take Risks
19
Ralph Keyes
Chaplin: His Life and Art (David Robinson)
Chaplin: His Life and Art
20
David Robinson
The Chief (Lance Morrow)
The Chief
21
Lance Morrow
The City of Joy (Dominique Lapierre)
The City of Joy
22
Dominique Lapierre
Coat of Many Colors: Pages From Jewish Life (Israel Shenker)
Coat of Many Colors: Pages From Jewish Life
23
Israel Shenker
The Cognitive Computer (Roger C. Schank)
The Cognitive Computer
24
Roger C. Schank
Conversations With American Writers (Charles Ruas)
Conversations With American Writers
25
Charles Ruas
Crime and Human Nature (James Q. Wilson)
Crime and Human Nature
26
James Q. Wilson
The Dangerous Summer
The Dangerous Summer
27
The Destruction of the European Jews (Raul Hilberg)
The Destruction of the European Jews
28
Raul Hilberg
Distant Neighbors: A Portrait of the Mexicans (Alan Riding)
Distant Neighbors: A Portrait of the Mexicans
29
Alan Riding
Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography
Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography
30
Eagle Against the Sun: The American War With Japan (Ronald H. Spector)
Eagle Against the Sun: The American War With Japan
31
Ronald H. Spector
Edmund Wilson (David Castronovo)
Edmund Wilson
32
David Castronovo
The Eudaemonic Pie (Thomas A. Bass)
The Eudaemonic Pie
33
Thomas A. Bass
Exodus and Revolution (Michael Walzer)
Exodus and Revolution
34
Michael Walzer
The Fall of Saigon (David Butler)
The Fall of Saigon
35
David Butler
FDR (Ted Morgan)
FDR
36
Ted Morgan
Final Cut: Dreams and Disaster in the Making of Heaven's Gate
Final Cut: Dreams and Disaster in the Making of Heaven's Gate
37
The Flamingo's Smile (Stephen Jay Gould)
The Flamingo's Smile
38
Stephen Jay Gould
The Flower and the Leaf (Malcolm Cowley)
The Flower and the Leaf
39
Malcolm Cowley
The Force of Poetry (Christopher Ricks)
The Force of Poetry
40
Christopher Ricks
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