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Non-Fiction Books Read Over a Lifetime

Being British the list is quite British-centric. I wonder how much of the 'memoirs' are actually fiction, but they are listed as non-fiction. I hope this list is representative of things I have tried to understand that are not necessarily things that are pertinent to my life.
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1000 Years of Annoying the French (Stephen Clarke)
1000 Years of Annoying the French
1
Stephen Clarke
12 Books That Changed the World (Melvyn Bragg)
12 Books That Changed the World
2
Melvyn Bragg
12 Years a Slave (Solomon Northrup)
12 Years a Slave
3
Solomon Northrup
1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare (James Shapiro)
1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare
4
James Shapiro
1606: William Shakespeare and the Year of Lear (James Shapiro)
1606: William Shakespeare and the Year of Lear
5
James Shapiro
30 Second Philosophies (Barry Loewer)
30 Second Philosophies
6
Barry Loewer
84, Charing Cross (Helene Hanff)
84, Charing Cross
7
Helene Hanff
The Accidental Dictionary (Paul Anthony Jones)
The Accidental Dictionary
8
Paul Anthony Jones
The Acid Bath Murderer (Jack Rosewood)
The Acid Bath Murderer
9
Jack Rosewood
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (Spike Milligan)
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
10
Spike Milligan
The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language (Melvyn Bragg)
The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language
11
Melvyn Bragg
The Adventures of Alfred Hitchcock (Adam Roche)
The Adventures of Alfred Hitchcock
12
Adam Roche
Adventures of a Young Naturalist (David Attenborough)
Adventures of a Young Naturalist
13
David Attenborough
The Adversary (Emmanuel Carrère)
The Adversary
14
Emmanuel Carrère
Agatha Christie: An English Mystery (Laura Thompson)
Agatha Christie: An English Mystery
15
Laura Thompson
Alan Turing: The Enigma (Andrew Hodges)
Alan Turing: The Enigma
16
Andrew Hodges
Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy (William Irwin)
Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy
17
William Irwin
Alice Neel: The Art of Not Sitting Pretty (Phoebe Hoban)
Alice Neel: The Art of Not Sitting Pretty
18
Phoebe Hoban
Alice, the Enigma - A Biography of Queen Victoria's Daughter (Christina Croft)
Alice, the Enigma - A Biography of Queen Victoria's Daughter
19
Christina Croft
All Creatures Great and Small (James Herriot)
All Creatures Great and Small
20
James Herriot
All That Remains (Sue Black)
All That Remains
21
Sue Black
All Things Bright and Beautiful (Herriot, James)
All Things Bright and Beautiful
22
Herriot, James
All Things Wise and Wonderful (James Herriot)
All Things Wise and Wonderful
23
James Herriot
Alphabetical (Michael Rosen)
Alphabetical
24
Michael Rosen
American Rose (Karen Abbott)
American Rose
25
Karen Abbott
America's Queen (Sarah Bradford)
America's Queen
26
Sarah Bradford
Among the Bohemians (Virginia Nicholson)
Among the Bohemians
27
Virginia Nicholson
Amphibious Thing: The Life of Lord Hervey (Lucy Moore)
Amphibious Thing: The Life of Lord Hervey
28
Lucy Moore
An American Princess: The Many Lives of Allene Tew (Annejet Van Der Zijl)
An American Princess: The Many Lives of Allene Tew
29
Annejet Van Der Zijl
An Autobiography (Agatha Christie)
An Autobiography
30
Agatha Christie
An Economic History of the World Since 1400 (Donald J Harreld)
An Economic History of the World Since 1400
31
Donald J Harreld
An Idiot Abroad (Karl Pilkington)
An Idiot Abroad
32
Karl Pilkington
And When Did You Last See Your Father (Blake Morrison)
And When Did You Last See Your Father
33
Blake Morrison
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
34
Frank McCourt
Anger Is an Energy (John Lydon)
Anger Is an Energy
35
John Lydon
Animal (Sara Pascoe)
Animal
36
Sara Pascoe
Another Planet: A Teenager in Suburbia (Tracey Thorn)
Another Planet: A Teenager in Suburbia
37
Tracey Thorn
Are You Lonesome Tonight? (Lucy De Barbin)
Are You Lonesome Tonight?
38
Lucy De Barbin
Aristocrats (Stella Tillyard)
Aristocrats
39
Stella Tillyard
The Ark Before Noah (Irving Finkel)
The Ark Before Noah
40
Irving Finkel
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