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Books About Real-Life You've Got to Have Read

These are all books based on or dealing with real-life events. Really, you should've read a few of these by now. C'mon. C'mon now. You gotta read some of these. Not all, but definitely some.
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The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
1
Anne Frank
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
2
Elie Wiesel
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
3
Truman Capote
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
4
Sylvia Plath
The Republic (Plato)
The Republic
5
Plato
The Prophet (Kahlil Gibran)
The Prophet
6
Kahlil Gibran
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
7
Frank McCourt
A Walk in the Woods (Bill Bryson)
A Walk in the Woods
8
Bill Bryson
Walden (Henry David Thoreau)
Walden
9
Henry David Thoreau
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Into the Wild
10
Jon Krakauer
Freakonomics (Steven D. Levitt)
Freakonomics
11
Steven D. Levitt
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
12
Maya Angelou
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
13
Rebecca Skloot
Mere Christianity (C.S. Lewis)
Mere Christianity
14
C.S. Lewis
Quiet (Susan Cain)
Quiet
15
Susan Cain
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
16
Jeannette Walls
The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
The Devil in the White City
17
Erik Larson
The Bible (Anonymous)
The Bible
18
Anonymous
Into Thin Air (Jon Krakauer)
Into Thin Air
19
Jon Krakauer
Little House on the Prairie (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House on the Prairie
20
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Unbroken (Laura Hillenbrand)
Unbroken
21
Laura Hillenbrand
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson)
A Short History of Nearly Everything
22
Bill Bryson
Maus (Art Spiegelman)
Maus
23
Art Spiegelman
The Prince (Niccolò Machiavelli)
The Prince
24
Niccolò Machiavelli
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (John Berendt)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
25
John Berendt
The Tipping Point (Malcom Gladwell)
The Tipping Point
26
Malcom Gladwell
The Art of War (Sun Tzu)
The Art of War
27
Sun Tzu
How to Win Friends and Influence People (Dale Carnegie)
How to Win Friends and Influence People
28
Dale Carnegie
On Writing (Stephen King)
On Writing
29
Stephen King
Guns, Germs, and Steel (Jared Diamond)
Guns, Germs, and Steel
30
Jared Diamond
Eat Pray Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Eat Pray Love
31
Elizabeth Gilbert
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
32
Hunter S. Thompson
Wild (Cheryl Strayed)
Wild
33
Cheryl Strayed
Tuesdays With Morrie
Tuesdays With Morrie
34
A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time
35
Stephen Hawking
Girl, Interrupted (Susanna Kaysen)
Girl, Interrupted
36
Susanna Kaysen
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
37
Jack Kerouac
The Last Lecture (Randy Pausch)
The Last Lecture
38
Randy Pausch
Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris)
Me Talk Pretty One Day
39
David Sedaris
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Robert M Pirsig)
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
40
Robert M Pirsig
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