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Non-Fiction to Read Bucket List

These are 55 non-fiction books currently on my "to read" list. They include both classics and modern books, and they cover topics such as politics, philosophy, memoirs, race, gender, and more!
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The Wretched of the Earth (Franz Fanon)
The Wretched of the Earth
1
Franz Fanon
Beyond Good and Evil (Friedrich Nietzsche)
Beyond Good and Evil
2
Friedrich Nietzsche
The Second Sex (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Second Sex
3
Simone De Beauvoir
Nobody Knows My Name (James Baldwin)
Nobody Knows My Name
4
James Baldwin
The Country Under My Skin (Gioconda Belli)
The Country Under My Skin
5
Gioconda Belli
The Origin of Species (Charles Darwin)
The Origin of Species
6
Charles Darwin
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
7
Truman Capote
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
8
Malcolm X
Mistaken Identity (Asad Haider)
Mistaken Identity
9
Asad Haider
Last Night at the Viper Room (Gavin Edwards)
Last Night at the Viper Room
10
Gavin Edwards
We Were Eight Years in Power (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
We Were Eight Years in Power
11
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Guns, Germs, and Steel (Jared Diamond)
Guns, Germs, and Steel
12
Jared Diamond
Photobooth: A Biography (Meags Fitzgerald)
Photobooth: A Biography
13
Meags Fitzgerald
A Woman in Berlin (Anonymous)
A Woman in Berlin
14
Anonymous
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
15
Maya Angelou
A People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn)
A People's History of the United States
16
Howard Zinn
Tiny Beautiful Things (Cheryl Strayed)
Tiny Beautiful Things
17
Cheryl Strayed
Revolution at Point Zero: Housework, Reproduction, and Feminist Struggle (Silvia Federici)
Revolution at Point Zero: Housework, Reproduction, and Feminist Struggle
18
Silvia Federici
Imagine Wanting Only This (Kristen Radtke)
Imagine Wanting Only This
19
Kristen Radtke
Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley
Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley
20
Mean Little Deaf Queer (Terry Galloway)
Mean Little Deaf Queer
21
Terry Galloway
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle (Angela Davis)
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle
22
Angela Davis
Are We Smart Enough to Know Smart Animals Are (Dewaal)
Are We Smart Enough to Know Smart Animals Are
23
Dewaal
Where Am I Now?: True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame (Mara Wilson)
Where Am I Now?: True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame
24
Mara Wilson
The Turquoise Ledge: A Memoir (Leslie Marmon Silko)
The Turquoise Ledge: A Memoir
25
Leslie Marmon Silko
Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism (James W. Loewen)
Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism
26
James W. Loewen
Long Red Hair (Meags Fitzgerald)
Long Red Hair
27
Meags Fitzgerald
Playing in the Dark (Toni Morrison)
Playing in the Dark
28
Toni Morrison
The Argonauts (Maggie Nelson)
The Argonauts
29
Maggie Nelson
Hitchcock (Truffaut)
Hitchcock
30
Truffaut
The Prison and the Gallows: The Politics of Mass Incarceration in America (Marie Gottschalk)
The Prison and the Gallows: The Politics of Mass Incarceration in America
31
Marie Gottschalk
In the Blink of an Eye (Walter Murch)
In the Blink of an Eye
32
Walter Murch
Dorothy Allison Two or Three Things I Know for Sure
Dorothy Allison Two or Three Things I Know for Sure
33
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl (Carrie Brownstein)
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl
34
Carrie Brownstein
All About Love (Bell Hooks)
All About Love
35
Bell Hooks
How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America (Kiese Laymon)
How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America
36
Kiese Laymon
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal (Jeanette Winterson)
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal
37
Jeanette Winterson
Queerly Classed: Gay Men & Lesbians Write About Class (Susan Raffo, Eli Clare)
Queerly Classed: Gay Men & Lesbians Write About Class
38
Susan Raffo, Eli Clare
The New Jim Crow (Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
39
Alexander
And the Band Played On
And the Band Played On
40
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