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Nonfiction Books Everyone Should Read

Whether you're looking for a little inspiration or just a good laugh, you've come to the right place. We've rounded up some of the best nonfiction books to read in a lifetime, from tear-jerkers like When Breath Becomes Air to heartwarming advice from Cheryl Strayed to laugh-out-loud celebrity memoirs.
EDIT: The Marie Kondo one is supposed to be the original book, not the manga, but check it off if you've read either.
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1776 (David McCullough)
1776
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David McCullough
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth (Col. Chris Hadfield)
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
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Col. Chris Hadfield
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
3
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas (Gertrude Stein)
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
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Gertrude Stein
Autobiography of Malcolm X
Autobiography of Malcolm X
5
Being Mortal (Atul Gawande)
Being Mortal
6
Atul Gawande
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
7
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Bossypants (Tina Fey)
Bossypants
8
Tina Fey
Boy (Roald Dahl)
Boy
9
Roald Dahl
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics (Daniel James Brown)
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
10
Daniel James Brown
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Dee Brown)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
11
Dee Brown
The Council of Dads (Bruce Feiler)
The Council of Dads
12
Bruce Feiler
Dead Wake (Erik Larson)
Dead Wake
13
Erik Larson
The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
The Devil in the White City
14
Erik Larson
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
15
Anne Frank
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Jean-Dominique Bauby)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
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Jean-Dominique Bauby
Eat Pray Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Eat Pray Love
17
Elizabeth Gilbert
Educated (Tara Westover)
Educated
18
Tara Westover
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer (Siddhartha Mukherjee)
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
19
Siddhartha Mukherjee
The End of Your Life Book Club (Will Schwalbe)
The End of Your Life Book Club
20
Will Schwalbe
Fast Food Nation (Eric Schlosser)
Fast Food Nation
21
Eric Schlosser
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everythi
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everythi
22
Furiously Happy (Jenny Lawson)
Furiously Happy
23
Jenny Lawson
Gender Outlaw (Kate Bornstein)
Gender Outlaw
24
Kate Bornstein
The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo (Amy Schumer)
The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo
25
Amy Schumer
The Girls of Atomic City (Denise Kiernan)
The Girls of Atomic City
26
Denise Kiernan
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
27
Jeannette Walls
The Gratitude Diaries (Janice Kaplan)
The Gratitude Diaries
28
Janice Kaplan
Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Jared Diamond)
Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
29
Jared Diamond
Happiness for Beginners (Katherine Center)
Happiness for Beginners
30
Katherine Center
The Happiness Project (Gretchen Rubin)
The Happiness Project
31
Gretchen Rubin
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Dave Eggers)
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
32
Dave Eggers
Hidden Figures (Shetterly)
Hidden Figures
33
Shetterly
Hillbilly Elegy (JD Vance)
Hillbilly Elegy
34
JD Vance
Hiroshima, John Hersey
Hiroshima, John Hersey
35
How We Learn (Benedict Carey)
How We Learn
36
Benedict Carey
Hungry Heart (Jennifer Weiner)
Hungry Heart
37
Jennifer Weiner
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the I (Malala Yousafzai and Christian Lamb)
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the I
38
Malala Yousafzai and Christian Lamb
I Can't Make This Up (Hart)
I Can't Make This Up
39
Hart
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
40
Maya Angelou
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