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Nonfiction Books Everyone Should Read - Page 2

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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I'll Be Gone in the Dark (Michelle McNamara)
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
41
Michelle McNamara
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
42
Rebecca Skloot
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
43
Truman Capote
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Into the Wild
44
Jon Krakauer
Irena's Children (Tilar J. Mazzeo)
Irena's Children
45
Tilar J. Mazzeo
It's Okay to Laugh (Nora McInerny Purmort)
It's Okay to Laugh
46
Nora McInerny Purmort
The Last Lecture (Randy Pausch)
The Last Lecture
47
Randy Pausch
The Life-Changing Manga of Tidying Up (Marie Kondo)
The Life-Changing Manga of Tidying Up
48
Marie Kondo
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier ( Sierra Leone)
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier ( Sierra Leone)
49
Look Me in the Eye
Look Me in the Eye
50
The Lost City of Z (David Grann)
The Lost City of Z
51
David Grann
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (Oliver Sacks)
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
52
Oliver Sacks
Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor Frankl)
Man's Search for Meaning
53
Viktor Frankl
Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris)
Me Talk Pretty One Day
54
David Sedaris
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (John Berendt)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
55
John Berendt
Modern Romance (Aziz Ansari)
Modern Romance
56
Aziz Ansari
A Moveable Feast (Ernest Hemingway)
A Moveable Feast
57
Ernest Hemingway
My Boyfriend Barfed in My Handbag (Jolie Kerr)
My Boyfriend Barfed in My Handbag
58
Jolie Kerr
The Nazi Officer's Wife
The Nazi Officer's Wife
59
Nickel and Dimed (Barbara Ehrenreich)
Nickel and Dimed
60
Barbara Ehrenreich
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
61
Elie Wiesel
Notes of a Native Son (James Baldwin)
Notes of a Native Son
62
James Baldwin
The Omnivore's Dilemma (Michael Pollan)
The Omnivore's Dilemma
63
Michael Pollan
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
64
Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy (Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant)
Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy
65
Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant
Out of Africa (Isak Dinesen)
Out of Africa
66
Isak Dinesen
Outliers (Malcolm Gladwell)
Outliers
67
Malcolm Gladwell
The Pianist (Wladyslaw Szpilman)
The Pianist
68
Wladyslaw Szpilman
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business (Charles Duhigg)
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
69
Charles Duhigg
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Susan Cain)
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
70
Susan Cain
Reading Lolita in Tehran (Azar Nafisi)
Reading Lolita in Tehran
71
Azar Nafisi
Rewire (Richard O'Connor)
Rewire
72
Richard O'Connor
Rise of the Rocket Girls (Nathalia Holt)
Rise of the Rocket Girls
73
Nathalia Holt
A Room of One's Own (Virginia Woolf)
A Room of One's Own
74
Virginia Woolf
Salt: A World History (Mark Kurlansky)
Salt: A World History
75
Mark Kurlansky
Sapiens (Yuval Noah Harari)
Sapiens
76
Yuval Noah Harari
Scrappy Little Nobody (Anna Kendrick)
Scrappy Little Nobody
77
Anna Kendrick
The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace
The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace
78
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson)
A Short History of Nearly Everything
79
Bill Bryson
Silent Spring (Rachel Carson)
Silent Spring
80
Rachel Carson
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