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Nonfiction - Reality Can Be More Interesting Than Fiction

Here are most of the nonfiction books I have read. Some are great, most are good, and a few are bad (I'm looking at you Jenny McCarthy).
I've included general nonfiction, biographies, memoirs, humor, etc.
Also, I know some may not agree that Sybil, Amityville Horror or the like are actually nonfiction. However, at the time I read them I believed they were and so they are included.
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Psychopath Test (Jon Ronson)
Psychopath Test
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Jon Ronson
So You've Been Publicly Shamed (Jon Ronson)
So You've Been Publicly Shamed
2
Jon Ronson
Them: Adventures With Extremists (Jon Ronson)
Them: Adventures With Extremists
3
Jon Ronson
The Last Days of August (Jon Ronson)
The Last Days of August
4
Jon Ronson
Night (Elie Weisel)
Night
5
Elie Weisel
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (Oliver Sacks)
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
6
Oliver Sacks
The New Jim Crow (Michelle Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
7
Michelle Alexander
The Last Black Unicorn (Tiffany Haddish)
The Last Black Unicorn
8
Tiffany Haddish
Critique of Pure Reason (Immanuel Kant)
Critique of Pure Reason
9
Immanuel Kant
When Breath Becomes Air (Paul Kalanithi)
When Breath Becomes Air
10
Paul Kalanithi
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons From the Crematory (Caitlin Doughty)
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons From the Crematory
11
Caitlin Doughty
Maid (Stephanie Land)
Maid
12
Stephanie Land
Proust and the Squid (Maryanne Wolf)
Proust and the Squid
13
Maryanne Wolf
The Professor and the Madman (Simon Winchester)
The Professor and the Madman
14
Simon Winchester
Galileo's Daughter (Dava Sobel)
Galileo's Daughter
15
Dava Sobel
Who Moved My Cheese? (Spencer Johnson)
Who Moved My Cheese?
16
Spencer Johnson
The Apology Impulse (Cary Cooper, Sean O'Meara)
The Apology Impulse
17
Cary Cooper, Sean O'Meara
Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life (Beth Kempton)
Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life
18
Beth Kempton
Code Girls (Liza Mundy)
Code Girls
19
Liza Mundy
The Grid (Matt Watkinson)
The Grid
20
Matt Watkinson
The Science of Kissing (Sheril Kirshenbaum)
The Science of Kissing
21
Sheril Kirshenbaum
Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy (Cathy O'Neil)
Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy
22
Cathy O'Neil
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man (John Perkins)
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
23
John Perkins
The Courage to Be Happy (Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitaka Koga)
The Courage to Be Happy
24
Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitaka Koga
What Color Is Your Parachute (Richard N. Bolles)
What Color Is Your Parachute
25
Richard N. Bolles
Final Exit (Derek Humphry)
Final Exit
26
Derek Humphry
Sex (Madonna)
Sex
27
Madonna
Nothing to Envy (Barbara Demick)
Nothing to Envy
28
Barbara Demick
A River in Darkness (Masaji Ishikawa)
A River in Darkness
29
Masaji Ishikawa
How to Be a Stoic (Massimo Pigliucci)
How to Be a Stoic
30
Massimo Pigliucci
Hidden Valley Road (Robert Kolker)
Hidden Valley Road
31
Robert Kolker
Leaders Eat Last (Simon Sinek)
Leaders Eat Last
32
Simon Sinek
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (Steven R. Covey)
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
33
Steven R. Covey
How to Eat a Peach (Diana Henry)
How to Eat a Peach
34
Diana Henry
The Art of Statistics (David Spiegelhalter)
The Art of Statistics
35
David Spiegelhalter
Private Parts (Howard Stern)
Private Parts
36
Howard Stern
Living, Loving & Learning (Leo Buscaglia)
Living, Loving & Learning
37
Leo Buscaglia
The End of Your Life Book Club (Schwalbe, Will)
The End of Your Life Book Club
38
Schwalbe, Will
The Stranger in the Woods (Michael Finkel)
The Stranger in the Woods
39
Michael Finkel
The Body (Bill Bryson)
The Body
40
Bill Bryson
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