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Nonfiction That Packs a Punch!

Want to change the way you think about the world, humanity and life? Read at least 50 of these books: a collection of science, history, sociology, biography, memoirs, and nonfiction. These books pack a mental punch that will make you curious and more knowledgeable about this amazing universe we live in and those we share it with.
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1066: The Year of the Conquest (Howarth)
1066: The Year of the Conquest
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Howarth
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus (Charles C. Mann)
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
2
Charles C. Mann
1776 (David McCullough)
1776
3
David McCullough
Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths (Bruce Feiler)
Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths
4
Bruce Feiler
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism (Shoshana Zuboff)
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
5
Shoshana Zuboff
The Age of Wonder (Richard Holmes)
The Age of Wonder
6
Richard Holmes
The Agony and the Ecstasy (Irving Stone)
The Agony and the Ecstasy
7
Irving Stone
Alan Turing: The Enigma (Andrew Hodges)
Alan Turing: The Enigma
8
Andrew Hodges
Alexander Hamilton (Ron Chernow)
Alexander Hamilton
9
Ron Chernow
Alien Earths : The New Science of Planet Hunting in the Cosmos (Lisa Kaltenegger)
Alien Earths : The New Science of Planet Hunting in the Cosmos
10
Lisa Kaltenegger
All the President's Men (Carl Bernstein)
All the President's Men
11
Carl Bernstein
All the Single Ladies (Rebecca Traister)
All the Single Ladies
12
Rebecca Traister
An Immense World (Ed Yong)
An Immense World
13
Ed Yong
An Inconvenient Truth
An Inconvenient Truth
14
The Anarchy (William Dalrymple)
The Anarchy
15
William Dalrymple
And the Band Played on (Randy Shilts)
And the Band Played On
16
Randy Shilts
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
17
Frank McCourt
Animal Minds (Donald Griffin)
Animal Minds
18
Donald Griffin
The Ants (Bert Hölldobler, Edward O. Wilson)
The Ants
19
Bert Hölldobler, Edward O. Wilson
Are We Smart Enough to Know Smart Animals Are (Dewaal)
Are We Smart Enough to Know Smart Animals Are
20
Dewaal
The Art and Science of Teaching: a Comprehensive Framework for Effective Instruction (Robert J. Marzano)
The Art and Science of Teaching: a Comprehensive Framework for Effective Instruction
21
Robert J. Marzano
The Art of War (Sun Tzu)
The Art of War
22
Sun Tzu
Aspects of the Novel (E.M. Forster)
Aspects of the Novel
23
E.M. Forster
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
24
Neil Degrasse Tyson
Baby and Child Care (Benjamin Spock, Robert Needlman)
Baby and Child Care
25
Benjamin Spock, Robert Needlman
Bad Blood (John Carreyrou)
Bad Blood
26
John Carreyrou
Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands (Kelly Lytle Hernández)
Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands
27
Kelly Lytle Hernández
The Barbarian Conversion (Richard Fletcher)
The Barbarian Conversion
28
Richard Fletcher
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" (Zora Neale Hurston)
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"
29
Zora Neale Hurston
Becoming (Michelle Obama)
Becoming
30
Michelle Obama
Before the Fallout: From Marie Curie to Hiroshima (Diana Preston)
Before the Fallout: From Marie Curie to Hiroshima
31
Diana Preston
Behind the Beautiful Forevers (Katherine Boo)
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
32
Katherine Boo
Being Mortal (Atul Gawande)
Being Mortal
33
Atul Gawande
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
34
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Biophilia (Edward O. Wilson)
Biophilia
35
Edward O. Wilson
Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization (Volume 2: The Archaeological and Docu (Martin Bernal)
Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization (Volume 2: The Archaeological and Docu
36
Martin Bernal
Black Elk Speaks (Black Elk)
Black Elk Speaks
37
Black Elk
Black Hawk Down (Mark Bowden)
Black Hawk Down
38
Mark Bowden
Blessed Unrest
Blessed Unrest
39
Blink (Malcolm Gladwell)
Blink
40
Malcolm Gladwell
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