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Saja's List of 100 Best Nonfiction (Modern Library) - Page 3

In 1999, Modern Library Publishing asked readers to vote for the best nonfiction books published in English in the 20th century. This is a list of the results, listed by popularity. Snooze. Read these when you have a lot of time on your hands...……..such as these days of sheltering in place.
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THE FACE OF BATTLE by John Keegan
THE FACE OF BATTLE by John Keegan
81
THE STRANGE DEATH OF LIBERAL ENGLAND by George Dangerfield
THE STRANGE DEATH OF LIBERAL ENGLAND by George Dangerfield
82
VERMEER by Lawrence Gowing
VERMEER by Lawrence Gowing
83
A BRIGHT SHINING LIE by Neil Sheehan
A BRIGHT SHINING LIE by Neil Sheehan
84
West With the Night
West With the Night
85
This Boy's Life
This Boy's Life
86
A MATHEMATICIAN's APOLOGY by G. H. Hardy
A MATHEMATICIAN's APOLOGY by G. H. Hardy
87
Six Easy Pieces (Richard Feynman)
Six Easy Pieces
88
Richard Feynman
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Annie Dillard)
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
89
Annie Dillard
The Golden Bough (James Frazer)
The Golden Bough
90
James Frazer
Shadow and Act (Ralph Ellison)
Shadow and Act
91
Ralph Ellison
The Power Broker
The Power Broker
92
THE AMERICAN POLITICAL TRADITION by Richard Hofstadter
THE AMERICAN POLITICAL TRADITION by Richard Hofstadter
93
THE CONTOURS OF AMERICAN HISTORY by William Appleman Williams
THE CONTOURS OF AMERICAN HISTORY by William Appleman Williams
94
THE PROMISE OF AMERICAN LIFE by Herbert Croly
THE PROMISE OF AMERICAN LIFE by Herbert Croly
95
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
96
Truman Capote
THE JOURNALIST AND THE MURDERER by Janet Malcolm
THE JOURNALIST AND THE MURDERER by Janet Malcolm
97
THE TAMING OF CHANCE by Ian Hacking
THE TAMING OF CHANCE by Ian Hacking
98
Operating Instructions (Anne Lamott)
Operating Instructions
99
Anne Lamott
MELBOURNE by Lord David Cecil
MELBOURNE by Lord David Cecil
100
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