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Simon's 150 Essential Books of Non-Fiction (Old List) - Page 2

The top 150 non-fiction any erudite will need to read to understand business, psychology, physics, history, biographies, economics, politics, current affairs, and science.
The main reason for adding the long list was that all current list's were uninteresting and/or substandard. This list is tilted toward currently available non-fiction in English.
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Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School (John Medina)
Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School
41
John Medina
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion (Jonathan Haidt)
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
42
Jonathan Haidt
The Female Brain (Louann Brizendine)
The Female Brain
43
Louann Brizendine
Who's in Charge? Free Will and the Science of the Brain (Michael S. Gazzaniga)
Who's in Charge? Free Will and the Science of the Brain
44
Michael S. Gazzaniga
The Brain That Changes Itself (Norman Doidge, M.D.)
The Brain That Changes Itself
45
Norman Doidge, M.D.
Biology and Human Behavior: The Neurological Origins of Individuality (Robert Sapolsky)
Biology and Human Behavior: The Neurological Origins of Individuality
46
Robert Sapolsky
Welcome to Your Brain (Sandra Aamodt, Sam Wang)
Welcome to Your Brain
47
Sandra Aamodt, Sam Wang
Journeys in English (Bill Bryson)
Journeys in English
48
Bill Bryson
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (Daniel H. Pink)
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
49
Daniel H. Pink
Outliers (Malcolm Gladwell)
Outliers
50
Malcolm Gladwell
The Tipping Point (Malcom Gladwell)
The Tipping Point
51
Malcom Gladwell
David and Goliath (Malcolm Gladwell)
David and Goliath
52
Malcolm Gladwell
The Age of Turbulence (Alan Greenspan)
The Age of Turbulence
53
Alan Greenspan
Bailout Nation: How Greed and Easy Money Corrupted Wall Street and Shook the World Economy (Barry Ritholtz)
Bailout Nation: How Greed and Easy Money Corrupted Wall Street and Shook the World Economy
54
Barry Ritholtz
Bringing Down the House
Bringing Down the House
55
A Random Walk Down Wall Street (Burton G. Malkiel)
A Random Walk Down Wall Street
56
Burton G. Malkiel
Predictably Irrational
Predictably Irrational
57
Confessions of an Economic Hitman
Confessions of an Economic Hitman
58
The Price of Inequality
The Price of Inequality
59
The Shock Doctrine (Naomi Klein)
The Shock Doctrine
60
Naomi Klein
Losing My Virginity (Richard Branson)
Losing My Virginity
61
Richard Branson
Freakonomics (Steven D. Levitt)
Freakonomics
62
Steven D. Levitt
Superfreakonomics (Steven D. Levitt)
Superfreakonomics
63
Steven D. Levitt
God's Problem: How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important Question - Why We Suffer (Bart D Ehrman)
God's Problem: How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important Question - Why We Suffer
64
Bart D Ehrman
The Evolution of God (Robert Wright)
The Evolution of God
65
Robert Wright
Stumbling on Happiness (Daniel Gilbert)
Stumbling on Happiness
66
Daniel Gilbert
The Geography of Bliss (Eric Weiner)
The Geography of Bliss
67
Eric Weiner
Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-Being (Martin E. Seligman)
Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-Being
68
Martin E. Seligman
The Surrender Experiment My Journey Into Life's Perfection (Michael A. Singer)
The Surrender Experiment My Journey Into Life's Perfection
69
Michael A. Singer
The How of Happiness (Sonja Lyubomirsky)
The How of Happiness
70
Sonja Lyubomirsky
The Longevity Project: Surprising Discoveries for Health and Long Life From the Landmark Eight... (Howard S. Friedman, Leslie R. Martin)
The Longevity Project: Surprising Discoveries for Health and Long Life From the Landmark Eight...
71
Howard S. Friedman, Leslie R. Martin
Anti-Acing Cures: Life Changing Secrets to Reverse the Effects of Aging (James Forsythe)
Anti-Acing Cures: Life Changing Secrets to Reverse the Effects of Aging
72
James Forsythe
8 Weeks to Optimum Health
8 Weeks to Optimum Health
73
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson)
A Short History of Nearly Everything
74
Bill Bryson
Emperors of Rome (Garrett G. Fagan)
Emperors of Rome
75
Garrett G. Fagan
Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial Sys (Andrew Ross Sorkin)
Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial Sys
76
Andrew Ross Sorkin
No One Would Listen: A True Financial Thriller (Harry Markopolos)
No One Would Listen: A True Financial Thriller
77
Harry Markopolos
Trillion Dollar Meltdown (Charles Morris)
Trillion Dollar Meltdown
78
Charles Morris
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
79
Griftopia: Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids, and the Long Con That Is Breaking America (Matt Taibbi)
Griftopia: Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids, and the Long Con That Is Breaking America
80
Matt Taibbi
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