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Simon's 150 Essential Books of Non-Fiction (Old List) - Page 3

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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A Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers (Lawrence G. Mcdonald, Patrick Robinson)
A Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers
81
Lawrence G. Mcdonald, Patrick Robinson
Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Mar
Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Mar
82
The Quants: How a New Breed of Math Whizzes Conquered Wall Street and Nearly Destroyed It (Scott Patterson)
The Quants: How a New Breed of Math Whizzes Conquered Wall Street and Nearly Destroyed It
83
Scott Patterson
House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wrethched Excess on Wall Street (William D. Cohan)
House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wrethched Excess on Wall Street
84
William D. Cohan
Mozart's Brain and the Fighter Pilot: Unleashing Your Brain's Potential (Richard Restak)
Mozart's Brain and the Fighter Pilot: Unleashing Your Brain's Potential
85
Richard Restak
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work (John Gottman)
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
86
John Gottman
Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
87
Billions and Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium
Billions and Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium
88
Parallel Worlds
Parallel Worlds
89
Physics of the Impossible
Physics of the Impossible
90
Dreams of a Final Theory (Steven Weinberg)
Dreams of a Final Theory
91
Steven Weinberg
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (Carol Dweck)
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
92
Carol Dweck
Emotional Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence
93
The Social Animal
The Social Animal
94
Wait: The Art and Science of Delay (Frank Partnoy)
Wait: The Art and Science of Delay
95
Frank Partnoy
Why Marriages Succeed or Fail - And How You Can Make Yours Last (John M. Gottman)
Why Marriages Succeed or Fail - And How You Can Make Yours Last
96
John M. Gottman
The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom (Jonathan Haidt)
The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
97
Jonathan Haidt
The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking: How Irrational Beliefs Keep Us Happy, Healthy, and Sane (Matthew Hutson)
The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking: How Irrational Beliefs Keep Us Happy, Healthy, and Sane
98
Matthew Hutson
Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior (Ori Barman, Rom Brafman)
Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior
99
Ori Barman, Rom Brafman
How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character (Paul Tough)
How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character
100
Paul Tough
59 Seconds
59 Seconds
101
Without Conscience:The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us (Robert D. Hare, Phd)
Without Conscience:The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us
102
Robert D. Hare, Phd
The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success And... (Shawn Achor)
The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success And...
103
Shawn Achor
Denial: Self-Deception, False Beliefs, and the Origins of the Human Mind (Ajit Varki, Danny Brower)
Denial: Self-Deception, False Beliefs, and the Origins of the Human Mind
104
Ajit Varki, Danny Brower
Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart (Ian Ayres)
Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart
105
Ian Ayres
The Pinball Effect (James Burke)
The Pinball Effect
106
James Burke
Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues From Tobacco Smoke... (Naomi Oreskes, Erik M. Conway)
Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues From Tobacco Smoke...
107
Naomi Oreskes, Erik M. Conway
The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail - But Some Don'
The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail - But Some Don'
108
The Undercover Scientist (Peter J Bentley)
The Undercover Scientist
109
Peter J Bentley
The Singularity Is Near
The Singularity Is Near
110
The Demon Under the Microscope
The Demon Under the Microscope
111
Fermat's Last Theorem (Simon Singh)
Fermat's Last Theorem
112
Simon Singh
Denialism (Michael Specter)
Denialism
113
Michael Specter
Periodic Tales (Hugh Aldersey-Williams)
Periodic Tales
114
Hugh Aldersey-Williams
The Years of Lyndon Johnson (Robert Caro)
The Years of Lyndon Johnson
115
Robert Caro
Nixon (Stephen E. Ambrose)
Nixon
116
Stephen E. Ambrose
Making a Good Brain Great (Daniel Amen)
Making a Good Brain Great
117
Daniel Amen
The Republican Brain: The Science of Why They Deny Science- And Reality (Chris Mooney)
The Republican Brain: The Science of Why They Deny Science- And Reality
118
Chris Mooney
American Savage: Insights, Slights, and Fights on Faith, Sex, Love, and Politics (Dan Savage)
American Savage: Insights, Slights, and Fights on Faith, Sex, Love, and Politics
119
Dan Savage
The Political Brain (Drew Westen)
The Political Brain
120
Drew Westen
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