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Simon's 150 Essential Books of Non-Fiction (Old List) - Page 4

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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The Red Queen by Mark Ridley
The Red Queen by Mark Ridley
121
Against All Enemies
Against All Enemies
122
The Way of the World: A Story of Truth and Hope in an Age of Extremism (Ron Suskind)
The Way of the World: A Story of Truth and Hope in an Age of Extremism
123
Ron Suskind
Naked Economics
Naked Economics
124
Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales From the World of Wall Street (John Brooks)
Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales From the World of Wall Street
125
John Brooks
The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008 (Paul Krugman)
The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008
126
Paul Krugman
The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't (Robert I. Sutton)
The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't
127
Robert I. Sutton
Unexpected Economics (Timothy Taylor)
Unexpected Economics
128
Timothy Taylor
The Invisible Gorilla
The Invisible Gorilla
129
The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of I (Kelly McGonigal)
The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of I
130
Kelly McGonigal
The Confidence Game (Maria Konnikova)
The Confidence Game
131
Maria Konnikova
The Truth Will Out: Unmasking the Real Shakespeare (Brenda James, William Rubinstein)
The Truth Will Out: Unmasking the Real Shakespeare
132
Brenda James, William Rubinstein
Labyrinths of Reason: Paradox, Puzzles, and the Frailty of Knowledge (William Poundstone)
Labyrinths of Reason: Paradox, Puzzles, and the Frailty of Knowledge
133
William Poundstone
RFK: A Candid Biography of Robert F. Kennedy (C. David Heymann)
RFK: A Candid Biography of Robert F. Kennedy
134
C. David Heymann
Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges (Amy Cuddy)
Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges
135
Amy Cuddy
The Believing Brain
The Believing Brain
136
The Chemistry Between Us: Love, Sex, and the Science of Attraction (Larry Young, Brian Alexander)
The Chemistry Between Us: Love, Sex, and the Science of Attraction
137
Larry Young, Brian Alexander
Out of Our Minds: Learning to Be Creative (Ken Robinson)
Out of Our Minds: Learning to Be Creative
138
Ken Robinson
THE MISMEASURE OF MAN by Stephen Jay Gould
THE MISMEASURE OF MAN by Stephen Jay Gould
139
More Information Than You Require (John Hodgman)
More Information Than You Require
140
John Hodgman
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (Randall Munroe)
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
141
Randall Munroe
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