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The English Teacher's Non-Fiction 100: Some of the Best Fact-Based Books Ever Written

Just as the title say, our (now retired) English Teacher presents some of the most intriguing, thought provoking, and engaging works of non-fiction (from a variety of disciplines) that he has encountered over a lifetime of reading.
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1939: The Lost World of the Fair (David Gelernter)
1939: The Lost World of the Fair (David Gelernter)
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Alexander Hamilton (Ron Chernow)
Alexander Hamilton (Ron Chernow)
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All the President's Men
All the President's Men
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Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
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The Armies of the Night (Norman Mailer)
The Armies of the Night (Norman Mailer)
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The Army of the Potomac (Catton)
The Army of the Potomac (Catton)
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Assassination Vacation
Assassination Vacation
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At Home : A Short History of Private Life (Bill Bryson)
At Home : A Short History of Private Life (Bill Bryson)
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Benjamin Franklin)
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Benjamin Franklin)
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The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell (Bertrand Russell)
The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell (Bertrand Russell)
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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Battle Cry of Freedom (James M. McPherson)
Battle Cry of Freedom (James M. McPherson)
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The Big Book
The Big Book
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Blue Highways (William Least Heat-Moon)
Blue Highways (William Least Heat-Moon)
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Brain Droppings
Brain Droppings
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A Bridge Too Far
A Bridge Too Far
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A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
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The Civil War (Shelby Foote)
The Civil War (Shelby Foote)
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The Cold War: A World History (Odd Arne Westad)
The Cold War: A World History (Odd Arne Westad)
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Common Sense (Thomas Paine)
Common Sense (Thomas Paine)
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Cosmos (Carl Sagan)
Cosmos (Carl Sagan)
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The Crusades Through Arab Eyes (Amin Maalouf)
The Crusades Through Arab Eyes (Amin Maalouf)
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The Dark Night of the Soul (St. John of the Cross)
The Dark Night of the Soul (St. John of the Cross)
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Democracy in America (Alexis De Tocqueville)
Democracy in America (Alexis De Tocqueville)
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Desire of the Everlasting Hills: the World Before and After Jesus (Thomas Cahill)
Desire of the Everlasting Hills: the World Before and After Jesus (Thomas Cahill)
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The Diary of Samuel Pepys
The Diary of Samuel Pepys
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A Distant Mirror (Tuchman)
A Distant Mirror (Tuchman)
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Distrust That Particular Flavor (William Gibson)
Distrust That Particular Flavor (William Gibson)
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Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care (Benjamin Spock)
Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care (Benjamin Spock)
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Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds (Charles MacKay)
Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds (Charles MacKay)
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Freakonomics (Steven D. Levitt)
Freakonomics (Steven D. Levitt)
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From Beirut to Jerusalem
From Beirut to Jerusalem
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From Jesus to Christ (Fredriksen)
From Jesus to Christ (Fredriksen)
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Future Shock (Toffler Alvin)
Future Shock (Toffler Alvin)
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The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels (Thomas Cahill)
The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels (Thomas Cahill)
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The Glorious Cause (Robert Middlekauff)
The Glorious Cause (Robert Middlekauff)
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Gods, Graves, & Scholars (Ceram)
Gods, Graves, & Scholars (Ceram)
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Grant's Memoirs (Library of America)
Grant's Memoirs (Library of America)
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The Gulag Archipelago: 1918-1956 (Aleksandre I. Solzhenitsyn)
The Gulag Archipelago: 1918-1956 (Aleksandre I. Solzhenitsyn)
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The Guns of August (Tuchman)
The Guns of August (Tuchman)
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