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The English Teacher's Non-Fiction 100: Some of the Best Fact-Based Books Ever Written - Page 2

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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Helter Skelter (Vincent Bugliosi)
Helter Skelter
41
Vincent Bugliosi
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Edward Gibbon)
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
42
Edward Gibbon
A History of God (Karen Armstrong)
A History of God
43
Karen Armstrong
How the Irish Saved Civilization (Thomas Cahill)
How the Irish Saved Civilization
44
Thomas Cahill
How to Win Friends and Influence People (Dale Carnegie)
How to Win Friends and Influence People
45
Dale Carnegie
The Imitation of Christ (Thomas a Kempis)
The Imitation of Christ
46
Thomas a Kempis
Into Thin Air (Jon Krakauer)
Into Thin Air
47
Jon Krakauer
The Invisible Bankers (Andrew Tobias)
The Invisible Bankers
48
Andrew Tobias
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (Kael)
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
49
Kael
The Longest Day (Cornelius Ryan)
The Longest Day
50
Cornelius Ryan
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time (Dava Sobel)
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
51
Dava Sobel
The Making of the Atomic Bomb (Richard Rhodes)
The Making of the Atomic Bomb
52
Richard Rhodes
The Making of the Middle Ages (Southern)
The Making of the Middle Ages
53
Southern
The Making of the President 1960 by Theodore H. White
The Making of the President 1960 by Theodore H. White
54
The Medium Is the Massage
The Medium Is the Massage
55
The Monsters and the Critics (Tolkien, J.R.R.)
The Monsters and the Critics
56
Tolkien, J.R.R.
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
57
Elie Wiesel
The Nightmare Years, 1930-1940 (William L. Shirer)
The Nightmare Years, 1930-1940
58
William L. Shirer
O Jerusalem! (Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre)
O Jerusalem!
59
Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre
The Old Patagonian Express
The Old Patagonian Express
60
The Origin of the Species and the Voyage of the 'Beagle' (Charles Darwin)
The Origin of the Species and the Voyage of the 'Beagle'
61
Charles Darwin
The Origins of the Second World War (A. J. P. Taylor)
The Origins of the Second World War
62
A. J. P. Taylor
The Parade's Gone by (Brownlow)
The Parade's Gone By
63
Brownlow
Parliament of Whores (P.J. O'Rourke)
Parliament of Whores
64
P.J. O'Rourke
The Path Between the Seas
The Path Between the Seas
65
The Perfect Storm (Sebastian Junger)
The Perfect Storm
66
Sebastian Junger
The Persian Expedition (Xenophon)
The Persian Expedition
67
Xenophon
The Power of Art (Schama)
The Power of Art
68
Schama
A Random Walk Down Wall Street (Burton G. Malkiel)
A Random Walk Down Wall Street
69
Burton G. Malkiel
The Republic (Plato)
The Republic
70
Plato
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (William L. Shirer)
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
71
William L. Shirer
A Rumor of War
A Rumor of War
72
The Russian Revolution (Richard Pipes)
The Russian Revolution
73
Richard Pipes
Sailing the Wine Dark Sea (Thomas Cahill)
Sailing the Wine Dark Sea
74
Thomas Cahill
The Season (William Goldman)
The Season
75
William Goldman
The Second World War (Churchill)
The Second World War
76
Churchill
Selected Essays of Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
Selected Essays of Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
77
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson)
A Short History of Nearly Everything
78
Bill Bryson
Silent Spring (Rachel Carson)
Silent Spring
79
Rachel Carson
The Silent World (Jacque-Yves Cousteau)
The Silent World
80
Jacque-Yves Cousteau
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