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The Modern Library's Best 100 English-Language Non-Fiction Books of the Last 100 Years

This list contains, in descending order, The Modern Library's list of the 100 best English-language non-fiction books of the last 100 years, as of 1998. The autobiographical book 'The Education of Henry Adams' by Henry Adams was voted to be the best in this category. I've read the book and it's excellent; however, I believe there are a number of books that I've read, including political, socio-cultural, historical and even gastronomic books that should be on this list. What's your opinion on the books in this list?
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The Education of Henry Adams (Henry Adams)
The Education of Henry Adams (Henry Adams)
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The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James
The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James
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Up From Slavery (Washington, Booker T.)
Up From Slavery (Washington, Booker T.)
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A Room of One's Own (Virginia Woolf)
A Room of One's Own (Virginia Woolf)
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Silent Spring (Rachel Carson)
Silent Spring (Rachel Carson)
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Selected Essays (T.S. Eliot)
Selected Essays (T.S. Eliot)
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The Double Helix (James Watson)
The Double Helix (James Watson)
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Speak, Memory (Vladimir Nabokov)
Speak, Memory (Vladimir Nabokov)
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THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE by H. L. Mencken
THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE by H. L. Mencken
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The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money (John Maynard Keynes)
The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money (John Maynard Keynes)
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The Lives of a Cell (Lewis Thomas)
The Lives of a Cell (Lewis Thomas)
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The Frontier in American History (Frederick Jackson Turner)
The Frontier in American History (Frederick Jackson Turner)
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Black Boy (Richard Wright)
Black Boy (Richard Wright)
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Aspects of the Novel (E.M. Forster)
Aspects of the Novel (E.M. Forster)
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The Civil War by Shelby Foote
The Civil War by Shelby Foote
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The Guns of August (Barbara Tuchman)
The Guns of August (Barbara Tuchman)
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The Proper Study of Mankind (Isaiah Berlin)
The Proper Study of Mankind (Isaiah Berlin)
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The Nature and Destiny of Man by Reinhold Niebuhr
The Nature and Destiny of Man by Reinhold Niebuhr
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Notes of a Native Son (James Baldwin)
Notes of a Native Son (James Baldwin)
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The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas (Gertrude Stein)
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas (Gertrude Stein)
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The Elements of Style (William Strunk Jr., Maira Kalman and E.B. White)
The Elements of Style (William Strunk Jr., Maira Kalman and E.B. White)
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An American Dilemma (Gunnar Myrdal)
An American Dilemma (Gunnar Myrdal)
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Principia Mathematica (Bertrand Russell, Alfred North Whitehead)
Principia Mathematica (Bertrand Russell, Alfred North Whitehead)
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The Mismeasure of Man (Stephen Jay Gould)
The Mismeasure of Man (Stephen Jay Gould)
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The Mirror and the Lamp: Romantic Theory and the Critical Tradition (M. H. Abrams)
The Mirror and the Lamp: Romantic Theory and the Critical Tradition (M. H. Abrams)
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THE ART OF THE SOLUBLE by Peter B. Medawar
THE ART OF THE SOLUBLE by Peter B. Medawar
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The Ants (Bert Hölldobler and Edward O. Wilson)
The Ants (Bert Hölldobler and Edward O. Wilson)
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A Theory of Justice (John Rawls)
A Theory of Justice (John Rawls)
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ART AND ILLUSION by Ernest H. Gombrich
ART AND ILLUSION by Ernest H. Gombrich
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The Making of the English Working Class (E. P. Thompson)
The Making of the English Working Class (E. P. Thompson)
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The Souls of Black Folk (W.E.B. Dubois)
The Souls of Black Folk (W.E.B. Dubois)
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Principia Ethica (G.E. Moore)
Principia Ethica (G.E. Moore)
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Philosophy and Civilization (John Dewey)
Philosophy and Civilization (John Dewey)
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ON GROWTH AND FORM by D'Arcy Thompson
ON GROWTH AND FORM by D'Arcy Thompson
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Ideas and Opinions (Albert Einstein)
Ideas and Opinions (Albert Einstein)
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The Age of Jackson (Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.)
The Age of Jackson (Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.)
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The Making of the Atomic Bomb (Richard Rhodes)
The Making of the Atomic Bomb (Richard Rhodes)
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Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: A Journey Through Yugoslavia (Rebecca West)
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: A Journey Through Yugoslavia (Rebecca West)
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Autobiographies (W.B. Yeats)
Autobiographies (W.B. Yeats)
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SCIENCE AND CIVILIZATION IN CHINA by Joseph Needham
SCIENCE AND CIVILIZATION IN CHINA by Joseph Needham
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