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The Modern Library's Best 100 English-Language Non-Fiction Books of the Last 100 Years - Page 3

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 FACE OF BATTLE by John Keegan
THE FACE OF BATTLE by John Keegan
81
THE STRANGE DEATH OF LIBERAL ENGLAND by George Dangerfield
THE STRANGE DEATH OF LIBERAL ENGLAND by George Dangerfield
82
Vermeer (Lawrence Gowing)
Vermeer
83
Lawrence Gowing
A Bright Shining Lie (Neil Sheehan)
A Bright Shining Lie
84
Neil Sheehan
West With the Night (Beryl Markham)
West With the Night
85
Beryl Markham
This Boy's Life: A Memoir (Tobias Wolff)
This Boy's Life: A Memoir
86
Tobias Wolff
A Mathematician's Apology (G H Hardy)
A Mathematician's Apology
87
G H Hardy
Six Easy Pieces (Richard Feynman)
Six Easy Pieces
88
Richard Feynman
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Annie Dillard)
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
89
Annie Dillard
The Golden Bough (James George Frazer)
The Golden Bough
90
James George Frazer
Shadow and Act (Ralph Ellison)
Shadow and Act
91
Ralph Ellison
The Power Broker (Robert A. Caro)
The Power Broker
92
Robert A. Caro
The American Political Tradition and the Men Who Made It (Richard Hofstadter)
The American Political Tradition and the Men Who Made It
93
Richard Hofstadter
THE CONTOURS OF AMERICAN HISTORY by William Appleman Williams
THE CONTOURS OF AMERICAN HISTORY by William Appleman Williams
94
THE PROMISE OF AMERICAN LIFE by Herbert Croly
THE PROMISE OF AMERICAN LIFE by Herbert Croly
95
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
96
Truman Capote
THE JOURNALIST AND THE MURDERER by Janet Malcolm
THE JOURNALIST AND THE MURDERER by Janet Malcolm
97
THE TAMING OF CHANCE by Ian Hacking
THE TAMING OF CHANCE by Ian Hacking
98
Operating Instructions (Anne Lamott)
Operating Instructions
99
Anne Lamott
MELBOURNE by Lord David Cecil
MELBOURNE by Lord David Cecil
100
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