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Todd's 325 Favorite Non-Fiction Books

This was easier than I thought. I've read more novels, but I've liked fewer of them. Not all of these books are about happy (or even remotely happy) topics, but I very much like the feeling of being informed about something, especially the kinds of things that are often kept from us in school. Informed reading, everyone! PS: They're alpha by author.
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Dear Ijawele (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Dear Ijawele
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
We Should All Be Feminists
3
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Interaction of Color (Josef Albers)
Interaction of Color
4
Josef Albers
The Endurance (Caroline Alexander)
The Endurance
5
Caroline Alexander
The New Jim Crow (Michelle Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
6
Michelle Alexander
Nothing Like It in the World (Stephen Ambrose)
Nothing Like It in the World
7
Stephen Ambrose
White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide (Carol Anderson)
White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide
8
Carol Anderson
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
9
Maya Angelou
Eichmann in Jerusalem (Hannah Arendt)
Eichmann in Jerusalem
10
Hannah Arendt
The Nicomachean Ethics (Aristotle)
The Nicomachean Ethics
11
Aristotle
Wingnuts: How the Lunatic Fringe Is Hijacking America (John P. Avalon)
Wingnuts: How the Lunatic Fringe Is Hijacking America
12
John P. Avalon
Nam: The Vietnam War in the Words of the Men and Women Who Fought There (Baker, Mark)
Nam: The Vietnam War in the Words of the Men and Women Who Fought There
13
Baker, Mark
The Fire Next Time (James Baldwin)
The Fire Next Time
14
James Baldwin
Edison Inventing the Century (Neil Baldwin)
Edison Inventing the Century
15
Neil Baldwin
The Great Influenza (John M. Barry)
The Great Influenza
16
John M. Barry
Ways of Seeing (John Berger)
Ways of Seeing
17
John Berger
The Complete Paintings of Vermeer (Piero Bianconi)
The Complete Paintings of Vermeer
18
Piero Bianconi
Leisureville: Adventures in America's Retirement Utopias (Andrew D. Blechman)
Leisureville: Adventures in America's Retirement Utopias
19
Andrew D. Blechman
Hamlet: Poem Unlimited (Harold Bloom)
Hamlet: Poem Unlimited
20
Harold Bloom
E=Mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation (David Bodanis)
E=Mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation
21
David Bodanis
Who's on Worst (Filip Bondy)
Who's on Worst
22
Filip Bondy
This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen (Tadeusz Borowski)
This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen
23
Tadeusz Borowski
Kitchen Confidential (Anthony Bourdain)
Kitchen Confidential
24
Anthony Bourdain
Ball Four (Jim Bouton)
Ball Four
25
Jim Bouton
Life Hacks (Keith Bradford)
Life Hacks
26
Keith Bradford
Utopia for Realists (Rutger Bregman)
Utopia for Realists
27
Rutger Bregman
William Faulkner: The Abstract and the Actual (Panthea Reid Broughton)
William Faulkner: The Abstract and the Actual
28
Panthea Reid Broughton
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Dee Brown)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
29
Dee Brown
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson)
A Short History of Nearly Everything
30
Bill Bryson
In a Sunburned Country (Bill Bryson)
In a Sunburned Country
31
Bill Bryson
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid (Bill Bryson)
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
32
Bill Bryson
Why Time Flies: A Mostly Scientific Investigation (Alan Burdick)
Why Time Flies: A Mostly Scientific Investigation
33
Alan Burdick
The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking (Oliver Burkeman)
The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking
34
Oliver Burkeman
Swearing Is Good for You (Emma Byrne)
Swearing Is Good for You
35
Emma Byrne
Quiet (Susan Cain)
Quiet
36
Susan Cain
The Myth of Sisyphus (Albert Camus)
The Myth of Sisyphus
37
Albert Camus
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
38
Truman Capote
Notorious RBG (Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik)
Notorious RBG
39
Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik
The Sense of Wonder (Rachel Carson)
The Sense of Wonder
40
Rachel Carson
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