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Top 100 Non-Fiction Books of All-Time

From Whitbywhit: These are the best non-fiction books of all-time, according to an aggregate of more than 30 lists focused specifically on non-fiction books and another 60+ general book lists.
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Holy Bible King James Version
Holy Bible King James Version
1
Little Red Book (Chairman Mao)
Little Red Book
2
Chairman Mao
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
3
Anne Frank
Quran
Quran
4
The Prince (Niccolò Machiavelli)
The Prince
5
Niccolò Machiavelli
The Origin of Species (Charles Darwin)
The Origin of Species
6
Charles Darwin
Walden (Henry David Thoreau)
Walden
7
Henry David Thoreau
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
8
Truman Capote
The Republic (Plato)
The Republic
9
Plato
A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time
10
Stephen Hawking
Silent Spring (Rachel Carson)
Silent Spring
11
Rachel Carson
The Interpretation of Dreams (Sigmund Freud)
The Interpretation of Dreams
12
Sigmund Freud
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
13
Malcolm X
The Communist Manifesto (Karl Marx)
The Communist Manifesto
14
Karl Marx
The Second Sex (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Second Sex
15
Simone De Beauvoir
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
16
Elie Wiesel
A Room of One's Own (Virginia Woolf)
A Room of One's Own
17
Virginia Woolf
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
18
Maya Angelou
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
19
Hunter S. Thompson
The Confessions (St. Augustine)
The Confessions
20
St. Augustine
The Xinhua Zidian (Commercial Press)
The Xinhua Zidian
21
Commercial Press
The Elements of Style (White, E.B.)
The Elements of Style
22
White, E.B.
Wealth of Nations (Adam Smith)
Wealth of Nations
23
Adam Smith
How to Win Friends and Influence People (Dale Carnegie)
How to Win Friends and Influence People
24
Dale Carnegie
The Double Helix (James Watson)
The Double Helix
25
James Watson
Essays (Montaigne)
Essays
26
Montaigne
The Art of War (Sun Tzu)
The Art of War
27
Sun Tzu
The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money (John Maynard Keynes)
The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money
28
John Maynard Keynes
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Robert M. Pirsig)
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
29
Robert M. Pirsig
Meditations (Marcus Aurelius)
Meditations
30
Marcus Aurelius
The History of the Peloponnesian War (Thucydides)
The History of the Peloponnesian War
31
Thucydides
The Histories (Herodotus)
The Histories
32
Herodotus
Confessions (Jean-Jacques Rousseau)
Confessions
33
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The Education of Henry Adams
The Education of Henry Adams
34
Homage to Catalonia (George Orwell)
Homage to Catalonia
35
George Orwell
The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care (Dr. Benjamin Spock)
The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care
36
Dr. Benjamin Spock
The Souls of Black Folk (W.E.B. Du Bois)
The Souls of Black Folk
37
W.E.B. Du Bois
Rights of Man (Thomas Paine)
Rights of Man
38
Thomas Paine
The Feminine Mystique (Betty Friedan)
The Feminine Mystique
39
Betty Friedan
Relativity (Albert Einstein)
Relativity
40
Albert Einstein
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