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These are the nonfiction books to which I've given top marks after a first read. How many of these have you read?
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The Explicit Gospel
The Explicit Gospel
41
First Ladies (Margaret Truman)
First Ladies
42
Margaret Truman
The Five (Hallie Rubenhold)
The Five
43
Hallie Rubenhold
Food : A Love Story (Jim Gaffigan)
Food : A Love Story
44
Jim Gaffigan
Four Days in November (Vincent Bugliosi)
Four Days in November
45
Vincent Bugliosi
Freedom at Midnight (Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre)
Freedom at Midnight
46
Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre
The Girl With Seven Names (Hyeonseo Lee - North Korea)
The Girl With Seven Names
47
Hyeonseo Lee - North Korea
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief (Lawrence Wright)
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief
48
Lawrence Wright
A Good American Family (David Maraniss)
A Good American Family
49
David Maraniss
Hamilton: The Revolution (Lin-Manuel Miranda)
Hamilton: The Revolution
50
Lin-Manuel Miranda
The Hiding Place (Corrie Ten Boom)
The Hiding Place
51
Corrie Ten Boom
Humility by Andrew Murray
Humility by Andrew Murray
52
I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin)
I Am Not Your Negro
53
James Baldwin
I'll Be Gone in the Dark (Michelle McNamara)
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
54
Michelle McNamara
The Impeachers (Brenda Wineapple)
The Impeachers
55
Brenda Wineapple
The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride (Daniel James Brown)
The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride
56
Daniel James Brown
In the Land of Blue Burqas (Kate McCord)
In the Land of Blue Burqas
57
Kate McCord
The Innocent Man (John Grisham)
The Innocent Man
58
John Grisham
The Insanity of God (Nik Ripken)
The Insanity of God
59
Nik Ripken
Is Paris Burning? (Larry Collins)
Is Paris Burning?
60
Larry Collins
Jerusalem: The Biography (Simon Sebag Montefiore)
Jerusalem: The Biography
61
Simon Sebag Montefiore
John Adams (David McCullough)
John Adams
62
David McCullough
The Johnstown Flood (David McCullough)
The Johnstown Flood
63
David McCullough
The Justice Calling (Hoang and Johnson)
The Justice Calling
64
Hoang and Johnson
Just Mercy (Bryan Stevenson)
Just Mercy
65
Bryan Stevenson
Know My Name (Chanel Miller)
Know My Name
66
Chanel Miller
The Last Days of the Romanovs: Tragedy at Ekaterinburg (Helen Rappaport)
The Last Days of the Romanovs: Tragedy at Ekaterinburg
67
Helen Rappaport
The Library Book (Susan Orlean)
The Library Book
68
Susan Orlean
The Life of Thomas More (Peter Ackroyd)
The Life of Thomas More
69
Peter Ackroyd
Live From New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live (James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales)
Live From New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live
70
James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales
The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England
The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England
71
Making of Biblical Womanhood (Beth Allison Barr)
Making of Biblical Womanhood
72
Beth Allison Barr
Manhunt the 12 Day Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
Manhunt the 12 Day Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
73
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much (Allison Hoover Bartlett)
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much
74
Allison Hoover Bartlett
Mary Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley (Alison Weir)
Mary Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley
75
Alison Weir
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (John Berendt)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
76
John Berendt
Misreading Scripture With Western Eyes (Richards and O'Brien)
Misreading Scripture With Western Eyes
77
Richards and O'Brien
The Mother Tongue (Bill Bryson)
The Mother Tongue
78
Bill Bryson
A Moveable Feast (Ernest Hemingway)
A Moveable Feast
79
Ernest Hemingway
No Man's Lands (Scott Huler)
No Man's Lands
80
Scott Huler
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