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30 Non-Fiction Books a Well-Rounded Person Should Read

If you're interested in being considered "well-read," you probably already know that breadth is more important than depth.
The following list covers 30 books spanning topics that include: Science, History, Business & Money, Politics & Government, Social Sciences, Biography and Philosophy.
These are books that will make you a more well-rounded person, and many of them are even worth reading more than once.
This list is by no means complete. Visitors of this site are among the biggest readers of leather-bound books. So I'm sure there are books worthy of being mentioned that I've missed. Make sure to add your own picks in the comments section.
Here is our list of 30 non-fiction books to make yourself a more well-rounded reader.
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How to Win Friends and Influence People (Dale Carnegie)
How to Win Friends and Influence People
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Dale Carnegie
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Robert B. Cialdini)
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
2
Robert B. Cialdini
You Are Not So Smart: Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook, Why Your Memory Is Mostly Fiction, (David Mcraney)
You Are Not So Smart: Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook, Why Your Memory Is Mostly Fiction,
3
David Mcraney
The Richest Man in Babylon
The Richest Man in Babylon
4
The Intelligent Investor (Benjamin Graham)
The Intelligent Investor
5
Benjamin Graham
The Millionaire Next Door
The Millionaire Next Door
6
The Wealth of Nations (Adam Smith)
The Wealth of Nations
7
Adam Smith
Thinking, Fast and Slow (Daniel Kahneman)
Thinking, Fast and Slow
8
Daniel Kahneman
A Little History of the World
A Little History of the World
9
Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Jared Diamond)
Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
10
Jared Diamond
A People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn)
A People's History of the United States
11
Howard Zinn
A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time
12
Stephen Hawking
The Origin of Species (Charles Darwin)
The Origin of Species
13
Charles Darwin
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson)
A Short History of Nearly Everything
14
Bill Bryson
The Double Helix (James Watson)
The Double Helix
15
James Watson
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Benjamin Franklin)
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
16
Benjamin Franklin
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (Doris Kearns Goodwin)
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
17
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Einstein: His Life and Universe (Walter Isaacson)
Einstein: His Life and Universe
18
Walter Isaacson
Anne Frank:  the Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl
19
Anne Frank
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas, an American Slave (Frederick Douglas)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas, an American Slave
20
Frederick Douglas
The Prince (Niccolò Machiavelli)
The Prince
21
Niccolò Machiavelli
The Rights of Man
The Rights of Man
22
The Social Contract (Rosseau)
The Social Contract
23
Rosseau
The Communist Manifesto (Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels)
The Communist Manifesto
24
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
The Republic (Plato)
The Republic
25
Plato
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintainance
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintainance
26
Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor Frankl)
Man's Search for Meaning
27
Viktor Frankl
The Art of War (Sun Tzu)
The Art of War
28
Sun Tzu
Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution (Steven Levy)
Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution
29
Steven Levy
The Elements of Style (William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White)
The Elements of Style
30
William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White
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