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53 Non-Fiction Must Reads

In my Bucket List, there is a special section for books. These are the non-fiction books I want to read in my lifetime.
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A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time
Stephen Hawking
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Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank
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Consciousness Explained by Daniel Dennett
Consciousness Explained by Daniel Dennett
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The Republic
The Republic
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The Story of English in 100 Words (David Crystal)
The Story of English in 100 Words
David Crystal
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Why We Believe in God(S) (J.Anderson Thomson)
Why We Believe in God(S)
J.Anderson Thomson
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Aristotle--Nicomachean Ethics
Aristotle--Nicomachean Ethics
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The Etymologicon (Mark Forsyth)
The Etymologicon
Mark Forsyth
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The Greeks: A Great Adventure (Isaac Asimov)
The Greeks: A Great Adventure
Isaac Asimov
10
A Universe From Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing
A Universe From Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing
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1066 and All That (W.C. Sellar & R.J Yeatman)
1066 and All That
W.C. Sellar & R.J Yeatman
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The Moral Landscape
The Moral Landscape
13
Quirkology (Richard Wiseman)
Quirkology
Richard Wiseman
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Freedom Evolves
Freedom Evolves
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Science & Religion: Are They Compatible? (Daniel Dennett & Alvin Plantinga)
Science & Religion: Are They Compatible?
Daniel Dennett & Alvin Plantinga
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Confessions of an Economic Hitman
Confessions of an Economic Hitman
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Arguably by Christopher Hitchens
Arguably by Christopher Hitchens
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The Quantum Universe (Brian Cox)
The Quantum Universe
Brian Cox
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Out of Our Minds: Learning to Be Creative (Ken Robinson)
Out of Our Minds: Learning to Be Creative
Ken Robinson
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The End of Faith
The End of Faith
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The Meme Machine (Susan Blackmore)
The Meme Machine
Susan Blackmore
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History of My Times (Xenophon)
History of My Times
Xenophon
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The Grand Design
The Grand Design
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A History of Christianity: The First 3,000 Years (Diarmaid MacCulloch)
A History of Christianity: The First 3,000 Years
Diarmaid MacCulloch
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Collapse
Collapse
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Thucydides -- The History of the Peloponnesian War
Thucydides -- The History of the Peloponnesian War
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The Blind Watchmaker
The Blind Watchmaker
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1089 and All That: Journey Into Maths (David Acheson)
1089 and All That: Journey Into Maths
David Acheson
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Dracula, Prince of Many Faces: His Life and Times (Radu R.Florescu & Raymond T.McNally)
Dracula, Prince of Many Faces: His Life and Times
Radu R.Florescu & Raymond T.McNally
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Roman Lives (Plutarch)
Roman Lives
Plutarch
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Greek Lives (Plutarch)
Greek Lives
Plutarch
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Truth & Truthfulness: An Essay in Genealogy (Bernard Williams)
Truth & Truthfulness: An Essay in Genealogy
Bernard Williams
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Fast Food Nation
Fast Food Nation
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Prometheus Rising
Prometheus Rising
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The Elements of Style
The Elements of Style
36
The Omnivore's Dilemma (Michael Pollan)
The Omnivore's Dilemma
Michael Pollan
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The Histories
The Histories
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The Selfish Gene
The Selfish Gene
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Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia (John Dickie)
Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia
John Dickie
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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