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A Lifetime of Number One Books- Nonfiction

I did a similar list for fiction and then decided I needed a nonfiction one as well. I found a few I need to read but also realized how much easier it is for nonfiction books to become outdated. Diet books, celebrity memoirs and political commentaries do not age well.
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All Things Wise and Wonderful (James Herriot)
All Things Wise and Wonderful
1
James Herriot
The Complete Book of Running (JAMES FIXX)
The Complete Book of Running
2
JAMES FIXX
The Ends of Power (H. R. Haldeman and Joseph Dimona)
The Ends of Power
3
H. R. Haldeman and Joseph Dimona
If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries (Erma Bombeck)
If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries
4
Erma Bombeck
Mommie Dearest (Christina Crawford)
Mommie Dearest
5
Christina Crawford
Gnomes (Wil Huygen)
Gnomes
6
Wil Huygen
Lauren Bacall (Lauren Bacall)
Lauren Bacall
7
Lauren Bacall
The Complete Scarsdale Diet (Herman Tarnower)
The Complete Scarsdale Diet
8
Herman Tarnower
Cruel Shoes (Steve Martin)
Cruel Shoes
9
Steve Martin
Aunt Erma's Cope Book (Erma Bombeck)
Aunt Erma's Cope Book
10
Erma Bombeck
The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court (Bob Woodward)
The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court
11
Bob Woodward
Donahue (Phil Donahue)
Donahue
12
Phil Donahue
Free to Choose
Free to Choose
13
Men in Love (Nancy Friday)
Men in Love
14
Nancy Friday
Thy Neighbor's Wife (Gay Talese)
Thy Neighbor's Wife
15
Gay Talese
Shelley, Also Known as Shirley (Shelley Winters)
Shelley, Also Known as Shirley
16
Shelley Winters
Crisis Investing (Douglas R. Casey)
Crisis Investing
17
Douglas R. Casey
Cosmos (Carl Sagan)
Cosmos
18
Carl Sagan
Never Say Diet (Richard Simmons)
Never Say Diet
19
Richard Simmons
The Lord God Made Them All (James Herriot)
The Lord God Made Them All
20
James Herriot
The Beverly Hills Diet (Judy Mazel)
The Beverly Hills Diet
21
Judy Mazel
A Light in the Attic (Shel Silverstein)
A Light in the Attic
22
Shel Silverstein
A Few Minutes With Andy Rooney (Andy Rooney)
A Few Minutes With Andy Rooney
23
Andy Rooney
Jane Fonda's Workout Book (Jane Fonda)
Jane Fonda's Workout Book
24
Jane Fonda
Living, Loving, Learning (Leo Bueaglia)
Living, Loving, Learning
25
Leo Bueaglia
Life Extension (Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw)
Life Extension
26
Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw
And More by Andy Rooney (Andy A. Roone)
And More by Andy Rooney
27
Andy A. Roone
Megatrends (John Naisbitt)
Megatrends
28
John Naisbitt
In Search of Excellence (Thomas J. Peters and Robert H. Waterman, Jr)
In Search of Excellence
29
Thomas J. Peters and Robert H. Waterman, Jr
Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession (Erma Bombeck)
Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession
30
Erma Bombeck
Mayor (Ed Koch)
Mayor
31
Ed Koch
First Lady From Plains (Rosalynn Carter)
First Lady From Plains
32
Rosalynn Carter
Wired: The Short Life and Fast Times of John Belushi (Bob Woodward)
Wired: The Short Life and Fast Times of John Belushi
33
Bob Woodward
The Kennedys (Peter Collier and David Horowitz)
The Kennedys
34
Peter Collier and David Horowitz
Loving Each Other (Leo Buscaglia)
Loving Each Other
35
Leo Buscaglia
Iacocca (Lee Iacocca and William Novak)
Iacocca
36
Lee Iacocca and William Novak
A Passion for Excellence (Tom Peters and Nancy Austin)
A Passion for Excellence
37
Tom Peters and Nancy Austin
Yeager (General Chuck Yeager)
Yeager
38
General Chuck Yeager
Elvis and Me (Priscilla Presley)
Elvis and Me
39
Priscilla Presley
Bus 9 to Paradise (Leo Buscaglia)
Bus 9 to Paradise
40
Leo Buscaglia
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