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A Lifetime of Number One Books- Nonfiction - Page 2

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 I found a few I need to read but also realized how much easier it is for nonfiction books to become outdated.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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You're Only Old Once (Dr. Seuss)
You're Only Old Once
Dr. Seuss
42
The Triumph of Politics (David Stockman)
The Triumph of Politics
David Stockman
43
Fatherhood (Bill Cosby)
Fatherhood
Bill Cosby
44
His Way (Kitty Kelley)
His Way
Kitty Kelley
45
A Day in the Life of America (Collins)
A Day in the Life of America
Collins
46
A Season on the Brink (JOHN FEINSTEIN)
A Season on the Brink
JOHN FEINSTEIN
47
Communion (Whitley Strieber)
Communion
Whitley Strieber
48
Love, Medicine and Miracles (Seigel)
Love, Medicine and Miracles
Seigel
49
The Closing of the American Mind
The Closing of the American Mind
50
Spy Catcher (Peter Wright)
Spy Catcher
Peter Wright
51
Veil (Bob Woodward)
Veil
Bob Woodward
52
The Great Depression of 1990 (Ravi Batra)
The Great Depression of 1990
Ravi Batra
53
Free to Be…A Family Marlo Thomas With Christopher Cerf and Letty Cottin Pogrebin (Marlo Thomas With Christopher Cerf and Letty Cott)
Free to Be…A Family Marlo Thomas With Christopher Cerf and Letty Cottin Pogrebin
Marlo Thomas With Christopher Cerf and Letty Cott
54
Time Flies (Bill Cosby)
Time Flies
Bill Cosby
55
Trump: The Art of the Deal (Donald Trump)
Trump: The Art of the Deal
Donald Trump
56
Moonwalk (Michael Jackson)
Moonwalk
Michael Jackson
57
For the Record (Donald T. Regan)
For the Record
Donald T. Regan
58
A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time
Stephen Hawking
59
Talking Straight (Lee Iacocca and Sonny Kleinfeld)
Talking Straight
Lee Iacocca and Sonny Kleinfeld
60
The Last Lion (William Manchester)
The Last Lion
William Manchester
61
Gracie (George Burns)
Gracie
George Burns
62
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten (Robert Fulghum)
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
Robert Fulghum
63
Blind Faith (Joe McGinnis)
Blind Faith
Joe McGinnis
64
A Woman Named Jackie (C. David Heymann)
A Woman Named Jackie
C. David Heymann
65
Summer of '49 (David Halberstam)
Summer of '49
David Halberstam
66
It's Always Something (Gilda Radner)
It's Always Something
Gilda Radner
67
My Turn (Nancy Reagan and William Novak)
My Turn
Nancy Reagan and William Novak
68
It Was on Fire When I Lay Down on It (Robert Fulghum)
It Was on Fire When I Lay Down on It
Robert Fulghum
69
Liar's Poker
Liar's Poker
70
Megatrends 2000 (John Naisbitt and Patricia Aburdene)
Megatrends 2000
John Naisbitt and Patricia Aburdene
71
Barbarians at the Gate (Bryan Burrough and John Helyer)
Barbarians at the Gate
Bryan Burrough and John Helyer
72
Means of Ascent (Robert Caro)
Means of Ascent
Robert Caro
73
Men at Work (George F. Will)
Men at Work
George F. Will
74
Trump : Surviving at the Top (Donald J. Trump)
Trump : Surviving at the Top
Donald J. Trump
75
Darkness Visible (William Styron)
Darkness Visible
William Styron
76
Millie's Book (Millie as Told to Barbara Bush)
Millie's Book
Millie as Told to Barbara Bush
77
By Way of Deception (Victor Ostrovsky and Claire Hoy)
By Way of Deception
Victor Ostrovsky and Claire Hoy
78
The Civil War (Geoffrey Ward With Ric and Ken Burns)
The Civil War
Geoffrey Ward With Ric and Ken Burns
79
A Life on the Road (Charles Kuralt)
A Life on the Road
Charles Kuralt
80
Iron John
Iron John
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