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National Review's 100 Best Non-Fiction Books of the Century

"The 100 Best Non-Fiction Books of the Century" appeared in the May 3, 1999, issue of National Review.
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18. Centissimus Annus, by Pope John Paul II
55. Systematic Theology, by Wolfhart Pannenberg
56. The Campaign of the Marne, by Sewell Tyng
58. Insight: A Study of Human Understanding, by Bernard Lonergan
69. The Making of Homeric Verse, by Milman Parry
70. The Strange Ride of Rudyard Kipling, by Angus Wilson
71. Scrutiny, by F. R. Leavis
73. Robert E. Lee , by Douglas Southall Freeman
79. The Christian Tradition, by Jaroslav Pelikan
81. Looking Back, by Norman Douglas
86. Wealth and Poverty, by George Gilder
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The Second World War (Churchill)
The Second World War (Churchill)
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The Gulag Archipelago
The Gulag Archipelago
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Homage to Catalonia (George Orwell)
Homage to Catalonia (George Orwell)
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The Road to Serfdom (F.A. Hayek)
The Road to Serfdom (F.A. Hayek)
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Collected Essays (George Orwell)
Collected Essays (George Orwell)
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THE OPEN SOCIETY AND ITS ENEMIES by Karl Popper
THE OPEN SOCIETY AND ITS ENEMIES by Karl Popper
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The Abolition of Man (C.S. Lewis)
The Abolition of Man (C.S. Lewis)
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The Revolt of the Masses (José Ortega Y Gasset)
The Revolt of the Masses (José Ortega Y Gasset)
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The Constitution of Liberty (F. A. Hayek)
The Constitution of Liberty (F. A. Hayek)
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Capitalism and Freedom
Capitalism and Freedom
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Modern Times
Modern Times
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Rationalism in Politics (Michael Oakeshott)
Rationalism in Politics (Michael Oakeshott)
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Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy (Joseph A. Schumpeter)
Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy (Joseph A. Schumpeter)
14
Economy and Society (Max Weber)
Economy and Society (Max Weber)
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The Origins of Totalitarianism (Hannah Arendt)
The Origins of Totalitarianism (Hannah Arendt)
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Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Rebecca West)
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Rebecca West)
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Sociobiology (E O Wilson)
Sociobiology (E O Wilson)
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The Pursuit of the Millennium (Norman Cohn)
The Pursuit of the Millennium (Norman Cohn)
19
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
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The Great Terror: A Reassessment (Robert Conquest)
The Great Terror: A Reassessment (Robert Conquest)
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Chronicles of Wasted Time (Malcolm Muggerdige)
Chronicles of Wasted Time (Malcolm Muggerdige)
22
Relativity: The Special and the General Theory by Albert Einstein
Relativity: The Special and the General Theory by Albert Einstein
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Witness (Whittaker Chambers)
Witness (Whittaker Chambers)
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn
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Mere Christianity
Mere Christianity
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The Quest for Community: A Study in the Ethics of Order and Freedom (Robert Nisbet)
The Quest for Community: A Study in the Ethics of Order and Freedom (Robert Nisbet)
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica
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Up in the Old Hotel - Joseph Mitchell
Up in the Old Hotel - Joseph Mitchell
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The Everlasting Man
The Everlasting Man
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Orthodoxy
Orthodoxy
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The Liberal Imagination (Lionel Trilling)
The Liberal Imagination (Lionel Trilling)
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The Double Helix
The Double Helix
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics
The Feynman Lectures on Physics
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Radical Chic and Mau Mauing the Flak Catchers (Tom Wolfe)
Radical Chic and Mau Mauing the Flak Catchers (Tom Wolfe)
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The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays (Albert Camus)
The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays (Albert Camus)
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The Unheavenly City (Edward C. Banfield)
The Unheavenly City (Edward C. Banfield)
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The Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud
The Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Jane Jacobs)
The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Jane Jacobs)
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The End of History and the Last Man (Francis Fukuyama)
The End of History and the Last Man (Francis Fukuyama)
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The Joy of Cooking (Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker)
The Joy of Cooking (Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker)
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