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Non-Fiction to Read Bucket List

These are 55 non-fiction books currently on my "to read" list. They include both classics and modern books, and they cover topics such as politics, philosophy, memoirs, race, gender, and more!
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The Wretched of the Earth (Franz Fanon)
The Wretched of the Earth
Franz Fanon
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Beyond Good and Evil (Friedrich Nietzsche)
Beyond Good and Evil
Friedrich Nietzsche
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The Second Sex (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Second Sex
Simone De Beauvoir
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Nobody Knows My Name (James Baldwin)
Nobody Knows My Name
James Baldwin
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The Country Under My Skin (Gioconda Belli)
The Country Under My Skin
Gioconda Belli
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The Origin of Species (Charles Darwin)
The Origin of Species
Charles Darwin
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In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
Truman Capote
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcolm X
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Mistaken Identity (Asad Haider)
Mistaken Identity
Asad Haider
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Last Night at the Viper Room (Gavin Edwards)
Last Night at the Viper Room
Gavin Edwards
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We Were Eight Years in Power (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
We Were Eight Years in Power
Ta-Nehisi Coates
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Guns, Germs, and Steel (Jared Diamond)
Guns, Germs, and Steel
Jared Diamond
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Photobooth: A Biography (Meags Fitzgerald)
Photobooth: A Biography
Meags Fitzgerald
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A Woman in Berlin (Anonymous)
A Woman in Berlin
Anonymous
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou
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A People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn)
A People's History of the United States
Howard Zinn
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Tiny Beautiful Things (Cheryl Strayed)
Tiny Beautiful Things
Cheryl Strayed
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Revolution at Point Zero: Housework, Reproduction, and Feminist Struggle (Silvia Federici)
Revolution at Point Zero: Housework, Reproduction, and Feminist Struggle
Silvia Federici
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Imagine Wanting Only This (Kristen Radtke)
Imagine Wanting Only This
Kristen Radtke
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Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley
Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley
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Mean Little Deaf Queer (Terry Galloway)
Mean Little Deaf Queer
Terry Galloway
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Freedom Is a Constant Struggle (Angela Davis)
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle
Angela Davis
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Are We Smart Enough to Know Smart Animals Are (Dewaal)
Are We Smart Enough to Know Smart Animals Are
Dewaal
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Where Am I Now?: True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame (Mara Wilson)
Where Am I Now?: True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame
Mara Wilson
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The Turquoise Ledge: A Memoir (Leslie Marmon Silko)
The Turquoise Ledge: A Memoir
Leslie Marmon Silko
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Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism (James W. Loewen)
Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism
James W. Loewen
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Long Red Hair (Meags Fitzgerald)
Long Red Hair
Meags Fitzgerald
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Playing in the Dark (Toni Morrison)
Playing in the Dark
Toni Morrison
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The Argonauts (Maggie Nelson)
The Argonauts
Maggie Nelson
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Hitchcock (Truffaut)
Hitchcock
Truffaut
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The Prison and the Gallows: The Politics of Mass Incarceration in America (Marie Gottschalk)
The Prison and the Gallows: The Politics of Mass Incarceration in America
Marie Gottschalk
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In the Blink of an Eye (Walter Murch)
In the Blink of an Eye
Walter Murch
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Dorothy Allison Two or Three Things I Know for Sure
Dorothy Allison Two or Three Things I Know for Sure
34
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl (Carrie Brownstein)
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl
Carrie Brownstein
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All About Love (Bell Hooks)
All About Love
Bell Hooks
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How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America (Kiese Laymon)
How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America
Kiese Laymon
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Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal (Jeanette Winterson)
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal
Jeanette Winterson
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Queerly Classed: Gay Men & Lesbians Write About Class (Susan Raffo, Eli Clare)
Queerly Classed: Gay Men & Lesbians Write About Class
Susan Raffo, Eli Clare
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The New Jim Crow (Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
Alexander
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And the Band Played On
And the Band Played On
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