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Really Big, Really Long, Really Good Part 2: Non-Fiction

87 long ( 500 + pages ) books of non-fiction in a variety of subject areas that are absorbing, fascinating, and so well written that the reader can happily get lost in them. History predominates, but an attempt has been made to include philosophy, economics, religion, arts, and hard and social science. Originally, only single-volume works were going to be included, but when that meant Churchill, Catton, and Foote had to be excluded, our compiler relented.
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1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus (Charles C. Mann)
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
Charles C. Mann
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Adolf Hitler (John Toland)
Adolf Hitler
John Toland
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The Age of Jackson (Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.)
The Age of Jackson
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.
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Alcoholics Anonymous- The Big Book, 3rd Ed. (Alcoholics Anonymous)
Alcoholics Anonymous- The Big Book, 3rd Ed.
Alcoholics Anonymous
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Alexander Hamilton (Ron Chernow)
Alexander Hamilton
Ron Chernow
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The Ancestor's Tale
The Ancestor's Tale
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The Army of the Potomac (Catton)
The Army of the Potomac
Catton
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Autobiography of a Yogi (Paramahansa Yogananda)
Autobiography of a Yogi
Paramahansa Yogananda
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Barbarians at the Gate (Bryan Burrough and John Helyer)
Barbarians at the Gate
Bryan Burrough and John Helyer
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Battle Cry of Freedom (James M. McPherson)
Battle Cry of Freedom
James M. McPherson
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Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent 1934-41 (William L. Shirer)
Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent 1934-41
William L. Shirer
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The Birth of the Modern: World Society 1815-1830
The Birth of the Modern: World Society 1815-1830
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The Book of Investing Wisdom (Krass)
The Book of Investing Wisdom
Krass
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A Bright Shining Lie (Neil Sheehan)
A Bright Shining Lie
Neil Sheehan
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Catastrophe (Max Hastings)
Catastrophe
Max Hastings
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The Centennial History of the Civil War (Catton)
The Centennial History of the Civil War
Catton
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Citizens (Simon Schama)
Citizens
Simon Schama
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The Civil War (Shelby Foote)
The Civil War
Shelby Foote
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The Civilization of the Middle Ages (Norman Cantor)
The Civilization of the Middle Ages
Norman Cantor
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The Complete Works (Michel De Montaigne)
The Complete Works
Michel De Montaigne
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Crucible of War (Fred Anderson)
Crucible of War
Fred Anderson
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Crusade in Europe (Dwight D. Eisenhower)
Crusade in Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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D. W. Griffith (Schickel)
D. W. Griffith
Schickel
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. 1-3 (Edward Gibbon)
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. 1-3
Edward Gibbon
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Democracy in America (Alexis De Tocqueville)
Democracy in America
Alexis De Tocqueville
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A Distant Mirror (Barbara Tuchman)
A Distant Mirror
Barbara Tuchman
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Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds (Charles MacKay)
Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds
Charles MacKay
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The Federalist Papers (Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay)
The Federalist Papers
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
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The Glorious Cause (Robert Middlekauff)
The Glorious Cause
Robert Middlekauff
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Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (Douglas R. Hofstadter)
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
Douglas R. Hofstadter
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Gods, Graves & Scholars: The Story of Archaeology (C.W. Ceram)
Gods, Graves & Scholars: The Story of Archaeology
C.W. Ceram
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The Golden Bough (James George Frazer)
The Golden Bough
James George Frazer
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Grant (Ron Chernow)
Grant
Ron Chernow
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Grant's Memoirs (Library of America)
Grant's Memoirs
Library of America
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The Great Bridge (David McCullough)
The Great Bridge
David McCullough
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The Gulag Archipelago: 1918-1956 (Aleksandre I. Solzhenitsyn)
The Gulag Archipelago: 1918-1956
Aleksandre I. Solzhenitsyn
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The Guns at Last Light
The Guns at Last Light
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The Guns of August (Barbara Tuchman)
The Guns of August
Barbara Tuchman
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Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Jared Diamond)
Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Jared Diamond
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Helter Skelter (Vincent Bugliosi)
Helter Skelter
Vincent Bugliosi
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