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The Guardian's 100 Best Nonfiction Books of All Time (November 2016)

After compiling their 100 Best Fiction Books of All Time, The Guardian have finally started a list of the 100 Best Nonfiction Books of All Time. This is the list as of November 2016. I will update it regularly to keep it as up-to-date as possible. How many have you read?
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The Sixth Extinction (Elizabeth Kolbert)
The Sixth Extinction
Elizabeth Kolbert
2
The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)
The Year of Magical Thinking
Joan Didion
3
No Logo by Naomi Klein
No Logo by Naomi Klein
4
Birthday Letters
Birthday Letters
5
Dreams From My Father (Barack Obama)
Dreams From My Father
Barack Obama
6
A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time
Stephen Hawking
7
The Right Stuff (Tom Wolfe)
The Right Stuff
Tom Wolfe
8
Orientalism
Orientalism
9
Dispatches
Dispatches
10
The Selfish Gene (Richard Dawkins)
The Selfish Gene
Richard Dawkins
11
North (Seamus Heaney)
North
Seamus Heaney
12
Awakenings (Oliver Sacks)
Awakenings
Oliver Sacks
13
The Female Eunuch
The Female Eunuch
14
Awopbopaloobop Alopbamboom: The Golden Age of Rock
Awopbopaloobop Alopbamboom: The Golden Age of Rock
15
The Double Helix
The Double Helix
16
Against Interpretation
Against Interpretation
17
Ariel (Sylvia Plath)
Ariel
Sylvia Plath
18
The Feminine Mystique (Betty Friedan)
The Feminine Mystique
Betty Friedan
19
THE MAKING OF THE ENGLISH WORKING CLASS by E. P. Thompson
THE MAKING OF THE ENGLISH WORKING CLASS by E. P. Thompson
20
Silent Spring (Rachel Carson)
Silent Spring
Rachel Carson
21
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn
22
A Grief Observed
A Grief Observed
23
The Elements of Style
The Elements of Style
24
THE AFFLUENT SOCIETY by John Kenneth Galbraith
THE AFFLUENT SOCIETY by John Kenneth Galbraith
25
The Uses of Literacy: Aspects of Working-Class Life (Richard Hoggart)
The Uses of Literacy: Aspects of Working-Class Life
Richard Hoggart
26
Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin
Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin
27
The Nude: A Study of Ideal Art (Kenneth Clark)
The Nude: A Study of Ideal Art
Kenneth Clark
28
The Hedgehog and the Fox (Isaiah Berlin)
The Hedgehog and the Fox
Isaiah Berlin
29
Waiting for Godot (Samuel Beckett)
Waiting for Godot
Samuel Beckett
30
A Book of Mediterranean Food (Elizabeth David)
A Book of Mediterranean Food
Elizabeth David
31
The Great Tradition (FR Leavis)
The Great Tradition
FR Leavis
32
The Last Days of Hitler (Hugh Trevor-Roper)
The Last Days of Hitler
Hugh Trevor-Roper
33
The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care (Dr. Benjamin Spock)
The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care
Dr. Benjamin Spock
34
Hiroshima (John Hersey)
Hiroshima
John Hersey
35
THE OPEN SOCIETY AND ITS ENEMIES by Karl Popper
THE OPEN SOCIETY AND ITS ENEMIES by Karl Popper
36
BLACK BOY by Richard Wright
BLACK BOY by Richard Wright
37
How to Cook a Wolf (M.F.K. Fisher)
How to Cook a Wolf
M.F.K. Fisher
38
Enemies of Promise (Cyril Connolly)
Enemies of Promise
Cyril Connolly
39
The Road to Wigan Pier (George Orwell)
The Road to Wigan Pier
George Orwell
40
The Road to Oxiana
The Road to Oxiana
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