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Simon's 150 Most Intelligent and Essential Non-Fiction Books - Page 2

The top 150 non-fiction & science books any erudite should read on a variety of topics ranging from.. well, the natural- and non-natural sciences, along with life & love. A mix of the great and the absolutely astounding. Don't forget the great reading tips!
The principal reason for adding the list was that the earlier one's tended to be uninteresting, substandard and/or plainly ignorant – and, more often than not, all three. For simplicity's sake, the list is tilted toward books written in US or UK and mainly consists of books published within the last decade.
This revised and updated list contains a few additions from a previous version.
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No One Would Listen: A True Financial Thriller (Harry Markopolos)
No One Would Listen: A True Financial Thriller
Harry Markopolos
42
Outliers (Malcolm Gladwell)
Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell
43
The Female Brain (Louann Brizendine)
The Female Brain
Louann Brizendine
44
God's Problem: How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important Question - Why We Suffer (Bart D Ehrman)
God's Problem: How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important Question - Why We Suffer
Bart D Ehrman
45
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion (Jonathan Haidt)
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
Jonathan Haidt
46
Mozart's Brain and the Fighter Pilot: Unleashing Your Brain's Potential (Richard Restak)
Mozart's Brain and the Fighter Pilot: Unleashing Your Brain's Potential
Richard Restak
47
David and Goliath (Malcolm Gladwell)
David and Goliath
Malcolm Gladwell
48
The God Delusion (Richard Dawkins)
The God Delusion
Richard Dawkins
49
Kissinger: A Biography (Walter Isaacson)
Kissinger: A Biography
Walter Isaacson
50
The Wisdom of Psychopaths (Kevin Dutton)
The Wisdom of Psychopaths
Kevin Dutton
51
Who's in Charge? Free Will and the Science of the Brain (Michael S. Gazzaniga)
Who's in Charge? Free Will and the Science of the Brain
Michael S. Gazzaniga
52
A Random Walk Down Wall Street (Burton G. Malkiel)
A Random Walk Down Wall Street
Burton G. Malkiel
53
Physics of the Impossible
Physics of the Impossible
54
The Surrender Experiment My Journey Into Life's Perfection (Michael A. Singer)
The Surrender Experiment My Journey Into Life's Perfection
Michael A. Singer
55
Superfreakonomics (Steven D. Levitt)
Superfreakonomics
Steven D. Levitt
56
The Geography of Bliss (Eric Weiner)
The Geography of Bliss
Eric Weiner
57
Predictably Irrational
Predictably Irrational
58
Bailout Nation: How Greed and Easy Money Corrupted Wall Street and Shook the World Economy (Barry Ritholtz)
Bailout Nation: How Greed and Easy Money Corrupted Wall Street and Shook the World Economy
Barry Ritholtz
59
The Evolution of God (Robert Wright)
The Evolution of God
Robert Wright
60
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (Daniel H. Pink)
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
Daniel H. Pink
61
Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Mar
Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Mar
62
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
63
Genius: The Life and Science of Richard P. Feynman (James Gleick)
Genius: The Life and Science of Richard P. Feynman
James Gleick
64
Wait: The Art and Science of Delay (Frank Partnoy)
Wait: The Art and Science of Delay
Frank Partnoy
65
What Do You Care What Other People Think? (Richard Feynman)
What Do You Care What Other People Think?
Richard Feynman
66
The Match King: Ivar Kreuger, the Financial Genius Behind a Century of Wall Street Scandals (Frank Partnoy)
The Match King: Ivar Kreuger, the Financial Genius Behind a Century of Wall Street Scandals
Frank Partnoy
67
The Price of Inequality
The Price of Inequality
68
Biology and Human Behavior: The Neurological Origins of Individuality (Robert Sapolsky)
Biology and Human Behavior: The Neurological Origins of Individuality
Robert Sapolsky
69
8 Weeks to Optimum Health
8 Weeks to Optimum Health
70
Letter to a Christian Nation (Sam Harris)
Letter to a Christian Nation
Sam Harris
71
The Quants: How a New Breed of Math Whizzes Conquered Wall Street and Nearly Destroyed It (Scott Patterson)
The Quants: How a New Breed of Math Whizzes Conquered Wall Street and Nearly Destroyed It
Scott Patterson
72
The Longevity Project: Surprising Discoveries for Health and Long Life From the Landmark Eight... (Howard S. Friedman, Leslie R. Martin)
The Longevity Project: Surprising Discoveries for Health and Long Life From the Landmark Eight...
Howard S. Friedman, Leslie R. Martin
73
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Richard Feynman)
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
Richard Feynman
74
Bringing Down the House
Bringing Down the House
75
The Shock Doctrine
The Shock Doctrine
76
Manias, Panics, and Crashes
Manias, Panics, and Crashes
77
Billions and Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium
Billions and Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium
78
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (Carol Dweck)
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
Carol Dweck
79
Fermat's Last Theorem (Simon Singh)
Fermat's Last Theorem
Simon Singh
80
The Singularity Is Near
The Singularity Is Near
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