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Simon's 150 Most Intelligent and Essential Non-Fiction Books - Page 3

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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Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues From Tobacco Smoke... (Naomi Oreskes, Erik M. Conway)
Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues From Tobacco Smoke...
Naomi Oreskes, Erik M. Conway
82
Why Marriages Succeed or Fail - And How You Can Make Yours Last (John M. Gottman)
Why Marriages Succeed or Fail - And How You Can Make Yours Last
John M. Gottman
83
Trillion Dollar Meltdown (Charles Morris)
Trillion Dollar Meltdown
Charles Morris
84
The Pinball Effect (James Burke)
The Pinball Effect
James Burke
85
59 Seconds
59 Seconds
86
The Social Animal
The Social Animal
87
The Age of Turbulence (Alan Greenspan)
The Age of Turbulence
Alan Greenspan
88
Griftopia: Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids, and the Long Con That Is Breaking America (Matt Taibbi)
Griftopia: Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids, and the Long Con That Is Breaking America
Matt Taibbi
89
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work (John Gottman)
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
John Gottman
90
Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-Being (Martin E. Seligman)
Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-Being
Martin E. Seligman
91
Denial: Self-Deception, False Beliefs, and the Origins of the Human Mind (Ajit Varki, Danny Brower)
Denial: Self-Deception, False Beliefs, and the Origins of the Human Mind
Ajit Varki, Danny Brower
92
The Undercover Scientist (Peter J Bentley)
The Undercover Scientist
Peter J Bentley
93
More Information Than You Require (John Hodgman)
More Information Than You Require
John Hodgman
94
Dreams of a Final Theory (Steven Weinberg)
Dreams of a Final Theory
Steven Weinberg
95
Unexpected Economics (Timothy Taylor)
Unexpected Economics
Timothy Taylor
96
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson)
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Bill Bryson
97
The How of Happiness (Sonja Lyubomirsky)
The How of Happiness
Sonja Lyubomirsky
98
Losing My Virginity (Richard Branson)
Losing My Virginity
Richard Branson
99
A Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers (Lawrence G. Mcdonald, Patrick Robinson)
A Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers
Lawrence G. Mcdonald, Patrick Robinson
100
House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wrethched Excess on Wall Street (William D. Cohan)
House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wrethched Excess on Wall Street
William D. Cohan
101
Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial Sys (Andrew Ross Sorkin)
Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial Sys
Andrew Ross Sorkin
102
Anti-Acing Cures: Life Changing Secrets to Reverse the Effects of Aging (James Forsythe)
Anti-Acing Cures: Life Changing Secrets to Reverse the Effects of Aging
James Forsythe
103
Confessions of an Economic Hitman
Confessions of an Economic Hitman
104
Making a Good Brain Great (Daniel Amen)
Making a Good Brain Great
Daniel Amen
105
The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008 (Paul Krugman)
The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008
Paul Krugman
106
The Way of the World: A Story of Truth and Hope in an Age of Extremism (Ron Suskind)
The Way of the World: A Story of Truth and Hope in an Age of Extremism
Ron Suskind
107
The Republican Brain: The Science of Why They Deny Science- And Reality (Chris Mooney)
The Republican Brain: The Science of Why They Deny Science- And Reality
Chris Mooney
108
Without Conscience:The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us (Robert D. Hare, Phd)
Without Conscience:The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us
Robert D. Hare, Phd
109
Nixon (Stephen E. Ambrose)
Nixon
Stephen E. Ambrose
110
THE MISMEASURE OF MAN by Stephen Jay Gould
THE MISMEASURE OF MAN by Stephen Jay Gould
111
The Political Brain (Drew Westen)
The Political Brain
Drew Westen
112
The Years of Lyndon Johnson (Robert Caro)
The Years of Lyndon Johnson
Robert Caro
113
The Believing Brain
The Believing Brain
114
Emperors of Rome (Garrett G. Fagan)
Emperors of Rome
Garrett G. Fagan
115
Out of Our Minds: Learning to Be Creative (Ken Robinson)
Out of Our Minds: Learning to Be Creative
Ken Robinson
116
Naked Economics
Naked Economics
117
Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior (Ori Barman, Rom Brafman)
Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior
Ori Barman, Rom Brafman
118
The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success And... (Shawn Achor)
The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success And...
Shawn Achor
119
Periodic Tales (Hugh Aldersey-Williams)
Periodic Tales
Hugh Aldersey-Williams
120
The Truth Will Out: Unmasking the Real Shakespeare (Brenda James, William Rubinstein)
The Truth Will Out: Unmasking the Real Shakespeare
Brenda James, William Rubinstein
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