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Non-fiction rated 4.2 or higher on Hardcover, from at least 300 ratings. Leaves out young adult and children's titles, omnibus editions, and books that are not the first in their series.

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A Short History Of Nearly Everything

A Short History Of Nearly Everything

Bill Bryson

4.3 Hardcover (1072)
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Bad Blood: Secrets And Lies In A Silicon Valley Startup

Bad Blood: Secrets And Lies In A Silicon Valley Startup

John Carreyrou

4.4 Hardcover (904)
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Becoming

Becoming

Michelle Obama

4.4 Hardcover (916)
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Born A Crime: Stories From A South African Childhood

Born A Crime: Stories From A South African Childhood

Trevor Noah

4.5 Hardcover (1249)
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, And The Teachings Of Plants

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, And The Teachings Of Plants

Robin Wall Kimmerer

4.5 Hardcover (356)
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Educated

Educated

Tara Westover

4.4 Hardcover (1814) 4.5 Google
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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

Alfred Lansing

4.5 Hardcover (401)
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Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History And Persistence Of Our Deadliest Infection

Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History And Persistence Of Our Deadliest Infection

John Green

4.4 Hardcover (586)
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Factfulness

Factfulness

Hans Rosling

4.4 Hardcover (605)
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Four Thousand Weeks: Time And How To Use It

Four Thousand Weeks: Time And How To Use It

Oliver Burkeman

4.2 Hardcover (632)
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I'm Glad My Mom Died

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette Mccurdy

4.5 Hardcover (2419)
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In The Dream House

In The Dream House

Carmen Maria Machado

4.4 Hardcover (465)
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account Of The Mount Everest Disaster

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account Of The Mount Everest Disaster

Jon Krakauer

4.3 Hardcover (803)
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Invisible Women: Data Bias In A World Designed For Men

Invisible Women: Data Bias In A World Designed For Men

Caroline Criado Perez

4.3 Hardcover (481)
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Just Kids

Just Kids

Patti Smith

4.2 Hardcover (348) 5.0 Google
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Man's Search For Meaning

Man's Search For Meaning

Viktor E. Frankl

4.2 Hardcover (1556) 3.0 Google
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Night

Night

Elie Wiesel

4.3 Hardcover (1266) 4.5 Google
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On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons From The Twentieth Century

On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons From The Twentieth Century

Timothy Snyder

4.3 Hardcover (381)
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Say Nothing: A True Story Of Murder And Memory In Northern Ireland

Say Nothing: A True Story Of Murder And Memory In Northern Ireland

Patrick Radden Keefe

4.5 Hardcover (480) 4.5 Google
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Smoke Gets In Your Eyes & Other Lessons From The Crematory

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes & Other Lessons From The Crematory

Caitlin Doughty

4.2 Hardcover (321)
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The Anthropocene Reviewed

The Anthropocene Reviewed

John Green

4.4 Hardcover (299) 5.0 Google
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The Body Keeps The Score

The Body Keeps The Score

Bessel Van Der Kolk

3.5 Google
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The Fire Next Time

The Fire Next Time

James Baldwin

4.6 Hardcover (348)
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The Psychology Of Money

The Psychology Of Money

Morgan Housel

4.2 Hardcover (774)
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This Is Going To Hurt: Secret Diaries Of A Junior Doctor

This Is Going To Hurt: Secret Diaries Of A Junior Doctor

Adam Kay

4.4 Hardcover (420)
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We Should All Be Feminists

We Should All Be Feminists

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

4.3 Hardcover (776)
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What If? Serious Scientific Answers To Absurd Hypothetical Questions

What If? Serious Scientific Answers To Absurd Hypothetical Questions

Randall Munroe

4.3 Hardcover (1036)
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Why We Sleep: Unlocking The Power Of Sleep And Dreams

Why We Sleep: Unlocking The Power Of Sleep And Dreams

Matthew Walker

4.4 Hardcover (818)
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