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1
Gertrude Stein
1933
Biography, Autobiography
France, Paris, History, Literary, 20th century, Classics, Literature, Women More
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2
Rachel Carson
1962-09
Non-fiction
Science, Agriculture, Biology, Ecology, Technology, Natural history, Plant, Air pollution, Environmental engineering, Environmental movement More
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3
Edmund Morris
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4
William James
1902
Fiction, Philosophy, Psychology
Literary, Literature, Philosophy, Christianity, Psychology, Religion, Theology, Christian theology, Comparative religion, Philosophy of religion, Pragmatism More
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5
Booker T. Washington
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6
Virginia Woolf
1929-10-24
Non-fiction, Essay
Feminism
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7
Selected Essays, 1917-1932
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8
James D. Watson
1968
Non-fiction, Memoir
DNA
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9
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10
H. L. Mencken
United States of America, Linguistics, English language
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11
John Maynard Keynes
Non-fiction, Business, Economics
Social sciences, Finance, Economics, Investing, Money, History of economic thought, Interest More
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12
Lewis Thomas
1974
Non-fiction
Biology
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13
Frederick Jackson Turner
United States of America, History, 19th century, History of the United States, Historiography, World, Historical geography More
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14
Richard Wright
1945
Biography, Non-fiction, Autobiography, Künstlerroman
United States of America, African American, Literary, 20th century, Mississippi, History of the United States, Demographics of the United States, Authors, American More
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15
E. M. Forster
Fiction
Literature, Music, Creative writing, Composition
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16
Brayton Harris
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17
Barbara Tuchman
1962
Non-fiction, Military history
History, 20th century, World War I, Modern history, Western Front, Eastern Front More
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18
Isaiah Berlin
1998
Anthology, Essay
Modern philosophy
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19
Reinhold Niebuhr
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20
James Baldwin
1955
Essay
United States of America, African American, History of the United States, Demographics of the United States More
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21
E. B. White, William Strunk Jr.
Reference, Style
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22
Gunnar Myrdal
Sociology
United States of America, African American, Democracy, Music, Human rights, History of the United States, Demographics of the United States, African American studies More
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23
Bertrand Russell, Alfred North Whitehead
1910
Mathematics, Science
Mathematics, Logic
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24
Stephen Jay Gould
1981
Non-fiction, Science
History, Philosophy, Psychology, Consciousness
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25
Michael Newman, Mark Francis
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26
P. B. Medawar
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27
E. O. Wilson, Bert Hölldobler
1990-03-28
Non-fiction
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John Rawls
Philosophy, Non-fiction
History, Ethics, Political philosophy, Philosophy, Law, International relations, Politics, Political Science, Jurisprudence, Normative ethics More
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29
Joann Roberts
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30
E. P. Thompson
1963
History
England, History, Social sciences, Great Britain, World, Labor, Social history, Economic history, Capitalism, Working class More
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31
W.E.B. Du Bois
1903
Fiction, Sociology
United States of America, History, African American, Classics, Literature, Social sciences, Human rights, History of the United States, Social psychology, Psychiatry, Black, Demographics of the United States, American History, Military, African American studies More
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32
G. Moore
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33
Albert Schweitzer
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34
On Growth And Form
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35
Albert Einstein
Mathematics, Philosophy, Science
Classics, Literature, Physics, Science, Philosophy of science
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36
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Richard Rhodes
1986
Non-fiction, Science
United States of America, History, 20th century, Physics, Science, World History, Military, Nuclear physics, Nuclear warfare, Military science, Military Engineer More
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38
Rebecca West
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39
Kathleen Raine
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40
Joseph Needham
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41
Robert Graves
1929
Memoir
Literary, 20th century, World War I, Robert Graves
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42
George Orwell
1938-04-25
Biography, Non-fiction, Autobiography, Politics
History, 20th century, Spain, Europe, Portugal, Anarchism, Fascism, Communism, Spanish Civil War, Iberian Peninsula, Anarcho-syndicalism More
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43
Mark Twain
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44
Robert Coles
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45
Arnold J. Toynbee, Arnold Joseph Toynbee
History, Civilization
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46
The Affluent Society
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47
Present At The Creation
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48
David McCullough
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49
Edmund Wilson
Non-fiction
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50
John Wain
1975
Biography
Authors, English
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51
Alex Haley, Malcolm X
1965
Biography, Autobiography
African American, Islam, Security, Black, African American studies
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52
Tom Wolfe
1979
Mathematics, Children's literature, Biography, Science, Autobiography
United States of America, History, 20th century, Technology, Astronautics, Military, Exploration, Aeronautics More
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53
Lytton Strachey
Biography, Autobiography, Reference
England, History, Literary, Classics, Literature, British Isles, Biography, Europe, British Cuisine, House of Hanover, Henry Edward Cardinal Manning, Great Britain, 19th century, History of the British Isles, World, Florence Nightingale, Charles George Gordon, Victorian era More
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54
Larry J. Bailey
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55
William Styron
Biography, Speculative fiction, Autobiography
United States of America, Literary, Internal medicine, Medicine, Self-help More
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56
Lionel Trilling
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57
Winston Churchill
History
20th century, Great Britain, History, Modern history, World War II, Military, World History, World More
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58
Karen Blixen
1937
Fiction, Biography, Memoir
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Jefferson And His Time
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60
William Carlos Williams
History
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61
Marc Reisner
United States of America, History, 20th century, Social sciences, Agriculture, World History, American History, Economic history, Irrigation More
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62
Ron Chernow
1990
Biography, Non-fiction
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63
A. J. Liebling
Biography, Autobiography
United States of America, History, Boxing, Recreation, Sports, Geography More
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64
Karl Popper, Karl Raimund Popper
1945
Philosophy
Philosophy
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65
William Olander, David Deitcher
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66
R. H. Tawney
Business, Economics, Reference
History, Philosophy, Music, Christianity, Great Britain, Religion, Capitalism More
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67
Walter Lippmann
Philosophy
Ethics
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68
Jonathan Spence
History, 20th century, China, Asia
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69
Thomas Samuel Kuhn
1962
Science, Revolution
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70
C. Vann Woodward
United States of America, History, African American, History of the United States, Demographics of the United States More
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71
William McNeill
History, World History, Civilization, World, Social history
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72
Elaine Pagels
1979
Literary criticism
Philosophy, Gnosticism
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73
Richard Ellmann
Biography, Reference
20th century, Classics, Literature, James Joyce
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74
Irene Willis
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75
Paul Fussell
20th century, English Literature, Great Britain
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76
Lewis Mumford
1961
Non-fiction, Sociology
History, Urbanism, Social sciences, Human geography, World, Public policy, Urban area, City planning More
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77
Samuel A. Johnson
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78
Jr. King Martin Luther, Martin Luther King, Jr.
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79
Edmund Morris
Biography, Autobiography
United States of America, 20th century, History of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt More
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80
Erwin Panofsky
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81
John Keegan
1976
Non-fiction
History, Europe, Adventure, World History, Military history, Warfare, Military, Medieval, World, Strategy, Military strategy More
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82
George Dangerfield
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83
Anthony Bailey
Biography, Autobiography
Netherlands, History, Renaissance, 17th century
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84
Neil Sheehan
1988
History, Non-fiction
Vietnam War
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85
Beryl Markham
Children's literature, Biography, Autobiography, Travel
History, Aviation, Kenya, Africa, Great Britain, Technology, Women, Aeronautics, East Africa More
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86
Tobias Wolff
1989-01-26
Memoir
Tobias Wolff
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87
G. H. Hardy
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88
Walter Mosley
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89
Annie Dillard
1974
Non-fiction, Nature
20th century, Classics, Literature, Science, Biology, Ecology, Natural history More
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90
James Frazer
1890
Religion, Mythology
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91
Ralph Ellison
American literature
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92
Robert Caro
1974
Biography
Urbanism, Visual arts, Architecture, Urban planner, Robert Moses
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93
Richard Hofstadter
1948
Biography
United States of America, History, Political history, Politics of the United States, International relations, History of the United States, Politics, Current events, American History, Political history of the United States More
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94
William Appleman Williams
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95
Herbert Croly
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96
Truman Capote
1966
True crime
Literary criticism, Kansas, Criminology, Murder, Social sciences, Espionage, Perry Smith, Richard Hickock More
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97
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Ian Hacking
1990-10-26
Non-fiction
Philosophy, Statistics, Cosmology, Continental philosophy, Probability
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99
Anne Lamott
1993
Memoir
Anne Lamott, Parenting
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100
Philip Ziegler
Gertrude Stein1933Biography, AutobiographyFrance, Paris, History, Literary, 20th century, Classics, Literature, Women More
Rachel Carson1962-09Non-fictionScience, Agriculture, Biology, Ecology, Technology, Natural history, Plant, Air pollution, Environmental engineering, Environmental movement More
Edmund Morris
William James1902Fiction, Philosophy, PsychologyLiterary, Literature, Philosophy, Christianity, Psychology, Religion, Theology, Christian theology, Comparative religion, Philosophy of religion, Pragmatism More
Booker T. Washington
Virginia Woolf1929-10-24Non-fiction, EssayFeminism
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