Time Magazine's All-TIME 100 Best Non-Fiction Books

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Time Magazine's All-TIME 100 Best Non-Fiction Books.

Honestly this list has very little information and is ranked accordingly.

This list was originally published in 2011 and was added to this site over 1 year ago.

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Cover of 'The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas' by Gertrude Stein
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas

Gertrude Stein

Cover of 'Black Boy' by Richard Wright
Black Boy

Richard Wright

Cover of 'Dreams from My Father' by Barack Obama
Dreams from My Father

Barack Obama

Cover of 'A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius' by Dave Eggers
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

Dave Eggers

Cover of 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings' by Maya Angelou
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou

Cover of 'Manchild In The Promised Land' by Claude Brown
Manchild In The Promised Land

Claude Brown

Cover of 'Maus' by Art Spiegelman
Maus

Art Spiegelman

Cover of 'A Moveable Feast' by Ernest Hemingway
A Moveable Feast

Ernest Hemingway

Cover of 'Notes of a Native Son' by James Baldwin
Notes of a Native Son

James Baldwin

Cover of 'On Writing' by Stephen King
On Writing

Stephen King

Cover of 'Speak, Memory' by Vladimir Nabokov
Speak, Memory

Vladimir Nabokov

Cover of 'A Walk In The Woods' by Bill Bryson
A Walk In The Woods

Bill Bryson

Cover of 'The Autobiography of Malcolm X' by Alex Haley
The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Alex Haley

Cover of 'The Last Lion' by William Manchester
The Last Lion

William Manchester

Cover of 'The Power Broker' by Robert Caro
The Power Broker

Robert Caro

Cover of 'Capitalism and Freedom' by Milton Friedman
Capitalism and Freedom

Milton Friedman

Cover of 'Fast Food Nation' by Eric Schlosser
Fast Food Nation

Eric Schlosser

Cover of 'The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money' by John Maynard Keynes
The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money

John Maynard Keynes

Cover of 'How to Win Friends and Influence People' by Dale Carnegie
How to Win Friends and Influence People

Dale Carnegie

Cover of 'No Logo' by Naomi Klein
No Logo

Naomi Klein

Cover of 'Unsafe At Any Speed' by Ralph Nader
Unsafe At Any Speed

Ralph Nader

Cover of 'What Color Is Your Parachute?' by Richard Nelson Bolles
What Color Is Your Parachute?

Richard Nelson Bolles

Cover of 'The American Cinema' by Andrew Sarris
The American Cinema

Andrew Sarris

Cover of 'A Child Of The Century' by Ben Hecht
A Child Of The Century

Ben Hecht

Cover of 'Within The Context Of No Context' by George W. S. Trow
Within The Context Of No Context

George W. S. Trow

Cover of 'Mystery Train' by Greil Marcus
Mystery Train

Greil Marcus

Cover of 'The Story of Art' by Ernest H. Gombrich
The Story of Art

Ernest H. Gombrich

Cover of 'Against Interpretation' by Susan Sontag
Against Interpretation

Susan Sontag

Cover of 'A Room of One's Own' by Virginia Woolf
A Room of One's Own

Virginia Woolf

Cover of 'Slouching Towards Bethlehem' by Joan Didion
Slouching Towards Bethlehem

Joan Didion

Cover of 'A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again' by David Foster Wallace
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again

David Foster Wallace

Cover of 'How to Cook a Wolf' by M. F. K. Fisher
How to Cook a Wolf

M. F. K. Fisher

Cover of 'Mastering the Art of French Cooking' by Julia Child, Simone Beck, Louisette Bertholle
Mastering the Art of French Cooking

Julia Child, Simone Beck, Louisette Bertholle

Cover of 'The Omnivore's Dilemma' by Michael Pollan
The Omnivore's Dilemma

Michael Pollan

Cover of 'And the Band Played On' by Randy Shilts
And the Band Played On

Randy Shilts

Cover of 'Baby And Child Care' by Benjamin Spock
Baby And Child Care

Benjamin Spock

Cover of 'The Joy of Sex' by Alex Comfort
The Joy of Sex

Alex Comfort

Cover of 'The Kinsey Reports' by Alfred C. Kinsey
The Kinsey Reports

Alfred C. Kinsey

Cover of 'Our Bodies, Ourselves' by Unknown
Our Bodies, Ourselves

Unknown

Cover of 'The Best And The Brightest' by David Halberstam
The Best And The Brightest

David Halberstam

Cover of 'Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee' by Dee Alexander Brown
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

Dee Alexander Brown

Cover of 'Carry Me Home' by Diane McWhorter
Carry Me Home

Diane McWhorter

Cover of 'The Fatal Shore' by Robert Hughes
The Fatal Shore

Robert Hughes

Cover of 'The Gnostic Gospels' by Elaine Pagels
The Gnostic Gospels

Elaine Pagels

Cover of 'Let Us Now Praise Famous Men' by James Agee
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men

James Agee

Cover of 'A People's History of the United States' by Howard Zinn
A People's History of the United States

Howard Zinn

Cover of 'The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich' by William L. Shirer
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

William L. Shirer

Cover of 'The Closing of the American Mind' by Allan Bloom
The Closing of the American Mind

Allan Bloom

Cover of 'The End of History and the Last Man' by Francis Fukuyama
The End of History and the Last Man

Francis Fukuyama

Cover of 'Gödel, Escher, Bach' by Douglas Hofstadter
Gödel, Escher, Bach

Douglas Hofstadter

Cover of 'The Hero with a Thousand Faces' by Joseph Campbell
The Hero with a Thousand Faces

Joseph Campbell

Cover of 'Imagined Communities' by Benedict Anderson
Imagined Communities

Benedict Anderson

Cover of 'Nature and Destiny of Man' by Reinhold Niebuhr
Nature and Destiny of Man

Reinhold Niebuhr

Cover of 'Orientalism' by Edward W. Said
Orientalism

Edward W. Said

Cover of 'Syntactic Structures' by Noam Chomsky
Syntactic Structures

Noam Chomsky

Cover of 'A Theory of Justice' by John Rawls
A Theory of Justice

John Rawls

Cover of 'Understanding Media' by Marshall McLuhan
Understanding Media

Marshall McLuhan

Cover of 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance' by Robert M. Pirsig
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Robert M. Pirsig

Cover of 'The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test' by Tom Wolfe
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test

Tom Wolfe

Cover of 'The Executioner's Song' by Norman Mailer
The Executioner's Song

Norman Mailer

Cover of 'In Cold Blood' by Truman Capote
In Cold Blood

Truman Capote

Cover of 'Out of Africa' by Isak Dinesen
Out of Africa

Isak Dinesen

Cover of 'All the President's Men' by Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein
All the President's Men

Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein

Cover of 'The Clash of Civilizations' by Samuel P. Huntington
The Clash of Civilizations

Samuel P. Huntington

Cover of 'Conscience Of A Conservative' by Barry Goldwater
Conscience Of A Conservative

Barry Goldwater

Cover of 'God and Man at Yale' by William F. Buckley, Jr
God and Man at Yale

William F. Buckley, Jr

Cover of 'Homage to Catalonia' by George Orwell
Homage to Catalonia

George Orwell

Cover of 'The Making of the President, 1960' by Theodore White
The Making of the President, 1960

Theodore White

Cover of 'The Origins of Totalitarianism' by Hannah Arendt
The Origins of Totalitarianism

Hannah Arendt

Cover of 'The Paranoid Style In American Politics' by Richard Hofstadter
The Paranoid Style In American Politics

Richard Hofstadter

Cover of 'What It Takes' by Richard Ben Cramer
What It Takes

Richard Ben Cramer

Cover of 'A Brief History of Time' by Stephen Hawking
A Brief History of Time

Stephen Hawking

Cover of 'Coming of Age in Samoa' by Margaret Mead
Coming of Age in Samoa

Margaret Mead

Cover of 'The Double Helix' by James D. Watson
The Double Helix

James D. Watson

Cover of 'The Emperor of All Maladies' by Siddhartha Mukherjee
The Emperor of All Maladies

Siddhartha Mukherjee

Cover of 'The Lives of a Cell' by Lewis Thomas
The Lives of a Cell

Lewis Thomas

Cover of 'The Naked Ape' by Desmond Morris
The Naked Ape

Desmond Morris

Cover of 'On Human Nature' by E. O. Wilson
On Human Nature

E. O. Wilson

Cover of 'The Selfish Gene' by Richard Dawkins
The Selfish Gene

Richard Dawkins

Cover of 'Silent Spring' by Rachel Carson
Silent Spring

Rachel Carson

Cover of 'The Structure of Scientific Revolutions' by Thomas Kuhn
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

Thomas Kuhn

Cover of 'AA Big Book' by Bill W
AA Big Book

Bill W

Cover of 'The Elements of Style' by E. B. White, William Strunk Jr.
The Elements of Style

E. B. White, William Strunk Jr.

Cover of 'The American Way of Death' by Jessica Mitford
The American Way of Death

Jessica Mitford

Cover of 'Animal Liberation' by Peter Singer
Animal Liberation

Peter Singer

Cover of 'The Beauty Myth' by Naomi Wolf
The Beauty Myth

Naomi Wolf

Cover of 'The Death and Life of Great American Cities' by Jane Jacobs
The Death and Life of Great American Cities

Jane Jacobs

Cover of 'The Feminine Mystique' by Betty Friedan
The Feminine Mystique

Betty Friedan

Cover of 'Guns, Germs, and Steel' by Jared Diamond
Guns, Germs, and Steel

Jared Diamond

Cover of 'Nickel And Dimed' by Barbara Ehrenreich
Nickel And Dimed

Barbara Ehrenreich

Cover of 'The Other America' by Michael Harrington
The Other America

Michael Harrington

Cover of 'Why We Can't Wait' by Martin Luther King
Why We Can't Wait

Martin Luther King

Cover of 'Working' by Studs Terkel
Working

Studs Terkel

Cover of 'Ball Four' by Jim Bouton
Ball Four

Jim Bouton

Cover of 'The Sweet Science' by A. J. Liebling
The Sweet Science

A. J. Liebling

Cover of 'The Civil War' by Shelby Foote
The Civil War

Shelby Foote

Cover of 'Dispatches' by Michael Herr
Dispatches

Michael Herr

Cover of 'The Great War and Modern Memory' by Paul Fussell
The Great War and Modern Memory

Paul Fussell

Cover of 'Hiroshima' by John Hersey
Hiroshima

John Hersey

Cover of 'The Looming Tower' by Lawrence Wright
The Looming Tower

Lawrence Wright