OBCB 1999 Nonfiction

1.
Where She Danced: The Birth of American Art-Dance
Where She Danced: The Birth of American Art-Dance 3.93 avg rating — 15 ratings
2.
T. Rex and the Crater of Doom
T. Rex and the Crater of Doom 4.05 avg rating — 1,980 ratings
3.
Art Attack: A Short Cultural History of the Avant-Garde
Art Attack: A Short Cultural History of the Avant-Garde 3.87 avg rating — 31 ratings
4.
Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series
Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series 4.05 avg rating — 11,322 ratings
5.
Voices from the Streets: Young Former Gang Members Tell Their Stories
Voices from the Streets: Young Former Gang Members Tell Their Stories 3.50 avg rating — 16 ratings
6.
The Joy of Music
The Joy of Music 4.18 avg rating — 2,068 ratings
7.
The Blackstone Book of Magic & Illusion
The Blackstone Book of Magic & Illusion really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12 ratings
8.
In These Girls, Hope is a Muscle
In These Girls, Hope is a Muscle 3.95 avg rating — 798 ratings
9.
The Secret Family: Twenty-Four Hours Inside the Mysterious World of Our Minds and Bodies
The Secret Family: Twenty-Four Hours Inside the Mysterious World of Our Minds and Bodies 4.13 avg rating — 97 ratings
10.
Making Movies Work: Thinking Like a Filmmaker
Making Movies Work: Thinking Like a Filmmaker 3.88 avg rating — 69 ratings
11.
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
by: Dee Brown
4.26 avg rating — 99,680 ratings
12.
The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls
The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls 3.82 avg rating — 3,737 ratings
13.
Silent Spring
Silent Spring 4.05 avg rating — 53,316 ratings
14.
The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II
The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II 4.24 avg rating — 50,743 ratings
15.
Civilization: A Personal View
Civilization: A Personal View 4.24 avg rating — 1,823 ratings
16.
The Chronicle of Jazz
The Chronicle of Jazz 4.10 avg rating — 60 ratings
17.
What to Listen for in Music
What to Listen for in Music 3.94 avg rating — 9,188 ratings
18.
Annotated Art: The World's Greatest Paintings Explored and Explained
Annotated Art: The World's Greatest Paintings Explored and Explained 4.26 avg rating — 133 ratings
19.
The Search For King Arthur
The Search For King Arthur
by: David Day
3.85 avg rating — 157 ratings
20.
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 4.04 avg rating — 445,037 ratings
21.
The Broken Cord
The Broken Cord 3.91 avg rating — 1,512 ratings
22.
The Souls of Black Folk
The Souls of Black Folk 4.31 avg rating — 44,284 ratings
23.
Joining the Tribe: Growing Up Gay and Lesbian in the '90s
Joining the Tribe: Growing Up Gay and Lesbian in the '90s 3.78 avg rating — 27 ratings
24.
the measure of our success: a letter to my children and yours
the measure of our success: a letter to my children and yours 4.16 avg rating — 637 ratings
25.
The Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness and Effectiveness
The Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness and Effectiveness
by: Epictetus
4.25 avg rating — 34,670 ratings
26.
Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women
Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women 4.04 avg rating — 9,233 ratings
27.
How to Look At Sculpture
How to Look At Sculpture 3.73 avg rating — 15 ratings
28.
The Voices of AIDS: Twelve Unforgettable People Talk About How AIDS Has Changed Their Lives
The Voices of AIDS: Twelve Unforgettable People Talk About How AIDS Has Changed Their Lives 3.93 avg rating — 15 ratings
29.
Next of Kin: My Conversations with Chimpanzees
Next of Kin: My Conversations with Chimpanzees 4.48 avg rating — 2,065 ratings
30.
Small Victories: The Real World of a Teacher, Her Students, and Their High School
Small Victories: The Real World of a Teacher, Her Students, and Their High School 3.87 avg rating — 175 ratings
31.
Father Greg and the Homeboys
Father Greg and the Homeboys 4.53 avg rating — 15 ratings
32.
On Wings of Joy: The Story of Ballet from the 16th Century to Today
On Wings of Joy: The Story of Ballet from the 16th Century to Today 3.83 avg rating — 12 ratings
33.
The Power of Photography: How Photographs Changed Our Lives
The Power of Photography: How Photographs Changed Our Lives 3.88 avg rating — 26 ratings
34.
The Story of Art
The Story of Art 3.96 avg rating — 448,911 ratings
35.
The Mismeasure of Man
The Mismeasure of Man 4.05 avg rating — 9,212 ratings
36.
Water, Ice, And Stone: Science and Memory on the Antarctic Lakes
Water, Ice, And Stone: Science and Memory on the Antarctic Lakes 4.12 avg rating — 51 ratings
37.
Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins of the Internet
Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins of the Internet 3.94 avg rating — 4,853 ratings
38.
Mythology
Mythology 4.03 avg rating — 58,933 ratings
39.
A Brief History of Time
A Brief History of Time 4.21 avg rating — 467,010 ratings
40.
A Tribe Apart: A Journey into the Heart of American Adolescence
A Tribe Apart: A Journey into the Heart of American Adolescence 3.78 avg rating — 480 ratings
41.
Hiroshima
Hiroshima 4.04 avg rating — 86,440 ratings
42.
The Holy Bible: New Revised Standard Version with Apocrypha
The Holy Bible: New Revised Standard Version with Apocrypha
by: Anonymous
4.44 avg rating — 1,193 ratings
43.
A Country Year: Living the Questions
A Country Year: Living the Questions 4.15 avg rating — 4,072 ratings
44.
No Matter How Loud I Shout: A Year in the Life of Juvenile Court
No Matter How Loud I Shout: A Year in the Life of Juvenile Court 4.18 avg rating — 949 ratings
45.
Dancing: The Pleasure, Power, And Art Of Movement
Dancing: The Pleasure, Power, And Art Of Movement 3.78 avg rating — 74 ratings
46.
Say It Loud!: The Story of Rap Music
Say It Loud!: The Story of Rap Music 3.62 avg rating — 13 ratings
47.
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea 4.12 avg rating — 117,721 ratings
48.
Falling in Love with Wisdom: American Philosophers Talk About Their Calling
Falling in Love with Wisdom: American Philosophers Talk About Their Calling 3.88 avg rating — 16 ratings
49.
Barefoot to Balanchine
Barefoot to Balanchine liked it 3.00 avg rating — 8 ratings
50.
Blind Watchers of the Sky: The People and Ideas that Shaped our View of the Universe
Blind Watchers of the Sky: The People and Ideas that Shaped our View of the Universe 4.04 avg rating — 99 ratings
51.
The Other Side of the River: A Story of Two Towns, a Death, and America's Dilemma
The Other Side of the River: A Story of Two Towns, a Death, and America's Dilemma 3.79 avg rating — 1,970 ratings
52.
Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools
Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools 4.26 avg rating — 18,905 ratings
53.
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster 4.26 avg rating — 550,971 ratings
54.
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art 4.01 avg rating — 129,140 ratings
55.
In Suspect Terrain (Annals of the Former World, 2)
In Suspect Terrain (Annals of the Former World, 2) 4.12 avg rating — 1,244 ratings
56.
Stomping The Blues
Stomping The Blues 4.07 avg rating — 213 ratings
57.
The Joy of Sects: A Spirited Guide to the World's Religious Traditions
The Joy of Sects: A Spirited Guide to the World's Religious Traditions 3.89 avg rating — 73 ratings
58.
ABC of Architecture
ABC of Architecture 3.43 avg rating — 101 ratings
59.
Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences
Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 3.78 avg rating — 5,272 ratings
60.
The Telling of the World: Native American Stories and Art
The Telling of the World: Native American Stories and Art
by: W.S. Penn
4.45 avg rating — 22 ratings
61.
Invention by Design; How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing
Invention by Design; How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing 3.75 avg rating — 348 ratings
62.
Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls
Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls 3.89 avg rating — 26,412 ratings
63.
Virus Ground Zero: Stalking the Killer Viruses with the Centers for Disease Control
Virus Ground Zero: Stalking the Killer Viruses with the Centers for Disease Control
by: Ed Regis
3.78 avg rating — 121 ratings
64.
The Most Beautiful House in the World
The Most Beautiful House in the World 3.85 avg rating — 521 ratings
65.
A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam 4.24 avg rating — 12,399 ratings
66.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Classical Music
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Classical Music 3.64 avg rating — 89 ratings
67.
The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood
The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood 4.45 avg rating — 6,779 ratings
68.
Fermat's Enigma
Fermat's Enigma 4.30 avg rating — 32,757 ratings
69.
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time 3.99 avg rating — 75,024 ratings
70.
The Complete Maus
The Complete Maus 4.58 avg rating — 245,660 ratings
71.
The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern
The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern 4.06 avg rating — 4,476 ratings
72.
African Exodus: The Origins of Modern Humanity
African Exodus: The Origins of Modern Humanity 4.11 avg rating — 163 ratings
73.
The Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher
The Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher 4.14 avg rating — 10,344 ratings
74.
The Double Helix
The Double Helix 3.84 avg rating — 19,752 ratings
75.
Eyes on the Prize (Penguin Books for History: U.S.)
Eyes on the Prize (Penguin Books for History: U.S.) 4.45 avg rating — 938 ratings
76.
Favorite Folktales from Around the World
Favorite Folktales from Around the World 4.18 avg rating — 954 ratings