Non Fiction - Outstanding Books for the College Bound

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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 — 99,676 ratings
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How to Make A Winning College Application Video Essay: Everything You Need to Know, From Idea to Upload
How to Make A Winning College Application Video Essay: Everything You Need to Know, From Idea to Upload really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Silent Spring
Silent Spring 4.05 avg rating — 53,312 ratings
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 4.04 avg rating — 445,019 ratings
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Mythology
Mythology 4.03 avg rating — 58,930 ratings
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The Complete Maus
The Complete Maus 4.58 avg rating — 245,649 ratings
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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 3.65 avg rating — 194,442 ratings
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A Brief History of Time
A Brief History of Time 4.21 avg rating — 466,975 ratings
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Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women
Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women 4.04 avg rating — 9,232 ratings
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Hiroshima
Hiroshima 4.04 avg rating — 86,435 ratings
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How to Be a Woman
How to Be a Woman 3.71 avg rating — 109,843 ratings
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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 — 550,932 ratings
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The Double Helix
The Double Helix 3.84 avg rating — 19,749 ratings
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Everything You Need to Know about Going Greek: Fraternity & Sorority Recruitment in the 21st Century
Everything You Need to Know about Going Greek: Fraternity & Sorority Recruitment in the 21st Century
by: Bob Kerr
4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings
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Encyclopedia of the Commemorative Coins of the United States: History, Art, Investment & Collection of America's Memorial Coinage
Encyclopedia of the Commemorative Coins of the United States: History, Art, Investment & Collection of America's Memorial Coinage 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings
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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
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A Daily Dose of Now: 365 Mindfulness Meditation Practices for Living in the Moment
A Daily Dose of Now: 365 Mindfulness Meditation Practices for Living in the Moment 4.90 avg rating — 10 ratings
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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
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The Joy of Music
The Joy of Music 4.18 avg rating — 2,068 ratings
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I Just Kept Walking (20 Years Homeless)
I Just Kept Walking (20 Years Homeless) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
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The Grammar Daily: 365 Quick Tips for Successful Writing from Grammar Girl
The Grammar Daily: 365 Quick Tips for Successful Writing from Grammar Girl 4.71 avg rating — 49 ratings
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Leftover Women: The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China
Leftover Women: The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China 3.98 avg rating — 631 ratings
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Milestones of Science and Technology: Making the Modern World
Milestones of Science and Technology: Making the Modern World 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings
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Our Bodies, Ourselves
Our Bodies, Ourselves 4.37 avg rating — 7,461 ratings
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U.S. Constitution (Saddlewire) (Books of American Wisdom)
U.S. Constitution (Saddlewire) (Books of American Wisdom) 4.52 avg rating — 27,061 ratings
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The Elements of Style
The Elements of Style 4.18 avg rating — 86,240 ratings
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The Prince
The Prince 3.84 avg rating — 371,382 ratings
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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 — 50,732 ratings
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Man's Search for Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning 4.37 avg rating — 832,358 ratings
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No Future Without Forgiveness
No Future Without Forgiveness 4.23 avg rating — 2,602 ratings
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What to Listen for in Music
What to Listen for in Music 3.94 avg rating — 9,188 ratings
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Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 3.75 avg rating — 206,249 ratings
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The Broken Cord
The Broken Cord 3.91 avg rating — 1,512 ratings
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions 4.03 avg rating — 29,121 ratings
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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 — 34,667 ratings
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How to Look At Sculpture
How to Look At Sculpture 3.73 avg rating — 15 ratings
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Next of Kin: My Conversations with Chimpanzees
Next of Kin: My Conversations with Chimpanzees 4.48 avg rating — 2,065 ratings
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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
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A Country Year: Living the Questions
A Country Year: Living the Questions 4.15 avg rating — 4,071 ratings
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Where She Danced: The Birth of American Art-Dance
Where She Danced: The Birth of American Art-Dance 3.93 avg rating — 15 ratings
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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 — 117,722 ratings
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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
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Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools
Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools 4.26 avg rating — 18,905 ratings
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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
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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
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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 — 11,321 ratings
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Joan of Arc: The Mystic Legacy
Joan of Arc: The Mystic Legacy 3.96 avg rating — 24 ratings
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Make It Happen, A Healthy, Competitive Approach to Achieving Personal Success (3 Off the Tee, #2)
Make It Happen, A Healthy, Competitive Approach to Achieving Personal Success (3 Off the Tee, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 100 ratings
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Pub Theology
Pub Theology 3.90 avg rating — 110 ratings
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Jack the Ripper and Black Magic: Victorian Conspiracy Theories, Secret Societies and the Supernatural Mystique of the Whitechapel Murders
Jack the Ripper and Black Magic: Victorian Conspiracy Theories, Secret Societies and the Supernatural Mystique of the Whitechapel Murders 3.70 avg rating — 93 ratings
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On a Farther Shore: The Life and Legacy of Rachel Carson, Author of Silent Spring
On a Farther Shore: The Life and Legacy of Rachel Carson, Author of Silent Spring 3.91 avg rating — 933 ratings
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Debt-Free U: How I Paid for an Outstanding College Education Without Loans, Scholarships, Or Mooching Off My Parents
Debt-Free U: How I Paid for an Outstanding College Education Without Loans, Scholarships, Or Mooching Off My Parents 3.79 avg rating — 541 ratings
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The Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code
The Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code 4.01 avg rating — 3,647 ratings
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Do Good Well: Your Guide to Leadership, Action, and Social Innovation
Do Good Well: Your Guide to Leadership, Action, and Social Innovation 4.05 avg rating — 59 ratings
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Community College Success
Community College Success
by: Isa Adney
4.16 avg rating — 38 ratings
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The Relationship Revelation
The Relationship Revelation 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings
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This Side of Freedom: Life After Clemency
This Side of Freedom: Life After Clemency 3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings
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Mating 101: A practical dating book for men
Mating 101: A practical dating book for men it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
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How to College: What to Know Before You Go
How to College: What to Know Before You Go 3.69 avg rating — 98 ratings
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Make Every Move a Meditation: Mindful Movement for Mental Health, Well-Being, and Insight
Make Every Move a Meditation: Mindful Movement for Mental Health, Well-Being, and Insight 3.89 avg rating — 54 ratings
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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
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Targeting Success, Develop the Right Business Attitude to be Successful in the Workplace (3 Off the Tee, #1)
Targeting Success, Develop the Right Business Attitude to be Successful in the Workplace (3 Off the Tee, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 99 ratings
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T. Rex and the Crater of Doom
T. Rex and the Crater of Doom 4.05 avg rating — 1,980 ratings
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How to Submit a Winning Scholarship Application Secret Techniques I Used to Win $100,000 in College Scholarships
How to Submit a Winning Scholarship Application Secret Techniques I Used to Win $100,000 in College Scholarships 4.57 avg rating — 14 ratings
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The Blackstone Book of Magic & Illusion
The Blackstone Book of Magic & Illusion really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12 ratings
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What Is Marriage For?: The Strange Social History of Our Most Intimate Institution
What Is Marriage For?: The Strange Social History of Our Most Intimate Institution 3.85 avg rating — 142 ratings
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In These Girls, Hope is a Muscle
In These Girls, Hope is a Muscle 3.95 avg rating — 798 ratings
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Mobilizing Resentment: Conservative Resurgence From The John Birch Society To The Promise Keepers
Mobilizing Resentment: Conservative Resurgence From The John Birch Society To The Promise Keepers 3.79 avg rating — 19 ratings
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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
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The High Frontier: Human Colonies in Space (Apogee Books Space)
The High Frontier: Human Colonies in Space (Apogee Books Space) 4.19 avg rating — 547 ratings
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Making Movies Work: Thinking Like a Filmmaker
Making Movies Work: Thinking Like a Filmmaker 3.88 avg rating — 69 ratings
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All the President's Men
All the President's Men 4.18 avg rating — 56,973 ratings
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The Federalist Papers
The Federalist Papers 4.10 avg rating — 41,555 ratings
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Civilisation
Civilisation 4.24 avg rating — 1,823 ratings
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The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer 4.34 avg rating — 111,142 ratings
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The Chronicle of Jazz
The Chronicle of Jazz 4.10 avg rating — 60 ratings
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Annotated Art (Annotated Guides)
Annotated Art (Annotated Guides) 4.26 avg rating — 133 ratings
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The Souls of Black Folk
The Souls of Black Folk 4.31 avg rating — 44,282 ratings
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The Search For King Arthur
The Search For King Arthur
by: David Day
3.85 avg rating — 157 ratings
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Connections
Connections 4.25 avg rating — 2,479 ratings
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
by: Malcolm X
4.37 avg rating — 285,165 ratings
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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
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The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance
The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance 4.21 avg rating — 10,688 ratings
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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
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Betrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public Health
Betrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public Health 4.13 avg rating — 1,345 ratings
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The Guns of August
The Guns of August 4.18 avg rating — 82,593 ratings
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And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic
And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic 4.39 avg rating — 28,864 ratings
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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
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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
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G-Dog and the Homeboys: Father Greg Boyle and the Gangs of East Los Angeles
G-Dog and the Homeboys: Father Greg Boyle and the Gangs of East Los Angeles 4.36 avg rating — 455 ratings
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The Power of Photography: How Photographs Changed Our Lives
The Power of Photography: How Photographs Changed Our Lives 3.88 avg rating — 26 ratings
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The Mismeasure of Man
The Mismeasure of Man 4.05 avg rating — 9,212 ratings
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The Story of Art
The Story of Art 3.96 avg rating — 448,883 ratings
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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
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Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins of the Internet
Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins of the Internet 3.94 avg rating — 4,851 ratings
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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
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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
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Dancing: The Pleasure, Power, And Art Of Movement
Dancing: The Pleasure, Power, And Art Of Movement 3.78 avg rating — 74 ratings
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Say It Loud!: The Story of Rap Music
Say It Loud!: The Story of Rap Music 3.62 avg rating — 13 ratings
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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
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