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In Cold Blood In Cold Blood (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.09 — 762,338 ratings — published 1966
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The Year of Magical Thinking The Year of Magical Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.93 — 327,291 ratings — published 2005
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Bluets Bluets (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.02 — 62,478 ratings — published 2009
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Slouching Towards Bethlehem Slouching Towards Bethlehem (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.18 — 90,032 ratings — published 1968
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.00 — 788,132 ratings — published 2003
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Me Talk Pretty One Day Me Talk Pretty One Day (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.01 — 732,576 ratings — published 2000
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.14 — 835,062 ratings — published 2010
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.91 — 308,290 ratings — published 1994
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The Argonauts The Argonauts (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.01 — 58,896 ratings — published 2015
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When You Are Engulfed in Flames When You Are Engulfed in Flames (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.08 — 220,498 ratings — published 2008
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Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.12 — 293,584 ratings — published 2004
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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.69 — 185,364 ratings — published 2000
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Bird by Bird Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.24 — 116,140 ratings — published 1994
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Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.07 — 895,381 ratings — published 2012
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Eat, Pray, Love Eat, Pray, Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.65 — 1,875,274 ratings — published 2006
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.06 — 390,935 ratings — published 1971
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The Glass Castle The Glass Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,420,344 ratings — published 2005
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Naked Naked (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.10 — 276,936 ratings — published 1997
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.30 — 601,883 ratings — published 1969
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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 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.49 — 193,719 ratings — published 2013
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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.40 — 378,487 ratings — published 2015
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A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again:  Essays and Arguments A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.12 — 57,251 ratings — published 1997
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Zeitoun Zeitoun (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.05 — 81,019 ratings — published 2009
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In the Dream House In the Dream House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.37 — 172,753 ratings — published 2019
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H is for Hawk H is for Hawk (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.73 — 86,486 ratings — published 2014
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The White Album The White Album (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.01 — 54,687 ratings — published 1979
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A Field Guide to Getting Lost A Field Guide to Getting Lost (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.89 — 21,983 ratings — published 2005
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In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.90 — 227,547 ratings — published 2011
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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.06 — 251,059 ratings — published 2003
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The Things They Carried The Things They Carried (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.15 — 358,407 ratings — published 1990
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Running with Scissors Running with Scissors (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.77 — 409,197 ratings — published 2002
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What Is the What What Is the What (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.15 — 88,536 ratings — published 2006
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The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.34 — 198,216 ratings — published 2021
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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,999,315 ratings — published 2018
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Heart Berries Heart Berries (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.81 — 30,960 ratings — published 2018
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Bossypants Bossypants (ebook)
by (shelved 7 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,077,821 ratings — published 2011
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The Fire Next Time The Fire Next Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.55 — 132,204 ratings — published 1963
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Just Kids Just Kids (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.21 — 388,955 ratings — published 2010
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Consider the Lobster and Other Essays Consider the Lobster and Other Essays (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.18 — 56,202 ratings — published 2005
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The Writing Life: The Classic Essay Collection on the Creative Process The Writing Life: The Classic Essay Collection on the Creative Process (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.98 — 18,972 ratings — published 1989
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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.20 — 416,251 ratings — published 2000
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.34 — 330,307 ratings — published 2000
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I'm Glad My Mom Died I'm Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,650,098 ratings — published 2022
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The Library Book The Library Book (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.88 — 129,062 ratings — published 2018
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The Empathy Exams The Empathy Exams (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.67 — 16,140 ratings — published 2014
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Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.17 — 219,233 ratings — published 2013
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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.39 — 1,023,137 ratings — published 2010
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Girl, Interrupted Girl, Interrupted (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.95 — 295,110 ratings — published 1993
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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 (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.27 — 595,624 ratings — published 1997
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The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as creative-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.84 — 125,166 ratings — published 1998
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