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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)
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avg rating 4.06 — 390,763 ratings — published 1971
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All the President’s Men All the President’s Men (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 336 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.18 — 59,491 ratings — published 1974
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Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup (Hardcover)
by (shelved 294 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.40 — 295,274 ratings — published 2018
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In Cold Blood In Cold Blood (Paperback)
by (shelved 292 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.09 — 761,750 ratings — published 1966
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Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators (Hardcover)
by (shelved 277 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.39 — 105,052 ratings — published 2019
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Hell's Angels Hell's Angels (Paperback)
by (shelved 240 times as journalism)
avg rating 3.97 — 57,021 ratings — published 1966
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Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72 Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72 (Paperback)
by (shelved 214 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.13 — 25,327 ratings — published 1973
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She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement (Hardcover)
by (shelved 201 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.33 — 44,978 ratings — published 2019
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Slouching Towards Bethlehem Slouching Towards Bethlehem (Paperback)
by (shelved 196 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.18 — 89,934 ratings — published 1968
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The Elements of Journalism: What Newspeople Should Know and The Public Should Expect The Elements of Journalism: What Newspeople Should Know and The Public Should Expect (Paperback)
by (shelved 188 times as journalism)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,764 ratings — published 2001
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The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry (Paperback)
by (shelved 185 times as journalism)
avg rating 3.95 — 160,826 ratings — published 2011
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Dispatches Dispatches (Paperback)
by (shelved 183 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.22 — 22,796 ratings — published 1977
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Hiroshima Hiroshima (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 177 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.06 — 94,019 ratings — published 1946
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The Journalist and the Murderer The Journalist and the Murderer (Paperback)
by (shelved 166 times as journalism)
avg rating 3.79 — 6,401 ratings — published 1990
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Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media (Paperback)
by (shelved 162 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.23 — 25,845 ratings — published 1988
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The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (Paperback)
by (shelved 162 times as journalism)
avg rating 3.92 — 80,464 ratings — published 1968
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Into the Wild Into the Wild (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 161 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,231,378 ratings — published 1996
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Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 160 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.46 — 106,498 ratings — published 2009
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.98 — 119,813 ratings — published 2012
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Columbine Columbine (Paperback)
by (shelved 147 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.29 — 106,332 ratings — published 2009
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Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty (Hardcover)
by (shelved 145 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.53 — 155,682 ratings — published 2021
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So You've Been Publicly Shamed So You've Been Publicly Shamed (Hardcover)
by (shelved 142 times as journalism)
avg rating 3.93 — 67,064 ratings — published 2015
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Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland (Hardcover)
by (shelved 140 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.47 — 202,378 ratings — published 2018
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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 127 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.27 — 595,199 ratings — published 1997
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Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith (Paperback)
by (shelved 127 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.01 — 233,135 ratings — published 2003
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The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time (The Gonzo Papers, #1) The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time (The Gonzo Papers, #1)
by (shelved 126 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.10 — 14,596 ratings — published 1979
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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
by (shelved 119 times as journalism)
avg rating 3.66 — 197,097 ratings — published 2001
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Them: Adventures with Extremists Them: Adventures with Extremists (Paperback)
by (shelved 117 times as journalism)
avg rating 3.96 — 23,460 ratings — published 2001
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 114 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,543,323 ratings — published 2005
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The White Album The White Album (Paperback)
by (shelved 110 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.01 — 54,614 ratings — published 1979
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Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster (Paperback)
by (shelved 108 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.40 — 67,874 ratings — published 1997
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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI (Paperback)
by (shelved 105 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.14 — 475,548 ratings — published 2017
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Palestine Palestine (Paperback)
by (shelved 103 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.26 — 22,598 ratings — published 1993
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The Shadow of the Sun The Shadow of the Sun (Paperback)
by (shelved 102 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.40 — 18,295 ratings — published 1998
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Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil (Paperback)
by (shelved 101 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.20 — 36,717 ratings — published 1963
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Homage to Catalonia Homage to Catalonia (Paperback)
by (shelved 100 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.09 — 76,537 ratings — published 1938
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Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town (Hardcover)
by (shelved 99 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.12 — 61,591 ratings — published 2015
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Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief (Hardcover)
by (shelved 96 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.04 — 45,880 ratings — published 2013
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The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine (Paperback)
by (shelved 96 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.31 — 175,794 ratings — published 2010
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The Imperfectionists The Imperfectionists (Hardcover)
by (shelved 96 times as journalism)
avg rating 3.55 — 50,551 ratings — published 2010
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I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer (ebook)
by (shelved 94 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.11 — 274,510 ratings — published 2018
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The New New Journalism: Conversations with America's Best Nonfiction Writers on Their Craft The New New Journalism: Conversations with America's Best Nonfiction Writers on Their Craft (Paperback)
by (shelved 94 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.03 — 778 ratings — published 2005
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 90 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.14 — 834,467 ratings — published 2010
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Fear: Trump in the White House Fear: Trump in the White House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 88 times as journalism)
avg rating 3.87 — 66,054 ratings — published 2018
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We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families: Stories from Rwanda We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families: Stories from Rwanda (Paperback)
by (shelved 88 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.23 — 38,354 ratings — published 1998
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Ten Days in a Mad-House Ten Days in a Mad-House
by (shelved 87 times as journalism)
avg rating 3.87 — 27,333 ratings — published 1887
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Generation of Swine: Tales of Shame and Degradation in the '80's Generation of Swine: Tales of Shame and Degradation in the '80's (Paperback)
by (shelved 81 times as journalism)
avg rating 3.80 — 7,637 ratings — published 1988
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American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment (Hardcover)
by (shelved 80 times as journalism)
avg rating 4.23 — 13,258 ratings — published 2018
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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 (Paperback)
by (shelved 79 times as journalism)
avg rating 3.75 — 207,106 ratings — published 2001
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Scoop Scoop (Paperback)
by (shelved 76 times as journalism)
avg rating 3.78 — 23,369 ratings — published 1938
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Norman Mailer
“If a person is not talented enough to be a novelist, not smart enough to be a lawyer, and his hands are too shaky to perform operations, he becomes a journalist. ”
― Norman Mailer

Hunter S. Thompson
“The press is a gang of cruel faggots. Journalism is not a profession or a trade. It is a cheap catch-all for fuckoffs and misfits—a false doorway to the backside of life, a filthy piss-ridden little hole nailed off by the building inspector, but just deep enough for a wino to curl up from the sidewalk and masturbate like a chimp in a zoo-cage.”
― Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream

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