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I'm Glad My Mom Died I'm Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 352 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,571,434 ratings — published 2022
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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 290 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,931,776 ratings — published 2018
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
by (shelved 257 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,303,678 ratings — published 2011
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Crying in H Mart Crying in H Mart (Hardcover)
by (shelved 249 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.23 — 630,942 ratings — published 2021
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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 226 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.50 — 183,706 ratings — published 2013
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 222 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.13 — 820,349 ratings — published 2010
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Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 212 times as nonfic)
avg rating 3.79 — 124,224 ratings — published 2021
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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma (Hardcover)
by (shelved 209 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.34 — 299,528 ratings — published 2014
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Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men (Hardcover)
by (shelved 207 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.33 — 177,602 ratings — published 2019
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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 206 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,378,926 ratings — published 2018
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 193 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,279,401 ratings — published 1947
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Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection (Hardcover)
by (shelved 192 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.32 — 267,175 ratings — published 2025
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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 179 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.40 — 373,243 ratings — published 2015
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In the Dream House In the Dream House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 175 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.37 — 167,694 ratings — published 2019
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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 174 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.00 — 774,288 ratings — published 2003
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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 172 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.07 — 481,928 ratings — published 2012
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Hardcover)
by (shelved 170 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.52 — 165,952 ratings — published 2020
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When Breath Becomes Air When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 170 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.41 — 836,474 ratings — published 2016
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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 168 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.35 — 188,221 ratings — published 2021
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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 166 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.49 — 831,618 ratings — published 2016
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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 162 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.14 — 461,991 ratings — published 2017
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 162 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,390,428 ratings — published 1956
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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (Paperback)
by (shelved 161 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.06 — 245,681 ratings — published 2003
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All About Love: New Visions All About Love: New Visions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 160 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.00 — 147,090 ratings — published 1999
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We Should All Be Feminists We Should All Be Feminists (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 159 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.39 — 337,870 ratings — published 2012
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Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory (Paperback)
by (shelved 158 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.21 — 111,449 ratings — published 2014
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 156 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.37 — 916,540 ratings — published 1946
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Know My Name Know My Name (ebook)
by (shelved 152 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.68 — 268,833 ratings — published 2019
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Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot (Hardcover)
by (shelved 149 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.35 — 65,304 ratings — published 2020
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The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women (Hardcover)
by (shelved 147 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.16 — 194,580 ratings — published 2016
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Becoming Becoming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 145 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,226,789 ratings — published 2018
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A Short History of Nearly Everything A Short History of Nearly Everything (Paperback)
by (shelved 145 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.22 — 431,041 ratings — published 2003
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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 144 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.11 — 269,137 ratings — published 2018
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 140 times as nonfic)
avg rating 3.86 — 1,459,766 ratings — published 2016
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 138 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.52 — 119,444 ratings — published 2010
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Bad Feminist Bad Feminist (Paperback)
by (shelved 137 times as nonfic)
avg rating 3.92 — 120,468 ratings — published 2014
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The Glass Castle The Glass Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 136 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,392,845 ratings — published 2005
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In Cold Blood In Cold Blood (Paperback)
by (shelved 135 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.09 — 746,543 ratings — published 1966
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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 133 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.47 — 183,644 ratings — published 2018
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One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This (Hardcover)
by (shelved 129 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.57 — 67,150 ratings — published 2025
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Paperback)
by (shelved 129 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.04 — 467,274 ratings — published 1997
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 126 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.17 — 606,272 ratings — published 2011
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The Year of Magical Thinking The Year of Magical Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 125 times as nonfic)
avg rating 3.93 — 314,525 ratings — published 2005
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 125 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.34 — 324,408 ratings — published 2000
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Outliers: The Story of Success Outliers: The Story of Success (Hardcover)
by (shelved 125 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.19 — 882,074 ratings — published 2008
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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Hardcover)
by (shelved 124 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.01 — 906,516 ratings — published 2005
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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed (Hardcover)
by (shelved 123 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.37 — 417,945 ratings — published 2019
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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 120 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.53 — 144,979 ratings — published 2021
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Into the Wild Into the Wild (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 119 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,212,486 ratings — published 1996
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What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 116 times as nonfic)
avg rating 4.14 — 199,202 ratings — published 2014
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