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Cover of Tuesdays with Morrie

Tuesdays with Morrie

Mitch Albom, Saulius Dagys

4.1

1997

Cover of Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal

Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal

Eric Schlosser

3.7

2001

Cover of The Jungle

The Jungle

Upton Sinclair, Earl Lee, Kathleen DeGrave

3.7

1906

Cover of Reading Lolita in Tehran

Reading Lolita in Tehran

Azar Nafisi

3.6

2003

Cover of The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun

The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun

Gretchen Rubin

3.6

2009

Cover of Modern Romance

Modern Romance

Aziz Ansari, Eric Klinenberg

3.9

2015

Cover of In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto

In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto

Michael Pollan

4.1

2007

Cover of Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions

Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions

Dan Ariely

4.1

2007

Cover of Commonwealth

Commonwealth

Ann Patchett

3.8

2016

Cover of Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed

Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed

Jared Diamond

3.9

2004

Cover of The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town

The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town

John Grisham

3.8

2006

Cover of Eating Animals

Eating Animals

Jonathan Safran Foer

4.2

2009

Cover of Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea

Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea

Barbara Demick

4.4

2009

Cover of Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide

Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide

Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn

4.3

2008

Cover of I Feel Bad about My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman

I Feel Bad about My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman

Nora Ephron

3.6

2006

Cover of Run

Run

Ann Patchett

3.5

2007

Cover of The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less

The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less

Barry Schwartz

3.8

2004

Cover of A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future

A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future

Daniel H. Pink

4.0

2004

Cover of The Souls of Black Folk

The Souls of Black Folk

W.E.B. Du Bois, Donald B. Gibson, Monica W. Elbert

4.2

1903

Cover of The Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times

The Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times

Jennifer Worth

4.2

2002

Cover of The Wisdom of Crowds

The Wisdom of Crowds

James Surowiecki

3.8

2004

Cover of Funny Girl

Funny Girl

Nick Hornby

3.4

2014

Cover of Up from Slavery

Up from Slavery

Booker T. Washington, Ishmael Reed

4.1

1900

Cover of I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced

I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced

Nujood Ali, Delphine Minoui, Linda Coverdale

3.8

2009

Cover of Zodiac

Zodiac

Robert Graysmith

3.9

1986

Cover of The Beauty Myth

The Beauty Myth

Naomi Wolf

3.9

1990

Cover of The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives

The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives

Leonard Mlodinow

3.9

2008

Cover of Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper

Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper

Diablo Cody

3.5

2005

Cover of The Road to Character

The Road to Character

David Brooks

3.7

2015

Cover of Dear Daughter

Dear Daughter

Elizabeth Little

3.4

2014

Cover of Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business

Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business

Neil Postman, Andrew Postman

4.1

1985

Cover of The Secret Scripture

The Secret Scripture

Sebastian Barry

3.8

2008

Cover of The Society of the Spectacle

The Society of the Spectacle

Guy Debord, Donald Nicholson-Smith

4.0

1967

Cover of Restless

Restless

William Boyd

3.8

2006

Cover of How Soccer Explains the World

How Soccer Explains the World

Franklin Foer

3.8

2004

Cover of The End of Poverty

The End of Poverty

Jeffrey D. Sachs, Bono

3.7

2005

Cover of Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found

Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found

Suketu Mehta

3.9

2004

Cover of The Namesake

The Namesake

Jhumpa Lahiri

4.0

2003

Cover of White Teeth

White Teeth

Zadie Smith

3.8

1999

Cover of god is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything

god is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything

Christopher Hitchens

4.0

2007

Cover of The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt

The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt

Edmund Morris

4.3

1979

Cover of Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief

Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief

Lawrence Wright

4.0

2013

Cover of The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic - and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World

The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic - and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World

Steven Johnson

3.9

2006

Cover of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

Matthew Desmond

4.5

2016

Cover of Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

4.3

1939

Cover of Humans of New York

Humans of New York

Brandon Stanton

4.5

2013

Cover of Humans of New York: Stories

Humans of New York: Stories

Brandon Stanton

4.5

2015

Cover of The Troop

The Troop

Nick Cutter

3.7

2014

Cover of The Freedom Writers Diary

The Freedom Writers Diary

Erin Gruwell, Zlata Filipović, The Freedom Writers

4.1

1999

Cover of In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies

In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies

Tom Peters, Robert H. Waterman Jr.

3.9

1982

Cover of Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon

Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon

Daniel C. Dennett

3.9

2006

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