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501	Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 166,734 ratings score: 1,006, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
502	Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson 3.86 avg rating — 479,682 ratings score: 1,005, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
503	The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby 3.98 avg rating — 73,273 ratings score: 1,004, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
504	Stones Into Schools: Promoting Peace With Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan by Greg Mortenson (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 17,036 ratings score: 999, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
504	Women & Power: A Manifesto by Mary Beard 4.03 avg rating — 35,290 ratings score: 999, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
506	Positive Thoughts Positive Outcomes: Master the Fourteen Principles to Transform Your Life by Shane Senior (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 50 ratings score: 997, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
507	Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen 3.93 avg rating — 250,676 ratings score: 992, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
508	If I Should Die Before My Dog— by Joe Connolly 4.64 avg rating — 107 ratings score: 991, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
508	Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back by Todd Burpo 4.03 avg rating — 324,572 ratings score: 991, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
510	The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe 3.92 avg rating — 76,175 ratings score: 990, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
511	Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal 3.97 avg rating — 15,459 ratings score: 986, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
512	Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men by Lundy Bancroft 4.47 avg rating — 14,322 ratings score: 982, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
513	The Emotion Code: How to Release Your Trapped Emotions for Abundant Health, Love, and Happiness by Bradley Nelson (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 4,822 ratings score: 978, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
514	Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives by Gretchen Rubin (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 41,322 ratings score: 974, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
515	The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity by Julia Cameron 3.95 avg rating — 113,180 ratings score: 973, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
515	Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam M. Grant (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 54,103 ratings score: 973, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
515	A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam by Neil Sheehan 4.24 avg rating — 12,121 ratings score: 973, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
518	What WE Lost: Inside The Attack on Canada’s Largest Children’s Charity by Tawfiq S. Rangwala 4.31 avg rating — 737 ratings score: 972, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
519	Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest by Stephen E. Ambrose 4.43 avg rating — 128,681 ratings score: 971, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
520	Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 55,256 ratings score: 970, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
520	Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything by Joshua Foer (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 90,324 ratings score: 970, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
522	I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life by Ed Yong 4.18 avg rating — 27,410 ratings score: 968, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
523	Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 78,572 ratings score: 967, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
524	The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts by Gary Chapman 4.27 avg rating — 439,152 ratings score: 965, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
525	The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 72,697 ratings score: 961, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
526	Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began by Art Spiegelman 4.42 avg rating — 150,633 ratings score: 960, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
527	Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Richard H. Thaler 3.84 avg rating — 88,063 ratings score: 958, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
527	The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery by Brianna Wiest (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 64,377 ratings score: 958, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
529	Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 216,217 ratings score: 957, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
529	Scary Smart: The Future of Artificial Intelligence and How You Can Save Our World by Mo Gawdat 3.82 avg rating — 2,248 ratings score: 957, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
531	The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence by Gavin de Becker 4.18 avg rating — 45,081 ratings score: 956, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
532	The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century by Ian Mortimer (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 24,535 ratings score: 955, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
533	SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance by Steven D. Levitt really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 131,965 ratings score: 954, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
534	Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 16,728 ratings score: 950, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
535	From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty 4.30 avg rating — 41,622 ratings score: 949, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
536	How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster 3.60 avg rating — 30,701 ratings score: 946, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
537	Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris 3.90 avg rating — 126,156 ratings score: 943, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
538	Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life by C.S. Lewis 4.06 avg rating — 64,234 ratings score: 939, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
539	We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy by Ta-Nehisi Coates 4.38 avg rating — 29,768 ratings score: 938, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
540	The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes 4.39 avg rating — 22,709 ratings score: 936, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
541	Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda 4.45 avg rating — 53,174 ratings score: 934, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
542	Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging by Sebastian Junger (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 45,472 ratings score: 933, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
543	The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 126,127 ratings score: 929, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
544	Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert K. Massie 3.94 avg rating — 104,522 ratings score: 926, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
545	FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History by Steven Lomazow (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 1,026 ratings score: 922, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
546	Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 52,556 ratings score: 921, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
546	A Year in Provence (Provence, #1) by Peter Mayle really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 78,013 ratings score: 921, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
548	Hallucinations by Oliver Sacks 3.92 avg rating — 23,811 ratings score: 920, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
549	Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage by Elizabeth Gilbert (Goodreads Author) 3.44 avg rating — 55,073 ratings score: 919, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
550	Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford 4.06 avg rating — 75,106 ratings score: 915, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
551	No Logo by Naomi Klein 3.88 avg rating — 31,635 ratings score: 913, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
552	Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl by Carrie Brownstein 3.83 avg rating — 35,480 ratings score: 910, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
553	Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business by Neil Postman 4.15 avg rating — 31,819 ratings score: 907, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
554	Think Like a Freak by Steven D. Levitt 3.86 avg rating — 54,471 ratings score: 903, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
555	The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell 3.68 avg rating — 23,853 ratings score: 902, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
556	Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 103,368 ratings score: 901, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
557	The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 76,580 ratings score: 899, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
558	Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission by Hampton Sides 4.24 avg rating — 37,121 ratings score: 895, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
559	The Post-American World by Fareed Zakaria 3.86 avg rating — 12,709 ratings score: 894, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
560	Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape by Jenna Miscavige Hill 3.77 avg rating — 39,494 ratings score: 893, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
561	Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron 3.86 avg rating — 60,817 ratings score: 892, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
562	The Daughter Of Kurdland: A Life Dedicated to Humankind by Widad Akreyi (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 407 ratings score: 890, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
563	MindHub: Personality Profiler by Snapshot Systems (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 66 ratings score: 889, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
564	The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin 4.55 avg rating — 103,491 ratings score: 888, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
565	Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 123,724 ratings score: 883, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
566	The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey by Candice Millard 4.19 avg rating — 69,178 ratings score: 882, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
567	My Sister's Betrayal (The Blood Sisters, #2) by Roberta Kagan (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 1,903 ratings score: 879, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
567	The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 216,316 ratings score: 879, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
567	Deep Utopia: Life and Meaning in a Solved World by Nick Bostrom (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 266 ratings score: 879, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
570	Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works by A.G. Lafley 3.99 avg rating — 7,787 ratings score: 878, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
570	Huế 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam by Mark Bowden 4.33 avg rating — 7,402 ratings score: 878, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
570	The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect by Judea Pearl 3.95 avg rating — 5,763 ratings score: 878, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
573	Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever by Bill O'Reilly (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 105,200 ratings score: 876, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
574	How We Decide by Jonah Lehrer (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 40,866 ratings score: 875, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
574	You Are the Placebo: Making Your Mind Matter by Joe Dispenza 4.26 avg rating — 11,045 ratings score: 875, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
576	This Is Your Brain on Music by Daniel J. Levitin 3.89 avg rating — 64,358 ratings score: 874, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
577	Soul Cure: How to Heal Your Pain and Discover Your Purpose by Gregory Dickow 3.54 avg rating — 1,332 ratings score: 868, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
578	Martin Heidegger: Between Good and Evil by Rüdiger Safranski 3.87 avg rating — 1,735 ratings score: 867, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
578	The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande 4.04 avg rating — 69,847 ratings score: 867, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
578	The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World by Peter Wohlleben 4.07 avg rating — 77,184 ratings score: 867, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
581	Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 158,011 ratings score: 865, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
582	An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales by Oliver Sacks 4.15 avg rating — 22,464 ratings score: 864, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
583	The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values by Brian Christian (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 3,456 ratings score: 861, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
584	The Alice Network by Kate Quinn (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 513,091 ratings score: 860, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
585	Basic Economics: A Citizen's Guide to the Economy by Thomas Sowell 4.36 avg rating — 12,733 ratings score: 856, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
586	Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts by Annie Duke (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 19,160 ratings score: 854, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
587	You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life by Jen Sincero (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 258,621 ratings score: 853, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
588	Floating in Darkness - A Journey of Evolution by Ron Garan (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 726 ratings score: 850, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
589	Growing Up American by Rafael Polo (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 817 ratings score: 841, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
590	The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 326,583 ratings score: 837, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
591	How to Lie with Statistics by Darrell Huff 3.84 avg rating — 16,623 ratings score: 835, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
592	Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China by Leslie T. Chang 3.93 avg rating — 9,208 ratings score: 834, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
593	Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics by Tim Marshall 4.20 avg rating — 96,738 ratings score: 829, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
594	Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital by Sheri Fink 3.93 avg rating — 35,590 ratings score: 826, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
595	Life Application Study Bible: NIV by Anonymous 4.64 avg rating — 23,387 ratings score: 825, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
596	Gods, Graves and Scholars: The Story of Archaeology by C.W. Ceram 4.25 avg rating — 2,604 ratings score: 821, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
597	Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do by Studs Terkel 4.24 avg rating — 5,589 ratings score: 819, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
597	Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 40,750 ratings score: 819, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
599	Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 114,462 ratings score: 818, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
600	Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America by Jill Leovy 4.07 avg rating — 18,991 ratings score: 817, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Feb 25, 2009 06:07AM

If this is a best non-fiction list, why is "Killer Angels: A NOVEL of the Civil War," winner of the 1975 Pulitzer Prize for FICTION, included??? Just curious.

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message 2: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Apr 25, 2009 11:16AM

Yeah, I was wondering that as well.

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message 3: by booklady (new)

Apr 25, 2009 06:25PM

It shouldn't be.

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message 4: by Sarah (new)

Jun 12, 2010 05:31PM

Atlas Shrugged and Confederacy of Dunces are definitely not non-fiction.

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message 5: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jun 13, 2010 07:26AM

I'm going to remove those, for not being non-fiction.

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message 6: by [deleted user] (new)

Jun 13, 2010 09:17PM

I can't figure out how to remove books from the list, could you enlighten me?

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message 7: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (last edited Jun 14, 2010 10:23AM) (new)

Jun 14, 2010 10:22AM

You have to be a librarian to remove books, though anyone can remove their own vote for one.

Any other fiction lurking in there I didn't spot?

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message 8: by Richard (new)

Jul 21, 2010 04:44PM

New Dawn tells a story you will never forget -

New Dawn The Battles for Fallujah by Richard S. Lowry

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message 9: by Thom (new)

Aug 11, 2010 03:02PM

Susanna wrote: "You have to be a librarian to remove books, though anyone can remove their own vote for one.

Any other fiction lurking in there I didn't spot?"

IN COLD BLOOD is what its author called a "non-fiction" novel. Similarly, Jeff Shaara's Rise to Rebellion, although told in narrative form is as close to non-fiction as he could make it while maintaining the narrative thread. Maybe we should have a separate list ?

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message 10: by Thom (new)

Aug 11, 2010 03:06PM

THE DAY OF THE LOCUST !!!!??

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message 11: by Jerome (new)

Jul 17, 2012 02:46PM

"American Conspiracies?"
Please.

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message 12: by Jack (new)

Feb 17, 2013 05:20AM

Hi everyone,

I have created a new group called Goodreads All Sorts and I'd love for people to join it or just even just give it a look. It's a group that discusses anything and everything. There will be monthly group reads, movies, and music. There is a folder for everything you could think of. I'd really like if people could spread the word because I'd love for the group to be a success. Here is the link to the group:

http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/9...

Thanks very much,
Jack :-)

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message 13: by Zumba (new)

Jun 30, 2013 05:50PM

Why is Mortenson still on this list? Fiction, pure fiction.

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message 14: by [deleted user] (new)

Jan 02, 2014 05:08AM

To Kill a Mockingbird and Animal Farm both removed as they are fiction.

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message 15: by [deleted user] (new)

Jan 06, 2014 11:14AM

Fifty Shades of Grey, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Jessica: The Little Girl Who Loves Jesus, and Sophie's World all removed as they are all fiction.

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message 16: by Elanna (last edited Apr 09, 2014 03:33PM) (new)

Apr 09, 2014 03:32PM

What about the two books of Khaled Hosseini? "The kite runner" and "One thousand splendid suns" are novels!
And where are the interesting books? I don't think that self-help best-sellers can be a canon of human thought, do you?
Not a single historian worth of the name... no philosophers... only a book ABOUT Chomsky... ???

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message 17: by Neva (new)

Jun 29, 2014 07:57PM

"The Help" is fiction. :)

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message 18: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Feb 02, 2015 10:55AM) (new)

Jan 31, 2015 01:25AM

Snowdrops (currently #636) is not a work of non-fiction, as far as I'm aware... Anyone?

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message 19: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Feb 02, 2015 11:10AM) (new)

Feb 02, 2015 11:02AM

Elanna wrote: " no philosophers..."

I voted for Bertrand Russell's A History of Western Philosophy... Must have been added then after you added your message.

Someone must have deleted the two novels by Khaled Hosseini, as they don't seem to be there anymore.

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message 20: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Feb 02, 2015 11:10AM) (new)

Feb 02, 2015 11:09AM

Neva wrote: ""The Help" is fiction. :)"

I checked the list, but it seems to have been deleted already.

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message 21: by Elyse ✨ (last edited Nov 09, 2017 01:51PM) (new)

Nov 09, 2017 01:50PM

I deleted Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone #544, The Incredible Journey #559, and The Hunger Games #1322. All are fiction.

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message 22: by Barbara (new)

Mar 14, 2018 09:55AM

The Fault in Our Stars should be deleted

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message 23: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (new)

Mar 14, 2018 11:11AM

Barbara wrote: "The Fault in Our Stars should be deleted"

Which number is it at?

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message 24: by Barbara (new)

Mar 14, 2018 11:23AM

365 I believe

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message 25: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Mar 15, 2018 11:31PM) (new)

Mar 15, 2018 11:30PM

"Barbara wrote: The Fault in Our Stars should be deleted.
Booklovinglady wrote: Which number is it at?
Barbara wrote: 365 I believe"

Book has been deleted.

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message 26: by Barbara (new)

Mar 18, 2018 07:32AM

More fiction to delete: The Night Circus (1434), The Princess Bride (1463); The Fifth Wave (1415); Twilight (1490); A Visit from the Goon Squad (1582); Eleanor & Park (1283); All the Bright Places (1242); The World of Tomorrow (1132); Fangirl (1322); Sisterhood of The Traveling Pants (1194); and last but not least To Kill a Mockingbird! (1926).

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message 27: by Sally (new)

Sep 23, 2018 06:55PM

I deleted The Princess Bride. It looks like the other books listed above have been removed.

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message 28: by Abby (last edited Sep 24, 2018 11:47PM) (new)

Sep 24, 2018 11:47PM

this book is listed at least three times on the list... and probably shouldn't be included at all:
The Complete What Ukulele Players Really Want To Know
by Barry Maz

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message 29: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Sep 25, 2018 07:58AM

Is it still on three times? I combined duplicates, but none were removed.

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message 30: by Abby (new)

Oct 04, 2018 11:57AM

Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote: "Is it still on three times? I combined duplicates, but none were removed."

so far i've seen it twice...

and if you can delete Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand... that is definitely fiction.

thanks!

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message 31: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Oct 04, 2018 04:19PM

Where on the list is it?

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message 32: by Sally (new)

Oct 04, 2018 05:43PM

Atlas Shrugged removed. (It was 422).

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message 33: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Oct 04, 2018 06:03PM

Thanks, Sally.

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message 34: by Sean (new)

Jun 26, 2019 10:00AM

The Giving Tree, 1984 and Twilight can be removed.

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message 35: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Jun 26, 2019 11:04AM) (new)

Jun 26, 2019 11:00AM

Sean wrote: "The Giving Tree, 1984 and Twilight can be removed."

Which numbers were they on? (25 pages is an awful lot to go through, for what might turn out to be a wild goose chase... See my previous comment)

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message 36: by Sally (last edited Jun 28, 2019 07:30AM) (new)

Jun 28, 2019 07:28AM

Removed The Giving Tree
and
The Lightning Thief

I don't see 1984 or Twilight.

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message 37: by Sean (last edited Aug 03, 2019 04:48PM) (new)

Aug 03, 2019 04:41PM

Twilight is currently #1806, page 19

1984 is currently #1491, page 16

Thanks!

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message 38: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Aug 03, 2019 05:07PM

Both removed.

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message 39: by John (new)

Jan 10, 2020 09:44AM

Upton Sinclair's The Jungle is fiction.

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message 40: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Jan 10, 2020 10:42AM) (new)

Jan 10, 2020 10:40AM

John wrote: "Upton Sinclair's The Jungle is fiction."

There are 27 pages at the moment; which number is it on?

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message 41: by John (new)

Jan 10, 2020 11:32AM

Booklovinglady wrote: "John wrote: "Upton Sinclair's The Jungle is fiction."

There are 27 pages at the moment; which number is it on?"

Sorry! Number 137 (page 2).

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message 42: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (new)

Jan 10, 2020 11:37PM

John wrote: "Sorry! Number 137 (page 2)."

Thanks 🙂 The book has been removed.

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message 43: by ♥ Marlene♥ (new)

Jan 24, 2020 02:19AM

I have removed The Boy in The Striped Pyjamas which was on 425 or something and is most definitely not nonfiction and 3 people had voted for.

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message 44: by Saturday's (new)

Apr 28, 2020 06:50PM

Wow, Chaos and Grime: A Year in the Life of a Chinese City is all over lots and lots of Goodreads lists - so much for people not spamming. What a shame these lists are spammed, those that do it really should take a look and themselves and feel ashamed.

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message 45: by Stephen (new)

Jul 17, 2020 10:19AM