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Request for Nonfiction must reads (programming.dev)
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What non-fiction book could you just not put down? Was it a biography? Some obscure textbook? A collection of papers or speeches? Share your suggestions below!

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[–] marketsnodsbury@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat by Oliver Sacks

The American Way of Death by Jessica Mitford

Hometown by Tracy Kidder

House by Tracy Kidder

The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan

Blink by Malcolm Gladwell

Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich