Shannon's "Best Nonfiction of 2000-2009"

1. 1. Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen Drag me to re-order

2. 2. ? Food Matters by Mark Bittman Drag me to re-order

3. 3. A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson Drag me to re-order

4. 4. The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry: Love, Laughter, and Tears at the World's Most Famous Cooking School by Kathleen Flinn Drag me to re-order

5. 5. Housekeeping vs. the Dirt by Nick Hornby Drag me to re-order

6. 6. The Polysyllabic Spree by Nick Hornby Drag me to re-order

7. 7. On Writing by Stephen King Drag me to re-order

8. 8. Z.B.A.: Zen of Business Administration - How Zen Practice Can Transform Your Work And Your Life by Marc Lesser Drag me to re-order

9. 9. The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World by Michael Pollan Drag me to re-order

10. 10. The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan Drag me to re-order

11. 11. Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously by Julie Powell Drag me to re-order

12. 12. Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise by Ruth Reichl Drag me to re-order

13. 13. The Soul of a Chef: The Journey Toward Perfection by Michael Ruhlman Drag me to re-order

14. 14. 13 Ways of Looking at the Novel by Jane Smiley Drag me to re-order

15. 15. It Must've Been Something I Ate by Jeffrey Steingarten Drag me to re-order

16. 16. Pot on the Fire: Further Confessions of a Renegade Cook by John Thorne Drag me to re-order

17. 17. How I Learned to Cook: Culinary Educations from the World's Greatest Chefs by Kimberly Witherspoon Drag me to re-order