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Shannon's "Best Nonfiction of 2000-2009"

This is my list of my favorite nonfiction books published in the first decade of the 21st century. I gave these books 4 or 5 stars. See also Best Fiction of 2000-2009: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/64409.

1. Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
by David Allen
 
2.
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Food Matters
by Mark Bittman
 
3. A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bill Bryson
 
4. The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry: Love, Laughter, and Tears at the World's Most Famous Cooking School
by Kathleen Flinn
 
5. Housekeeping vs. the Dirt
by Nick Hornby
 
6. The Polysyllabic Spree
by Nick Hornby
 
7. On Writing
by Stephen King
 
8. Z.B.A.: Zen of Business Administration - How Zen Practice Can Transform Your Work And Your Life
by Marc Lesser
 
9. The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
by Michael Pollan
 
10. The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
by Michael Pollan
 
11. Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously
by Julie Powell
 
12. Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise
by Ruth Reichl
 
13. The Soul of a Chef: The Journey Toward Perfection
by Michael Ruhlman
 
14. 13 Ways of Looking at the Novel
by Jane Smiley
 
15. It Must've Been Something I Ate
by Jeffrey Steingarten
 
16. Pot on the Fire: Further Confessions of a Renegade Cook
by John Thorne
 
17. How I Learned to Cook: Culinary Educations from the World's Greatest Chefs
by Kimberly Witherspoon
 
This is Shannon's list. Only Shannon can edit it. You can make your own version of this list.
Created by Shannon on Dec 28, 2007.