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