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Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction
List of nonfiction books considered the best
List of nonfiction books considered the best
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction |
| description | 100 best non-fiction books published since 1900 |
| presenter | Modern Library |
| country | United States |
| website |
The Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction was created in 1998 by the Modern Library. The list is what it considers to be the 100 best non-fiction books published since 1900.
The list includes memoirs, textbooks, polemics, and collections of essays. A separate list of the 100 best novels of the 20th century was created the same year.
The following table shows the top ten books from the editors' list:
| # | Year | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1918 | The Education of Henry Adams | |
| 2 | 1902 | The Varieties of Religious Experience | |
| 3 | 1901 | Up from Slavery | |
| 4 | 1929 | A Room of One's Own | |
| 5 | 1962 | Silent Spring | |
| 6 | 1932 | Selected Essays, 1917–1932 | |
| 7 | 1968 | The Double Helix | |
| 8 | 1951 | Speak, Memory | |
| 9 | 1919 | The American Language | |
| 10 | 1936 | The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money |
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