The Top 10 Non-fiction Books of All Time

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This is an attempt to name the top 10 books of all time. All non-fiction titles and authors are written and are as listed below:

1. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Anna Karenina is a novel written by a Russian writer named Leo Tolstoy. This classic novel of betrayal, and love and death is a remarkable piece of work. The whole life of a passionate, and beautiful Anna Karenina, and a secret love affair with Count Vronsky, is shown with the marriage of Levin and Kitty and especially Mr. Levin’s unique search for the truth about God, life and particularly himself. The Anna Karenina story is more than just the ups and downs of male and female relationships, Anna Karenina herself brought the Russian upper-class society and actually discussed social issues that can still be related to up until this day. To receive more information on this book you can go to www.thebest100lists.com .

2. Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

Madame Bovary was Gustave Flaubert’s first novel that was published and it is considered to be a wonderful masterpiece. The non fiction basically focuses on Emma Bovary who participates in adulterous affair and tries to live ahead of her means in trying to escape the emptiness and banalities of the provincial lifestyle. Gustave Flaubert was known to be a perfectionist when it comes to his writing and always claimed that he was always searching for that perfect word. For all of the information on Madame Bovary go to www.pinkmonkey.com .

3. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

This is a very massive book to read when it comes to length and its contents. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy is widely considered to be one of the world’s best non-fiction works. This novel has been highly regarded along with Anna Karenina as Leo Tolstoy’s greatest literary works. War and Peace is basically a chronicle of three decades of families located in Russia. The main character is Count Bezhuov, but that is by default because of the amount of characters. It is impossible for the main plot to be told because of the multiple facets that the story has. For more information on this story, go to www.online-literatu

4. The Rest is Noise by Alex Ross

The “Rest is Noise” is a book of immense content and also a lot of ambition. Alex Ross is a music critic from the New Yorker, and he blows the lid off of this secret world, and he shows how this secret world controls twentieth century life. The story also talks about heroic personalities that have resisted the rule of the cult, and struggled with the diversity of a huge public, and also went against the will of the dictators in power. For more information on this book, go to www.nytimes.com .

5. Born Standing Up: A comic’s Life by Steve Martin

Born Standing Up by Steve Martin was actually a memoir that was released on November 20, 2007. The story talks about his yearly years of life as a comedian and the reason why he decided to quit stand-up comedy. For more information on this story, go to www.helium.com .

6. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver

A bestselling author Barbara Kingsolver comes out with her first narrative that is in the non-fiction category. This story will really open your eyes in multiple ways to that saying: You are what you eat!!! This story is also about people growing their own food themselves and getting away from the industrial-food industry. For more information on this story, go to www.goodreads.com .

7. The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court by Jeffrey Toobin

Jeffrey Toobin’s the Nine takes a very in-depth look at the machinations and personalities within the U.S. Supreme Court. The book is based on interviews with judges and even the law clerks as well. Jeffrey Toobin’s research focuses on the Rehnquist court mainly. Toobin carefully documents how they approach their roles in court and on the national stage that writes history itself. The New York Times mentioned that “ When it comes to documenting the United States Supreme Court it covers them not as a collection of icons, but as living, breathing, human institution. For more information on this story, go to www.progressivebookclub.com .

8. The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey through Madness by Elyn R. Saks

My journey through madness is one the most compelling life lessons you will ever read about. The mixture of life, psycho-analysis, and medication are all talked about as the story of an inspirational and wise women, tells it in her words. The theme of this story was power from within. Elyn’s book dispels the myths that talks about mental health and the attitudes of individuals who have a mental history. For more information about this story, go to www.flipkart.com .

9. Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA by Tim Weiner

This may be the book CIA would never want you to read about. The story explains the last 60 years the CIA despite its horrible record has somehow maintained its formidable reputation. One reason for this is because they never disclose their mistakes to the American public. They make up their own truth, while the real truth is buried in a classified file archive. Tim Weiner delivers a stunning indictment of the Central Intelligence Agency. For more information on this story, go to www.goodreads.com .

10. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah

The book “A long way gone” starts with a twelve-year old boy located in Sierra Leone in January 1993. The boy, his brother, and some other friends decide to leave their village to attend a talent show in a village that is at least two days away. While at the neighboring village, they find out that their village has been attacked by the Revolutionaries in the area. From there the boys undergo a process of fleeing violence. For more information on this story, go to www.powells.com .

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