A random selection of non-fiction to read

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Nothing Sacred: Selected Writings
1.  Nothing Sacred: Selected Writings by Angela Carter
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  "Fantastic collection of essays on a wide variety of subjects"
£8.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Muscle: The Confessions of an Unlikely Bodybuilder
2.  Muscle: The Confessions of an Unlikely Bodybuilder by Sam Fussell
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  "Hilarious - why is this book out of print?"
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Guns, Germs and Steel: A short history of everybody for the last 13,000 years
3.  Guns, Germs and Steel: A short history of everybody for the last 13,000 years by Jared Diamond
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  "Very interesting"
£7.58   Used & New from: £3.36
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (158 customer reviews)

Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman: Adventures of a Curious Character as Told to Ralph Leighton
4.  Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman: Adventures of a Curious Character as Told to Ralph Leighton by Ralph Leighton
The list author says:
  "Feynman was hilarious - easily the most entertaining autobiography of any scientist ever"
£6.89   Used & New from: £4.56
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (89 customer reviews)

Analysis Patterns Reusable Object Models (OBT)
5.  Analysis Patterns Reusable Object Models (OBT) by Martin Fowler
The list author says:
  "The best book on object orientated (or in fact any) analysis."
£39.59   Used & New from: £15.00
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Opening Up: My Autobiography
6.  Opening Up: My Autobiography by Mike Atherton
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  "One of the best cricketing autobiographies - well written and interesting"
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A Lot of Hard Yakka: Triumph and Torment - A County Cricketer's Life
7.  A Lot of Hard Yakka: Triumph and Torment - A County Cricketer's Life by Simon Hughes
The list author says:
  "A very interesting book; described the life of a journeyman professional with great humour (and detachment)"
£7.19   Used & New from: £0.01
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

The Innocent Anthropologist: Notes from a Mud Hut (Travel Library)
8.  The Innocent Anthropologist: Notes from a Mud Hut (Travel Library) by Nigel Barley
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4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-drugs-and Rock 'n' Roll Generation Changed Hollywood
9.  Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-drugs-and Rock 'n' Roll Generation Changed Hollywood by Peter Biskind
£9.09   Used & New from: £0.01
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

Devil's Candy: The Bonfire of the Vanities Goes to Hollywood
10.  Devil's Candy: The Bonfire of the Vanities Goes to Hollywood by Julie Salamon
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5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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The Descent of Woman
11.  The Descent of Woman by Elaine Morgan
£7.59   Used & New from: £3.69
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

Right Hand, Left Hand
12.  Right Hand, Left Hand by Chris McManus
The list author says:
  "There is so much more here than you might expect..."
£6.89   Used & New from: £0.01
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Lectures on Physics: Mainly Mechanics, Radiation and Heat v. 1 (Feynman Lectures on Physics)
13.  Lectures on Physics: Mainly Mechanics, Radiation and Heat v. 1 (Feynman Lectures on Physics) by Richard P. Feynman
The list author says:
  "Feynman was a genius - these books are the definitive guides to teaching physics"
Used & New from: £19.40
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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What Do You Care What Other People Think?: Further Adventures of a Curious Character
14.  What Do You Care What Other People Think?: Further Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard Feynman
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4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)

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History of Western Philosophy (Routledge Classics)
15.  History of Western Philosophy (Routledge Classics) by Bertrand Russell
The list author says:
  "Amazing"
£16.99   Used & New from: £8.00
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (Penguin philosophy)
16.  Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (Penguin philosophy) by Douglas R. Hofstadter
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I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
17.  I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Dr Maya Angelou
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (70 customer reviews)

The Female Eunuch
18.  The Female Eunuch by Germaine Greer
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3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

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If This Is a Man / The Truce
19.  If This Is a Man / The Truce by Primo Levi
The list author says:
  "A genuinely important book - almost unreadable at times not because of the prose (which is excellent) but because of the pain"
£6.09   Used & New from: £2.69
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (85 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Voodoo Science: The Road from Foolishness to Fraud
20.  Voodoo Science: The Road from Foolishness to Fraud by Robert L. Park
£22.80   Used & New from: £0.01
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

Multiple Exposures (Paper Only): Chronicles of the Radiation Age/301088
21.  Multiple Exposures (Paper Only): Chronicles of the Radiation Age/301088 by Caufield
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