The Best Nonfiction of the 20th Century *

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Rank

The Education of Henry Adams, by Henry Adams

1

Up From Slavery: An Autobiography, by Booker T. Washington

2

The Varieties Of Religious Experience, by William James

3

The Souls of Black Folk, by W. E. B. Du Bois

4

The Story of My Life, by Helen Keller

5

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