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Nonfiction Books for Readers and Learners

Books are a magical way to transport to a different time and place, to learn about a theory or concept, and to hear all kinds of stories. The genre of nonfiction books encompasses all books that are based in fact and record real events or facts. 

There are nonfiction books to read about almost any topic you can think of! If you’re a big sports fan, reach for a book about the history and development of your favorite game. If you’re looking for books to help you navigate life or books to strengthen your brain, nonfiction books offer some of the best options. 

True stories can be as amusing, surprising, and compelling as any work of fiction. Next time you are looking for a book that will pull on your heartstrings, shock you with surprising twists, or fill you with joy, try reaching for a book that is nonfiction. To help you out, we’ve gathered some of the best nonfiction books below!

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by David Halberstam
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by Joan Didion
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by Robert Klara
A Night to Remember
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by Walter Lord
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by Richard Tregaskis
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by Roger Angell
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by Regula Ysewijn, Julian Fellowes
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by Steve Solomon, Erica Reinheimer
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by Scott Jurek, Steve Friedman
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by James T. Farmer III, Emily Followill
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by Penny Brown
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by Michael Connelly
Illuminations
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by Walter Benjamin, Hannah Arendt, Henry Zohn, Leon Wieseltier
Tell Me How It Ends
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by Valeria Luiselli
Hedy Lamarr
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by Ruth Barton
Girls to the Front
Girls to the Front
by Sara Marcus
All Creatures Great and Small & All Things Bright and Beautiful
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by James Herriot
World of Our Fathers
World of Our Fathers
by Irving Howe, Morris Dickstein
The Female Eunuch
The Female Eunuch
by Germaine Greer
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by Alan Shepard, Deke Slayton, Jay Barbree, Howard Benedict, Neil Armstrong
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by Lacey Fosburgh
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by Dave Grossman
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by Paul Monette
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by Linda R. Monk
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by James Herriot
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by Laura Ingalls Wilder, William Anderson
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A nonfiction book is a book that is factual and tells of true events, as opposed to a fiction book which is a story imagined by the author.

There are multiple ways to tell if a book is fiction or not. The book itself may say if it is a true story or an account of a real person or event. If needed, you can research the people or events mentioned in the book to see if they are real. Other good clues common in nonfiction books include actual quotes, a table of contents, and factual charts or maps.