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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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Bright Lights, Prairie Dust
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by Karen Grassle
The Official Downton Abbey Christmas Cookbook
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by Regula Ysewijn, Julian Fellowes
The Soul of the First Amendment
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by Floyd Abrams
The Selected Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder
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by Laura Ingalls Wilder, William Anderson
How to Read the Constitution—and Why
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by Kim Wehle
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by James Herriot
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by Pat Shipman
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by Ed McMahon
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by Maria Laurino
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by Andrew Grant Jackson
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by Julian Fellowes
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by Walter Foster Creative Team
French Exit
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by Patrick deWitt
The Good, the Bad, and the Furry
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by Tom Cox
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A Really Big Lunch
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by Jim Harrison, Mario Batali
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by Rebecca Solnit
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The Market Gardener
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by Jean-Martin Fortier, Severine von Tscharner Fleming, Marie Bilodeau
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by Donald Brown
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by Natalia Skatula
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by David Minkoff
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by Scott Jurek, Steve Friedman
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by Brian Phillips
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by Italo Calvino
The Gardener's Son
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by Cormac McCarthy
Capote
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by Gerald Clarke
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens
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by Alice Walker
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by Gina L. Mulligan
The Egg & I
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by Betty MacDonald
The One with All the Recipes
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by Teresa Finney
The Autobiography of Gucci Mane
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by Gucci Mane, Neil Martinez-Belkin
Teacher Man
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by Frank McCourt
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by Aeschylus, David Grene, Richmond Lattimore, Mark Griffith
Shakespeare's Lost Kingdom
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by Charles Beauclerk
Emily Post's Etiquette
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by Peggy Post, Anna Post, Lizzie Post, Daniel Post Senning
Literary Rogues
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by Andrew Shaffer
Classroom-Ready Number Talks for Kindergarten, First and Second Grade Teachers
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by Nancy Hughes
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by Larry McMurtry
Mozart in the Jungle
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by Blair Tindall
The Cult of the Saints
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A Literate Passion
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by Anais Nin, Henry Miller, Gunther Stuhlmann
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by Scotty Bowers, Lionel Friedberg
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by Will Shortz
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by Richard Lederer, Caroline McCullagh
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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.