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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 Tom Mashberg, Anthony M. Amore
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by Tracey English
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by Molly Roberts
Vesper Flights
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by Helen Macdonald
Found and Ground
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by Caroline Ross
The World According to Mister Rogers
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by Fred Rogers
Lessons from the Prairie
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by Melissa Francis
The Words We Live By
The Words We Live By
by Linda R. Monk
The Trojan Women
The Trojan Women
by Euripides
Just the Funny Parts
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by Nell Scovell, Sheryl Sandberg
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by Andrew Grant Jackson
The Wit and Wisdom of Downton Abbey
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by Jessica Fellowes
That's Not What I Meant!
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by Deborah Tannen
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by Susie Hodge
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by Patrick deWitt
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by Paul Monette
Tapestry Weaving for Beginners and Beyond
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by Kristin Carter
The Market Gardener
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by Marie Bilodeau, Jean-Martin Fortier, Severine von Tscharner Fleming
Down the Highway
Down the Highway
by Howard Sounes
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by Rockridge Press
The Saga of the Jómsvíkings
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by Lee M. Hollander
Jokes to Offend Men
Jokes to Offend Men
by Allison Kelley, Danielle Kraese, Kate Herzlin, Ysabel Yates
Impossible Owls
Impossible Owls
by Brian Phillips
Montgomery Clift
Montgomery Clift
by Patricia Bosworth
The Gardener's Son
The Gardener's Son
by Cormac McCarthy
The Way of the Gladiator
The Way of the Gladiator
by Daniel P. Mannix, Michael Stephenson
The Mortgaged Heart
The Mortgaged Heart
by Joyce Carol Oates, Carson McCullers, Margarita G. Smith
How to Survive in Medieval England
How to Survive in Medieval England
by Toni Mount
Unsinkable
Unsinkable
by Debbie Reynolds, Dorian Hannaway
The Art of Winnie-the-Pooh
The Art of Winnie-the-Pooh
by James Campbell, Minette Shepard
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by Downton Abbey, Gareth Neame
The Autobiography of Gucci Mane
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by Gucci Mane, Neil Martinez-Belkin
The Oedipus Cycle
The Oedipus Cycle
by Sophocles, F. Storr
Teacher Man
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by Frank McCourt
Shakespeare's Lost Kingdom
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by Charles Beauclerk
Capote
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by Gerald Clarke
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The Films in My Life
by Francois Truffaut
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by Larry McMurtry
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by Zora Neale Hurston
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by Blair Tindall
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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.