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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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White Eskimo
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by Stephen R. Bown
A People's History of Sports in the United States
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by David Zirin
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by Fred Rogers
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by Karen Grassle
Sacred Liberty
Sacred Liberty
by Steven Waldman
The Late Shift
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by Bill Carter
Downton Abbey Script Book Season 1
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by Julian Fellowes
The Good, the Bad, and the Furry
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by Tom Cox
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The Intelligent Gardener
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by Steve Solomon, Erica Reinheimer
Down the Highway
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by Howard Sounes
Jokes to Offend Men
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by Allison Kelley, Danielle Kraese, Kate Herzlin, Ysabel Yates
Eat & Run
Eat & Run
by Scott Jurek, Steve Friedman
Unsinkable
Unsinkable
by Debbie Reynolds, Dorian Hannaway
The Official Downton Abbey Afternoon Tea Cookbook
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by Downton Abbey, Gareth Neame
The Unpersuadables
The Unpersuadables
by Will Storr
The Questions That Matter Most
The Questions That Matter Most
by Jane Smiley
Death Sentence
Death Sentence
by Jerry Bledsoe
Kant and the Platypus
Kant and the Platypus
by Umberto Eco
Botanical Drawing
Botanical Drawing
by Penny Brown
The Math Book
The Math Book
by Clifford A. Pickover
All Things Bright and Beautiful
All Things Bright and Beautiful
by James Herriot
Not That It Matters
Not That It Matters
by A. A. Milne
Lost Kingdom
Lost Kingdom
by Julia Flynn Siler
The Origins of Cool in Postwar America
The Origins of Cool in Postwar America
by Joel Dinerstein
1,000 Books to Read Before You Die
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by James Mustich
Game of Thrones: A Guide to Westeros and Beyond
Game of Thrones: A Guide to Westeros and Beyond
by Myles McNutt
Brave New World Revisited
Brave New World Revisited
by Aldous Huxley
My Seditious Heart
My Seditious Heart
by Arundhati Roy
The Selected Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Selected Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder
by William Anderson, Laura Ingalls Wilder
Playing for Keeps
Playing for Keeps
by David Halberstam
Hieronymus Bosch
Hieronymus Bosch
by Michael Connelly
The Storytelling Animal
The Storytelling Animal
by Jonathan Gottschall
Letters of a Woman Homesteader
Letters of a Woman Homesteader
by Elinore Pruitt Stewart
The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz
by William Stillman, Jay Scarfone
The Westies
The Westies
by T. J. English
Dancing at the Edge of the World
Dancing at the Edge of the World
by Ursula K. Le Guin
Men Explain Things to Me
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by Rebecca Solnit
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Annapurna
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by James Herriot
Lakota Woman
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by Richard Erdoes, Mary Crow Dog
The Songlines
The Songlines
by Bruce Chatwin
The Frontier in American History
The Frontier in American History
by Frederick Jackson Turner
Frantumaglia
Frantumaglia
by Elena Ferrante, Ann Goldstein
The Best Game Ever
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by Mark Bowden
The Lord God Made Them All
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by James Herriot
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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.