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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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Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton
by Suzanne Sonnier
Sew Home
Sew Home
by Erin Schlosser
Found and Ground
Found and Ground
by Caroline Ross
The World According to Mister Rogers
The World According to Mister Rogers
by Fred Rogers
Angry Optimist
Angry Optimist
by Lisa Rogak
Living Like a Runaway
Living Like a Runaway
by Lita Ford
The Complete Beginner's Guide to Drawing Animals
The Complete Beginner's Guide to Drawing Animals
by Walter Foster Creative Team
French Exit
French Exit
by Patrick deWitt
Decoding Your Cat
Decoding Your Cat
by Steve Dale, Debra F. Horwitz, Carlo Siracusa, Meghan E. Herron
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by Jon Gruden, Vic Carucci
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The Market Gardener
The Market Gardener
by Marie Bilodeau, Jean-Martin Fortier, Severine von Tscharner Fleming
Bob Dylan—All the Songs
Bob Dylan—All the Songs
by Philippe Margotin, Jean-Michel Guesdon
Celestial Watercolor
Celestial Watercolor
by Elise Mahan, D. R. McElroy
How to Survive in Medieval England
How to Survive in Medieval England
by Toni Mount
The Autobiography of Gucci Mane
The Autobiography of Gucci Mane
by Gucci Mane, Neil Martinez-Belkin
Mozart in the Jungle
Mozart in the Jungle
by Blair Tindall
A Place to Call Home
A Place to Call Home
by James T. Farmer, Emily Followill
Inventing the Enemy
Inventing the Enemy
by Umberto Eco
Botanical Drawing
Botanical Drawing
by Penny Brown
Evidence of Love
Evidence of Love
by John Bloom, Jim Atkinson
The Math Book
The Math Book
by Clifford A. Pickover
Game of Thrones: A Guide to Westeros and Beyond
Game of Thrones: A Guide to Westeros and Beyond
by Myles McNutt
Essays After Eighty
Essays After Eighty
by Donald Hall
How We Get Free
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by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
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Lectures on Russian Literature
Lectures on Russian Literature
by Vladimir Nabokov
Diana Ross
Diana Ross
by J. Randy Taraborrelli
Letters of a Woman Homesteader
Letters of a Woman Homesteader
by Elinore Pruitt Stewart
The Westies
The Westies
by T. J. English
Girls to the Front
Girls to the Front
by Sara Marcus
Dancing at the Edge of the World
Dancing at the Edge of the World
by Ursula K. Le Guin
Men Explain Things to Me
Men Explain Things to Me
by Rebecca Solnit
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Every Living Thing
Every Living Thing
by James Herriot
The Songlines
The Songlines
by Bruce Chatwin
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle
by Cornel West, Frank Barat, Angela Y. Davis
The Night Lives On
The Night Lives On
by Walter Lord
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Among Schoolchildren
Among Schoolchildren
by Tracy Kidder
Revolution from Within
Revolution from Within
by Gloria Steinem
The Fifties
The Fifties
by David Halberstam
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
by Joan Didion
Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions
Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions
by Gloria Steinem
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens
by Alice Walker
Closing Time
Closing Time
by Lacey Fosburgh
The Powers That Be
The Powers That Be
by David Halberstam
The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness
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by Erich Fromm
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A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember
by Walter Lord
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by Dave Grossman
Guadalcanal Diary
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by Richard Tregaskis
Flush
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by Virginia Woolf
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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.