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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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Stealing Rembrandts
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by Anthony M. Amore, Tom Mashberg
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by Pat Shipman
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by Bill Carter
The Complete Beginner's Guide to Drawing Animals
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by Walter Foster Creative Team
Growing Flowers
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by Niki Irving
Behold the Black Caiman
Behold the Black Caiman
by Lucas Bessire
The Saga of the Jómsvíkings
The Saga of the Jómsvíkings
by Lee M. Hollander
The Gardener's Son
The Gardener's Son
by Cormac McCarthy
The One with All the Recipes
The One with All the Recipes
by Teresa Finney
Aeschylus I
Aeschylus I
by Aeschylus, David Grene, Richmond Lattimore, Mark Griffith
Classroom-Ready Number Talks for Kindergarten, First and Second Grade Teachers
Classroom-Ready Number Talks for Kindergarten, First and Second Grade Teachers
by Nancy Hughes
Knitlandia
Knitlandia
by Clara Parkes
Abode
Abode
by Serena Mitnik-Miller, Mason St. Peter, Melissa Goldstein
The Cult of the Saints
The Cult of the Saints
by Peter Brown
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The Original Watergate Stories
The Original Watergate Stories
by The Washington Post, Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein
Double Life
Double Life
by Alan Shayne, Norman Sunshine
Ten Days in a Mad-House
Ten Days in a Mad-House
by Nellie Bly
Shop Talk
Shop Talk
by Philip Roth
The Sacred Hoop
The Sacred Hoop
by Paula Gunn Allen
Comet's Tale
Comet's Tale
by Steven Wolf, Steven D. Wolf, Lynette Padwa
So You Think You Know Rock and Roll?
So You Think You Know Rock and Roll?
by Peter E. Meltzer
My Seditious Heart
My Seditious Heart
by Arundhati Roy
Why Read the Classics?
Why Read the Classics?
by Italo Calvino
Depression Hates a Moving Target
Depression Hates a Moving Target
by Nita Sweeney
The Gay Metropolis
The Gay Metropolis
by Charles Kaiser
The World According to Breslin
The World According to Breslin
by Jimmy Breslin
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At Eighty-Two
At Eighty-Two
by May Sarton
Chosen by a Horse
Chosen by a Horse
by Susan Richards
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Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho
Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho
by Stephen Rebello
The Hidden White House
The Hidden White House
by Robert Klara
The Summer Game
The Summer Game
by Roger Angell
Going Too Far
Going Too Far
by Robin Morgan
The World According to Mister Rogers
The World According to Mister Rogers
by Fred Rogers
The Words We Live By
The Words We Live By
by Linda R. Monk
Decoding Your Cat
Decoding Your Cat
by Meghan E. Herron, Debra F. Horwitz, Carlo Siracusa, Steve Dale
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Austen Years
Austen Years
by Rachel Cohen
Down the Highway
Down the Highway
by Howard Sounes
Botanical Shakespeare
Botanical Shakespeare
by Gerit Quealy, Sumie Hasegawa Collins, Helen Mirren
Teacher Man
Teacher Man
by Frank McCourt
What Becomes a Legend Most
What Becomes a Legend Most
by Philip Gefter
Roads
Roads
by Larry McMurtry
Flying Saucers and Science
Flying Saucers and Science
by Stanton T. Friedman
Full Service
Full Service
by Scotty Bowers, Lionel Friedberg
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest
by Oscar Wilde
Birth
Birth
by Tina Cassidy
Rites of Spring
Rites of Spring
by Modris Eksteins
Please Kill Me
Please Kill Me
by Legs McNeil, Gillian McCain
Love with a Chance of Drowning
Love with a Chance of Drowning
by Torre DeRoche
3000 Miles in the Great Smokies
3000 Miles in the Great Smokies
by William A. Hart
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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.