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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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So You Think You Know Rock and Roll?
So You Think You Know Rock and Roll?
by Peter E. Meltzer
The Mother of All Questions
The Mother of All Questions
by Rebecca Solnit
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Game of Thrones: A Guide to Westeros and Beyond
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by Myles McNutt
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword
by Ruth Benedict, Ian Buruma
Essays After Eighty
Essays After Eighty
by Donald Hall
Idaho Falls
Idaho Falls
by William McKeown
The Selected Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Selected Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder
by Laura Ingalls Wilder, William Anderson
The Improbable Voyage
The Improbable Voyage
by Tristan Jones
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History of Men's Fashion
History of Men's Fashion
by Nicholas Storey
Playing for Keeps
Playing for Keeps
by David Halberstam
Awopbopaloobop Alopbamboom
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by Nik Cohn
Lectures on Literature
Lectures on Literature
by Vladimir Nabokov, John Updike
Rites of Spring
Rites of Spring
by Modris Eksteins
Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise
by Andrew Morton
Selfie
Selfie
by Will Storr
The Gay Metropolis
The Gay Metropolis
by Charles Kaiser
Please Kill Me
Please Kill Me
by Legs McNeil, Gillian McCain
Letters from the Greatest Generation
Letters from the Greatest Generation
by Howard H. Peckham, Shirley A. Snyder, James H. Madison
Notes on a Cowardly Lion
Notes on a Cowardly Lion
by John Lahr
Love with a Chance of Drowning
Love with a Chance of Drowning
by Torre DeRoche
A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age
A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age
by David J. Helfand
The Westies
by T. J. English
The City Game
The City Game
by Pete Axthelm
To Kill or Be Killed
To Kill or Be Killed
by Joni Ankerson
The White Album
The White Album
by Joan Didion
Depression Hates a Moving Target
Depression Hates a Moving Target
by Nita Sweeney
Modern Japanese Literature
Modern Japanese Literature
by Donald Keene
The Riot Grrrl Collection
The Riot Grrrl Collection
by Lisa Darms, Johanna Fateman
Ten Days in a Mad-House
Ten Days in a Mad-House
by Nellie Bly
Papa Hemingway
Papa Hemingway
by A. E. Hotchner
Dancing at the Edge of the World
Dancing at the Edge of the World
by Ursula K. Le Guin
Bohemian Paris
Bohemian Paris
by Dan Franck
Annapurna
Annapurna
by Maurice Herzog, Nea Morin, Janet Adam Smith
All Creatures Great and Small & All Things Bright and Beautiful
All Creatures Great and Small & All Things Bright and Beautiful
by James Herriot
The Airmen and the Headhunters
The Airmen and the Headhunters
by Judith M. Heimann
The Perfect Mile
The Perfect Mile
by Neal Bascomb
Lakota Woman
Lakota Woman
by Mary Crow Dog, Richard Erdoes
The Songlines
The Songlines
by Bruce Chatwin
World of Our Fathers
World of Our Fathers
by Irving Howe, Morris Dickstein
Women Who Kill
Women Who Kill
by Ann Jones
Bringing the Heat
Bringing the Heat
by Mark Bowden
Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea
Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea
by Gary Kinder
Lost!
Lost!
by Thomas Thompson
A Place to Stand
A Place to Stand
by Jimmy Santiago Baca
Anne Sexton
Anne Sexton
by Anne Sexton, Linda Gray Sexton, Lois Ames
Chosen by a Horse
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by Susan Richards
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Collected Essays
Collected Essays
by Joan Didion
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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.