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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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The Harvest Gypsies
The Harvest Gypsies
by John Steinbeck, Charles Wollenberg
Why Homer Matters
Why Homer Matters
by Adam Nicolson
Royal Trivia
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by Roberta Fiorito, Rachel Bowie
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by Steve Jenkins, Derek Walter
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A Really Big Lunch
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by Jim Harrison, Mario Batali
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by Debbie Reynolds, Dorian Hannaway
The Official Downton Abbey Afternoon Tea Cookbook
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by Downton Abbey, Gareth Neame
Death Sentence
Death Sentence
by Jerry Bledsoe
Lit Stitch
Lit Stitch
by Book Riot
All Things Bright and Beautiful
All Things Bright and Beautiful
by James Herriot
Idaho Falls
Idaho Falls
by William McKeown
The Selected Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Selected Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder
by William Anderson, Laura Ingalls Wilder
Hieronymus Bosch
Hieronymus Bosch
by Michael Connelly
Tell Me How It Ends
Tell Me How It Ends
by Valeria Luiselli
Dallas '63
Dallas '63
by Peter Dale Scott
The Airmen and the Headhunters
The Airmen and the Headhunters
by Judith M. Heimann
The Lord God Made Them All
The Lord God Made Them All
by James Herriot
The Comedians
The Comedians
by Kliph Nesteroff
Collected Essays
Collected Essays
by Joan Didion
I'll Be There For You
I'll Be There For You
by Kelsey Miller
The Complete Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln
The Complete Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln
by Abraham Lincoln
Borrowed Time
Borrowed Time
by Paul Monette
Open Me Carefully
Open Me Carefully
by Emily Dickinson, Martha Nell Smith, Ellen Louise Hart
A People's History of Sports in the United States
A People's History of Sports in the United States
by David Zirin
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Art Magick
Art Magick
by Molly Roberts
Bright Lights, Prairie Dust
Bright Lights, Prairie Dust
by Karen Grassle
Sacred Liberty
Sacred Liberty
by Steven Waldman
The Saga of the Jómsvíkings
The Saga of the Jómsvíkings
by Lee M. Hollander
Jokes to Offend Men
Jokes to Offend Men
by Allison Kelley, Danielle Kraese, Kate Herzlin, Ysabel Yates
Eat & Run
Eat & Run
by Scott Jurek, Steve Friedman
Montgomery Clift
Montgomery Clift
by Patricia Bosworth
Shakespeare's Lost Kingdom
Shakespeare's Lost Kingdom
by Charles Beauclerk
The Films of Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro
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by Andrew J Rausch
The Cult of the Saints
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by Peter Brown
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Uncivil Agreement
Uncivil Agreement
by Lilliana Mason
Full Service
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by Lionel Friedberg, Scotty Bowers
Brave New World Revisited
Brave New World Revisited
by Aldous Huxley
Playing for Keeps
Playing for Keeps
by David Halberstam
The Storytelling Animal
The Storytelling Animal
by Jonathan Gottschall
Ten Days in a Mad-House
Ten Days in a Mad-House
by Nellie Bly
How to Cool the Planet
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by Jeff Goodell
A Place to Stand
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by Jimmy Santiago Baca
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At Eighty-Two
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by May Sarton
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by Alan Shepard, Neil Armstrong, Jay Barbree, Deke Slayton, Howard Benedict
Golf in the Kingdom
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by Michael Murphy
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by Hal Borland
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by George Barris, Gloria Steinem
Letters on Wave Mechanics
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by Martin J. Klein, Albert Einstein, K. Przibram
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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.