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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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by William McKeown
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by Bill Bradley
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by Harold Bloom
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by Modris Eksteins
The Federalist Papers
The Federalist Papers
by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison
Diana Ross
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by J. Randy Taraborrelli
Of All That Ends
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by Gunter Grass
Selfie
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by Will Storr
Please Kill Me
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by Legs McNeil, Gillian McCain
Letters of a Woman Homesteader
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by Elinore Pruitt Stewart
Love with a Chance of Drowning
Love with a Chance of Drowning
by Torre DeRoche
The Hacker Crackdown
The Hacker Crackdown
by Bruce Sterling
The Westies
The Westies
by T. J. English
The White Album
The White Album
by Joan Didion
Hoax
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by Edward Steers Jr., Joe Nickell
Depression Hates a Moving Target
Depression Hates a Moving Target
by Nita Sweeney
The Incredible Voyage
The Incredible Voyage
by Tristan Jones
Ten Days in a Mad-House
Ten Days in a Mad-House
by Nellie Bly
Papa Hemingway
Papa Hemingway
by A. E. Hotchner
Artemis
Artemis
by Jean Shinoda Bolen
Cloris
Cloris
by Cloris Leachman, George Englund
Annapurna
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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
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by Judith M. Heimann
Collection of Sand
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by Italo Calvino
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by Bruce Chatwin
From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation
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by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Angela Y. Davis
World of Our Fathers
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by Irving Howe, Morris Dickstein
Ten-Gallon War
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by John Eisenberg
Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea
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by Gary Kinder
Conduct Unbecoming
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by Randy Shilts
Dead Girls
Dead Girls
by Alice Bolin
The Comedians
The Comedians
by Kliph Nesteroff
Collected Essays
Collected Essays
by Joan Didion
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
by Joan Didion
The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe
The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe
by Donald H. Wolfe
Closing Time
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by Lacey Fosburgh
The Dog Who Came to Stay
The Dog Who Came to Stay
by Hal Borland
The Hidden White House
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by Robert Klara
Chaos
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by James Gleick
Goodbye Natalie, Goodbye Splendour
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by Marti Rulli, Dennis Davern
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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.