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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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Girls to the Front
Girls to the Front
by Sara Marcus
Capitalism's Crisis Deepens
Capitalism's Crisis Deepens
by Richard D. Wolff
Artemis
Artemis
by Jean Shinoda Bolen
Cloris
Cloris
by Cloris Leachman, George Englund
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Searching for Bobby Fischer
by Fred Waitzkin
Best White Wine on Earth
Best White Wine on Earth
by Stuart Pigott
Lend Me Your Ears
Lend Me Your Ears
by William Safire
Memories of the Great & the Good
Memories of the Great & the Good
by Alistair Cooke
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Rising
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by Elizabeth Rush
The Feminist Porn Book
The Feminist Porn Book
by Tristan Taormino, Celine Parrenas Shimizu, Constance Penley, Mireille Miller-Young
Sex and the Single Girl
Sex and the Single Girl
by Helen Gurley Brown
Close to the Knives
Close to the Knives
by David Wojnarowicz
The Powers That Be
The Powers That Be
by David Halberstam
Woman and Nature
Woman and Nature
by Susan Griffin
Borrowed Time
Borrowed Time
by Paul Monette
Wedding of the Foxes
Wedding of the Foxes
by Katherine Larson
Why Homer Matters
Why Homer Matters
by Adam Nicolson
Painted Botanical Collage
Painted Botanical Collage
by Tracey English
Art Magick
Art Magick
by Molly Roberts
Vesper Flights
Vesper Flights
by Helen Macdonald
Bright Lights, Prairie Dust
Bright Lights, Prairie Dust
by Karen Grassle
The Official Downton Abbey Christmas Cookbook
The Official Downton Abbey Christmas Cookbook
by Regula Ysewijn, Julian Fellowes
What Her Body Thought
What Her Body Thought
by Susan Griffin
American Princess
American Princess
by Leslie Carroll
Living Like a Runaway
Living Like a Runaway
by Lita Ford
That's Not What I Meant!
That's Not What I Meant!
by Deborah Tannen
My Life Outside the Ring
My Life Outside the Ring
by Hulk Hogan, Mark Dagostino
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French Exit
French Exit
by Patrick deWitt
Letters to a Young Novelist
Letters to a Young Novelist
by Mario Vargas Llosa, Natasha Wimmer
The Market Gardener
The Market Gardener
by Jean-Martin Fortier, Severine von Tscharner Fleming, Marie Bilodeau
Find Me Unafraid
Find Me Unafraid
by Kennedy Odede, Jessica Posner
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
Impossible Owls
Impossible Owls
by Brian Phillips
Montgomery Clift
Montgomery Clift
by Patricia Bosworth
The Best of Myles
The Best of Myles
by Flann O'Brien
Maggie Smith
Maggie Smith
by Michael Coveney
The Right People
The Right People
by Stephen Birmingham
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Shakespeare's Lost Kingdom
Shakespeare's Lost Kingdom
by Charles Beauclerk
Updike
Updike
by Adam Begley
Now or Never
Now or Never
by Tim Flannery
The Displaced
The Displaced
by Viet Thanh Nguyen
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How to Survive Off the Grid
How to Survive Off the Grid
by Tim MacWelch
Uncivil Agreement
Uncivil Agreement
by Lilliana Mason
The Questions That Matter Most
The Questions That Matter Most
by Jane Smiley
In Favor of the Sensitive Man
In Favor of the Sensitive Man
by Anais Nin
Botanical Drawing
Botanical Drawing
by Penny Brown
Cartographic Japan
Cartographic Japan
by Karen Wigen, Sugimoto Fumiko, Cary Karacas
My Holiday in North Korea
My Holiday in North Korea
by Wendy E. Simmons
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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.