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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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French Exit
French Exit
by Patrick deWitt
Growing Flowers
Growing Flowers
by Niki Irving
Tapestry Weaving for Beginners and Beyond
Tapestry Weaving for Beginners and Beyond
by Kristin Carter
Why Bob Dylan Matters
Why Bob Dylan Matters
by Richard F. Thomas
The Saga of the Jómsvíkings
The Saga of the Jómsvíkings
by Lee M. Hollander
Montgomery Clift
Montgomery Clift
by Patricia Bosworth
Bond, James Bond
Bond, James Bond
by Mike Kalinowski, Brad Gilmore
The Way of the Gladiator
The Way of the Gladiator
by Daniel P. Mannix, Michael Stephenson
Aeschylus I
Aeschylus I
by David Grene, Aeschylus, Richmond Lattimore, Mark Griffith
Teacher Man
Teacher Man
by Frank McCourt
Capote
Capote
by Gerald Clarke
Selected Letters of Martha Gellhorn
Selected Letters of Martha Gellhorn
by Martha Gellhorn, Caroline Moorehead
Roads
Roads
by Larry McMurtry
The Cult of the Saints
The Cult of the Saints
by Peter Brown
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Uncivil Agreement
Uncivil Agreement
by Lilliana Mason
In Favor of the Sensitive Man
In Favor of the Sensitive Man
by Anais Nin
My Holiday in North Korea
My Holiday in North Korea
by Wendy E. Simmons
Crunch Time
Crunch Time
by Rick Peterson, Billy Beane, Judd Hoekstra
The Human Planet
The Human Planet
by Mark A. Maslin, Simon L. Lewis
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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Digital Transformation
Digital Transformation
by Condoleezza Rice, Thomas M. Siebel
Idaho Falls
Idaho Falls
by William McKeown
Playing for Keeps
Playing for Keeps
by David Halberstam
How We Get Free
How We Get Free
by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
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To Believe in Women
To Believe in Women
by Lillian Faderman
Why Read the Classics?
Why Read the Classics?
by Italo Calvino
Love with a Chance of Drowning
Love with a Chance of Drowning
by Torre DeRoche
The Incredible Voyage
The Incredible Voyage
by Tristan Jones
The Riot Grrrl Collection
The Riot Grrrl Collection
by Lisa Darms, Johanna Fateman
Dancing at the Edge of the World
Dancing at the Edge of the World
by Ursula K. Le Guin
Cool
Cool
by Salvatore Basile
Artemis
Artemis
by Jean Shinoda Bolen
Cloris
Cloris
by Cloris Leachman, George Englund
The Perfect Mile
The Perfect Mile
by Neal Bascomb
Mean
Mean
by Myriam Gurba
Lend Me Your Ears
Lend Me Your Ears
by William Safire
The Songlines
The Songlines
by Bruce Chatwin
That First Season
That First Season
by John Eisenberg
The Normal Heart and The Destiny of Me
The Normal Heart and The Destiny of Me
by Larry Kramer, Tony Kushner
The World According to Breslin
The World According to Breslin
by Jimmy Breslin
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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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Breaking Through Gridlock
Breaking Through Gridlock
by Jason J. Jay, Gabriel Grant, Peter Senge
Happily Ever Esther
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by Steve Jenkins, Derek Walter
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Femme Fatale
Femme Fatale
by Pat Shipman
Downton Abbey Script Book Season 1
Downton Abbey Script Book Season 1
by Julian Fellowes
That's Not What I Meant!
That's Not What I Meant!
by Deborah Tannen
A Really Big Lunch
A Really Big Lunch
by Jim Harrison, Mario Batali
Letters to a Young Novelist
Letters to a Young Novelist
by Natasha Wimmer, Mario Vargas Llosa
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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.