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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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Shop Talk
Shop Talk
by Philip Roth
Going Too Far
Going Too Far
by Robin Morgan
That's Not What I Meant!
That's Not What I Meant!
by Deborah Tannen
Growing Flowers
Growing Flowers
by Niki Irving
Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey
by Justyn Barnes
The Best of Myles
The Best of Myles
by Flann O'Brien
Maggie Smith
Maggie Smith
by Michael Coveney
Aeschylus I
Aeschylus I
by David Grene, Aeschylus, Mark Griffith, Richmond Lattimore
Teacher Man
Teacher Man
by Frank McCourt
The Right People
The Right People
by Stephen Birmingham
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Classroom-Ready Number Talks for Kindergarten, First and Second Grade Teachers
Classroom-Ready Number Talks for Kindergarten, First and Second Grade Teachers
by Nancy Hughes
Capote
Capote
by Gerald Clarke
Knitlandia
Knitlandia
by Clara Parkes
Roads
Roads
by Larry McMurtry
The Displaced
The Displaced
by Viet Thanh Nguyen
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In Favor of the Sensitive Man
In Favor of the Sensitive Man
by Anais Nin
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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1,000 Books to Read Before You Die
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by James Mustich
Digital Transformation
Digital Transformation
by Condoleezza Rice, Thomas M. Siebel
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword
by Ian Buruma, Ruth Benedict
The Original Watergate Stories
The Original Watergate Stories
by Bob Woodward, The Washington Post, Carl Bernstein
1877
1877
by Michael A. Bellesiles
To Believe in Women
To Believe in Women
by Lillian Faderman
Please Kill Me
Please Kill Me
by Gillian McCain, Legs McNeil
Why Read the Classics?
Why Read the Classics?
by Italo Calvino
Godforsaken Sea
Godforsaken Sea
by Derek Lundy
The Hacker Crackdown
The Hacker Crackdown
by Bruce Sterling
Depression Hates a Moving Target
Depression Hates a Moving Target
by Nita Sweeney
Writings on an Ethical Life
Writings on an Ethical Life
by Peter Singer
Economics for the Rest of Us
Economics for the Rest of Us
by Moshe Adler
Bohemian Paris
Bohemian Paris
by Dan Franck
Artemis
Artemis
by Jean Shinoda Bolen
Cloris
Cloris
by Cloris Leachman, George Englund
Annapurna
Annapurna
by Nea Morin, Janet Adam Smith, Maurice Herzog
A Thirst for Blood
A Thirst for Blood
by Walt Hecox, Ray Biondi
100 Words Every 4th Grader Should Know
100 Words Every 4th Grader Should Know
by Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries
The Female Eunuch
The Female Eunuch
by Germaine Greer
The Feminist Porn Book
The Feminist Porn Book
by Tristan Taormino, Celine Parrenas Shimizu, Constance Penley, Mireille Miller-Young
That First Season
That First Season
by John Eisenberg
Sex and the Single Girl
Sex and the Single Girl
by Helen Gurley Brown
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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Lost!
Lost!
by Thomas Thompson
Chosen by a Horse
Chosen by a Horse
by Susan Richards
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Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho
Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho
by Stephen Rebello
The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe
The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe
by Donald H. Wolfe
Life at the Dakota
Life at the Dakota
by Stephen Birmingham
Painted Botanical Collage
Painted Botanical Collage
by Tracey English
The Official Downton Abbey Christmas Cookbook
The Official Downton Abbey Christmas Cookbook
by Julian Fellowes, Regula Ysewijn
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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.