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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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Third Girl from the Left
Third Girl from the Left
by Christine Barker
Good Job, Brain!
Good Job, Brain!
by Karen Chu, Colin Felton, Dana Nelson, Chris Kohler
Lost Kingdom
Lost Kingdom
by Julia Flynn Siler
The Mother of All Questions
The Mother of All Questions
by Rebecca Solnit
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Game of Thrones: A Guide to Westeros and Beyond
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by Myles McNutt
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword
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by Ruth Benedict, Ian Buruma
Idaho Falls
Idaho Falls
by William McKeown
The Selected Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Selected Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder
by Laura Ingalls Wilder, William Anderson
Yestermorrow
Yestermorrow
by Ray Bradbury
How We Get Free
How We Get Free
by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
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Women and the White House
Women and the White House
by Justin S. Vaughn, Lilly J. Goren
Diana Ross
Diana Ross
by J. Randy Taraborrelli
Falconer on the Edge
Falconer on the Edge
by Rachel Dickinson
Letters of a Woman Homesteader
Letters of a Woman Homesteader
by Elinore Pruitt Stewart
The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz
by Jay Scarfone, William Stillman
Soccer in Sun and Shadow
Soccer in Sun and Shadow
by Eduardo Galeano, Mark Fried
To Kill or Be Killed
To Kill or Be Killed
by Joni Ankerson
UFOs, Chemtrails, and Aliens
UFOs, Chemtrails, and Aliens
by Donald R. Prothero, Timothy D. Callahan, Michael Shermer
The Incredible Voyage
The Incredible Voyage
by Tristan Jones
Modern Japanese Literature
Modern Japanese Literature
by Donald Keene
Anything Goes
Anything Goes
by Lucy Moore
Dancing at the Edge of the World
Dancing at the Edge of the World
by Ursula K. Le Guin
Triumph
Triumph
by Jeremy Schaap
Annapurna
Annapurna
by Maurice Herzog, Nea Morin, Janet Adam Smith
The Airmen and the Headhunters
The Airmen and the Headhunters
by Judith M. Heimann
The Perfect Mile
The Perfect Mile
by Neal Bascomb
Mean
Mean
by Myriam Gurba
Lakota Woman
Lakota Woman
by Mary Crow Dog, Richard Erdoes
Inside the Outbreaks
Inside the Outbreaks
by Mark Pendergrast
The Female Eunuch
The Female Eunuch
by Germaine Greer
That First Season
That First Season
by John Eisenberg
Serpentine
Serpentine
by Thomas Thompson
Lost!
Lost!
by Thomas Thompson
A Place to Stand
A Place to Stand
by Jimmy Santiago Baca
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Dead Girls
Dead Girls
by Alice Bolin
I Didn't Come Here to Make Friends
I Didn't Come Here to Make Friends
by Courtney Robertson, Deb Baer
Dragonholder
Dragonholder
by Todd McCaffrey
Golf in the Kingdom
Golf in the Kingdom
by Michael Murphy
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I'll Never Change My Name
I'll Never Change My Name
by Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Maksim Chmerkovskiy
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens
by Alice Walker
The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness
The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness
by Erich Fromm
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I Am Spartacus!
I Am Spartacus!
by Kirk Douglas, George Clooney
White Eskimo
White Eskimo
by Stephen R. Bown
Clutter
Clutter
by Jennifer Howard
Elizabeth
Elizabeth
by Alexander Walker
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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Downton Abbey Script Book Season 1
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by Julian Fellowes
A Really Big Lunch
A Really Big Lunch
by Jim Harrison, Mario Batali
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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.