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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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Among Schoolchildren
Among Schoolchildren
by Tracy Kidder
February House
February House
by Sherill Tippins
Moving Beyond Words
Moving Beyond Words
by Gloria Steinem
America Observed
America Observed
by Alistair Cooke
Letters to a Young Novelist
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by Mario Vargas Llosa, Natasha Wimmer
Among The Janeites
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by Deborah Yaffe
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by Pamela Newkirk
The Real Beatrix Potter
The Real Beatrix Potter
by Nadia Cohen
The Right People
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by Stephen Birmingham
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Hedy Lamarr
Hedy Lamarr
by Ruth Barton
How It Feels to be Colored Me
How It Feels to be Colored Me
by Zora Neale Hurston
Sir Barton and the Making of the Triple Crown
Sir Barton and the Making of the Triple Crown
by Jennifer S. Kelly, Steve Haskin
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
Slavery and Public History
Slavery and Public History
by James Oliver Horton, Lois E. Horton, Ira Berlin, David W. Blight, Gary B. Nash
Doing Sixty & Seventy
by Gloria Steinem
How We Get Free
How We Get Free
by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
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The Hacker Crackdown
The Hacker Crackdown
by Bruce Sterling
Capitalism's Crisis Deepens
Capitalism's Crisis Deepens
by Richard D. Wolff
Revolution from Within
Revolution from Within
by Gloria Steinem
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Behind the Scenes
Behind the Scenes
by Elizabeth Keckley
Dead Girls
Dead Girls
by Alice Bolin
Flush
Flush
by Virginia Woolf
Serpentine
Serpentine
by Thomas Thompson
The Sacred Hoop
The Sacred Hoop
by Paula Gunn Allen
Royal Trivia
Royal Trivia
by Rachel Bowie, Roberta Fiorito
My Life Outside the Ring
My Life Outside the Ring
by Hulk Hogan, Mark Dagostino
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A Really Big Lunch
A Really Big Lunch
by Jim Harrison, Mario Batali
The Saga of the Jomsvikings
The Saga of the Jomsvikings
by Lee M. Hollander
Dear Santa
Dear Santa
by Chronicle Books
Talking to Strangers
Talking to Strangers
by Paul Auster
Updike
Updike
by Adam Begley
What Becomes a Legend Most
What Becomes a Legend Most
by Philip Gefter
Selected Letters of Martha Gellhorn
Selected Letters of Martha Gellhorn
by Martha Gellhorn, Caroline Moorehead
The Films in My Life
The Films in My Life
by Francois Truffaut
Farmhouse Revival
Farmhouse Revival
by Steve Gross, Susan Daley
How to Survive Off the Grid
How to Survive Off the Grid
by Tim MacWelch
That's What They Want You to Think
That's What They Want You to Think
by Paul Simpson
Wild Mushrooms
Wild Mushrooms
by Kristen Blizzard, Trent Blizzard
Ideas and the Novel
Ideas and the Novel
by Mary McCarthy
The Writing of Fiction
The Writing of Fiction
by Edith Wharton
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The Incredible Voyage
The Incredible Voyage
by Tristan Jones
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Searching for Bobby Fischer
by Fred Waitzkin
The Gift of Black Folk
The Gift of Black Folk
by W. E. B. Du Bois
Collection of Sand
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by Italo Calvino
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The Martin Duberman Reader
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by Martin Duberman
Good Blonde & Others
Good Blonde & Others
by Jack Kerouac
The World According to Breslin
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by Jimmy Breslin
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Shop Talk
Shop Talk
by Philip Roth
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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.