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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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by Tiziana de Rogatis, Will Schutt
Aeschylus I
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by Aeschylus, David Grene, Richmond Lattimore, Mark Griffith
Classroom-Ready Number Talks for Kindergarten, First and Second Grade Teachers
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by Nancy Hughes
Knitlandia
Knitlandia
by Clara Parkes
How to Survive Off the Grid
How to Survive Off the Grid
by Tim MacWelch
The Client from Hell
The Client from Hell
by Richard Curtis
In Favor of the Sensitive Man
In Favor of the Sensitive Man
by Anais Nin
Domestic Affairs
Domestic Affairs
by Joyce Maynard
My Holiday in North Korea
My Holiday in North Korea
by Wendy E. Simmons
Overground Railroad
Overground Railroad
by Candacy A. Taylor
Third Girl from the Left
Third Girl from the Left
by Christine Barker
The Coen Brothers
The Coen Brothers
by Adam Nayman
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The Original Watergate Stories
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by The Washington Post, Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein
Borrowed Time
Borrowed Time
by Paul Monette
Lakota Woman
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by Mary Crow Dog, Richard Erdoes
Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions
Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions
by Gloria Steinem
Lost Kingdom
Lost Kingdom
by Julia Flynn Siler
Game of Thrones: A Guide to Westeros and Beyond
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by Myles McNutt
In the Looking Glass
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by Rebecca K. Shrum
Diana Ross
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by J. Randy Taraborrelli
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
Dancing at the Edge of the World
Dancing at the Edge of the World
by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Airmen and the Headhunters
The Airmen and the Headhunters
by Judith M. Heimann
Best White Wine on Earth
Best White Wine on Earth
by Stuart Pigott
Lend Me Your Ears
Lend Me Your Ears
by William Safire
The Songlines
The Songlines
by Bruce Chatwin
Blue Thirst
Blue Thirst
by Lawrence Durrell
Colter
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by Rick Bass
Sunny Jim
Sunny Jim
by Jimmy Breslin
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Anne Sexton
Anne Sexton
by Anne Sexton, Linda Gray Sexton, Lois Ames
Moon Shot
Moon Shot
by Alan Shepard, Deke Slayton, Jay Barbree, Howard Benedict, Neil Armstrong
The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe
The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe
by Donald H. Wolfe
The Summer Game
The Summer Game
by Roger Angell
Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho
Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho
by Stephen Rebello
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens
by Alice Walker
The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness
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by Erich Fromm
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Woman and Nature
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by Susan Griffin
Virginia Woolf
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by Ruth Gruber
The Complete Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln
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by Abraham Lincoln
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by Helen Macdonald
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by Steve Jenkins, Derek Walter
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by Pat Shipman
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by Lucas Bessire
Letters to a Young Novelist
Letters to a Young Novelist
by Mario Vargas Llosa, Natasha Wimmer
Find Me Unafraid
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by Kennedy Odede, Jessica Posner
The Saga of the Jomsvikings
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by Lee M. Hollander
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by Brian Phillips
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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.