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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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The Cult of the Saints
The Cult of the Saints
by Peter Brown
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The Urban Sketching Handbook: Understanding Perspective
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by Stephanie Bower
How to Live Japanese
How to Live Japanese
by Yutaka Yazawa
Third Girl from the Left
Third Girl from the Left
by Christine Barker
Rocket Billionaires
Rocket Billionaires
by Tim Fernholz
Letters of a Woman Homesteader
Letters of a Woman Homesteader
by Elinore Pruitt Stewart
The Incredible Voyage
The Incredible Voyage
by Tristan Jones
Overcoming Hate through Dialogue
Overcoming Hate through Dialogue
by Ozlem Cekic
100 Words Every 4th Grader Should Know
100 Words Every 4th Grader Should Know
by Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries
Frantumaglia
Frantumaglia
by Elena Ferrante, Ann Goldstein
The Female Eunuch
The Female Eunuch
by Germaine Greer
The Classic Palmer
The Classic Palmer
by John Feinstein, Walter Iooss Jr.
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Life at the Dakota
Life at the Dakota
by Stephen Birmingham
The Ethics of Ambiguity
The Ethics of Ambiguity
by Simone de Beauvoir
Goodbye Natalie, Goodbye Splendour
Goodbye Natalie, Goodbye Splendour
by Marti Rulli, Dennis Davern
Modern Loss
Modern Loss
by Rebecca Soffer, Gabrielle Birkner, Peter Arkle
The Sasquatch at Home
The Sasquatch at Home
by Eden Robinson
Letters to a Young Novelist
Letters to a Young Novelist
by Mario Vargas Llosa, Natasha Wimmer
Mozart in the Jungle
Mozart in the Jungle
by Blair Tindall
How to Survive Off the Grid
How to Survive Off the Grid
by Tim MacWelch
The Questions That Matter Most
The Questions That Matter Most
by Jane Smiley
Digital Transformation
Digital Transformation
by Thomas M. Siebel, Hon. Condoleezza Rice
Wild Mushrooms
Wild Mushrooms
by Kristen Blizzard, Trent Blizzard
Mixed Up
Mixed Up
by Tineka Smith, Alex Court
History of Men's Fashion
History of Men's Fashion
by Nicholas Storey
Anything Goes
Anything Goes
by Lucy Moore
Collection of Sand
Collection of Sand
by Italo Calvino
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Rising
Rising
by Elizabeth Rush
A Place to Stand
A Place to Stand
by Jimmy Santiago Baca
February House
February House
by Sherill Tippins
Doing Sixty & Seventy
Doing Sixty & Seventy
by Gloria Steinem
I Didn't Come Here to Make Friends
I Didn't Come Here to Make Friends
by Courtney Robertson, Deb Baer
Austen Years
Austen Years
by Rachel Cohen
Tapestry Weaving for Beginners and Beyond
Tapestry Weaving for Beginners and Beyond
by Kristin Carter
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
by Harriet Jacobs
The Saga of the Jomsvikings
The Saga of the Jomsvikings
by Lee M. Hollander
Spectacle
Spectacle
by Pamela Newkirk
Impossible Owls
Impossible Owls
by Brian Phillips
Say It Louder!
Say It Louder!
by Tiffany Cross, Michael Eric Dyson
Shakespeare's Lost Kingdom
Shakespeare's Lost Kingdom
by Charles Beauclerk
Hedy Lamarr
Hedy Lamarr
by Ruth Barton
Mindful Thoughts for Walkers
Mindful Thoughts for Walkers
by Adam Ford
Books Are Made Out of Books
Books Are Made Out of Books
by Michael Lynn Crews
The Original Watergate Stories
The Original Watergate Stories
by The Washington Post, Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein
The Hacker Crackdown
The Hacker Crackdown
by Bruce Sterling
Modern Japanese Literature
Modern Japanese Literature
by Donald Keene
Great Second Acts
Great Second Acts
by Marlene Wagman-Geller
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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.