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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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Not That It Matters
Not That It Matters
by A. A. Milne
The Invention of News
The Invention of News
by Andrew Pettegree
Yestermorrow
Yestermorrow
by Ray Bradbury
Dress Like a Woman
Dress Like a Woman
by Abrams Books, Roxane Gay, Vanessa Friedman
Rocket Billionaires
Rocket Billionaires
by Tim Fernholz
On the Contrary
On the Contrary
by Mary McCarthy
Right Place, Right Time
Right Place, Right Time
by Bob Gruen
The Original Watergate Stories
The Original Watergate Stories
by The Washington Post, Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein
The Writing of Fiction
The Writing of Fiction
by Edith Wharton
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Sex and the Single Girl
Sex and the Single Girl
by Helen Gurley Brown
King Lear
King Lear
by William Shakespeare
The Misanthrope
The Misanthrope
by Moliere
Great Second Acts
Great Second Acts
by Marlene Wagman-Geller
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Inside of Time
Inside of Time
by Ruth Gruber
A Thirst for Blood
A Thirst for Blood
by Lt. Ray Biondi, Walt Hecox
Lend Me Your Ears
Lend Me Your Ears
by William Safire
Memories of the Great & the Good
Memories of the Great & the Good
by Alistair Cooke
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The Frontier in American History
The Frontier in American History
by Frederick Jackson Turner
Inside the Outbreaks
Inside the Outbreaks
by Mark Pendergrast
A Christmas Story
A Christmas Story
by Caseen Gaines
Colter
Colter
by Rick Bass
The Feminist Porn Book
The Feminist Porn Book
by Tristan Taormino, Celine Parrenas Shimizu, Constance Penley, Mireille Miller-Young
Good Blonde & Others
Good Blonde & Others
by Jack Kerouac
Crimes of Passion
Crimes of Passion
by Howard Engel
The World According to Breslin
The World According to Breslin
by Jimmy Breslin
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At Eighty-Two
At Eighty-Two
by May Sarton
Who Sank the Titanic?
Who Sank the Titanic?
by Robert J. Strange
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A Doll's House
A Doll's House
by Henrik Ibsen
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Next Time, She'll Be Dead
Next Time, She'll Be Dead
by Ann Jones
O's Little Book of Calm & Comfort
O's Little Book of Calm & Comfort
by The Editors of O, The Oprah Magazine
Letters on Wave Mechanics
Letters on Wave Mechanics
by Albert Einstein, K. Przibram, Martin J. Klein
The Complete Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln
The Complete Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln
by Abraham Lincoln
Doing Sixty & Seventy
Doing Sixty & Seventy
by Gloria Steinem
This Quiet Dust
This Quiet Dust
by William Styron
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February House
February House
by Sherill Tippins
Israel, Palestine and Peace
Israel, Palestine and Peace
by Amos Oz
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Macbeth
Macbeth
by William Shakespeare
A Bridge for Passing
A Bridge for Passing
by Pearl S. Buck
Behold the Black Caiman
Behold the Black Caiman
by Lucas Bessire
The Mortgaged Heart
The Mortgaged Heart
by Margarita G. Smith, Carson McCullers, Joyce Carol Oates
Selected Letters of Martha Gellhorn
Selected Letters of Martha Gellhorn
by Martha Gellhorn, Caroline Moorehead
Not Free, Not for All
Not Free, Not for All
by Cheryl Knott
Where the Spirits Ride the Wind
Where the Spirits Ride the Wind
by Felicitas D. Goodman
The Gaslighting of the Millennial Generation
The Gaslighting of the Millennial Generation
by Caitlin Fisher
Mixed Up
Mixed Up
by Tineka Smith, Alex Court
It's Not Over
It's Not Over
by Michelangelo Signorile
The Past That Would Not Die
The Past That Would Not Die
by Walter Lord
Welcome to the Silver Factory
Welcome to the Silver Factory
by Catherine O'Sullivan Shorr
A Halloween How-To
A Halloween How-To
by Lesley Pratt Bannatyne
A Radiant Life
A Radiant Life
by Nuala O'Faolain
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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.