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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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Who Sank the Titanic?
Who Sank the Titanic?
by Robert J. Strange
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Dead Girls
Dead Girls
by Alice Bolin
Anne Sexton
Anne Sexton
by Anne Sexton, Linda Gray Sexton, Lois Ames
X-15 Diary
X-15 Diary
by Richard Tregaskis
A Chorus of Stones
A Chorus of Stones
by Susan Griffin
Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho
Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho
by Stephen Rebello
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
Heist
Heist
by Howard Sounes
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by Amy Scholder, Johanna Fateman, Mary Gaitskill
Shop Talk
Shop Talk
by Philip Roth
Israel, Palestine and Peace
Israel, Palestine and Peace
by Amos Oz
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A Radiant Life
A Radiant Life
by Nuala O'Faolain
The Indisputable Existence of Santa Claus
The Indisputable Existence of Santa Claus
by Dr. Hannah Fry, Thomas Oleron Evans
The Best of Myles
The Best of Myles
by Flann O'Brien
The Mortgaged Heart
The Mortgaged Heart
by Margarita G. Smith, Carson McCullers, Joyce Carol Oates
Talking to Strangers
Talking to Strangers
by Paul Auster
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
Not Free, Not for All
Not Free, Not for All
by Cheryl Knott
The Language of Houses
The Language of Houses
by Alison Lurie
Monster
Monster
by Robin Morgan
On Your Own in the Wilderness
On Your Own in the Wilderness
by Bradford Angier
Where the Spirits Ride the Wind
Where the Spirits Ride the Wind
by Felicitas D. Goodman
Weird Earth
Weird Earth
by Donald R. Prothero
From a Taller Tower
From a Taller Tower
by Seamus McGraw
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Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol
by Wayne Koestenbaum
How to Fake a Moon Landing
How to Fake a Moon Landing
by Darryl Cunningham, Andrew C. Revkin
Comet's Tale
Comet's Tale
by Steven Wolf, Steven D. Wolf, Lynette Padwa
The Gaslighting of the Millennial Generation
The Gaslighting of the Millennial Generation
by Caitlin Fisher
A Student's Guide to U.S. History
A Student's Guide to U.S. History
by Wilfred M. McClay
Not That It Matters
Not That It Matters
by A. A. Milne
The Origins of Cool in Postwar America
The Origins of Cool in Postwar America
by Joel Dinerstein
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest
by Oscar Wilde
The Improbable Voyage
The Improbable Voyage
by Tristan Jones
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Yestermorrow
Yestermorrow
by Ray Bradbury
Awopbopaloobop Alopbamboom
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by Nik Cohn
Kathleen Hale Is a Crazy Stalker
Kathleen Hale Is a Crazy Stalker
by Kathleen Hale
Macbeth
Macbeth
by William Shakespeare
Of All That Ends
Of All That Ends
by Gunter Grass
Orange Is the New Black Presents: The Cookbook
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by Jenji Kohan, Tara Hermann, Hartley Voss, Alex Regnery
The Genius of Impeachment
The Genius of Impeachment
by John Nichols
Mortal Games
Mortal Games
by Fred Waitzkin
Memories of the Great & the Good
Memories of the Great & the Good
by Alistair Cooke
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It's Not Over
It's Not Over
by Michelangelo Signorile
American Lynching
American Lynching
by Ashraf H. A. Rushdy
The Frontier in American History
The Frontier in American History
by Frederick Jackson Turner
Colter
Colter
by Rick Bass
Good Blonde & Others
Good Blonde & Others
by Jack Kerouac
Moving Beyond Words
Moving Beyond Words
by Gloria Steinem
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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.