Nonfiction

Nonfiction is an account or representation of a subject which is presented as fact. This presentation may be accurate or not; that is, it can give either a true or a false account of the subject in question. However, it is generally assumed that the authors of such accounts believe them to be truthful at the time of their composition. Note that reporting the beliefs of others in a nonfiction format is not necessarily an endorsement of the ultimate veracity of those beliefs, it is simply saying that it is true that people believe that (for such topics as mythology, religion). Nonfiction can als ...more

The Sea Captain's Wife: A True Story of Mutiny, Love, and Adventure at the Bottom of the World
A Danger to the Minds of Young Girls: Margaret C. Anderson, Book Bans, and the Fight to Modernize Literature
We Will Rise Again: Speculative Stories and Essays on Protest, Resistance, and Hope
Evergreen: The Trees That Shaped America
The Tower and the Ruin: J.R.R. Tolkien's Creation
The Book of Women's Friendship
After Purity: Race, Sex, and Religion in White Christian America
This Skirt Won't Work!: How Women Athletes Changed Their Clothes and Changed the Game​
The Great Heist: China’s Epic Campaign to Steal America’s Secrets
The Atomic Habits Workbook
The Umbrella Effect: A Journey of Self-Mastery for Women Leaders
The Most Awful Responsibility: Truman and the Secret Struggle for Control of the Atomic Age
In the Arena: Theodore Roosevelt in War, Peace, and Revolution
Small Stories of Great Artists
Sweet Victory: How the Berlin Airlift Divided East and West
  • The Art and Science of Well-Being by Rob Douk
    The Art and Science of Well-Being: Unlocking the 9 Dimensions for Freedom in Mind, Body, and Spirit

    Release date: Jan 06, 2026
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  • Service Ready by Molly Irani
    Service Ready: A Story of Love, Restaurants, and the Power of Hospitality

    Release date: Mar 24, 2026
    From the visionary cofounder of the James Beard Award–winning restaurant Chai Pani, comes SERVICE READY! Enter for a chance to win an early copy!
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  • Backstage Pass by J.D. DeCosta
    Backstage Pass: Decades of Sex, Drugs, Tragedy and the Darker Side of Rock & Roll
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    Enter to win Backstage Pass, an unfiltered memoir pulling readers into Hollywood’s legendary music scene with a journey through ambition & survival.
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  • I’m Glad My Mom Died
    The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can't Stop Talking About
    The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness
    Awake
    The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
    The Third Gilmore Girl: A Memoir
    The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
    From Here to the Great Unknown
    Sociopath
    Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
    The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
    Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
    Counting the Cost
    Revenge of the Tipping Point
    Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect
    War and Peace by Leo TolstoyA Story of Yesterday by Sergio Cobo1984 by George OrwellTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
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    The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. CoveyHow to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale CarnegieThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoThink and Grow Rich by Napoleon HillOh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss
    Motivational and Self-Improvement Books
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    The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsNight by Elie WieselAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
    Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
    5,837 books — 6,363 voters
    The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsGood Omens by Terry PratchettLamb by Christopher MooreThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
    Best Humorous Books
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    Band of Brothers by Stephen E. AmbroseBlack Hawk Down by Mark BowdenUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandWe Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. MooreLone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell
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    John Adams by David McCullough1776 by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
    Best American History Books
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    Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
    The Diary of a Young Girl
    Educated
    Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
    Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
    The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
    I’m Glad My Mom Died
    Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
    Outliers: The Story of Success
    The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
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    The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
    A Short History of Nearly Everything
    Man's Search for Meaning
    We Should All Be Feminists

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