Creative Nonfiction Books

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In Cold Blood In Cold Blood (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.09 — 717,245 ratings — published 1966
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Me Talk Pretty One Day Me Talk Pretty One Day (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.01 — 716,475 ratings — published 2000
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The Year of Magical Thinking The Year of Magical Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.93 — 290,882 ratings — published 2005
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Slouching Towards Bethlehem Slouching Towards Bethlehem (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.18 — 80,483 ratings — published 1968
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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.08 — 29,347 ratings — published 1974
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Bluets Bluets (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.05 — 55,936 ratings — published 2009
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The Argonauts The Argonauts (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.02 — 55,355 ratings — published 2015
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.13 — 793,815 ratings — published 2010
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Into the Wild Into the Wild (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 29 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,175,839 ratings — published 1996
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In the Dream House In the Dream House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.39 — 156,099 ratings — published 2019
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.00 — 747,052 ratings — published 2003
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Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.07 — 857,111 ratings — published 2012
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Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.11 — 287,556 ratings — published 2004
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When You Are Engulfed in Flames When You Are Engulfed in Flames (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.08 — 216,332 ratings — published 2008
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The Empathy Exams The Empathy Exams (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.67 — 15,658 ratings — published 2014
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In Fact: The Best of Creative Nonfiction In Fact: The Best of Creative Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.82 — 703 ratings — published 2004
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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.40 — 360,243 ratings — published 2015
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Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.07 — 199,199 ratings — published 2006
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Naked Naked (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.10 — 271,882 ratings — published 1997
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The Glass Castle The Glass Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,339,583 ratings — published 2005
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Bird by Bird Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.24 — 109,437 ratings — published 1994
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.51 — 164,076 ratings — published 2013
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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.47 — 1,805,277 ratings — published 2018
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Consider the Lobster and Other Essays Consider the Lobster and Other Essays (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.18 — 53,439 ratings — published 2005
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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.69 — 183,111 ratings — published 2000
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.34 — 313,199 ratings — published 2000
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Notes from No Man's Land Notes from No Man's Land (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,815 ratings — published 2009
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A Room of One’s Own A Room of One’s Own (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.22 — 251,913 ratings — published 1929
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Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.19 — 10,676 ratings — published 1991
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Teaching a Stone to Talk: Expeditions and Encounters Teaching a Stone to Talk: Expeditions and Encounters (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.15 — 6,866 ratings — published 1982
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H is for Hawk H is for Hawk (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.74 — 79,623 ratings — published 2014
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A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again:  Essays and Arguments A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.13 — 53,417 ratings — published 1996
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The Liars' Club The Liars' Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.94 — 71,467 ratings — published 1995
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The Book of Delights: Essays The Book of Delights: Essays (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.13 — 19,768 ratings — published 2019
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Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
by (shelved 17 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.17 — 119,726 ratings — published 2017
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The Art of the Personal Essay: An Anthology from the Classical Era to the Present The Art of the Personal Essay: An Anthology from the Classical Era to the Present (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.20 — 2,379 ratings — published 1994
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.06 — 373,753 ratings — published 1971
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A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.07 — 439,924 ratings — published 1998
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,344,591 ratings — published 1956
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Eat, Pray, Love Eat, Pray, Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.64 — 1,828,969 ratings — published 2006
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The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.92 — 78,527 ratings — published 1968
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Tell It Slant: Writing and Shaping Creative Nonfiction Tell It Slant: Writing and Shaping Creative Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,277 ratings — published 2003
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The White Album The White Album (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.03 — 48,562 ratings — published 1979
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The Writing Life The Writing Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.98 — 18,127 ratings — published 1989
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Keep It Real: Everything You Need to Know About Researching and Writing Creative Nonfiction Keep It Real: Everything You Need to Know About Researching and Writing Creative Nonfiction (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.58 — 317 ratings — published 2008
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The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.35 — 166,816 ratings — published 2021
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Crying in H Mart Crying in H Mart (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.24 — 571,799 ratings — published 2021
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Bad Feminist Bad Feminist (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 3.92 — 118,248 ratings — published 2014
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Zeitoun Zeitoun (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.05 — 79,864 ratings — published 2009
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For the Time Being: Essays For the Time Being: Essays (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as creative-nonfiction)
avg rating 4.14 — 4,360 ratings — published 1999
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Maria Karvouni
“Reality is secretly causing a fatal earthquake to your rival neighbor and then send help to them.

Reality is declaring you destroyed a rival balloon that collects communication signals when it is actually yours.

Reality is causing a pandemic and blame your rival for it.”
Maria Karvouni, Reality Is Just A Possible Fantasy

Maria Karvouni
“People try to prevail their own truth. And they use evil means. They
torture, they threaten. What they impose as truth keeps them in power, but it is fascistic. When the truth is a strategy or a pattern is not genuine truth.”
Maria Karvouni, The Impossible Proof Of Knowing Nothing

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