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

Family of Spies
Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts
Without Consent: A Landmark Trial and the Decades-Long Struggle to Make Spousal Rape a Crime
Across the Universe: The Past, Present, and Future of the Crossword Puzzle
The Stolen Crown: Treachery, Deceit, and the Death of the Tudor Dynasty
Black-Owned: The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore
Convent Wisdom: How Sixteenth-Century Nuns Could Save Your Twenty-First-Century Life
Gemini: Stepping Stone to the Moon—The Untold Story
The Breath of the Gods: The History and Future of the Wind
Don't Stop: Why We (Still) Love Fleetwood Mac's Rumours
Captain's Dinner: A Shipwreck, An Act of Cannibalism, and a Murder Trial That Changed Legal History
Blank Space: A Cultural History of the Twenty-First Century
Midnight Flyboys: The American Bomber Crews and Allied Secret Agents Who Aided the French Resistance in World War II
The American Revolution: An Intimate History
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  • The Ethical Slut by Janet W. Hardy
    The Ethical Slut: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships, and Other Freedoms in Sex and Love

    Release date: Aug 15, 2017
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    Teach a Kid to Save: A Fun, Hands-On Approach to Building Smart Money Habits
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  • The Hardest, Longest Race by Eric Moskowitz
    The Hardest, Longest Race: Henry Ford and the Cross-Country Contest That Changed America

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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
    The Third Gilmore Girl: A Memoir
    Untamed
    The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
    The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
    Sociopath
    From Here to the Great Unknown
    Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
    Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
    The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
    Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
    Counting the Cost
    We Did Ok, Kid: A Memoir
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    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
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