18 Nonfiction Reading Prompts - hosted by seaglass

Human History
Read any book where the topic focuses on human history, the development of humanity, the development of society, etc.
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Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain by Maryanne Wolf

Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain

Maryanne Wolf

308 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction education psychology science reflective slow-paced
On Palestine by Ilan Pappé, Noam Chomsky

On Palestine

Ilan Pappé, Noam Chomsky

220 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction history politics informative reflective slow-paced
Why Orwell Matters by Christopher Hitchens

Why Orwell Matters

Why X Matters Series

Christopher Hitchens

211 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction biography history politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl's Fight for Freedom by Dena Takruri, Ahed Tamimi

They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl's Fight for Freedom

Dena Takruri, Ahed Tamimi

288 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin by Timothy Snyder

Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin

Timothy Snyder

524 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
Eine kurze Geschichte von fast allem by Bill Bryson

Eine kurze Geschichte von fast allem

Bill Bryson

667 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction history science adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced
Transgender History: The Roots of Today's Revolution by Susan Stryker

Transgender History: The Roots of Today's Revolution

Susan Stryker

320 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction history lgbtqia+ challenging informative slow-paced
How To Not Kill Yourself by Clancy Martin

How To Not Kill Yourself

Clancy Martin

14 hours, 32 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction memoir philosophy psychology challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Accelerate!: A History of the 1990s by James Brooke-Smith

Accelerate!: A History of the 1990s

James Brooke-Smith

456 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction history sociology informative reflective slow-paced
Wie es zu Schindlers Liste kam: Die wahre Geschichte by Mietek Pemper
Wie es zu Schindlers Liste kam: Die wahre Geschichte
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Mietek Pemper

Wie es zu Schindlers Liste kam: Die wahre Geschichte

Mietek Pemper

286 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

medium-paced