Read 12 Nonfiction Books

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42 participants (268 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Trying to read more nonfiction this year! Any subject, any author, as long as it is nonfiction it counts! Have some true crime, memoirs, and professional development books in mind for myself! 

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Chasing Phil: The Adventures of Two Undercover Agents with the World's Most Charming Con Man by David Howard

Chasing Phil: The Adventures of Two Undercover Agents with the World's Most Charming Con Man

David Howard

304 pages • digital • 2017

nonfiction crime history true crime informative tense fast-paced
Why Kids Kill: Inside the Minds of School Shooters by Peter Langman

Why Kids Kill: Inside the Minds of School Shooters

Peter Langman

8 hours, 32 minutes • audio • 2018

nonfiction crime psychology true crime informative slow-paced
Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the Usfl by Jeff Pearlman

Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the Usfl

Jeff Pearlman

400 pages • digital • 2018

nonfiction history sports informative slow-paced
Das asexuelle Spektrum: Eine Erkundungstour by Carmilla DeWinter

Das asexuelle Spektrum: Eine Erkundungstour

Carmilla DeWinter

264 pages • paperback • 2021

nonfiction education lgbtqia+ medium-paced
The Lady's Handbook for Her Mysterious Illness: A Memoir by Sarah Ramey

The Lady's Handbook for Her Mysterious Illness: A Memoir

Sarah Ramey

432 pages • hardcover • 2020

nonfiction health memoir challenging emotional informative slow-paced
The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum by Richard Panek, Temple Grandin

The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum

Richard Panek, Temple Grandin

256 pages • digital • 2013

nonfiction psychology science challenging informative medium-paced
An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin

An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s

Doris Kearns Goodwin

17 hours, 37 minutes • audio • 2024

nonfiction history memoir informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Lovely One by Ketanji Brown Jackson

Lovely One

Ketanji Brown Jackson

18 hours, 26 minutes • audio • 2024

nonfiction memoir informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America by Amanda Jones

That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America

Amanda Jones

269 pages • hardcover • 2024

nonfiction education memoir politics emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
The Death and Life of the Great Lakes by Dan Egan

The Death and Life of the Great Lakes

Dan Egan

12 hours, 16 minutes • audio • 2017

nonfiction history nature science informative reflective slow-paced