A non-fiction deck of 52 books : 4 genres

luckylichi Host

4 participants (54 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

I would like a meaning year of non fiction reading. 13 books on the topic of psychology or interpersonal relationships. 13 books on the topic of parenting. 13 books from BIPOC authors. 13 books aimed at broadening a global prospective. 

Challenge Books

All books added
In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Maryanne Vollers, Yeonmi Park

In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom

Maryanne Vollers, Yeonmi Park

288 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring sad medium-paced
Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East by Kim Ghattas

Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East

Kim Ghattas

400 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging informative slow-paced
The Devil's Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea

The Devil's Highway

Luis Alberto Urrea

239 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

nonfiction history politics emotional reflective slow-paced
How to Raise a Boy: The Power of Connection to Build Good Men by Michael C. Reichert

How to Raise a Boy: The Power of Connection to Build Good Men

Michael C. Reichert

352 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction feminism informative reflective slow-paced
Building Boys: Raising Great Guys in a World That Misunderstands Males by Jennifer L. W. Fink

Building Boys: Raising Great Guys in a World That Misunderstands Males

Jennifer L. W. Fink

272 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction self help sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Raising Mentally Strong Kids: How to Combine the Power of Neuroscience with Love and Logic to Grow Confident, Kind, Responsible, and Resilient Children and Young Adults by Daniel G. Amen, Charles Fay, Charles Fay

Raising Mentally Strong Kids: How to Combine the Power of Neuroscience with Love and Logic to Grow Confident, Kind, Responsible, and Resilient Children and Young Adults

Daniel G. Amen, Charles Fay, Charles Fay

328 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction psychology self help informative medium-paced
Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall

Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot

Mikki Kendall

287 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction feminism politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Raising Securely Attached Kids: Using Connection-Focused Parenting to Create Confidence, Empathy, and Resilience by Eli Harwood

Raising Securely Attached Kids: Using Connection-Focused Parenting to Create Confidence, Empathy, and Resilience

Eli Harwood

287 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction psychology self help informative reflective medium-paced
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish

How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk

Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish

286 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

nonfiction psychology self help informative fast-paced
White Tears / Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color by Ruby Hamad

White Tears / Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color

Ruby Hamad

304 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction feminism politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced