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Read 5 Non-Fiction Books

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50 participants (298 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Setting an achievable goal of reading 5 non-fiction books this year to expand my knowledge!

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Dissenter on the Bench: Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Life and Work by Victoria Ortiz

Dissenter on the Bench: Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Life and Work

Victoria Ortiz

4 hours, 55 minutes • audio • 2019

nonfiction biography middle grade informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
The Extreme Life of the Sea by Anthony R. Palumbi, Stephen R. Palumbi

The Extreme Life of the Sea

Anthony R. Palumbi, Stephen R. Palumbi

225 pages • hardcover • 2014

nonfiction nature science informative reflective slow-paced
The Curse of the Marquis de Sade: A Notorious Scoundrel, a Mythical Manuscript, and the Biggest Scandal in Literary History by Joel Warner

The Curse of the Marquis de Sade: A Notorious Scoundrel, a Mythical Manuscript, and the Biggest Scandal in Literary History

Joel Warner

296 pages • hardcover • 2023

nonfiction biography history true crime dark informative reflective medium-paced
An Anti-Zionist Path to Embodied Jewish Healing: Somatic Practices to Heal Historical Wounds, Unlearn Oppression, and Create a Liberated World to Come by Wendy Elisheva Somerson

An Anti-Zionist Path to Embodied Jewish Healing: Somatic Practices to Heal Historical Wounds, Unlearn Oppression, and Create a Liberated World to Come

Wendy Elisheva Somerson

272 pages • paperback • 2025

nonfiction history religion self help medium-paced
The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine by Benjamin Wallace

The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine

Benjamin Wallace

323 pages • paperback • 2008

nonfiction history informative medium-paced
You Didn't Hear This from Me: (Mostly) True Notes on Gossip by Kelsey McKinney

You Didn't Hear This from Me: (Mostly) True Notes on Gossip

Kelsey McKinney

277 pages • hardcover • 2025

nonfiction essays sociology funny informative lighthearted fast-paced
Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most by Sheila Heen, Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton

Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most

Sheila Heen, Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton

314 pages • digital • 1999 user-added

nonfiction business self help informative medium-paced
The Bible Says So: What We Get Right (and Wrong) About Scripture's Most Controversial Issues by Daniel McClellan

The Bible Says So: What We Get Right (and Wrong) About Scripture's Most Controversial Issues

Daniel McClellan

9 hours, 14 minutes • audio • 2025 user-added

nonfiction religion challenging hopeful informative medium-paced
They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South by Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers

They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South

Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers

10 hours, 26 minutes • audio • 2019

nonfiction history race challenging informative slow-paced
Under the Trestle: The 1980 Disappearance of Gina Renee Hall & Virginia's First “No Body” Murder Trial. by Ron Peterson Jr.

Under the Trestle: The 1980 Disappearance of Gina Renee Hall & Virginia's First “No Body” Murder Trial.

Ron Peterson Jr.

332 pages • digital • 2018

nonfiction crime mystery true crime dark mysterious medium-paced