Nonfiction

Non-fiction 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). Non-fiction can a ...more

Hamilton: The Revolution
The Midnight Assassin: Panic, Scandal, and the Hunt for America's First Serial Killer
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts
Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars
The Genius of Birds
The Long Shadow of Small Ghosts: Murder and Memory in an American City
The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night at a Time
In the Country We Love: My Family Divided
The Last Goodnight: A World War II Story of Espionage, Adventure & Betrayal
The Mathews Men: Seven Brothers and the War Against Hitler's U-boats
I Will Find You
Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams
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Life Without a Recipe
Love That Boy: What Two Presidents, Eight Road Trips, and My Son Taught Me About a Parent's Expectations

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