Read 6 Non-Fiction Books

lauraschuhmann Host

32 participants (121 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Anything that’s not considered fiction is allowed. 

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Corsets and Codpieces: A History of Outrageous Fashion, from Roman Times to the Modern Era by Karen Bowman

Corsets and Codpieces: A History of Outrageous Fashion, from Roman Times to the Modern Era

Karen Bowman

176 pages • paperback • 2015

nonfiction historical history informative lighthearted slow-paced
Diary of a Teddy Boy: A Memoir of the Long Sixties by Mim Scala

Diary of a Teddy Boy: A Memoir of the Long Sixties

Mim Scala

252 pages • paperback

nonfiction autobiography biography reflective medium-paced
Undoing Gender by Judith Butler

Undoing Gender

Judith Butler

288 pages • paperback • 2004

nonfiction feminism gender philosophy challenging informative slow-paced
On Authority by Friedrich Engels

On Authority

Friedrich Engels

4 pages • digital • 1873

nonfiction philosophy politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Know My Name by Chanel Miller

Know My Name

Chanel Miller

368 pages • hardcover • 2019

nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto: Food, Friendship, and the Making of a Masterpiece by Joan Reardon

As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto: Food, Friendship, and the Making of a Masterpiece

Joan Reardon

416 pages • hardcover • 2010

nonfiction biography memoir informative lighthearted slow-paced
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth

Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

Angela Duckworth

9 hours, 22 minutes • audio • 2016

nonfiction business psychology self help informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Wild by Cheryl Strayed

Wild

Cheryl Strayed

315 pages • hardcover • 2012

nonfiction memoir travel adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced
Lost on a Mountain in Maine by Donn Fendler, Joseph Egan

Lost on a Mountain in Maine

Donn Fendler, Joseph Egan

112 pages • paperback • 1939

nonfiction memoir adventurous fast-paced
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder by David Grann

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder

David Grann

329 pages • hardcover • 2023

nonfiction history true crime adventurous dark informative medium-paced