Read 5 Non-Fiction Books

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46 participants (256 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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The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag by Pierre Rigoulot, Chol-Hwan Kang

The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag

Pierre Rigoulot, Chol-Hwan Kang

238 pages • 2001 • 17 editions

nonfiction autobiography history memoir dark informative sad medium-paced
The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Wallace Johnson

The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century

Kirk Wallace Johnson

336 pages • 2018 • 20 editions

nonfiction history true crime informative mysterious medium-paced
Thou Savage Woman: A History of Female Killers in Early Modern Britain by Blessin Adams

Thou Savage Woman: A History of Female Killers in Early Modern Britain

Blessin Adams

304 pages • 2025 • 5 editions

nonfiction history dark informative medium-paced
A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Pithy Chapters by Henry Gee, Henry Gee

A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Pithy Chapters

Henry Gee, Henry Gee

288 pages • 2021 • 17 editions

nonfiction history science adventurous informative reflective medium-paced
The Periodic Table by Primo Levi

The Periodic Table

Primo Levi

240 pages • 1975 • 56 editions

nonfiction history memoir science challenging reflective slow-paced
Primo Levi's Resistance: Rebels and Collaborators in Occupied Italy by Frederika Randall, Sergio Luzzatto

Primo Levi's Resistance: Rebels and Collaborators in Occupied Italy

Frederika Randall, Sergio Luzzatto

304 pages • 2015 • 2 editions

nonfiction history emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling

Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

Hans Rosling

342 pages • 2018 • 94 editions

nonfiction economics psychology science hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced
Rot: An Imperial History of the Irish Famine by Padraic X. Scanlan

Rot: An Imperial History of the Irish Famine

Padraic X. Scanlan

352 pages • 2025 • 7 editions

nonfiction history challenging informative sad slow-paced
Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World by Irene Vallejo

Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World

Irene Vallejo

464 pages • 2019 • 85 editions

nonfiction essays history informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
How Infrastructure Works: Inside the Systems That Shape Our World by Deb Chachra

How Infrastructure Works: Inside the Systems That Shape Our World

Deb Chachra

308 pages • 2023 • 5 editions

nonfiction politics science technology informative medium-paced