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!

Challenge Books

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Stay True by Hua Hsu

Stay True

Hua Hsu

5 hours, 28 minutes • audio • 2022

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Every Living Thing: The Great and Deadly Race to Know All Life by Jason Roberts

Every Living Thing: The Great and Deadly Race to Know All Life

Jason Roberts

448 pages • digital • 2024

nonfiction history nature science adventurous challenging informative medium-paced
Parasite Rex: Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures by Carl Zimmer

Parasite Rex: Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures

Carl Zimmer

320 pages • paperback • 2000

nonfiction nature science challenging informative slow-paced
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
The Monster and the Mirror: Mental Illness, Magic, and the Stories We Tell by K.J. Aiello

The Monster and the Mirror: Mental Illness, Magic, and the Stories We Tell

K.J. Aiello

255 pages • digital • 2024

nonfiction memoir psychology challenging emotional 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
Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning by Peter Beinart

Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning

Peter Beinart

172 pages • hardcover • 2025

nonfiction politics religion challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Love in a F*cked-Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell Together by Dean Spade

Love in a F*cked-Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell Together

Dean Spade

338 pages • paperback • 2025

nonfiction self help hopeful informative reflective medium-paced