Read 5 Non-Fiction Books

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39 participants (163 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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The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher

The Princess Diarist

Carrie Fisher

272 pages • hardcover • 2016

nonfiction memoir emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Nullerjahre by Hendrik Bolz

Nullerjahre

Hendrik Bolz

330 pages • hardcover • 2022

nonfiction autobiography politics challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Ghosts of Panama by Mark Harmon, Leon Carroll Jr.

Ghosts of Panama

Mark Harmon, Leon Carroll Jr.

272 pages • hardcover • 2024

nonfiction history politics medium-paced
The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls by Mona Eltahawy

The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls

Mona Eltahawy

216 pages • digital • 2019

nonfiction feminism politics challenging informative inspiring slow-paced
Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life by Steve Martin

Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life

Steve Martin

4 hours, 3 minutes • audio • 2007

nonfiction memoir funny informative lighthearted fast-paced
Guilty Creatures by Mikita Brottman

Guilty Creatures

Mikita Brottman

288 pages • hardcover • 2024

nonfiction true crime dark informative fast-paced
Kink Is: An Anthology of Surprisingly Relatable True Stories about Sex, Power, and Joy by Race Bannon, Jörg Fockele, Beatrice Stonebanks, Silke Niggemeier, Adam Ouderkirk

Kink Is: An Anthology of Surprisingly Relatable True Stories about Sex, Power, and Joy

Race Bannon, Jörg Fockele, Beatrice Stonebanks, Silke Niggemeier, Adam Ouderkirk

410 pages • paperback • 2024

nonfiction erotica essays gender lgbtqia+
History in Flames: The Destruction and Survival of Medieval Manuscripts by Robert Bartlett

History in Flames: The Destruction and Survival of Medieval Manuscripts

Robert Bartlett

220 pages • hardcover • 2024

nonfiction history
Bird Brains: The Intelligence of Crows, Ravens, Magpies, and Jays by Candace Savage

Bird Brains: The Intelligence of Crows, Ravens, Magpies, and Jays

Candace Savage

144 pages • 1995

nonfiction nature science informative reflective fast-paced
Smoke and Ashes: Opium's Hidden Histories by Amitav Ghosh

Smoke and Ashes: Opium's Hidden Histories

Amitav Ghosh

416 pages • paperback • 2023

nonfiction history memoir travel informative medium-paced