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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Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty by Daron Acemoğlu, James A. Robinson

Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty

Daron Acemoğlu, James A. Robinson

529 pages • 2012 • 44 editions

nonfiction economics history politics challenging informative slow-paced
Pageboy by Elliot Page

Pageboy

Elliot Page

279 pages • 2023 • 53 editions

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nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession by Susan Orlean

The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession

Susan Orlean

320 pages • 1998 • 23 editions

nonfiction biography history true crime challenging informative reflective slow-paced
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

When Breath Becomes Air

Paul Kalanithi

228 pages • 2016 • 105 editions

nonfiction health memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
It's Not Fair: Learning to Love the Life You Didn't Choose by Melanie Dale

It's Not Fair: Learning to Love the Life You Didn't Choose

Melanie Dale

264 pages • 2016 • 4 editions

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nonfiction self help funny fast-paced
Regenesis: Feeding the World Without Devouring the Planet by George Monbiot

Regenesis: Feeding the World Without Devouring the Planet

George Monbiot

352 pages • 2022 • 10 editions

nonfiction nature science informative medium-paced
Saqiyuq: Stories from the Lives of Three Inuit Women by Apphia Agalakti Awa, Nancy Wachowich, Sandra Pikujak Katsak, Rhoda Kaukjak Katsak

Saqiyuq: Stories from the Lives of Three Inuit Women

Apphia Agalakti Awa, Nancy Wachowich, Sandra Pikujak Katsak, Rhoda Kaukjak Katsak

320 pages • 1999 • 5 editions

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nonfiction emotional informative reflective slow-paced
Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire by Akala

Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire

Akala

352 pages • 2018 • 10 editions

nonfiction history memoir politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
У войны не женское лицо by Svetlana Alexiévich, Svetlana Alexiévich

Voices of Utopia #1

У войны не женское лицо

Svetlana Alexiévich, Svetlana Alexiévich

347 pages • 1983 • 111 editions

nonfiction feminism history dark emotional sad medium-paced
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory

Caitlin Doughty

203 pages • 2014 • 45 editions

nonfiction memoir funny informative reflective medium-paced