Nonfiction

Nonfiction is an account or representation of a subject which is presented as fact. This presentation may be accurate or not; that is, it can give either a true or a false account of the subject in question. However, it is generally assumed that the authors of such accounts believe them to be truthful at the time of their composition. Note that reporting the beliefs of others in a nonfiction format is not necessarily an endorsement of the ultimate veracity of those beliefs, it is simply saying that it is true that people believe that (for such topics as mythology, religion). Nonfiction can als ...more

London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth
This Land Is Your Land: A Road Trip Through U.S. History
Monsters in the Archives: My Year of Fear with Stephen King
A Terrible Intimacy: Interracial Life in the Slaveholding South
Parks and Rec: The Underdog TV Show That Lit'rally Inspired a Vision for a Better America
Rasputin: The Downfall of the Romanovs
The Edge of Space-Time: Particles, Poetry, and the Cosmic Dream Boogie
This Vast Enterprise: A New History of Lewis & Clark
Ghosts of Sicily: The True Story of the Naval Intelligence Agents Who Courted the Mob to Fight Nazis in America and the Battlefields of Italy
Salt, Sweat & Steam: The Fiery Education of an Accidental Chef
The Madness Pill: One Doctor's Quest to Understand Schizophrenia
When the Ache Remains: Lessons on Tending to the Unfixable and Finding Beauty Anyway
Chernobyl, Life, and Other Disasters: A Graphic Memoir
Drained: Reduce Your Mental Load to Do Less and Be More
Stealing America: The Hidden Story of Indigenous Slavery in U.S. History
  • The Others by D.W. Pasulka
    The Others: UFOs, AI, and the Secret Forces Guiding Human Destiny

    Release date: Jul 28, 2026
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  • Met With Foul Play by A.M. Rau
    Met With Foul Play: The Plot To Kill Frances Lacey
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    Release date: May 01, 2026
    A 66-year-old mystery solved.

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  • Working With Humans by Laura Crandall
    Working With Humans: Tools You Didn’t Know You Needed for Conversations You Never Expected to Have
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    Release date: Oct 17, 2023
    “Since we all work with humans it’s important to humanize our workplaces, and this book shows you how.”
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    Raising Hare: A Memoir
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    Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
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