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100 Nonfiction Books for Fiction Readers

I love to read fiction, but sometimes it is harder for me to find a nonfiction book that I'll like. I asked some friends and relatives to share four of their favorite nonfiction books. (The picture books are from my niece.)
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The Accidental Truth: What My Mother's Murder Investigation Taught Me About Life (Lauri Taylor)
The Accidental Truth: What My Mother's Murder Investigation Taught Me About Life (Lauri Taylor)
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America 1908 (Jim Rasenberger)
America 1908 (Jim Rasenberger)
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An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth (Col. Chris Hadfield)
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth (Col. Chris Hadfield)
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Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
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The Art of Asking (Amanda Palmer)
The Art of Asking (Amanda Palmer)
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Biking Across America: My Coast-To-Coast Adventure and the People I Met Along the Way (Paul Stutzman)
Biking Across America: My Coast-To-Coast Adventure and the People I Met Along the Way (Paul Stutzman)
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Blankets
Blankets
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The Book of My Lives
The Book of My Lives
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Bossypants (Tina Fey)
Bossypants (Tina Fey)
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Boy (Roald Dahl)
Boy (Roald Dahl)
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Chasing a Croatian Girl: A Survivor's Tale (Cody McClain Brown)
Chasing a Croatian Girl: A Survivor's Tale (Cody McClain Brown)
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Cinderella Ate My Daughter (Peggy Orenstein)
Cinderella Ate My Daughter (Peggy Orenstein)
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Death in Yellowstone (Lee H. Whittlesey)
Death in Yellowstone (Lee H. Whittlesey)
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The Desert Queen: The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell (Janet Wallach)
The Desert Queen: The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell (Janet Wallach)
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The Devil's Teeth (Susan Casey)
The Devil's Teeth (Susan Casey)
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The Diary of Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank
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The Disney Version: The Life , Times, Art, and Commerce of Walt Disney (Richard Schickel)
The Disney Version: The Life , Times, Art, and Commerce of Walt Disney (Richard Schickel)
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
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Doomed Queens: Royal Women Who Met Bad Ends From Cleopatra to Princess Di (Kris Waldherr)
Doomed Queens: Royal Women Who Met Bad Ends From Cleopatra to Princess Di (Kris Waldherr)
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The Earth Moved (Amy Stewart)
The Earth Moved (Amy Stewart)
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Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Lynne Truss)
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Lynne Truss)
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Elephants on Acid and Other Bizarre Experiments by Alex Boese
Elephants on Acid and Other Bizarre Experiments by Alex Boese
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The End of Your Life Book Club
The End of Your Life Book Club
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Finding Everett Ruess: The Life and Unsolved Disappearance of a Legendary Wilderness Explorer (David Roberts)
Finding Everett Ruess: The Life and Unsolved Disappearance of a Legendary Wilderness Explorer (David Roberts)
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Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear (Lindsay Mattick)
Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear (Lindsay Mattick)
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The Freedom Writers Diary (The Freedom Writers)
The Freedom Writers Diary (The Freedom Writers)
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Fun Home
Fun Home
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The Glass Castle
The Glass Castle
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Graduates in Wonderland: The International Misadventures of Two (Almost) Adults (Jessica Pan)
Graduates in Wonderland: The International Misadventures of Two (Almost) Adults (Jessica Pan)
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Great Soul of Siberia: Passion, Obsession, and One Man's Quest for the World's Most Elusive Tiger (Sooyong Park)
Great Soul of Siberia: Passion, Obsession, and One Man's Quest for the World's Most Elusive Tiger (Sooyong Park)
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The Great Taos Bank Robbery: And Other True Stories of the Southwest (Tony Hillerman)
The Great Taos Bank Robbery: And Other True Stories of the Southwest (Tony Hillerman)
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Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond
Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond
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The Happiness Project
The Happiness Project
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The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance
The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance
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Hiroshima, John Hersey
Hiroshima, John Hersey
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A History of Future Cities
A History of Future Cities
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A History of the World in 12 Maps (Jerry Brotton)
A History of the World in 12 Maps (Jerry Brotton)
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The IKEA Story (Bertil Torekull)
The IKEA Story (Bertil Torekull)
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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In Search of the Perfect Loaf: A Home Baker's Odyssey (Samuel Fromartz)
In Search of the Perfect Loaf: A Home Baker's Odyssey (Samuel Fromartz)
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