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52 Nonfiction Books Worth Reading (That Aren't on Every Other List!)

A mix of nonfiction genres (memoir, social justice, history, and more).
If you're looking for a great nonfiction read, especially one that isn't already everywhere, check out this list!
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After the Last Border (Jessica Goudeau)
After the Last Border
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Jessica Goudeau
Another Place at the Table (Kathy Harrison)
Another Place at the Table
2
Kathy Harrison
Autobiography of a Face (Lucy Grealy)
Autobiography of a Face
3
Lucy Grealy
Better off (Eric Brende)
Better Off
4
Eric Brende
Blood Brothers (Elias Chacour)
Blood Brothers
5
Elias Chacour
Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No, to Take Control of Your Life (Henry Cloud)
Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No, to Take Control of Your Life
6
Henry Cloud
Breaking Night: My Journey From Homeless to Harvard
Breaking Night: My Journey From Homeless to Harvard
7
Civil Disobedience (Henry David Thoreau)
Civil Disobedience
8
Henry David Thoreau
The Color of Water (James McBride)
The Color of Water
9
James McBride
Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
10
Eat Sleep Ride (Paul Howard)
Eat Sleep Ride
11
Paul Howard
Etched in Sand (Regina Calcaterra)
Etched in Sand
12
Regina Calcaterra
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (Matthew Desmond)
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
13
Matthew Desmond
The Family Nobody Wanted (Helen Doss)
The Family Nobody Wanted
14
Helen Doss
The Forest for the Trees (Betsy Lerner)
The Forest for the Trees
15
Betsy Lerner
Forever Mom: What to Expect When You're Adopting (Mary Ostyn)
Forever Mom: What to Expect When You're Adopting
16
Mary Ostyn
The Great Pretender (Susannah Cahalan)
The Great Pretender
17
Susannah Cahalan
Guests of the Sheik (Elizabeth Warnock Fernea)
Guests of the Sheik
18
Elizabeth Warnock Fernea
Gut (Giulia Enders)
Gut
19
Giulia Enders
The Hand of God: A Journey From Death to Life by the Abortion Doctor Who Changed His Mind (Bernard N. Nathanson)
The Hand of God: A Journey From Death to Life by the Abortion Doctor Who Changed His Mind
20
Bernard N. Nathanson
Home Cooking: A Writer in the Kitchen by Laurie Colwin
Home Cooking: A Writer in the Kitchen by Laurie Colwin
21
Inferno (Catherine Cho)
Inferno
22
Catherine Cho
Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels (Kenneth E. Bailey)
Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels
23
Kenneth E. Bailey
Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion-Dollar Trash Trade (Adam Minter)
Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion-Dollar Trash Trade
24
Adam Minter
Know My Name (Chanel Miller)
Know My Name
25
Chanel Miller
Loaves and Fishes (Dorothy Day)
Loaves and Fishes
26
Dorothy Day
Lyme: The First Epidemic of Climate Change (Mary Beth Pfeiffer)
Lyme: The First Epidemic of Climate Change
27
Mary Beth Pfeiffer
Monique and the Mango Rains (Kris Holloway)
Monique and the Mango Rains
28
Kris Holloway
Move Your DNA (Katy Bowman)
Move Your DNA
29
Katy Bowman
Never Cry Wolf (Farley Mowat)
Never Cry Wolf
30
Farley Mowat
Nicholas and Alexandra (Robert K. Massie)
Nicholas and Alexandra
31
Robert K. Massie
No Visible Bruises: What We Don't Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us (Rachel Louise Snyder)
No Visible Bruises: What We Don't Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us
32
Rachel Louise Snyder
Nomadland (Jessica Bruder)
Nomadland
33
Jessica Bruder
On Social Justice (St. Basil the Great)
On Social Justice
34
St. Basil the Great
On Their Own: What Happens to Kids When They Age Out of the Foster Care System (Martha Shirk)
On Their Own: What Happens to Kids When They Age Out of the Foster Care System
35
Martha Shirk
On Writing Well
On Writing Well
36
Plastic-Free: How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and You Can Too (Beth Terry)
Plastic-Free: How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and You Can Too
37
Beth Terry
The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York (Deborah Blum)
The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
38
Deborah Blum
The Polygamist's Daughter (Anna Lebaron)
The Polygamist's Daughter
39
Anna Lebaron
Quiet (Susan Cain)
Quiet
40
Susan Cain
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