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Four and Five Star Non-Fiction Reads

There was a time when I read almost exclusively non-fiction. Around five years ago the balance started to shift, and now it is fiction that dominates. So far this year I have read 84 fiction books, and only 14 non-fiction.
Looking back at all the exceptional, mind-expanding books I have read over the years, I am inspired to branch out to more areas once again.
The books I have rated four or five stars (since I started keeping track in 2013) include a wide variety of styles and interests: biography, essay, sports, history, sociology, health, self-help, religion, language and science and nature. I hope you find something that intrigues you!
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How We Live Is How We Die (Pema Chodron)
How We Live Is How We Die
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Pema Chodron
When Things Fall Apart
When Things Fall Apart
2
The Wisdom of No Escape (Pema Chodron)
The Wisdom of No Escape
3
Pema Chodron
Taking the Leap (Pema Chödrön)
Taking the Leap
4
Pema Chödrön
Walking the Bowl (Chris Lockhart & Daniel Mulilo Chama)
Walking the Bowl
5
Chris Lockhart & Daniel Mulilo Chama
The Heroic Heart (Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo)
The Heroic Heart
6
Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo
Poverty, by America (Matthew Desmond)
Poverty, by America
7
Matthew Desmond
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism (Shoshana Zuboff)
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
8
Shoshana Zuboff
The Years (Annie Ernaux)
The Years
9
Annie Ernaux
Look at the Lights, My Love (Annie Ernaux)
Look at the Lights, My Love
10
Annie Ernaux
Happening (Annie Ernaux)
Happening
11
Annie Ernaux
A Room of One's Own (Virginia Woolf)
A Room of One's Own
12
Virginia Woolf
Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us (Rachel Aviv)
Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us
13
Rachel Aviv
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty (Patrick Radden Keefe)
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
14
Patrick Radden Keefe
Out of the Sun: On Race and Storytelling (Esi Edugyan)
Out of the Sun: On Race and Storytelling
15
Esi Edugyan
Feminism for the 99% (Cinzia Arruzza, Tithi Bhattacharya, Nancy Fraser)
Feminism for the 99%
16
Cinzia Arruzza, Tithi Bhattacharya, Nancy Fraser
Tree Thieves (Lyndsie Bourgon)
Tree Thieves
17
Lyndsie Bourgon
Into Thin Air (Jon Krakauer)
Into Thin Air
18
Jon Krakauer
In the Margins (Elena Ferrante)
In the Margins
19
Elena Ferrante
Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative (Melissa Febos)
Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative
20
Melissa Febos
Everybody (Olivia Laing)
Everybody
21
Olivia Laing
Walking: One Step at a Time (Erling Kagge)
Walking: One Step at a Time
22
Erling Kagge
Broken (Jenny Lawson)
Broken
23
Jenny Lawson
Moody Bitches (Julie Holland)
Moody Bitches
24
Julie Holland
This Is Your Mind on Plants (Michael Pollan)
This Is Your Mind on Plants
25
Michael Pollan
Omnivores Dilemma (Micheal Pollan)
Omnivores Dilemma
26
Micheal Pollan
Why We Swim (Bonnie Tsui)
Why We Swim
27
Bonnie Tsui
Philosophy for Polar Explorers (Erling Kagge)
Philosophy for Polar Explorers
28
Erling Kagge
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
29
Elie Wiesel
Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor Frankl)
Man's Search for Meaning
30
Viktor Frankl
The Skin We're in (Desmond Cole)
The Skin We're In
31
Desmond Cole
A Tolkien Compass (Lobdell)
A Tolkien Compass
32
Lobdell
Painting as a Pastime (Winston S. Churchill)
Painting as a Pastime
33
Winston S. Churchill
Broken Places & Outer Spaces (Nnedi Okorafor)
Broken Places & Outer Spaces
34
Nnedi Okorafor
Why Good Sex Matters (Nan Wise)
Why Good Sex Matters
35
Nan Wise
Flow (Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi)
Flow
36
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
The Pursuit of Endurance (Jennifer Pharr Davis)
The Pursuit of Endurance
37
Jennifer Pharr Davis
Migraines: More Than a Headache (Elizabeth Leroux)
Migraines: More Than a Headache
38
Elizabeth Leroux
The Four Agreements (Don Miguel Ruiz)
The Four Agreements
39
Don Miguel Ruiz
One Story, One Song (Richard Wagamese)
One Story, One Song
40
Richard Wagamese
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