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Nonfiction That Packs a Punch! - Page 5

Want to change the way you think about the world, humanity and life? Read at least 50 of these books: a collection of science, history, sociology, biography, memoirs, and nonfiction. These books pack a mental punch that will make you curious and more knowledgeable about this amazing universe we live in and those we share it with.
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I Am Malala (Malala Yousafzai)
I Am Malala
161
Malala Yousafzai
I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life (Ed Yong)
I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
162
Ed Yong
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
163
Maya Angelou
If You Tell (Gregg Olsen)
If You Tell
164
Gregg Olsen
I'll Be Gone in the Dark (Michelle McNamara)
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
165
Michelle McNamara
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
166
Rebecca Skloot
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
167
Truman Capote
In the Garden of Beasts (Erik Larson)
In the Garden of Beasts
168
Erik Larson
In Love (Amy Bloom)
In Love
169
Amy Bloom
In Small Things Forgotten (James Deetz)
In Small Things Forgotten
170
James Deetz
Into Thin Air (Jon Krakauer)
Into Thin Air
171
Jon Krakauer
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Into the Wild
172
Jon Krakauer
The Invention of Nature (Andrea Wulf)
The Invention of Nature
173
Andrea Wulf
Just Kids (Patti Smith)
Just Kids
174
Patti Smith
Just Mercy (Bryan Stevenson)
Just Mercy
175
Bryan Stevenson
Justinian's Flea (William Rosen)
Justinian's Flea
176
William Rosen
Killer Angels (Shaara, Michael)
Killer Angels
177
Shaara, Michael
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI (David Grann)
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
178
David Grann
King (Jonathan Eig)
King
179
Jonathan Eig
King Leopold's Ghost (Adam Hochschild)
King Leopold's Ghost
180
Adam Hochschild
Koko's Kitten
Koko's Kitten
181
Lab Girl (Hope Jahren)
Lab Girl
182
Hope Jahren
The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language (Stephen Pinker)
The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language
183
Stephen Pinker
Learning to Die in Miami (Carlos Eire)
Learning to Die in Miami
184
Carlos Eire
Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing (Lauren Hough)
Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing
185
Lauren Hough
Leonardo Da Vinci (Walter Isaacson)
Leonardo Da Vinci
186
Walter Isaacson
Life (Keith Richards)
Life
187
Keith Richards
The Little Ice Age (Brian Fagan)
The Little Ice Age
188
Brian Fagan
The Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher (Lewis Thomas)
The Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher
189
Lewis Thomas
A Living Remedy: A Memoir (Nicole Chung)
A Living Remedy: A Memoir
190
Nicole Chung
Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls (T. Kira Madden)
Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls
191
T. Kira Madden
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (Ishmael Beah)
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
192
Ishmael Beah
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time (Dava Sobel)
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
193
Dava Sobel
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon (David Grann)
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
194
David Grann
Lost Names: Scenes From a Korean Boyhood (Richard E. Kim)
Lost Names: Scenes From a Korean Boyhood
195
Richard E. Kim
Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind (Donald Johanson)
Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind
196
Donald Johanson
Maid (Stephanie Land)
Maid
197
Stephanie Land
The Making of the Atomic Bomb (Richard Rhodes)
The Making of the Atomic Bomb
198
Richard Rhodes
The Man Who Loved China (Simon Winchester)
The Man Who Loved China
199
Simon Winchester
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (Oliver Sacks)
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
200
Oliver Sacks
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