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Nonfiction You'll Love as Much as Any Fiction

More and more I find myself reading narrative nonfiction, memoirs and autobiographies, essay collections, and poetry. Well written so that you don't feel like you are doing research, these books are every bit as engaging as novels.
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Tuesdays With Morrie
Tuesdays With Morrie
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Shout (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Shout
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Laurie Halse Anderson
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
3
1969
Same Kind of Different as Me (Denver Moore and Ron Hall)
Same Kind of Different as Me
4
Denver Moore and Ron Hall
March (John Lewis)
March
5
John Lewis
The Color of Water (James McBride)
The Color of Water
6
James McBride
Greenlights (Matthew McConaughey)
Greenlights
7
Matthew McConaughey
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
8
Frank McCourt
Make Something Good Today (Erin & Ben Napier)
Make Something Good Today
9
Erin & Ben Napier
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
10
Trevor Noah
Becoming (Michelle Obama)
Becoming
11
Michelle Obama
Tender at the Bone (Ruth Reichl)
Tender at the Bone
12
Ruth Reichl
Comfort Me With Apples (Ruth Reichl)
Comfort Me With Apples
13
Ruth Reichl
For Every One (Jason Reynolds)
For Every One
14
Jason Reynolds
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
15
Jeannette Walls
Educated (Tara Westover)
Educated
16
Tara Westover
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
17
Elie Wiesel
Brown Girl Dreaming (Jacqueline Woodson)
Brown Girl Dreaming
18
Jacqueline Woodson
We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
We Should All Be Feminists
19
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Gifts of Imperfection (Brene Brown)
The Gifts of Imperfection
20
Brene Brown
Daring Greatly (Brene Brown)
Daring Greatly
21
Brene Brown
The Book of Delights (Ross Gay)
The Book of Delights
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Ross Gay
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (Barbara Kingsolver)
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
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Barbara Kingsolver
A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future (Daniel Pink)
A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future
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Daniel Pink
A Short Guide to a Happy Life (Quindlen)
A Short Guide to a Happy Life
25
Quindlen
The Traveler's Gift: Seven Decisions That Determine Personal Success (Andy Andrews)
The Traveler's Gift: Seven Decisions That Determine Personal Success
26
Andy Andrews
The Noticer
The Noticer
27
Braving the Wilderness (Brene Brown)
Braving the Wilderness
28
Brene Brown
The Boys in the Boat (Daniel James Brown)
The Boys in the Boat
29
Daniel James Brown
The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland (Defede,Jim)
The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland
30
Defede,Jim
Art Matters (Neil Gaiman)
Art Matters
31
Neil Gaiman
Team of Rivals (Doris Goodwin)
Team of Rivals
32
Doris Goodwin
Food Rules: An Eater's Manual
Food Rules: An Eater's Manual
33
The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything (Ken Robinson)
The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything
34
Ken Robinson
Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal (Amy Krouse Rosenthal)
Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal
35
Amy Krouse Rosenthal
The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
The Warmth of Other Suns
36
Isabel Wilkerson
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Isabel Wilkerson)
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
37
Isabel Wilkerson
Accidental Saints (Nadia Bolz Weber)
Accidental Saints
38
Nadia Bolz Weber
Pastrix
Pastrix
39
It's Friday, but Sunday's Comin' (Anthony Campolo)
It's Friday, but Sunday's Comin'
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Anthony Campolo
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