Nonfiction

Nonfiction is an account or representation of a subject which is presented as fact. This presentation may be accurate or not; that is, it can give either a true or a false account of the subject in question. However, it is generally assumed that the authors of such accounts believe them to be truthful at the time of their composition. Note that reporting the beliefs of others in a nonfiction format is not necessarily an endorsement of the ultimate veracity of those beliefs, it is simply saying that it is true that people believe that (for such topics as mythology, religion). Nonfiction can als ...more

The Sea Captain's Wife: A True Story of Mutiny, Love, and Adventure at the Bottom of the World
A Danger to the Minds of Young Girls: Margaret C. Anderson, Book Bans, and the Fight to Modernize Literature
We Will Rise Again: Speculative Stories and Essays on Protest, Resistance, and Hope
Stop, in the Name of God: Why Honoring the Sabbath Will Transform Your Life
Evergreen: The Trees That Shaped America
The Tower and the Ruin: J.R.R. Tolkien's Creation
The Book of Women's Friendship
This Skirt Won't Work!: How Women Athletes Changed Their Clothes and Changed the Game​
After Purity: Race, Sex, and Religion in White Christian America
The Great Heist: China’s Epic Campaign to Steal America’s Secrets
The Atomic Habits Workbook
The Umbrella Effect: A Journey of Self-Mastery for Women Leaders
The Most Awful Responsibility: Truman and the Secret Struggle for Control of the Atomic Age
In the Arena: Theodore Roosevelt in War, Peace, and Revolution
The Wardrobe Project: A Year of Buying Less and Liking Yourself More
  • The Community Solution by Michael Horowitz
    The Community Solution: The Power of Radical Cooperation in Higher Education

    Release date: Jan 13, 2026
    In The Community The Power of Radical Cooperation in Higher Education, Dr. Michael Horowitz provides college and university leaders with a transformat ...more
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    Number of copies: 100

    Giveaway dates: Dec 25 - Jan 08, 2026

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    Number of copies: 15

    Giveaway dates: Dec 10 - Jan 08, 2026

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  • Mountains Within by Jack Groppel
    Mountains Within: A Life of Achievement, a Quest for Meaning, and the Mountain that Changed Everything
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    Release date: Jan 08, 2026
    When Winning Isn’t Lessons from Sport Science, Faith, and Finding MeaningJack Groppel was driven to succeed long before he understood why. The son of ...more
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    Number of copies: 100

    Giveaway dates: Dec 09 - Jan 08, 2026

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  • I’m Glad My Mom Died
    The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can't Stop Talking About
    The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness
    Awake
    The Third Gilmore Girl: A Memoir
    The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
    The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
    Counting the Cost
    Sociopath
    From Here to the Great Unknown
    The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
    Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
    Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
    Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did
    Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect
    The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertPersepolis by Marjane Satrapi
    Memoirs by Women
    3,016 books — 3,031 voters

    The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. CoveyHow to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale CarnegieThe Secret by Rhonda ByrneThink and Grow Rich by Napoleon HillThe Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
    Best Self Help Books
    2,284 books — 2,325 voters
    To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George Orwell
    Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
    31,575 books — 120,234 voters

    The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoThe Ultimate Human Secrets by Ramzi NajjarMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklUnlock Your Deliverance by Kathryn KrickThe Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
    Life Transformation Books
    3,565 books — 2,219 voters
    The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakLife of Pi by Yann Martel
    Foreign Lands
    2,348 books — 2,192 voters

    Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
    The Diary of a Young Girl
    Educated
    Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
    Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
    The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
    I’m Glad My Mom Died
    Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
    Outliers: The Story of Success
    The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
    Becoming
    The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
    A Short History of Nearly Everything
    Man's Search for Meaning
    We Should All Be Feminists

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