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Books Editor (673 KP) shared own list

Oct 9, 2017
We’ve made it through the dog days of summer, and now it is time to start preparing for autumn in the best way, adding to your "To Be Read" list.

No matter what your book-lovin’ heart desires, you should consider the non-fiction books below:
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Bustle's Top Non-Fiction Books This Fall

The Autumn's new releases in nonfiction are even more exciting than the return of the pumpkin spice latte.

Tales of Two Americas: Stories of Inequality in a Divided Nation

Tales of Two Americas: Stories of Inequality in a Divided Nation

John Freeman

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America is broken. You don't need a fistful of statistics to know this. Visit any city, and evidence...

The Not So Subtle Art of Being a Fat Girl

The Not So Subtle Art of Being a Fat Girl

Tess Holliday

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Plus-­size supermodel Tess Holliday’s passionate plea for modern women, whoever they are, is to...

Biography
After the Eclipse: A Mother's Murder, a Daughter's Search

After the Eclipse: A Mother's Murder, a Daughter's Search

Sarah Perry

7.0 (2 Ratings) Rate It

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A fierce memoir of a mother's murder, a daughter's coming-of-age in the wake of immense loss, and...

Biography memoir true crime
Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction

Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction

Grady Hendrix

7.8 (6 Ratings) Rate It

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Take a tour through the horror paperback novels of the 1970s and ’80s . . . if you dare. Page...

Horror Reference
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Erika (17788 KP) rated Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation in Books

May 17, 2018  
Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation
Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation
Blake J. Harris | 2014 | Computing & IT, Reference
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
So, this was billed as the 'behind-the-scenes' look at the war between Sega and Nintendo. Now, I'm not sure where all of the invented conversations came from, but they struck me as odd. I imagine they were made up... Which you can't really do for something billed as non-fiction.
It was an interesting story, and shows very much why Sega is non-existent, why Nintendo keeps hanging on, and Sony that surpassed them.
  
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Tracey Thorn recommended The Cost Of Living in Books (curated)

 
The Cost Of Living
The Cost Of Living
Deborah Levy | 2019 | Biography, Gender Studies
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Book Favorite

"This speaks very directly to the person I am right now. Observations from a woman in middle age on marriage, divorce, freedom, and countless other things. She notices everything and records it in an unconventional way. And for anyone writing non-fiction, it’s a masterclass in how to do it."

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William Finnegan recommended Life on the Mississippi in Books (curated)

 
Life on the Mississippi
Life on the Mississippi
Mark Twain | 2012 | Fiction & Poetry
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Book Favorite

"Like Orwell, Twain is better-known for his canonical fiction, but he was also a genius of observation, and this early work, which is broadly non-fiction, about his early career as a riverboat pilot, is my favorite. It’s not uproarious, like “Roughing It,” but it dives deep into its milieu. “The face of the water, in time, became a wonderful book—a book that was a dead language to the uneducated passenger, but which told its mind to me without reserve.”"

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Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated Out of War: True Stories from the Frontlines of the Children's Movement for Peace in Colombia in Books

Jan 12, 2018  
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Out of War: True Stories from the Frontlines of the Children's Movement for Peace in Colombia
Sara Cameron
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
[Out of War] by [Sara Cameron] is the story of the Children's Movement for Peace in Columbia. It is a non fiction book written for lower readers. The high interest of the topic, especially to many ELL students, will be a help but the way the stories are told is dull and could be written better.
  
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Anna Steele (111 KP) rated Slaughterhouse-Five in Books

May 20, 2018  
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut | 1969 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
8
8.0 (9 Ratings)
Book Rating
Non-Realistic Classic
The first time I read this book, I took everything at face value. I thought anything I would be reading for an English class would be a realistic piece of literature. Boy, was I wrong. This science fiction WWII book launched my love for Kurt Vonnegut’s body of work, and I am so glad for it.
  
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Erika (17788 KP) rated The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War in Books

Feb 23, 2019  
The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
Ben Macintyre | 2018 | History & Politics
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
This is yet another non-fiction spy story by Ben Macintyre that reads like a novel. This book features the double-agent that began working for the KGB, and became an agent for the UK for ideological reasons.
My favorite section was the escape section, it was completely riveting and entertaining. I can't wait for Macintyre's next book.
  
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Joe Goodhart (27 KP) rated Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood in Books

Nov 30, 2020  
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Trevor Noah | 2017 | Biography
10
9.2 (16 Ratings)
Book Rating
As it states in my profile on here, I will read non-fiction, but it really depends on the subject matter. My usual reading go-to is fiction. I like the distraction, the "virtual escape" it provides from Life now and again. Trevor Noah's recollections of growing up in South Africa was definitely the non-fiction I did not know I was seeking.

I am turned 50 last November. I can remember Ronald Reagan's presidency in the 80s. I can also remember hearing about apartheid, and later, Nelson Mandela in the news at the time, thinking it quite bad, but not really knowing/understanding the fullest extent to just how bad it truly was. Through Trevor's stories, I truly what apartheid was and the horrible conditions non-white people were forced to live under.

The stories are presented in such way as to be insightful, but to also, at times, to be fun or amusing or even serious. We learn the meaning behind to the book's title, BORN A CRIME, and what that means for Trevor's life growing up in both apartheid/post-apartheid South Africa.

Profoundly eye-opening! It should definitely be <b>required reading</b> in high school! Jus' sayin'..
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2051 KP) rated Facing Your Giants in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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Facing Your Giants
Max Lucado | 2006
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
A Christian non-fiction book that uses the life of David to encourage and challenge the reader to conquer the giants in their lives. Author Max Lucado is a master at making the obvious extraordinary. Just what I needed.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-facing-your-giants-by-max.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2051 KP) rated True Stories in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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True Stories
Jon Scieszka | 2014
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
This collection of 10 non-fiction stories feature stories of shipwreck and bear attack from the 1800’s, the life of Blues musician Muddy Waters, and growing up with six older brothers in Vietnam. Personally, I want to start exploring creeks like the guy who wrote the last chapter here.

I don’t normally read non-fiction, but I enjoyed all 10 of the stories here. They were entertaining, which is what it takes to keep me reading. Middle school guys will love it, and anyone looking to learn something in an entertaining fashion will enjoy it.

NOTE: I was sent an ARC of this book, but no review was requested or promised. My thoughts are my own.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2014/09/book-review-guys-read-5-true-stories.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.