What’s a good nonfiction book that is as exciting and reads as well as a novel?
What’s a good nonfiction book that is as exciting and reads as well as a novel?
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What’s a good nonfiction book that is as exciting and reads as well as a novel?
Depends what you think is exciting. Look for the nonfiction version of what you like in fiction. People who like thrillers can pick up true crime books. Memoir can be comedic, literary, or popular/narrative. If you’re into fantasy, do like I do and look for something science/history/discovery related. Nonfiction is HUGELY diverse.
River of Doubt by Candice Millard.
I love Last King of the x John Ibrahim’s autobiography
Concussion by Jeanne Marie Laskas
Lost City of Z
Into thin air by Krakauer. One of my favorites and I think I spelled his name wrong?
Yeah, I loved it. I’ve liked most of his books.
Yep, liked that one too. That kid had issues. Whew.
@Joel, I enjoyed Into the Wild.
Unbroken, The Glass Castle, Brain on Fire.
@Joel, The Cage by Ruth Minsky Sender is also quite good.
“Sapiens” by Yuval Noah Harari
The Candy Bombers by Andrei Cherny. It is about the Berlin Air Lift
The Tender Bar
Diary by Anne Frank
Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls. Or. Catch me if you can by Frank Abongale (last name probably spelled wrong)
Oh.. I shall have to seek these out. I loved the movie of Catch me if you can.
@Joel, You May like Half Broke Horses by the author of The Glass Castle. It is about her grandmother.
I am reading I Am Malala at the moment. I am pretty sure it is my first non fiction book but I really like it.
Just finished that one. She is one brave girl.
That she definitely is. This book makes me so sad though.
Between man and beast.
The Lost City of Z; Into Thin Air; In Cold Blood.
“A Distant Mirror”
THIS ONE!!????
Vincent Bugliosi wrote some fascinating true crime novels.
Helter Skelter….for one
I like to learn something new everyday…sooo….the constellations, geology, history,science, etc..is also a good read for me.
Have you tried the book of general ignorance ? It also has an audiobook version – the sound of general ignorance . ( I love QI , and adore bite sized factoids )
I really liked “Alex and Me” by Irene M. Pepperberg. It is about study of an African Grey parrot that went on for 30 years. he was taught to speak (converse) and revealed great intelligence and thinking skills. He could even do arithmetic!
The Devil in the White City and Thunderstruck by Erik Larson are both wonderful non-fiction. David McCullough’s books are excellent, as well. The Johnstown Flood and The Path Between the Seas are two of my favorites.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
I love Oliver Sacks
@Joel, Maus is amazing.
Any history book by Alison Weir or Helter Skelter about the Charles Manson crimes .
Wait, do you mean all history or just Manson history?
Alison Weir writes predominantly English history, usually about women in the 18th century while Helter Skelter is a true crime book about the Manson murders written by Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry. Bugliosi was the prosecuter in Manson’s trial. It’s true crime but reads like a story because the whole Manson thing is so out there!
Cool, thanks. ?
a piece of cake by cupcake brown (warning: you will cry)
The Diving Bell and a butterfly, anything by Jon Krakauer
Any book by @Mary! 😀 I really liked Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers and Packing for Mars.
The Mayflower, Nathianal Philbrick.
Clara’s War
H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald is a memoir, if you’re interested❤️
Marley and Me.
Frida: a biography by Hayden Herrera
The Corpse Walker: Real Life Stories, China from the Bottom Up by Liao Yiwu
Laurel Canyon: The Inside Story of Rock-and-Roll’s Legendary Neighborhood by Michael Walker
How to Grow Up: a memoir by Michelle Tea
When I Was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago. This is the first memoir in a series about the author’s youth.\
Yeager: an Autobiography, Chuck Yeager
I’m reading this one is… wow!! ? Well written, it trapped me from the very first page.
Sun Tzu’s Art of War
Killing Lincoln. Ghost Soldiers. Lone Survivor. I may have a penchant for military history.
Quickly boy wonder; to the Goodread’s Reading list! There’s not a moment to waste!
(Thanks for the recommendations!)
Concussion by Jeanne Marie Laskas
You could try Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs. It kept me hooked, thanks to the fact that Steve Jobs’ life was quite a rollercoaster.
Yes, that too. Mostly, perhaps, even.
Just read Educated by Tara Westover. Really enjoyed her writing.