An Eclectic Dip into Non-Fiction
Explore a captivating list of eclectic non-fiction books that inspire, educate, and entertain. Discover diverse topics and hidden gems for every curious reader.
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The Wild Blue
by Stephen E. Ambrose
The story of the men chosen by the Army Air Forces to man the B-24 bombers which made a vital contribution to the Allied victory.
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The Gift of Fear
by Gavin De Becker
True fear is a gift. Unwarranted fear is a curse. Learn how to tell the difference. A date won't take "no" for an answer. The …
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Fifty Acres and a Poodle
by Jeanne Marie Laskas
“Humorous . . . This true-life tale charts a big-city girl’s transformation to farm gal.”—People “Jeanne Marie Laskas is the thinking woman’s Erma Bombeck . …
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The Rape of Nanking
by Iris Chang
The Japanese army swept into the ancient city of Anaking and within weeks looted and burned the defenseless city but raped, tortured, and murdered more …
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French Lessons
by Peter Mayle
A delightful, delicious, and best-selling account of the gustatory pleasures to be found throughout France, from the beloved author of A Year in Provence. The …
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In Memory's Kitchen
by Cara DeSilva
Everyone eats, everyone has memories, and everyone has traditions. Written by undernourished and starving women in the Czechoslovakian concentration camp, In Memory's Kitchen pages are …
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The Bread Baker's Apprentice
by Peter Reinhart
Co-founder of the Brother Juniper's Bakery in Sonoma, California, author and instructor at the world's largest culinary school, Reinhart has been a leader in America's …
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The Lord Is My Shepherd
by Harold S. Kushner
Reflects on the words of the Twenty-third Psalm, revealing its role as a source of courage, wisdom, and inspiration for generations of Christians and Jews.
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A Beautiful Mind
by Sylvia Nasar
A biography of John Forbes Nash, Jr., Winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, 1994.
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Pancakes A to Z
by Marie Simmons
Provides more than forty-five pancake recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and desserts
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The Tribe of Tiger
by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
The author who revealed the secret lives of dogs in the best-selling The Hidden Life of Dogs offers a journey into the hidden life of …
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Angela's Ashes
by Frank McCourt
"A memoir about childhood, relilience, and the trumphant power of storytelling."--From back cover.
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A Walk in the Woods
by Bill Bryson
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The classic chronicle of a “terribly misguided and terribly funny” (The Washington Post) hike of the Appalachian Trail, from the …
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
by John Berendt
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “Elegant and wicked.... [This] might be the first true-crime book that makes the reader want to book a bed and breakfast for …
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Small Wonder
by Barbara Kingsolver
In her new essay collection, the beloved author of High Tide in Tucson brings to us, out of one of history's darker moments, an extended …
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The Pianist
by Wladyslaw Szpilman
Named one of the Best Books of 1999 by the Los Angeles Times, The Pianist is now a major motion picture directed by Roman Polanski …
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Don't Eat this Book
by Morgan Spurlock
The winner of the Sundance Best Director Award for his film of the same name takes a deeper look at the health crisis resulting from …
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The Sewing Circles of Herat
by Christina Lamb
Twenty-one-year-old Christina Lamb left suburban England for Peshawar on the frontier of the Afghan war. Captivated, she spent two years tracking the final stages of …
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Into the Wild
by Jon Krakauer
In April 1992, a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhikes to Alaska and walks alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. Four months …
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Rachel Calof's Story
by Rachel Calof
In 1894, 18-year-old Rachel Kahn traveled from Russia to the U.S. for an arranged marriage to Abraham Calof. As North Dakota homesteaders, Rachel and Abraham …
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The Orchid Thief
by Susan Orlean
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK A modern classic of personal journalism, The Orchid Thief is Susan Orlean’s wickedly funny, …
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The Stalking of Kristin
by George Lardner
The author won a Pulitzer Prize for a series of Washington Post articles about his daughter, a promising young art student killed by a jealous …