GSIS IB English Reading List: NON-FICTION LIST 1
Explore the GSIS IB English Non-Fiction Reading List 1: Essential books for critical analysis and global perspectives. Perfect for IB students and literature enthusiasts.
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Walking on Water
by Madeleine L'Engle
The bestselling author of such classics as A Wrinkle in Time, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, and Certain Women reflects on art and faith with the …
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If You Want to Write
by Brenda Ueland
For most, the hardest part of writing is overcoming the mountain of self-denial that weighs upon the spirit, always threatening to extinguish those first small …
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Glimpses of Grace
by Madeleine L'Engle
For half a century, Madeleine L'Engle has spun magic with words, touching millions of lives and earning a devoted readership with her award-winning fiction, candid …
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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
by Annie Dillard
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek is the story of a dramatic year in Virginia's Blue Ridge valley. Annie Dillard sets out to see what she can …
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Teaching a Stone to Talk
by Annie Dillard
Here, in this compelling assembly of writings, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Dillard explores the world of natural facts and human meanings.
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Three Cups of Tea
by Greg Mortenson
The astonishing, uplifting story of a real-life Indiana Jones and his humanitarian campaign to use education to combat terrorism in the Taliban’s backyard Anyone who …
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Same Kind of Different as Me
by Ron Hall
Read the critically acclaimed #1 New York Times best-seller with more than one million copies in print. Same Kind of Different as Me was a …
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The Last American Man
by Elizabeth Gilbert
Finalist for the National Book Award From the New York Times bestselling author of Eat Pray Love, Big Magic and City of Girls comes a …
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Eat Pray Love
by Elizabeth Gilbert
One of the most iconic, beloved, and bestselling books of our time from the bestselling author of City of Girls and Big Magic, Elizabeth Gilbert. …
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Nathaniel's Nutmeg, Or, The True and Incredible Adventures of the Spice Trader who Changed the Course of History
by Giles Milton
Chronicles the exploits of Nathaniel Courthope in the Spice Islands of the early seventeenth century.
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Paul Revere's Ride
by David Hackett Fischer
Discusses the events leading up to Paul Revere's ride, and reinforces his importance in the history of the Revolutionary War.
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In the Heart of the Sea
by Nathaniel Philbrick
From the author of Mayflower, Valiant Ambition, and In the Hurricane's Eye--the riveting bestseller tells the story of the true events that inspired Melville's Moby-Dick. …
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Mayflower
by Nathaniel Philbrick
A history of the Pilgrim settlement of New England discusses such topics as the diseases of European origin suffered by the Wampanoag tribe, the relationship …
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Augustus
by Anthony Everitt
He found Rome made of clay and left it made of marble. As Rome’s first emperor, Augustus transformed the unruly Republic into the greatest empire …
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Field Notes from a Catastrophe
by Elizabeth Kolbert
Explores the issue of global warming from every angle, incorporating interviews with researchers and environmentalists, explaining the science and the studies, and presenting the personal …