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Welcome to the Non-Fiction Group. 33 Neoma Aug 2012 Dec 2023 7 58754

What Non-Fiction are you currently/just read? [View all] 65 violetpastille Feb 2019 Nov 2023 3 29927

What's the best nonfiction you've read this year? (bonus if it was published in 2011) [View all] 61 DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2011 Nov 2012 5 27692

Has anyone read the new James Patterson memoir "Stories of My Life" ? [View all] 58 anobserver2 Jun 2022 Jan 2024 1 17717

What's the best biography or autobiography you've read recently? 45 pscot Jul 2013 Jan 2018 0 11333

2014: What are you reading at the moment? 33 Neoma Mar 2014 Sep 2016 0 23890

The 50 book challenge. 27 Neoma Aug 2012 Sep 2014 1 9788

Favorite non-fiction you've read this year? 25 clyrc Dec 2011 Jan 2012 0 8562

looking for the scariest books 25 clarice Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 12152

"Thinking Fast and Slow" -- Kahneman 22 bemildred Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 9242

I got a Kindle Fire as a gift - anybody use this? 21 ashling Dec 2011 Dec 2012 1 9797

WWII book fans check in here. 20 Neoma Jul 2012 Apr 2013 0 6992

My book is now live on Amazon: Dixiegops: The Untold Story of the Dixiecrat-Republican Coalition 20 Shell_Seas Aug 2021 Aug 2021 95 10992

need a private publisher for my book 20 CTyankee Mar 2023 Mar 2023 2 4396

This message was self-deleted by its author 20 anobserver2 Jan 2024 Jan 2024 0 4864

2013: What are you reading at the moment? 18 Neoma Jun 2013 Mar 2014 0 6893

Death Be Not Proud by, John Gunther. Just finished it. 18 Hiraeth Mar 2016 Apr 2016 2 3492

I just finished reading "Hillbilly Elegy". 18 llmart Nov 2017 Dec 2017 0 5314

Favorite Biographies/Autobiographies? 18 DumpTrump20202020 Sep 2020 Nov 2020 1 6580

Since our lively discussion of sourcing my privately published art history, I have discovered 18 CTyankee Mar 2023 Mar 2023 8 7284

Poe Ballantine books are now on Kindle! 17 frogmarch Jan 2014 Aug 2014 0 7935

Hi, I'm looking for non-fiction recs of a specific type 17 happybird Apr 2019 May 2019 0 6135

Use of "sprang up." 17 CTyankee Jun 2023 Aug 2023 1 3354

I've really been trying to make non-fiction a bigger part of my reading repetoir. 16 BlueIris May 2011 Dec 2011 0 6311

Do you read the books suggested by other people? 16 Neoma Sep 2012 Dec 2012 0 5485

Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, by Michael Wolff 16 RussBLib Jan 2018 Mar 2018 3 3404

Running with Scissors, by Agusten Burroughs - I'm reading this book with my jaw dropping 15 Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 Jun 2012 0 20290

Just finished reading My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor. 15 northoftheborder Jan 2013 Apr 2014 0 4739

I'm looking for a book about the real reasons for various wars. 15 raccoon May 2014 Aug 2016 1 5445

Anyone read the Robert Caro series on LBJ? 14 dixiegrrrrl Apr 2012 Mar 2013 1 5325

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Does anybody else's nonfiction books 14 libodem Aug 2014 Nov 2014 0 4097

Get any great surprise books for Christmas? 14 NNadir Dec 2017 Dec 2017 2 3639

I would like to run for host of this group, in order to make it a more vibrant part of DU. (Poll) 13 Neoma Jul 2012 Aug 2012 4 8610

Anyone have recommendations for a good biography of Putin? 13 Roland99 Jun 2020 Jun 2020 2 3275

Sarah Vowell! 12 JitterbugPerfume Dec 2011 Sep 2012 1 4709

The Best Civil War Books, a list. 12 dixiegrrrrl Feb 2013 Apr 2013 0 4823

Question about buying books on Amazon. 12 BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 Jun 2023 1 5933

Naomi Wolf's book Vagina: self-help marketed as feminism 11 struggle4progress Sep 2012 Oct 2012 0 5220

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. I just finished it a few days ago. 11 raccoon Apr 2018 Sep 2018 5 2863

It's never too late to appreciate the majesty of George McGovern 11 BeyondGeography Jan 2021 Jan 2021 11 4234

American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America 11 Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2021 Jun 2021 5 7329

I'm looking for a book about travel on a wagon train 11 left-of-center2012 Feb 2022 Aug 2022 1 4608

NonFiction of the week 24 December 11 ExWhoDoesntCare Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 4178

"Behind the Beautiful Forevers" is an amazing MUST read book. 10 dixiegrrrrl May 2013 Jun 2013 0 4138

Book recommendations for a child? 10 nyrnyr1994 Jan 2018 Jul 2018 2 2995

Trying to decide on a NF book to read 10 Genki Hikari Sep 2022 Oct 2022 0 4004

Help me remember the name of that book 9 struggle4progress May 2011 Dec 2011 0 4731

O. J. IS INNOCENT AND I CAN PROVE IT by William C. Dear 9 fadedrose Apr 2012 Dec 2013 1 5068

I need a stealth selection for my book club - 9 hedgehog Jun 2012 Nov 2012 0 4014

Enjoyed "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer 9 oldandhappy Feb 2013 Feb 2013 1 3534

First World War 9 Jack Sprat Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 3388

I need help finding a book - 9 hedgehog Oct 2013 Nov 2013 0 3791

What about Double Down? 9 Laura PourMeADrink Dec 2013 Jul 2014 0 3432

Where can I sell used books? 9 femmocrat Aug 2014 Sep 2014 0 3996

Any suggestions for non-fiction or poetry for a sharp 91 year old woman? 9 LuckyLib Sep 2014 Jun 2015 0 3789

Am reading Philomena by Martin Sixsmith 9 oldandhappy Feb 2015 Jun 2015 0 3547

Recently finished "Rise of the Warrior Cop". 9 A HERETIC I AM Sep 2015 Nov 2015 1 4608

I am looking for a book about how Germans felt when Hitler came to power 9 Lulu KC Nov 2016 Dec 2017 0 4892

My new book, First We Destroy the GOP, is now available... 9 RobertDevereaux Sep 2018 Sep 2018 28 4128

David Paulides Missing 411 Series - Wow !! 9 donkeypoofed Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 3400

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Anybody else reading "A Promised Land" by Barack Obama? 9 AngryOldDem Dec 2020 Dec 2020 4 2892

Please help me find a font for the cover of my new art book! 9 CTyankee Mar 2021 Mar 2021 0 3656

Isaly's chipped ham, Klondikes celebrated in new historical book 9 left-of-center2012 Nov 2021 Nov 2021 5 4147

This message was self-deleted by its author 9 anobserver2 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 0 4395

Careless People/Sarah Wynn-Williams 9 cbabe May 2025 Aug 2025 2 2128

Book suggestions for a book club. 8 Neoma Aug 2012 Oct 2013 0 3747

25 Signs You’re Addicted To Books 8 Neoma Jun 2013 Jun 2013 3 6367

Smithsonian Libraries -- Books Online. 8 eppur_se_muova Nov 2017 Nov 2017 4 2818

I need help finding a word 8 Freelancer Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 2438

12/10/18 What Non-Fiction Are You Reading? 8 violetpastille Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 2396

Watergate, A New History - Garrett M. Graff 8 Tomconroy Feb 2022 Oct 2023 6 4831

"The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American evangelicals in an age of extremism", by Tim Alberta. 8 Timeflyer Mar 2024 Mar 2024 7 3851

Just a visual treat for booklovers 7 skepticscott Feb 2012 Jul 2012 3 3870

Shakespeare Identified 7 Eyes of the World Nov 2012 Dec 2012 0 4774

Got anything good checked out of the library? 7 Neoma Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 3322

Hitler's Willing Executioners: Ordinary Germans and the Holocaust 7 struggle4progress Feb 2013 Apr 2013 0 3240

Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam by Nick Turse. 7 Neoma Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 3624

10 illuminating books about North Korea 7 davidpdx Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 3421

I just finished "Dead Wake"--Erik Larson 7 virgogal Mar 2015 Aug 2015 0 3506

American Women of the Far Right 7 lunasun Jul 2019 Aug 2019 5 2649

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