Non-Fiction Books

Book Reviews of Non-Fiction Books for Adults

Are you looking for your next good read? Not sure what to read next? Check out The Running Bibliophile's non-fiction book reviews below to see if it is worth your time or not.


Bugliosi, Vincent with Curt Gentry
    ◆ Helter Skelter:  The True Story of The Manson Murders

Harris, Neil Patrick

Klein, Edward
    ◆ Ted Kennedy The Dream That Never Died

Pomerantz, Gary M
    ◆ The Devil's Tickets: A Vengeful Wife, a Fatal Hand, and a New American Age









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