Non-Fiction Books

Non-Fiction Book Reviews for Adults

Are you searching for your next great read but feeling unsure about what to pick up next? If you love learning something new or diving into real-life stories, you’re in the right place. Explore The Running Bibliophile’s non-fiction book reviews below to discover honest, thoughtful opinions on a wide range of titles and topics, and find out whether each book is truly worth your time.

From compelling memoirs and powerful true crime stories to fascinating history, science, and culture, these non-fiction book reviews are designed to help you make informed reading choices. Whether you’re a casual reader or a devoted book lover, you’ll find recommendations that match your interests and reading style, making it easier to choose your next must-read book.

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Angelou, Maya

• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Bugliosi, Vincent

• Four Days in November: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy
• Helter Skelter: The True Story of The Manson Murders

Cain, Susan

• Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

Capote, Truman

• In Cold Blood

Clinton, Hillary Rodham

• Hard Choices
• Living History
• What Happened

Frank, Anne

• Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl

Gwynne, S.C.

• Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson

Harris, Neil Patrick

• Neil Patrick Harris, Choose Your Own Autobiography

Isralowitz, Jason

• Nothing to Fear

Klein, Edward

• Blood Feud: The Clintons vs. the Obamas
  
• Ted Kennedy The Dream That Never Died
• The Kennedy Curse: Why Tragedy Has Haunted America's First Family for 150 Years 

LaRosa, Paul and Maria Cramer

• Seven Days of Rage: The Deadly Crime Spree of the Craigslist Killer

Lukasiak, Chloe

• Girl on Pointe

Meltzer, Brad & Josh Mensch

• The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington
• The Lincoln Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill America's 16th President and Why It Failed
• The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill
  

McCormick, Maureen

• Here's the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice

Obama, Barack

• Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
• A Promised Land

Obama, Michelle

• American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America
• Becoming

Pomerantz, Gary M

• The Devil's Tickets: A Vengeful Wife, a Fatal Hand, and a New American Age
• Where Peachtree Meets Sweet Auburn: A Saga of Race and Family
  

Ramsay, Gordon

• Gordon Ramsay's Family Fare
• Gordon Ramsay's Great British Pub Food
• Gordon Ramsay's Great Escape: 100 Of My Favourite Indian Recipes
• Gordon Ramsay's Just Desserts
• Gordon Ramsay's Sunday Lunch: And Other Recipes from the F Word
  
• Roasting in Hell's Kitchen: Temper Tantrums, F Words, and the Pursuit of Perfection

Scott, Jonathan and Drew

• It Takes Two: Our Story

Skloot, Rebecca

• The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
  

 

Sweetin, Jodie

• unSweetined

Walters, Barbara

• Audition: A Memoir
• How to Talk with Practically Anybody about Practically Anything

Wilkerson, Isabel

• Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
• The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration

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