Read 8 Non-Fiction Books

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7 participants (13 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

I want to read more non fiction this year! I am challenging myself to read at least eight.

Challenge Books

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Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" by Zora Neale Hurston

Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"

Zora Neale Hurston

193 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction biography history race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Folly of Realism: How the West Deceived Itself About Russian and Betrayed Ukraine by Alexander Vindman

The Folly of Realism: How the West Deceived Itself About Russian and Betrayed Ukraine

Alexander Vindman

7 hours, 40 minutes • first pub 2025 (editions)

nonfiction politics
Alha Disnii My Truth: Words from a Wet'suwet'en Woman by Corinne George

Alha Disnii My Truth: Words from a Wet'suwet'en Woman

Corinne George

178 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction memoir medium-paced
The Book of Barely Imagined Beings: A 21st Century Bestiary by Caspar Henderson, Golbanou Moghaddas

The Book of Barely Imagined Beings: A 21st Century Bestiary

Caspar Henderson, Golbanou Moghaddas

427 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction nature science informative reflective slow-paced
Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice

Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

266 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction essays health lgbtqia+ sociology emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The PARA Method: Simplify, Organize, and Maste Your Digital Life by Tiago Forte

The PARA Method: Simplify, Organize, and Maste Your Digital Life

Tiago Forte

1 hour, 55 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

nonfiction self help technology informative inspiring reflective fast-paced
Humble Pi: When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World by Matt Parker

Humble Pi: When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World

Matt Parker

336 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction mathematics science funny informative lighthearted fast-paced
African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan by Geoffrey Girard, Thomas Lockley

African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan

Geoffrey Girard, Thomas Lockley

10 hours, 7 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative slow-paced
Chasing the Sun: How the Science of Sunlight Shapes Our Bodies and Minds by Linda Geddes

Chasing the Sun: How the Science of Sunlight Shapes Our Bodies and Minds

Linda Geddes

6 hours, 12 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction health nature science informative medium-paced
Half-Arse Human: How to live better without burning out by Leena Norms

Half-Arse Human: How to live better without burning out

Leena Norms

8 hours, 46 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction self help hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced