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6 Non Fiction for 2025

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29 participants (90 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

i barely read non fiction so my goal is to read 6 physical books this year! 

Challenge Books

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Worth Dying For: The Power and Politics of Flags by Tim Marshall

Worth Dying For: The Power and Politics of Flags

Politics of Place #2

Tim Marshall

297 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction history politics informative slow-paced
Greek Fire, Poison Arrows & Scorpion Bombs: Biological and Chemical Warfare in the Ancient World by Adrienne Mayor

Greek Fire, Poison Arrows & Scorpion Bombs: Biological and Chemical Warfare in the Ancient World

Adrienne Mayor

336 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction history science informative tense slow-paced
A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Murder in Ancient Rome by Emma Southon

A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Murder in Ancient Rome

Emma Southon

339 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history dark funny informative medium-paced
Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues by Jonathan Kennedy

Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues

Jonathan Kennedy

294 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction health history politics science informative medium-paced
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants by Malcolm Gladwell

David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

Malcolm Gladwell

320 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction business psychology informative reflective medium-paced
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford

Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

Jack Weatherford

312 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative slow-paced
In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon by Bodhi

In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon

Teachings of the Buddha

Bodhi

485 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction religion reflective relaxing slow-paced
Cook Like Your Ancestors: An Illustrated Guide to Intuitive Cooking With Recipes From Around the World by Mariah-Rose Marie

Cook Like Your Ancestors: An Illustrated Guide to Intuitive Cooking With Recipes From Around the World

Mariah-Rose Marie

96 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction cookbook food and drink informative inspiring fast-paced
You Deserve Good Gelato by Kacie Rose

You Deserve Good Gelato

Kacie Rose

5 hours, 20 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction memoir philosophy travel funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein

The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America

Richard Rothstein

362 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective slow-paced