The General Nonfiction shelf · 14 books
General Nonfiction
Good nonfiction that doesn't fit one shelf.
Some good books just don't fit on one shelf. This is where they live: true crime and investigative stories, short books on discipline and self-sabotage, gift books, a classic on love languages, and a record producer's reflections on creativity, which hits close to home in my line of work. A few of these are dark, and I flag that clearly in the reviews so nobody picks one up unprepared. Others are light enough to finish in an afternoon. If you're not sure where to start on the site, this shelf is a good place to wander, because it shows the range of what this site covers and why these books are worth your time.
Bad BloodJohn Carreyrou
Don't Believe Everything You ThinkJoseph Nguyen
If You TellGregg Olsen
In Cold BloodTruman Capote
Into the WildJon Krakauer
Just MercyBryan Stevenson
Make Your BedWilliam H. McRaven
Talking to StrangersMalcolm Gladwell
The 5 Love LanguagesGary Chapman
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the HorseCharlie Mackesy
The Creative Act: A Way of BeingRick Rubin
The Mountain Is YouBrianna Wiest
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ckMark Manson
Tuesdays with MorrieMitch Albom
Also fits this shelf
Books that live on another shelf but belong here too.
A Short History of Nearly EverythingBill Bryson
Astrophysics for People in a HurryNeil deGrasse Tyson
AttachedAmir Levine, Rachel S. F. Heller
EducatedTara Westover
FactfulnessHans Rosling
FreakonomicsSteven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
GreenlightsMatthew McConaughey
How to Test Negative for StupidJohn Kennedy
How to Win Friends and Influence PeopleDale Carnegie
Killers of the Flower MoonDavid Grann
Maybe You Should Talk to SomeoneLori Gottlieb
Say NothingPatrick Radden Keefe
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human CadaversMary Roach
Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy LessonsSiegfried Engelmann, Phyllis Haddox, Elaine Bruner
The Boys in the BoatDaniel James Brown
The Day the World Came to TownJim DeFede
The Devil in the White CityErik Larson
The Let Them TheoryMel Robbins
The Screwtape LettersC.S. Lewis
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and MurderDavid Grann
What If?Randall Munroe