published 2010, avg rating 4.28 — published 1946, avg rating 3.94 — 587,343 ratings — Jean McConville, a mother of 10 in Northern Ireland, was snatched from her home in Belfast one night in 1972, never to be seen again. 708,814 ratings — Non-Fiction Books. The scathing analysis of the role of prison and the policing of black populations offered by Davis and her comrades in this astonishing volume remains as pertinent today as the day it was first published. }()); Similiar to our list of 100 (Fiction) Books to Read in a Lifetime, this list of 50 non-fiction books contains recommendations you might actually read (if you haven't already). Print | eBook, Meditations Available for pre-order. published 2012, avg rating 4.18 — When Breath Becomes Air “Some people look like they sound better than they actually sound, because they look confident and have good posture," once musician, a veteran of many auditions, says. Because you’ve been staring at the walls of the same room for most of the year so far and you need to know that there’s some science behind what you’re experiencing. Third Wave of COVID-19 in U.S. Is the Worst, Europe's Second Wave of COVID-19 is Being Driven by Two Countries, The Disastrous Swedish Approach to Fighting COVID-19, You can unsubscribe at any time. published 1965, avg rating 4.45 — published 2010, avg rating 3.98 — 796,545 ratings — In a year overwhelmed by contentious debate about immigration across the political spectrum, journalism professor Suketu Mehta—who emigrated from India to the U.S. when he was young—takes a bird’s-eye view of migration. The bestselling classic that redefined our view of the relationship between beauty and female identity. Select the department you want to search in. Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (Hardcover), Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (Hardcover), How to Win Friends and Influence People (Paperback), A Place of Yes: 10 Rules for Getting Everything You Want Out of Life. Lucky for you, 2020 has produced a ton of fantastic nonfiction books. Simply click the links below to check them out. by David Foster Wallace In revisiting the crimes and Lee’s interest in them, Cep breathes new life into the story of one of our most enduring cultural figures. Armstrong is a science writer and in Borrowed Time she surveys the various scientific research into aging from evolutionary biologists to geneticists and immunologists, to name a few. The last chapter looks into practical applications of time management and changing your relationship with time. Blink is a book about how we think without thinking, about choices that seem to be made in an instant-in the blink of an eye-that actually aren't as simple as they seem. In The Clock Mirage, Mazur asks the question “What is time?” and proceeds to take readers on a journey through the history of scientific, philosophical, and practical applications of time. Read my summary of this book », Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. published 2005, avg rating 4.46 — 420,315 ratings — by Paul Kalanithi 529,344 ratings — published 1997, avg rating 3.94 — If you make a purchase using the links included, we may earn commission. 155,081 ratings — © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. There's a problem loading this menu at the moment. Captures the longing of lonely children, the brute insult of bigotry, and the wonder of words that can make the world right. published 2003, avg rating 4.16 — 50 Essential Non-Fiction Books (You'll Actually Read), Inventory, Repricing and Order Management, 100 (Fiction) Books to Read in a Lifetime, 40 Classic Books and Why You Should Read Them. An urgent exploration of abuse within queer relationships and the distance our society has yet to come in addressing it, In the Dream House blends personal recollection with references to pop culture, history and literature. Print | eBook | Audiobook, A Brief History of Time In her page-turning investigation, journalist Casey Cep resurrects a true crime case Lee reported on during the 1970s with the intent of writing again: the story of Willie Maxwell, an Alabama preacher who was accused of murdering multiple relatives for insurance payouts—only to be shot dead at the funeral of one of his alleged victims. Search. Tags contributing to this page include: non-fiction, adult-non-fiction, adult-nonfiction, general---nonfiction, non-fic, non-fiction-books, non-fuction, nonfic, nonfiction, and popular-nonfic Company published 1947, avg rating 4.06 — These are the pillar books that have helped shape my thinking and approach to life. by Yuval Noah Harari The top one or two books in each category are listed at the beginning of each page. 395,193 ratings — published 2005, avg rating 4.03 — by Stephen Hawking Print | Audiobook, The War of Art: Break Through Your Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles (And Other Concerns), The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (Hardcover), Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis (Hardcover), The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales (Paperback), What If? 2 for £10 Gifts; 10 for £10 Kids Picture Book Bundles ; Christmas Crafts. But in Great Britain, it is the real football. With insights into how our technologies, our bodies, and our attitudes alter our perceptions of time, The Clock Mirage is a one-stop shop for exploring how and why time effects all of us differently. But aside from the controversial 2015 publication of Go Set a Watchman, a book closely tied to her original, new work never materialized. host = "www.abebooks.com"; Millions of words have poured forth about man's trip to the moon, but until now few people have had a sense of the most engrossing side of the adventure. published 2018, avg rating 3.99 — That home was the setting of a boisterous childhood for Broom and her 11 brothers and sisters, but also a chasm of need for Broom’s mother after the author’s father died. published 2014, avg rating 3.97 — A terrifying account of the Nazi death camp horror that turns a young Jewish boy into an agonized witness to the death of his family, the death of his innocence, and the death of his God. 298,241 ratings — All right, now let’s get futuristic, because if 2020 has done anything, it has made me contemplate whether time travel is a real possibility. 113,047 ratings — When an obstacle is tough, you try harder. updated Jul 27, 2010 12:49AM — Write to Lucy Feldman at lucy.feldman@time.com. A Moveable Feast brilliantly evokes the exuberant mood of Paris after World War I and the unbridled creativity and unquenchable enthusiasm that Hemingway himself epitomized. Simply click the links below to check them out. Her disappearance went down in history as one of the most infamous incidents of the Troubles, a decades-long sectarian and political conflict. Immerse yourself in candid and revealing memoirs, enlightening accounts of … Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations. The result is a definitive, real-time panorama of one of the most notorious human-caused disasters in history, one that made victims and villains of a broad cast of characters, from mechanical engineers to Communist party leaders. He was wrong. published 1997, avg rating 4.33 — He went beyond his assignment to investigate the employed as well. published 2018, avg rating 3.94 — First published in 1967, this text is now more relevant than ever, as McLuhan's foresights about the impact of new media is actualized at unprecedented speeds via the Internet. Be it biography, history, nature writing or any other form of true story, non-fiction writing is often loaded with just as much suspense and character as the most exciting novel. A month-by-month guide to the titles we're excited about this year, from novels to non-fiction to books for kids. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. 529,588 ratings — The Order of Time gives a poetic and condensed history and explanation of the science of time, interspersing quotes from Horace’s Odes and various other philosophers and artists.