Nonfiction

Stocks for the Long Run is a comprehensive guide to investing in the stock market. The book covers the basic…

Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now is a non-fiction book by Jaron Lanier that argues against…

How Fiction Works by James Wood is a study of the magic of fiction, analyzing its main elements and celebrating…

Blink is a book about the power of snap judgments and how they affect our decision-making process. Gladwell argues that…

Outliers is a book that explores the circumstances that lead to success. The author, Malcolm Gladwell, argues that opportunities matter…

The Tipping Point is a book that explains how ideas spread like epidemics and what elements need to come together…

What The Dog Saw is a compilation of 19 articles by Malcolm Gladwell that were originally published in The New…

Fundamentalism is a phenomenon that has various forms and can be an essential part of ruling a country. In this…

Future Crimes by Marc Goodman is a book that explores the dark side of technological innovation and the unintended consequences…

The Travels of Marco Polo is a book that describes Polo’s travels through Asia between 1271 and 1295, and his…

Meditations is a philosophical and literary classic written by the Roman emperor, Marcus Aurelius. The book is a collection of…

The Little Book That Beats the Market is a New York Times bestseller that explains how investors can outperform the…

The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by John C. Bogle is a book that advocates for using index funds…

Common Sense by Joel Greenblatt is a book that offers an investor’s perspective on building an economy that truly works…

The Adweek Copywriting Handbook by Joseph Sugarman is a practical guide that provides proven guidelines and expert advice on how…

How Asia Works by Joe Studwell is an in-depth analysis of economic development and history in Asia. The book focuses…

Asian Godfathers is a book that delves into the lives of the tycoons who control the economies of Southeast Asia….

Hiking Alabama is a comprehensive guidebook that covers the best hiking trails in Alabama. The author, Joe Cuhaj, is a…

Seven Lies is a novel about Stefan Vogel, a former East German dissident who moves to New York in 1986…

Away Down South is a comprehensive and insightful book that explores the history of Southern identity. The author, James C….

Early Retirement Extreme is a book that provides a philosophical and practical guide to achieving financial independence in 5-10 years….

Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World is a history book written by Jack Weatherford, Dewitt Wallace Professor…

The Warmth of Other Suns is a nonfiction book that tells the story of the Great Migration, which occurred between…

The Rape of Nanking is a non-fiction book that describes the events leading up to the Nanking Massacre, which was…

Atlanta Scenes is a photojournalism book that documents the rich and fascinating history of Atlanta, the capital of the New…

Hooked On You is a book that teaches readers how to make anyone read anything. The author, Ian Harris, uses…

Travels in Siberia is a travelogue written by Ian Frazier, which explores the vast expanse of Asiatic Russia known as…

Walden is a book by American transcendentalist writer Henry David Thoreau. The book is a reflection upon the author’s simple…

The Year of Living Danishly is a non-fiction book that chronicles the author’s experience of living in Denmark for a…

Flight Path is a memoir written by Hannah Palmer, an Atlanta native who discovers that all three of her childhood…

American Colossus captures the decades between the Civil War and the turn of the twentieth century, when a few breathtakingly…

Wilderness Ethics by Guy Waterman is a philosophical book that examines the purpose of wilderness preservation and evaluates outdoor activities…

The Happiness Project is a book about the author’s personal research on how to become a happier person. Rubin spent…

The Thank You Economy is a book about caring for customers and cultivating relationships. It tells the story of how…

Talent Is Overrated by Geoff Colvin challenges the traditional assumption that innate talent and hard work are required to be…

Animal Farm is a short novel written by George Orwell during World War II and published in 1945. The story…

Baseball: A History by George Vecsey is a comprehensive look at the history of America’s favorite pastime. It looks at…

Logic: A Very Short Introduction by Graham Priest is an accessible and concise introduction to the subject of logic. The…

Stones into Schools is a New York Times bestselling book by Greg Mortenson, published in 2009. It is the sequel…

How Soccer Explains The World by Franklin Foer is an analysis of the relationship between soccer and the new global…

Metamorphosis is a novella written by Franz Kafka and published in 1915. The story revolves around Gregor Samsa, a traveling…

Essential Muir is a book that takes the best of John Muir’s writings on nature and places them alongside his…

How to Get Rich by Felix Dennis is a book that aims to help people embrace entrepreneurship and shares lessons…

A Portrait of Historic Athens and Clarke County is a comprehensive account of the history of Athens, Georgia, from its…

Wildland is a book by Evan Osnos that explores the United States and its people subjected to 50 years of…

Basic Illustrated Freshwater Fishing is a comprehensive guide for beginners who want to learn the basics of freshwater fishing. The…

The Future of Freedom by Fareed Zakaria is a political classic that focuses on numerous global issues that obstruct the…

The book, “The Post-American World” by Fareed Zakaria, argues that the success of the US in promoting free market capitalism…

Ideas That Changed The World by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto is a thought-provoking overview of human history and philosophy that examines how…

True Enough is a book that explores how Americans have begun to organize themselves into echo chambers that harbor diametrically…

Motoring with Mohammed is a travel book written by Eric Hansen. The book is about the author’s journey to Yemen…

The book “Cheap: High Cost of a Discount Culture” by Ellen Ruppel Shell argues that cheap stuff leads to many…

Desert Solitaire is a memoir and a passionate defense of America’s last unspoiled land. The book is a collection of…

In Six Thinking Hats, Edward de Bono introduces a simple yet powerful technique for transforming meetings and decision-making processes. The…

The Woman’s Hour is a nonfiction book that chronicles the final battle for ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920,…

The Enduring Wilderness by Doug Scott is a book that focuses on the importance of wilderness preservation and the need…

Rightful Heritage is a biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt and his efforts to preserve America’s natural landscapes. The book explores…

Wilderness Warrior is a biography of Theodore Roosevelt, the naturalist president, and his efforts to preserve the American wilderness.

The Big Roads by Earl Swift is a book about the history and people behind the creation of the U.S….

Triumph of the City by Ed Glaeser is a book that champions urban life as better for humanity economically, socially,…

Cashvertising is a book that teaches readers how to use more than 100 secrets of ad-agency psychology to make big…

Republic of Suffering by Drew Gilpin Faust is a book about the impact of death on American society during the…

Living My Life is an autobiography written by Emma Goldman, a Russian-born anarchist, political activist, and writer. The book covers…

Barking Up the Wrong Tree turns standard success advice on its head by looking at both sides of many common…

Anything You Want is a business book written by Derek Sivers that teaches readers how to build a business based…

Hell Yeah or No by Derek Sivers is a collection of thoughts around what’s worth doing, fixing faulty thinking, and…

Looted: The Philippines After the Bases is a compelling exploration of the socio-political landscape of the Philippines following the withdrawal…

Becoming A Writer by Dorothea Brande is a guide to the creative process of writing. The book focuses on how…

Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Soccer by David Winner is a book that explores the history and culture…

The Sibley Guide to Trees by David Allen Sibley is an illustrated guide to over 600 species of trees in…

The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz is a book about the power of positive thinking and self-belief. It…

The First National Bank of Dad by David Owen is a revolutionary book that provides parents with a foolproof way…

Once In A Great City by David Maraniss is a book that delves into the socio-political topics of the Civil…

The Ball Is Round by David Goldblatt is a comprehensive and detailed look at the history of soccer, from its…

Bicycle Diaries by David Byrne is a travelogue and journal that chronicles the author’s experiences as he pedals through cities…

Best. State. Ever. by Dave Barry is a brilliantly funny exploration of the Sunshine State from the man who knows…

Bushcraft 101 by Dave Canterbury is a comprehensive guide to the art of wilderness survival. Written by survivalist expert Dave…

Bushcraft First Aid: A Field Guide to Wilderness Emergency Care is a book written by Dave Canterbury and Jason A….

House Lust by Daniel McGinn is a book that explores the obsession of Americans with their homes. Through interviews and…

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us is a book written by Daniel Pink that explores the science of…

The Commanding Heights by Daniel Yergin is a book that tells the story of the epic twentieth-century battle between socialists…

Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time is a best-selling…

How To Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie is a self-help classic which addresses one of the leading…

Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely is a book that explores the hidden forces that shape our decisions and how they…

Stumbling on Happiness is a book written by Daniel Gilbert, a distinguished Harvard psychology professor and winner of numerous awards…

What Hath God Wrought by Daniel Howe is a Pulitzer Prize-winning book that offers a synthesis history of the early-nineteenth-century…

Smile When You’re Lying: Confessions of a Rogue Travel Writer by Chuck Thompson is an acerbic and savagely funny account…

To Hellholes and Back: Bribes, Lies, and the Art of Extreme Tourism by Chuck Thompson is a book about facing…

Shadow of the Silk Road by Colin Thubron is a travel book that chronicles the author’s eight-month journey along the…

American Character by Colin Woodard is a book that examines the epic struggle between individual liberty and the common good…

American Nations by Colin Woodard is a revolutionary and revelatory take on how America’s myriad have shaped our past and…

Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy is an epic novel set in the American Southwest and Northern Mexico in the 1840s….

Outer Dark by Cormac McCarthy is a dark and haunting tale of mankind’s blindness, set against a bleak backdrop. The…

Postmodernism: Very Short Introduction by Christopher Butler is a book that explores the key ideas of postmodernists and their engagement…

Born To Run by Chris MacDougall is a non-fiction book about the author’s adventures into the highly secluded Mexican Copper…

The Happiness of Pursuit: Finding the Quest That Will Bring Purpose to Your Life by Chris Guillebeau is a book…

Prehistory: A Very Short Introduction by Chris Gosden is an exploration of the new landscape of our prehistory and how…

Made to Stick is a book written by Chip and Dan Heath that examines the six traits that make ideas…

Switch by Chip Heath is a book that explores the concept of change and how it can be achieved. The…

Free – Future of a Radical Price by Chris Anderson is a book that explores the concept of offering things…