Non Fiction

Position
Details
Rating
Readers Count
Controls
#1
The Borgias
The Borgias
  • Georgina Masson
  • Marion Johnson
31 read
#2
Medici: Story of a European Dynasty
Medici: Story of a European Dynasty
  • Franco Cesati
31 read
#3
Cover 4

Kangaroo Dreaming

Kangaroo Dreaming: An Australian Wildlife Odyssey
  • Edward Kanze
41 read
#4
High Tide in Tucson
High Tide in Tucson
  • Barbara Kingsolver
4.388 reads
#5
History of Pi
History of Pi
  • Petr Beckmann
1.52 reads
#6
Lemon Tree
Lemon Tree
  • Sandy Tolan
47 reads
#7
Cover 0

Historic Photos of St. Louis

Historic Photos of St. Louis
  • Adele Heagney
  • Jean Gosebrink
41 read
#8
Cover 6

The vanished worlds of Jewry

The vanished worlds of Jewry
  • Raphael Patai
21 read
#9
Golda
Golda
  • Elinor Burkett
31 read
#10
Cover 3

Colors

Colors: What They Mean and How to Make Them
  • Anne Varichon
41 read
#11
Cataloging and Classification: An Introduction
Cataloging and Classification: An Introduction
  • Lois Mai Chan
2.53 reads
#12
Outwitting History: The Amazing Adventures of a Man Who Rescued a Million Yiddish Books
Outwitting History: The Amazing Adventures of a Man Who Rescued a Million Yiddish Books
  • Aaron Lansky
4.254 reads
#13
Banvard's folly
Banvard's folly
  • Collins, Paul
41 read
#14
The House of Medici
The House of Medici
  • Christopher Hibbert
3.675 reads
#15
Cover 0

Institutions of Reading

Institutions of Reading: The Social Life of Libraries in the United States
    31 read
    #16
    In Cold Blood
    In Cold Blood
    • Truman Capote
    4.11413 reads
    #17
    Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of his Time
    Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of his Time
    • Dava Sobel
    4.0694 reads
    #18
    Three Cups Of Tea : Young Reader's Edition
    Three Cups Of Tea : Young Reader's Edition
    • Sarah L. Thomson
    • David Oliver Relin
    • Greg Mortenson
    3.4580 reads
    #19
    Sex with Kings
    Sex with Kings
    • Eleanor Herman
    3.7811 reads
    #20
    Angela's Ashes: A Memoir
    Angela's Ashes: A Memoir
    • Frank McCourt
    3.82199 reads
    #21
    Introduction to Reference Work in the Digital Age
    Introduction to Reference Work in the Digital Age
    • Joseph Janes
    21 read
    #22
    Cover 1

    Great Hedge of India

    Great Hedge of India: The Search for the Living Barrier That Divided a People
    • Roy Moxham
    31 read
    #23
    Cover 8

    Introduction to Action Research

    Introduction to Action Research: Social Research for Social Change
    • Davydd J. Greenwood
    • Morten Levin
    21 read
    #24
    The Orchid Thief
    The Orchid Thief
    • Susan Orlean
    3.839 reads
    #25
    Spook
    Spook
    • Mary Roach
    3.6443 reads
    #26
    Blink
    Blink
    • Malcolm Gladwell
    3.78390 reads
    #27
    The Beautiful Fall
    The Beautiful Fall
    • Alicia Drake
    32 reads
    #28
    Cover 6

    Organizing Audiovisual and Electronic Resources for Access

    Organizing Audiovisual and Electronic Resources for Access: A Cataloging Guide
    • Ingrid Hsieh-Yee
    31 read
    #29
    Cover 4

    Doing Oral History

    Doing Oral History: A Practical Guide
    • Donald A. Ritchie
    31 read
    #30
    Developing and Maintaining Practical Archives: A How-To-Do-It Manual
    Developing and Maintaining Practical Archives: A How-To-Do-It Manual
    • Gregory S. Hunter
    31 read
    #31
    The Savage Garden: Cultivating Carnivorous Plants
    The Savage Garden: Cultivating Carnivorous Plants
    • Peter D'Amato
    51 read
    #32
    Curating Oral Histories: From Interview to Archive
    Curating Oral Histories: From Interview to Archive
    • Nancy MacKay
    31 read
    #33
    Memories of Silk and Straw: A Self-Portrait of Small-Town Japan
    Memories of Silk and Straw: A Self-Portrait of Small-Town Japan
    • Junichi Saga
    • Garry Evans (Translator)
    51 read
    #34
    Once Again to Zelda
    Once Again to Zelda
    • Marlene Wagman-Geller
    1.52 reads
    #35
    Cover 4

    Save the Deli

    Save the Deli: In Search of Perfect Pastrami, Crusty Rye, and the Heart of Jewish Delicatessen
    • David Sax
    3.52 reads
    #36
    Cover 6

    Double Fold

    Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper
    • Nicholson Baker
    21 read
    #37
    Cover 8

    Lives of the Caesars

    Lives of the Caesars
    • Suetonius
    • Catharine Edwards (Translator)
    32 reads
    #38
    Cover 0

    Indexing & Abstracting in Theory & Practice

    Indexing & Abstracting in Theory & Practice
    • F.W. Lancaster
    11 read
    #39
    Confessions of a Yakuza
    Confessions of a Yakuza
    • Junichi Saga
    • John Bester (Translator)
    4.087 reads
    #40
    Marie Antoinette
    Marie Antoinette
    • Antonia Fraser
    51 read
    #41
    The Book of Tea
    The Book of Tea
    • Kakuzō Okakura
    3.634 reads
    #42
    Food Rules
    Food Rules
    • Michael Pollan
    • Greta Thunberg
    • Naomi Klein
    • Timothy Morton
    • George Monbiot
    • Bill McKibben
    • Amitav Ghosh
    • Tim Flannery
    • Terry Tempest Williams
    • Robin Wall Kimmerer
    • Dai Qing
    • Wangari Maathai
    • Jared Diamond
    • Wendell Berry
    • Edward O. Wilson
    • James Lovelock
    • Masanobu Fukuoka
    • Arne Næss
    • Rachel Carson
    • Aldo Leopold
    4.0963 reads
    #43
    Cover 8

    The Little Book of Hindu Deities

    The Little Book of Hindu Deities: From the Goddess of Wealth to the Sacred Cow
    • Sanjay Patel
    52 reads
    #44
    Psychology of Everyday Things
    Psychology of Everyday Things
    • Donald A. Norman
    3.93133 reads
    #45
    Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
    Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
    • Barbara Kingsolver
    3.954 reads
    #46
    Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
    Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
    • Mary Roach
    3.8786 reads
    #47
    The Devil and Sherlock Holmes
    The Devil and Sherlock Holmes
    • David Grann
    3.211 reads
    #48
    The Year of Magical Thinking
    The Year of Magical Thinking
    • Joan Didion
    4.03229 reads
    #49
    Cover 2

    Cooked

    Cooked: From the Streets to the Stove, from Cocaine to Foie Gras
    • Jeff Henderson
    31 read
    #50
    War of Words: A True Tale of Newsprint and Murder
    War of Words: A True Tale of Newsprint and Murder
    • Simon Read
    31 read
    #51
    The Planets
    The Planets
    • Dava Sobel
    3.2315 reads
    #52
    The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
    The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
    • Malcolm Gladwell
    • מלקולם גלדוול
    • עפרה אביגד (Translator)
    3.85427 reads
    #53
    A Wider World: Portraits in an Adolescence
    A Wider World: Portraits in an Adolescence
    • Kate Simon
    21 read
    #54
    Heat
    Heat
    • Bill Buford
    3.8921 reads
    #55
    Tropic of Cancer
    Tropic of Cancer
    • Henry Miller
    3.261 reads
    #56
    Cover 7

    Comets

    Comets: Creators and Destroyers
    • David H. Levy
    11 read
    #57
    The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
    The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
    • Michael Pollan
    4.11193 reads
    #58
    Out Behind the Desk: Workplace Issues for LGBTQ Librarians
    Out Behind the Desk: Workplace Issues for LGBTQ Librarians
      32 reads
      #59
      Patience and Fortitude
      Patience and Fortitude
      • Nicholas A. Basbanes
      33 reads
      #60
      The Most Human Human
      The Most Human Human
      • Brian Christian
      3.889 reads
      #61
      The Fortune Sellers: The Big Business of Buying and Selling Predictions
      The Fortune Sellers: The Big Business of Buying and Selling Predictions
      • William A. Sherden
      31 read
      #62
      Zephyrus Image: A Bibliography
      Zephyrus Image: A Bibliography
      • Alastair Johnston
      41 read
      #63
      Infamous Scribblers: The Founding Fathers and the Rowdy Beginnings of American Journalism
      Infamous Scribblers: The Founding Fathers and the Rowdy Beginnings of American Journalism
      • Eric Burns
      41 read
      #64
      Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why
      Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why
      • Bart D. Ehrman
      3.6540 reads
      #65
      Pau Hana: Plantation Life and Labor in Hawaii 1835-1920
      Pau Hana: Plantation Life and Labor in Hawaii 1835-1920
      • Ronald Takaki
      31 read
      #66
      Cover 8

      German

      German: Biography of a Language
      • Ruth H. Sanders
      32 reads
      #67
      The Principles of Uncertainty
      The Principles of Uncertainty
      • Maira Kalman
      55 reads
      #68
      Hermaphrodites and the Medical Invention of Sex
      Hermaphrodites and the Medical Invention of Sex
      • Alice Domurat Dreger
      41 read
      #69
      Great Britain
      Great Britain
      • David Else
      41 read
      #70
      The Devil in the White City
      The Devil in the White City
      • Erik Larson
      4.01479 reads
      #71
      The Big Book of Beastly Mispronunciations: The Complete Opinionated Guide for the Careful Speaker
      The Big Book of Beastly Mispronunciations: The Complete Opinionated Guide for the Careful Speaker
      • Charles Harrington Elster
      4.52 reads
      #72
      Cover 1

      Bombay London New York

      Bombay London New York
      • Amitava Kumar
      31 read
      #73
      A Writer's House in Wales
      A Writer's House in Wales
      • Jan Morris
      4.52 reads
      #74
      Oils
      Oils
      • Melanie Cambridge
      21 read
      #75
      The Three Sisters Indian Cookbook: Delicious, Authentic and Easy Recipes to Make at Home
      The Three Sisters Indian Cookbook: Delicious, Authentic and Easy Recipes to Make at Home
      • Sereena Kaul
      • Alexa Kaul
      • Priya Kaul
      41 read
      #76
      Cover 0

      The Genius of Language

      The Genius of Language: Fifteen Writers Reflect on Their Mother Tongues
        51 read
        #77
        Garlic and Sapphires
        Garlic and Sapphires
        • Ruth Reichl
        4.0524 reads
        #78
        Cover 6

        Oil Painting For The Absolute Beginner

        Oil Painting For The Absolute Beginner: A Clear & Easy Guide to Successful Oil Painting
        • Mark Willenbrink
        31 read
        #79
        Cover 6

        Composition

        Composition
        • Sarah Kent
        31 read
        #80
        How to Start and Manage a Children's Bookstore Business
        How to Start and Manage a Children's Bookstore Business
        • Jerre G. Lewis
        11 read
        #81
        Cover 1

        Rag and Bone

        Rag and Bone: A Journey Among the World's Holy Dead
        • Peter Manseau
        31 read
        #82
        Cover 8

        West of the West

        West of the West: Dreamers, Believers, Builders, and Killers in the Golden State
        • Mark Arax
        41 read
        #83
        Burke's Speech on Conciliation With the Colonies-Also Contains Webster's First Bunker Hill Oration and Washington's Farewell Address
        Burke's Speech on Conciliation With the Colonies-Also Contains Webster's First Bunker Hill Oration and Washington's Farewell Address
          21 read
          #84
          Incognito
          Incognito
          • David Eagleman
          • Catarina F. Almeida (Translator)
          3.8530 reads
          #85
          IQ: A Smart History of a Failed Idea
          IQ: A Smart History of a Failed Idea
          • Stephen Murdoch
          41 read
          #86
          Cover 6

          Diving for Sunken Treasure

          Diving for Sunken Treasure
          • Jacques-Yves Cousteau
          • Philippe Diolé
          41 read
          #87
          A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America Along the Appalachian Trail
          A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America Along the Appalachian Trail
          • Bill Bryson
          4.01291 reads
          #88
          Tender at the Bone
          Tender at the Bone
          • Ruth Reichl
          4.1318 reads
          #89
          The 13th Element
          The 13th Element
          • John Emsley
          31 read
          #90
          How Eskimos Keep Their Babies Warm: And Other Adventures in Parenting
          How Eskimos Keep Their Babies Warm: And Other Adventures in Parenting
          • Mei-Ling Hopgood
          3.333 reads
          #91
          The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup: My Encounters With Extraordinary People
          The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup: My Encounters With Extraordinary People
          • Susan Orlean
          4.52 reads
          #92
          Sweet Honey, Bitter Lemons: Travels in Sicily on a Vespa
          Sweet Honey, Bitter Lemons: Travels in Sicily on a Vespa
          • Matthew Fort
          21 read
          #93
          Cover 2

          Anatomy of a Bullfight

          Anatomy of a Bullfight
          • Arthur Greenfield
          41 read
          #94
          Cover 5

          The Planet in a Pebble

          The Planet in a Pebble: A Journey into Earth's Deep History
          • Jan Zalasiewicz
          11 read
          #95
          Slouching Towards Bethlehem
          Slouching Towards Bethlehem
          • Joan Didion
          4.1169 reads
          #96
          Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook
          Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook
          • Anthony Bourdain
          3.8263 reads
          #97
          Conundrum
          Conundrum
          • Jan Morris
          3.674 reads
          #98
          Lost Crafts: Rediscovering Traditional Skills
          Lost Crafts: Rediscovering Traditional Skills
          • Chambers (ed.)
          31 read
          #99
          Habits of Change: An Oral History of American Nuns
          Habits of Change: An Oral History of American Nuns
          • Carole Garibaldi Rogers
          41 read
          #100
          Packing for Mars
          Packing for Mars
          • Mary Roach
          4.0473 reads