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Wow, No Thank You.: Essays
Samantha Irby

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 2020

Writing with Style: Conversations on the Art of Writing
John Trimble

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 1975

Yanomamo: The Fierce People
Napoleon Chagnon

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1968

Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand in the Sun and Be Your Own Person
Shonda Rhimes

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2015

Yellow Woman and a Beauty of Spirit
Leslie Marmon Silko

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 1993

You Are the Placebo: Making Your Mind Matter
Joe Dispenza

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A Memoir
Maggie Smith

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2023

Zami: A New Spelling of My Name
Audre Lorde

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1982

Zeitoun
Dave Eggers

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2009

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Robert M. Pirsig

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1974

Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea
Charles Seife

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2000