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The #1 Dad Book
James Patterson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

The Almost Nearly Perfect People
Michael Booth

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

When Truth Is All You Have
Jim McCloskey

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2020

Selling 101
Zig Ziglar

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 2003

Lost in Shangri-La
Mitchell Zuckoff

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2011

Theft by Finding
David Sedaris

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2017

Making Ideas Happen
Scott Belsky

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2010

The Secret Barrister
The Secret Barrister

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2018

I'm a Stranger Here Myself
Bill Bryson

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1998

The Pope and Mussolini
David I. Kertzer

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2014

Fast Like a Girl
Mindy Pelz

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2022

Mattering
Jennifer Breheny Wallace

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2026

Always Looking Up
Michael J. Fox

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2008

Brown V. Board of Education
James Patterson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2001

The Emperor
Ryszard Kapuściński

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1978

The No Club
Linda Babcock, Brenda Peyser, Lise Vesterlund, Laurie Weingart

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2022

The Perfect Other
Kyleigh Leddy

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2022

King of Kings
Scott Anderson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

Saved
Benjamin Hall

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2023

Fear and Fury
Heather Ann Thompson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2026

The Diary Keepers
Nina Siegal

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2023

This Brave New World
Anja Manuel

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2016

Peeling the Onion
Günter Grass

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2006

Why We Get Fat
Gary Taubes

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2010

First to the Front
Lorissa Rinehart

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2023

Promise Me, Dad
Joe Biden

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2017

Do What You Are
Paul D. Tieger, Barbara Barron-Tieger

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1992

Life on a Little-Known Planet
Elizabeth Kolbert

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 2025

Things I Wish I Told My Mother
Susan Patterson, Susan Dilallo, James Patterson

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2011

Chain of Ideas
Ibram X. Kendi

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2026

The Chimp Paradox
Steve Peters

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2012

The Hidden Wealth of Nations
Gabriel Zucman

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2015

Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!
Liza Minnelli

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2026

Heart of a Stranger
Angela Buchdahl

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2025

Psycho-Cybernetics
Maxwell Maltz

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1960

Lifescale
Brian Solis

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2019

Becoming Ben Franklin
Russell Freedman

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2013

The Last Days of John Lennon
Casey Sherman, Dave Wedge, James Patterson

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2020

The One Thing You Need to Know
Marcus Buckingham

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2005

The Constitution of Liberty
Friedrich A. Hayek

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 1960

The Eve of Destruction
James Patterson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2012

Looking for a Ship
John McPhee

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1990

The 12 Week Year Field Guide
Brian P. Moran

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2018

Don't Think of an Elephant!
George Lakoff

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2004

Why We Act
Catherine A. Sanderson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2020

Theory U
C. Otto Scharmer

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2007

A Stranger in Your Own City
Ghaith Abdul-Ahad

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2023

Muppets in Moscow
Natasha Lance Rogoff

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2022

Me, Myself and Us
Brian R. Little

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2012

Off With My Head
Stassi Schroeder

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2022

Unpolished Gem
Alice Pung

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2006

Creativity
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1996

Death in the Afternoon
Ernest Hemingway

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1932

What Is to Be Done?
Vladimir Lenin

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1902

When God Whispers Your Name
Max Lucado

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1994

Identity
Francis Fukuyama

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2018

How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay
Jenny Lawson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2026

The Healing Power of Resilience
Tara Narula

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2026

The Journey of Crazy Horse
Joseph M. Marshall III

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2004

On the Future
Martin Rees

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2018

The Miracles Among Us
Marc Siegel

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

Agile Practice Guide
Project Management Institute

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 2017

'tis
Frank McCourt

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1999

A Spy Among Friends
Ben Macintyre

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2014

Free
Chris Anderson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2009

Superintelligence
Nick Bostrom

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

The Beginning Comes After the End
Rebecca Solnit

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 2026

1493 for Young People
Charles C. Mann

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2011

The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A Practical Guide to the Fulfillment of Your Dreams
Deepak Chopra

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1994

By the Fire We Carry
Rebecca Nagle

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2024

A Street Cat Named Bob
James Bowen

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2012

I Am Ozzy
Ozzy Osbourne

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2009

One Aladdin Two Lamps
Jeanette Winterson

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2026

The Lie You Don't Know You Believe
Jennie Allen

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2026

How to Sit
Thich Nhat Hanh

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

The Way We're Working Isn't Working
Tony Schwartz, Jean Gomes, Catherine Mccarthy

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2010

You're Not Listening: What You're Missing and Why It Matters
Kate Murphy

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2020

Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality
Donald Miller

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2003

The Ride of a Lifetime
Robert Iger

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2019

Winning
Tim S. Grover

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2021

Value Proposition Design
Alexander Osterwalder

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 2015

Intersectionality
Patricia Hill Collins, Sirma Bilge

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2016

Call the Midwife
Jennifer Worth

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2002

Organizational Culture and Leadership
Edgar H. Schein

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 1985

I Remember Nothing: And Other Reflections
Nora Ephron

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2010

Young Man in a Hurry
Gavin Newsom

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2026

18 Days in Heaven
Gabe Poirot

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2026

Prayer
Timothy J. Keller

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

Adult Braces
Lindy West

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2026

The Cold War: A World History
Odd Arne Westad

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2017

Postwar
Tony Judt

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2005

On Becoming a Leader
Warren Bennis

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1989

The Inner Game of Tennis
W. Timothy Gallwey

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1974

The Secret Knowledge of Water
Craig Childs

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2000

Business Model Generation
Alexander Osterwalder, Yves Pigneur

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 2010

Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Peter F. Drucker

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1985

Move Like Water
Hannah Stowe

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2023

Giving up Is Unforgivable
Joyce Vance

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

Me
Elton John

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2019

Open Book
Jessica Simpson

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2020