Nonfiction

Non-fiction is an account or representation of a subject which is presented as fact. This presentation may be accurate or not; that is, it can give either a true or a false account of the subject in question. However, it is generally assumed that the authors of such accounts believe them to be truthful at the time of their composition. Note that reporting the beliefs of others in a nonfiction format is not necessarily an endorsement of the ultimate veracity of those beliefs, it is simply saying that it is true that people believe that (for such topics as mythology, religion). Non-fiction can a ...more

Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose
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Women & Power: A Manifesto
Queen Victoria's Matchmaking: The Royal Marriages that Shaped Europe
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God: A Human History
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Mean
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Black Tudors: The Untold Story
Playing with Fire: The 1968 Election and the Transformation of American Politics
The Mayflower: The Families, the Voyage, and the Founding of America

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