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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
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Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
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From award-winning New Yorker staff writer Patrick Radden Keefe, a stunning narrative about a notorious killing in Northern Ireland and its devastatin
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Giveaway dates: Nov 03 - Nov 15, 2018
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Evil: The Science Behind Humanity's Dark Side
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What is it about evil that we find so compelling? From our obsession with serial ki ...more
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Giveaway dates: Oct 13 - Nov 12, 2018
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Instructions for a Funeral: Stories
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Enter for a chance to win one of 30 advance copies of INSTRUCTIONS FOR A FUNERAL by David Means.
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Giveaway dates: Oct 27 - Nov 17, 2018
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