Nonfiction

Nonfiction 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). Nonfiction can als ...more

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The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1)
Freezing Order: A True Story of Money Laundering, Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath
Untamed
Out of the Corner
The Anthropocene Reviewed
Left on Tenth: A Second Chance at Life
The Comfort Book
Yearbook
Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive
The Happiest Man on Earth
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    Enter the mind of Alan Watts on Zen, Taoism, psychedelics, and comparative philosophy.

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    The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War

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