Here, we bring you the best non-fiction books to read. These books have important and insightful lessons in them. Do take a look at it.
#1 Atomic Habits by James Clear
About the Book
Title: Atomic Habits
Author: James Clear
Genre: Non-Fiction, Self Help
Publisher: Avery
Pages: 319
Goodreads rating: 4.4/5
In this self-help book, the author explains the importance of habits, and if one cannot change their practices, then the fault lies in their system. Moreover, as human beings, we have a habit of repeating bad habits. However, he draws on the most proven ideas from biology, psychology, and neuroscience to create an easy-to-understand guide for making good habits inevitable and bad habits impossible.
Why do we recommend this book?
This book was inspiring. Moreover, it felt like it called me out on my bad habits. This book is fantastic if you want to change your habits, such as procrastinating your work. However, the author shows how tiny habits change can significantly change our lives. Moreover, it is a beautiful book with practical and helpful tips and tricks to change our practices. Finally, it is one of the best non-fiction books to read.
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#2 Broken by Jenny Lawson
About the Book
Title: Broken
Author: Jenny Lawson
Genre: Non-Fiction, Autobiography
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 285
Goodreads rating: 4.1/5
Jenny Lawson suffers from depression, and In this book, she takes the reader on her journey of coming to terms with her emotions and physical health and how she dealt with it. With people experiencing anxiety and depression now more than ever, Jenny makes it easy to understand that it is because we all are humans and experience our emotions differently, and it is okay to do so. She does all this while making the readers laugh.
Why do we recommend this book?
However, this book was emotional and hilarious. There were so many instances when Jenny made me feel grateful to have this life and how everything that happens is for a good cause, and maybe it is supposed to be this way, and there are great things ahead of us. So for everyone feeling down or suffering from anxiety, please read this book; it will make you laugh, cry and be comfortable in your skin.
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#3 Don’t Lose Your Mind Lose Your Weight by Rujuta Diwekar
About the Book
Title: Don’t Lose Your Mind, Lose Your Weight
Author: Rujuta Diwekar
Genre: Non-Fiction
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Type: Standalone
Pages: 308
Goodreads Rating: 4.1 / 5
‘Don’t Lose Your Mind, Lose Your Weight? is considered a path-breaking book by many as it has helped them lose weight without giving up on food or without leading them to periods of crash diet and bad health. Moreover, a celebrity fitness expert to whom many Bollywood actors and actresses owe their great shape and health, Rujuta Diwekar, speaks to the readers in clear and simple words about how a person can eat anything s/he feels like and yet remain healthy, maintaining a good shape. However, the book guides the readers through specific simple steps to an ideal way of dieting or maintaining a healthy and proper diet. It helps the user understand their own respective bodies and likewise helps them plan their own diet according to the body’s requirements.
Why do we recommend this book?
You would be asking why I recommend a diet book to you all. Firstly, let me tell you this, this is not a diet book. However, it is a health guide. Moreover, food is a central part of everybody’s life, and it is essential to understand the basics of healthy food. And that is why I am recommending this book. Finally, it is one of the best non-fiction books to read.
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#4 Educated by Tara Westover
About the Book
Title: Educated
Author: Tara Westover
Genre: Non-Fiction, Autobiography
Publisher: Random House
Pages: 334
Goodreads rating: 4.5/5
Firstly, Educated is a memoir by American author Tara Westover that recounts her struggles to go to college and signifies the importance of education in her world. Secondly, it is an account of the battle for self-invention. Finally, it is a tale of fierce family loyalty and the grief of severing the closest ties.
Why do we recommend this book?
This book was heart-wrenching. Moreover, the natural way the author described her life in rural Idaho and the struggles she had to make to reach college. The efforts not only with society but her own family. This book hits hard because, deep down, we all know that many people still struggle to study. The writing is excellent, and all the accounts in this book bring so much emotion to a reader that I highly recommend it to anyone. Finally, please just read this book!
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#5 How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
About the Book
Title: How to Win Friends and Influence People
Author: Dale Carnegie
Genre: Self-help, Psychology
Publisher: Golden Minds Publishing House
Type: Standalone
Pages: 256
Goodreads Rating: 4.2 / 5
How to Win Friends and Influence People was published in 1936. And since then, it has sold over 30 million copies. Moreover, it was on Time magazine’s 100 most influential books list in 2011. Firstly, this book teaches you how to market yourself and generate more clients. Secondly, it illustrates with real-life stories the ways to influence people. And the principles mentioned here will surely help you achieve your maximum potential in the many known figures worldwide who have praised this book.
Why do we recommend this book?
However, we have recommended this here as it addresses the essential thing every person must know- to connect with others. Moreover, it is a convenient guide and is a must-read! Finally, it is one of the best non-fiction books to read.
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#6 Hyperbole and A Half by Allie Brosh
About the Book
Title: Hyperbole and a Half
Author: Allie Brosh
Genre: Nonfiction, Autobiography
Publisher: Gallery Books
Type: Standalone
Pages: 371
Goodreads rating: 4.2/5
This is a non-fiction book where Allie Brosh, a blogger, uses her drawings and anything she finds suitable and pairs them with equally witty, humorous, and dry, sardonic prose storytelling. Moreover, the book is a short compilation of several stories she wrote on her blog. In the book, she tells the uncomfortable situations in which she was and mostly the things that happened in her life very witty and charmingly.
Why do we recommend this book?
There were so many funny instances in this graphic memoir where I laughed aloud. However, the chapters portraying the author’s childhood and the dogs were the best. Not only this, but she also talked about some serious issues, such as when she was suffering from depression. The drawings are elementary, but somehow, they worked in this collection. However, this book will take you totally by surprise with its witty and dry humor. If you are looking for funny books to read to fill your life with happiness, give this book a try.
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#7 Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life by Francesc Miralles
About the Book
Title: Ikigai
Author: Francesc Miralles
Genre: Self-help
Publisher: Hutchinson
Type: Standalone
Pages: 208
Goodreads Rating: 3.8 / 5
This book uncovers the Japanese secret to a long, happy, healthy life. However, the people of Japan believe that everyone has an Ikigai – a reason to jump out of bed each morning. And according to the residents of the Japanese island of Okinawa – the world’s longest-living people – finding it is the key to a longer and more fulfilled life. Moreover, inspiring and comforting, this book will give you the life-changing tools to uncover your personal ikigai. Lastly, it will show you how to leave urgency behind, find your purpose, nurture friendships and throw yourself into your passions.
Why do we recommend this book?
However, I will admit that some points mentioned in this book are cliche and very general. But others are worth reading and understanding, and implementing in your life. Moreover, these points will help you change yourself for the best. Finally, it is one of the best non-fiction books to read.
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#8 Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
About the Book
Title: Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
Author: Lori Gottlieb
Genre: Non-Fiction, Psychology
Publisher: Mariner Books
Type: Standalone
Pages: 415
Goodreads rating: 4.4/5
Lori Gottlieb is a therapist who works in Los Angeles. But then, an unexpected event causes her world to come crashing down. However, feeling lost and needing help, she approaches Wendell, a quirky therapist. Moreover, he seems to have come straight from Therapist Central Casting with his balding head, cardigan, and khakis. Yet his way of practice is anything Lori has ever seen or heard of. In this book, Gottlieb, with her startling humor, takes us on a journey of her work as both clinician and patient. She perfectly examines the truths and fictions we tell ourselves and others as we teeter on the tightrope between love and desire, meaning and mortality, guilt and redemption, terror and courage, hope and change.
Why do we recommend this book?
This book came into my life at a very dark time, and I am so grateful for this book. Moreover, it explores how one thinks and takes us on a journey of what a therapist does. This book touching on serious topics, is also hilarious at times. How odd is it that a therapist has to seek a therapist to bring her life together? This book shows how to break stereotypes and accept that everyone is a human being that might need help regardless of their profession.
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#9 Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki
About the Book
Title: Rich Dad, Poor Dad
Author: Robert T. Kiyosaki
Genre: Non-Fiction
Publisher: Time Warner Books U.K.
Pages: 195
Goodreads rating: 4.1/5
In this non-fiction book, the author shares his story of growing up with two dads. One was his dad, and the other was his best friend’s dad. One dad was a college dropout, and the other had many degrees. When the dad with many degrees dies, he leaves behind next to nothing for his family. However, the college dropout becomes one of the wealthiest men in Hawaii. The author explores how his upbringing from both his dads changed his life.
Why do we recommend this book?
This book was fantastic. Moreover, it shows us the importance of being financially literate. How in life, particularly, only having a college degree cannot define us and cannot solve financial problems. However, the author gives many essential lessons about business, starting a business, investing money, the stock market, etc. Read this book if you want to be financially literate and know more about the stock markets and how to invest money and build an empire for yourself out of nothing. Finally, it is one of the best non-fiction books to read.
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#10 Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
About the Book
Title: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Author: Yuval Noah Harari
Genre: Non-Fiction, Science
Publisher: Vintage
Pages: 512
Goodreads rating: 4.4/5
One hundred thousand years ago, at least six species inhabited the Earth, and now there is only one. Us. The Homo-sapiens. Moreover, in the book, the author spans the entire journey of humankind and how it came to be the only surviving species. However, by drawing on insights from biology, anthropology, paleontology, and economics, he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies, the animals and plants around us, and even our personalities.
Why do we recommend this book?
This book focuses mainly on the history of humankind. Moreover, this book has it all, from the first human who walked on Earth to the different breakthroughs in agriculture, science, and technology. Read this book if you are a curious human being who likes to know all about what came to be and how other species perished while we made it.
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#11 The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living by Dalai Lama
About the Book
Title: The Art of Happiness
Author: Dalai Lama
Genre: Non-Fiction
Publisher: Riverhead
Type: Standalone
Pages: 348
Goodreads Rating: 4.1 / 5
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Nearly every time you see him, he’ll laugh or smile. Moreover, he makes everyone else around him feel like smiling. He’s the Dalai LamaTibet’she spiritual and temporal leader, a Nobel Prize winner, and an increasingly popular speaker and statesman. However, through conversations, stories, and meditations, the Dalai Lama shows us how to defeat anxiety, insecurity, anger, and discouragement. With Dr. Cutler, he explores many facets of everyday life, including relationships, loss, and the pursuit of wealth, to illustrate how to ride through life’s obstacles on a deep and abiding source of inner peace.
Why do we recommend this book?
Let me quote one of the lines Dalai Lama says, “Four sources of happiness are wealth, worldly satisfaction, spirituality, and enlightenment. But, above all, our state of mind is the key to leading a happy and healthy life”. This book will help you re-prioritize things in your life. And I will recommend this book to you, especially when you struggle with stress and anxiety. Finally, it is one of the best non-fiction books to read.
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#12 The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel
About the Book
Title: The Psychology of Money
Author: Morgan Housel
Genre: Non-Fiction, Psychology
Publisher: Harriman House
Pages: 252
Goodreads rating: 4.4/5
In this non-fiction book, the author takes us on a journey on how our behavior impacts our money and how to spend and invest money and make business decisions significantly. The author tells all this in the form of nineteen short stories which explore how different people think and behave differently regarding money and teaches us how to make better decisions where money is concerned.
Why do we recommend this book?
This book was fantastic if you are looking forward to how to invest money and stop making bad decisions where money is concerned. However, it signifies that everyone has different financial needs and gives us tips on wisely investing or making money decisions. You will love this book if you love to read about finances and money-related matters.
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#13 The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
About The Book
Title: The Subtle Art of Giving a F*ck
Author: Mark Manson
Genre: Non-Fiction, Self Help
Publisher: Harper
Type: Standalone
Pages: 212
Goodreads rating: 3.9/5
In this self-help book, the author shows how to be oneself. However, the primary purpose of this book is to teach one how to let go of all the opinions about what is important that others have about you and do what you feel is necessary and correct for you. Manson argues, backed by academic research and well-timed poop jokes that improving our lives hinges not on our ability to turn lemons into lemonade but on learning to stomach lemons better.
Why do we recommend this book?
This book was fantastic. Moreover, it is very well needed in today’s world as we all sometimes let others decide what is good for us, which is not the right way of living. However, the straightforward way the author made his point was incredible. Though some might have problems with his crude language, it is still an excellent book everyone should read. Finally, it is one of the best non-fiction books to read..
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#14 The Theory of Everything by Stephen Hawkings
About The Book
Title: The Theory of Everything
Author: Stephen Hawkings
Genre: Non-Fiction, Science
Publisher: New Millennium Entertainment
Type: Standalone
Pages: 176
Goodreads rating: 4.2/5
It is based on a series of lectures at Cambridge University in which Stephen Hawking, the renowned Professor, presents the most complex theories of past and present physics, such as black holes, expanding the universe, the origin of everything, the origin of time, and the big bang theory in a clear and easy-to-understand way.
Why do we recommend this book?
This book was, without a doubt, fascinating. The way Stephen Hawking explains such complex theories in such a way is awe-inspiring and made me wish that I had a Science teacher like him in school. Please read this book if you are a lover of space, black holes, and the universe. But don’t let the significant terms intimidate you. Finally, the way Stephen Hawking explained every concept was straightforward; anyone could understand.
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#15 Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
About the Book
Title: Thinking, Fast and Slow
Author: Daniel Kahneman
Genre: Non-Fiction, Psychology
Publisher: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
Pages: 499
Goodreads rating: 4.2/5
In this non-fiction novel, the author takes the reader on a journey of the human mind and how the two systems in our minds drive the way we think. System 1 is fast, while System 2 is slower. The author considers our brains complex and essential to understanding how our brain functions and coming to terms with a decision.
Why do we recommend this book?
This book was, without a doubt, fascinating. The way that the author made the points about the functioning of our brain and the importance of thinking a decision through was, on the whole, thought-provoking. As a matter of fact, this book is one of the best non-fiction books about Behavioral Economics. The writing is not to mention straightforward and can be understood easily. However, don’t expect a self-help book whose ideas you could implement in your life because then you would be sorely disappointed.
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#16 Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson
About the Book
Title: Who Moved My Cheese?
Author: Spencer Johnson
Genre: Self-help
Publisher: Vermilion
Pages: 96
Goodreads rating: 3.8/5
In the story, we focus on four main characters who live in a maze and look for cheese to nourish them and make them happy. Here, cheese is the metaphor for what one wants in life— money, fame, a good job, and a healthy relationship. The maze is where one looks for what they want, such as an organization they want to work in or the family and the career they want to choose. The only problem is that the cheese keeps moving. The story revolves around how each character reacts when an unexpected “change” in the circumstances deprives them of the cheese they loved so dearly.
Why do we recommend this book?
I can’t recommend this book enough. The story is told very simply, making it easy to understand. The unexpected changes that each four of the characters go through and their reactions convey a powerful message that can help one find ways to deal with the changes so that they can enjoy more and stress less. It is a must-read for all those feeling stuck at the present time.
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#17 Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker
About the Book
Title: Why We Sleep
Author: Matthew Walker
Genre: Nonfiction, Science
Publisher: Scribner
Pages: 368
Goodreads rating: 4.4/5
Sleep is something that everyone requires. But in this fast-paced world, are you giving your body enough sleep that it requires? In this book, Matthew Walker, a neuroscientist and sleep expert, explores sleep, why we need it, the impacts of not getting enough sleep, and how it affects every aspect of our emotional and mental well-being. He also provides actionable steps toward getting a better night’s sleep every night.
Why do we recommend this book?
This book was interesting, fascinating, and horrifying at the same time. We all know that sleep is essential, but the book discusses the impacts of not getting enough sleep on our minds and bodies. I loved how the author explained everything in a scientific yet easy-to-understand manner. The audiobook is undoubtedly excellent. Please read this book; it will keep you interested until the end and make you understand the importance of sleep.
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I hope you can find the non-fiction book that suits you the most as soon as possible. Give these all a try soon to get out of your comfort zone and learn about different things starting from humans to the universe.
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That’s it. SO to conclude, here is the list of 17 Best Non-Fiction Books You Need to Read :
| 1 | Atomic Habits by James Clear | Buy Now |
| 2 | Broken by Jenny Lawson | Buy Now |
| 3 | Don’t Lose Your Mind, Lose Your Weight by Rujuta Diwekar | Buy Now |
| 4 | Educated by Tara Westover | Buy Now |
| 5 | How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie | Buy Now |
| 6 | Hyperbole and A Half by Allie Brosh | Buy Now |
| 7 | Ikigai by Francesc Miralles | Buy Now |
| 8 | Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb | Buy Now |
| 9 | Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki | Buy Now |
| 10 | Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari | Buy Now |
| 11 | The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living by Dalai Lama | Buy Now |
| 12 | The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel | Buy Now |
| 13 | The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson | Buy Now |
| 14 | The Theory of Everything by Stephen Hawkings | Buy Now |
| 15 | Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman | Buy Now |
| 16 | Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson | Buy Now |
| 17 | Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker | Buy Now |
Do read all the books on this list of 17 Best Non-Fiction Books You Need to Read as soon as possible. You are going to enjoy reading them surely.
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