Non-fiction books that expanded your understanding of the worldAnswer

Any non-fiction books that taught you something that made you understand the world better

A Child Called It: One Child's Courage to Survive

#1 of 3 in Dave Pelzer

1995 • 373 Readers • 184 pages 3.7

Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future

2001 • 800 Readers • 225 pages 3.9

The Compound Effect

The Compound Effect
ByDarren Hardy

2010 • 2 Readers • 1 page

I'm Glad My Mom Died

I'm Glad My Mom Died
ByJennette McCurdy

2022 • 2,774 Readers • 313 pages 4.5

Becoming

Becoming
ByMichelle Obama

13 • 1,169 Readers • 426 pages 4.4

Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys' Club of Silicon Valley

2018 • 103 Readers • 322 pages 3.9

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

#1 of 2 in Mark Manson Collection

2016 • 2,354 Readers • 134 pages 3.6

Everything is F*cked: A Book About Hope

#2 of 2 in Mark Manson Collection

14 • 414 Readers • 224 pages 3.7

Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man

2020 • 217 Readers • 240 pages 3.7

A Long Walk to Water

A Long Walk to Water
ByLinda Sue Park

2009 • 80 Readers • 145 pages 4.3

Educated: A Memoir

Educated: A Memoir
ByTara Westover

2018 • 2,281 Readers • 352 pages 4.4

The Diary of a Young Girl

1913 • 2,341 Readers • 426 pages 4

The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up

2021 • 40 Readers • 480 pages 4.8

A Promised Land

#1 of 1 in The Presidential Memoirs

A Promised Land
ByBarack Obama

2020 • 820 Readers • 768 pages 4.3