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The 33 Best Non-Fiction Books of 2020

Let's take a break from the fantastical with 33 books that will ground your year in real life drama, true crime, and self-education through others' lived experiences as selected by Cosmopolitan's Laura Hanrahan.

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Ask a Philosopher
Ask a Philosopher
  • Ian Olasov
00 reads
Breath
Breath
  • James Nestor
3.82185 reads
Calm the H*ck Down
Calm the H*ck Down
  • Melanie Dale
00 reads
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Find Your Fire

Find Your Fire
  • Terri Broussard Williams
00 reads
Get Out of Your Head: Stopping the Spiral of Toxic Thoughts
Get Out of Your Head: Stopping the Spiral of Toxic Thoughts
  • Jennie Allen
4.0615 reads
Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family
Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family
  • Robert Kolker
4.2191 reads
His Truth Is Marching On
His Truth Is Marching On
  • Jon Meacham
  • John Lewis
47 reads
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How to Listen and How to Be Heard

How to Listen and How to Be Heard: Inclusive Conversations at Work
  • Alissa Carpenter
00 reads
HRH: So Many Thoughts on Royal Style
HRH: So Many Thoughts on Royal Style
  • Elizabeth Holmes
41 read
Keep Moving Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change
Keep Moving Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change
  • Maggie Smith
4.1410 reads
Looking for Miss America
Looking for Miss America
  • Margot Mifflin
01 read
Make Life Beautiful
Make Life Beautiful
  • Syd McGee
  • Shea McGee
00 reads
Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor
Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor
  • Layla F. Saad
4.2457 reads
My Time to Speak
My Time to Speak
  • Ilia Calderón
00 reads
Open Book
Open Book
  • Jessica Simpson
  • Kevin Carr O'Leary
446 reads
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Power Your Profits

Power Your Profits
  • Susie Carder
00 reads
Relationship Goals
Relationship Goals
  • Michael Todd
3.54 reads
Separated
Separated
  • Jacob Soboroff
3.53 reads
Taking Sexy Back
Taking Sexy Back
  • Alexandra H. Solomon
00 reads
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The 100% Solution

The 100% Solution
  • Solomon Goldstein-Rose
00 reads
The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life
The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life
  • Alex Trebek
3.8814 reads
The Beauty in Breaking
The Beauty in Breaking
  • Michele Harper
4.1520 reads
The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win
The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win
  • Maria Konnikova
4.1452 reads
The Meaning of Mariah Carey
The Meaning of Mariah Carey
    3.8216 reads
    This Is Ohio
    This Is Ohio
    • Jack Shuler
    00 reads
    Too Much and Never Enough
    Too Much and Never Enough
    • Mary L. Trump
    3.6793 reads
    Trixie and Katya's Guide to Modern Womanhood
    Trixie and Katya's Guide to Modern Womanhood
    • Trixie Mattel
    • Katya Zamolodchikova
    • Katya
    3.5418 reads
    Two Trees Make a Forest
    Two Trees Make a Forest
    • Jessica J. Lee
    3.389 reads
    Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man
    Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man
    • Emmanuel Acho
    4.4746 reads
    Untamed: Stop Pleasing, Start Living
    Untamed: Stop Pleasing, Start Living
    • Glennon Doyle
    3.87225 reads
    Very Punchable Face
    Very Punchable Face
    • Colin Jost
    3.944 reads
    What Would Frida Do?
    What Would Frida Do?
    • Arianna Davis
    2.754 reads
    White Tears/Brown Scars
    White Tears/Brown Scars
    • Ruby Hamad
    4.526 reads