Non-FIction Read in 2023
102. 
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Waco: David Koresh, the Branch Davidians, and A Legacy of Rage
by:
Jeff Guinn
4.04 avg rating — 3,082 ratings 
106. 
Self-Care in Underwear: Yoga in Your Undies, Bubble Baths, and 50+ More Ways to Improve Well-Being
by:
Ton Mak
4.52 avg rating — 52 ratings 
108. 
Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears
by:
Michael Schulman
4.08 avg rating — 5,405 ratings 
112. 
Make Meatballs Sing: The Life and Art of Corita Kent
by:
Matthew Burgess
4.43 avg rating — 308 ratings 
114. 
Thylacine: The History, Ecology and Loss of the Tasmanian Tiger
by:
Branden Holmes
3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings 
118. 
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White House by the Sea: A Century of the Kennedys at Hyannis Port
by:
Kate Storey
4.17 avg rating — 1,980 ratings 123. 
To Boldly Go: How Nichelle Nichols and Star Trek Helped Advance Civil Rights
by:
Angela Dalton
4.38 avg rating — 398 ratings 123. 
The Naturalist: The Remarkable Life of Allan Riverstone McCulloch
by:
Brendan Atkins
3.67 avg rating — 12 ratings 
127. 
On Writing and Failure: Or, On the Peculiar Perseverance Required to Endure the Life of a Writer (Field Notes)
by:
Stephen Marche
4.06 avg rating — 527 ratings 
129. 
Number One Is Walking: My Life in the Movies and Other Diversions
by:
Steve Martin
3.72 avg rating — 3,565 ratings 129. 
Playing Under the Piano: From Downton to Darkest Peru
by:
Hugh Bonneville
3.97 avg rating — 1,511 ratings 
131. 
Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin
by:
Megan Rosenbloom
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6,447 ratings 
133. 
Traces Remain: Essays and Explorations
by:
Charles Nicholl
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 52 ratings 
135. 
Kew: The Witch's Garden: Plants in Folklore, Magic and Traditional Medicine
by:
Sandra Lawrence
4.11 avg rating — 467 ratings 137. 
My Little Golden Book About Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Little Golden Book Biographies)
by:
Shana Corey
4.65 avg rating — 403 ratings 
138. 
Walking with Sam: A Father, a Son, and Five Hundred Miles Across Spain
by:
Andrew McCarthy
4.03 avg rating — 6,771 ratings 140. 
Woke Up This Morning: The Definitive Oral History of The Sopranos 4.21 avg rating — 2,763 ratings
142. 
Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man
by:
Mary L. Trump
3.82 avg rating — 95,057 ratings 142. 
The Secret Signs of Nature: How to Uncover Hidden Clues in the Sky, Water, Plants, Animals, and Weather
by:
Craig Caudill
4.65 avg rating — 55 ratings 
144. 
She and Her Pretty Friend: The Hidden History of Australian Women Who Love Women 4.15 avg rating — 93 ratings
146. 
These Fists Break Bricks: How Kung Fu Movies Swept America and Changed the World
by:
Grady Hendrix
4.25 avg rating — 221 ratings 
148. 
Hope – How Street Dogs Taught Me the Meaning of Life: Featuring Rodney, McMuffin and King Whacker
by:
Niall Harbison
4.62 avg rating — 2,345 ratings 150. 
Only the Best: The Exceptional Life and Fashion of Ann Lowe
by:
Kate Messner
4.37 avg rating — 197 ratings 
156. 
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Finding Hildasay: How one man walked the UK's coastline and found hope and happiness
by:
Christian Lewis
4.34 avg rating — 2,652 ratings 158. 
Am I Pretty When I Fly?: An Album of Upside Down Drawings
by:
Joan Baez
3.94 avg rating — 109 ratings 158. 
But Have You Read the Book?: 52 Literary Gems That Inspired Our Favorite Films
by:
Kristen Lopez
3.36 avg rating — 1,065 ratings 160. 
A Portrait of Walt Disney World: 50 Years of The Most Magical Place on Earth
by:
Kevin M. Kern
4.39 avg rating — 282 ratings 160. 
Her Sunburnt Country: The Extraordinary Literary Life of Dorothea Mackellar 3.74 avg rating — 73 ratings
162. 
Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You: A Memoir
by:
Lucinda Williams
3.95 avg rating — 3,780 ratings 
164. 
Alexandra Petri's US History: Important American Documents
by:
Alexandra Petri
3.65 avg rating — 941 ratings 
168. 
The Disney Princess: A Celebration of Art and Creativity
by:
Charles Solomon
4.39 avg rating — 155 ratings 168. 
Australia's Most Infamous Jail: Inside the walls of Pentridge Prison
by:
James Phelps
3.84 avg rating — 230 ratings 170. 
Berkeleyworks: The Art of Berkeley Breathed: From Bloom County and Beyond 4.28 avg rating — 25 ratings
172. 
Deliberate Cruelty: Truman Capote, the Millionaire's Wife, and the Murder of the Century 3.69 avg rating — 2,846 ratings
174. 
A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of The Snowy Day 4.29 avg rating — 1,976 ratings
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Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I: The Mother and Daughter Who Changed History
by:
Tracy Borman
4.27 avg rating — 2,230 ratings 
178. 
180. 
The Ship Beneath the Ice: The Discovery of Shackleton's Endurance
by:
Mensun Bound
4.11 avg rating — 2,126 ratings 
185. 
Hi Honey, I'm Homo!: Sitcoms, Specials, and the Queering of American Culture
by:
Matt Baume
4.31 avg rating — 1,990 ratings 186. 
Ryan's Hope: An Oral History of Daytime's Groundbreaking Soap
by:
Tom Lisanti
4.47 avg rating — 53 ratings 
189. 
The Women of Amy Sherman-Palladrino: Gilmore Girls, Bunheads, and Mrs. Maisel
by:
Scott Ryan
3.61 avg rating — 102 ratings 190. 
The Unseen Photos of Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
by:
Trevor Crafts
4.31 avg rating — 75 ratings 191. 
Dressing Up the Stars: The Story of Movie Costume Designer Edith Head 4.16 avg rating — 180 ratings
192. 
The Godspell Experience: Inside a Transformative Musical
by:
Carol de Giere
4.27 avg rating — 56 ratings 
196. 
Wannabe: Reckonings with the Pop Culture That Shapes Me
by:
Aisha Harris
3.81 avg rating — 1,545 ratings 197. 
The midnight special, 1972-1981: Late Night's Original Rock & Roll Show
by:
Ben Hunter
4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings 198. 
Ketanji: Justice Jackson's Journey to the U.S. Supreme Court
by:
Kekla Magoon
4.30 avg rating — 230 ratings 199. 
Freaks, Gleeks, and Dawson's Creek: How Seven Teen Shows Transformed Television
by:
Thea Glassman
3.83 avg rating — 2,540 ratings 