Nonfiction Published in Year: 2025
1. 
Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection
by:
John Green
4.43 avg rating — 84,252 ratings 2. 
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Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism 4.22 avg rating — 50,325 ratings
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One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
by:
Omar El Akkad
4.66 avg rating — 12,713 ratings 
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The Intelligence Explosion: When AI Beats Humans at Everything
by:
James Barrat
3.69 avg rating — 13 ratings 
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Too Fast, Too Short: The Life of Diana Barrymore (Hollywood Legends Series) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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The Mind Electric: A Neurologist on the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains
by:
Pria Anand
3.99 avg rating — 143 ratings 12. 
More Than Words: How Talking Sharpens the Mind and Shapes Our World 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings
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Wokisme Controversy, The: The Americanization of Debates on Identity, Race, and Gender in France 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old: Thoughts on Aging as a Woman
by:
Brooke Shields
3.69 avg rating — 7,718 ratings 15. 
Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves
by:
Sophie Gilbert
4.05 avg rating — 2,638 ratings 17. 
Tomorrow Is Yesterday: Life, Death, and the Pursuit of Peace in Israel/Palestine
by:
Hussein Agha
2.33 avg rating — 3 ratings 18. 
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Rope: How a Bundle of Twisted Fibers Became the Backbone of Civilization
by:
Tim Queeney
3.90 avg rating — 39 ratings 20. 
Jesus Wept: Seven Popes and the Battle for the Soul of the Catholic Church
by:
Philip Shenon
4.53 avg rating — 531 ratings 21. 
Whiskerology: The Culture of Hair in Nineteenth-Century America really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Another World Is Possible: Lessons for America from Around the Globe 4.12 avg rating — 66 ratings
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Realm of Ice and Sky: Triumph, Tragedy, and History's Greatest Arctic Rescue
by:
Buddy Levy
4.19 avg rating — 870 ratings 24. 
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Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers
by:
Caroline Fraser
3.91 avg rating — 2,029 ratings 
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In Open Contempt: Confronting White Supremacy in Art and Public Space 4.15 avg rating — 385 ratings
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The Secret History of the Rape Kit: A True Crime Story
by:
Pagan Kennedy
3.93 avg rating — 3,863 ratings 30. 
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Class Clown: The Memoirs of a Professional Wiseass—How I Went 77 Years Without Growing Up
by:
Dave Barry
4.24 avg rating — 1,682 ratings 33. 
The Genius Bat: The Secret Life of the Only Flying Mammal
by:
Yossi Yovel
4.15 avg rating — 20 ratings 34. 
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What's Left: Three Paths Through the Planetary Crisis
by:
Malcolm Harris
3.88 avg rating — 82 ratings 37. 
How to Share an Egg: A True Story of Hunger, Love, and Plenty
by:
Bonny Reichert
4.10 avg rating — 1,480 ratings 
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Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery, and the Soul of the Slam Dunk
by:
Mike Sielski
4.14 avg rating — 85 ratings 40. 
When the World Closed Its Doors: The Covid-19 Tragedy and the Future of Borders
by:
Edward Alden
3.93 avg rating — 14 ratings 43. 
Dare I Say It: Everything I Wish I'd Known About Menopause
by:
Naomi Watts
3.96 avg rating — 4,301 ratings 
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The Secret Public: How Music Moved Queer Culture From the Margins to the Mainstream
by:
Jon Savage
3.87 avg rating — 111 ratings 47. 
Love and Need: The Life of Robert Frost’s Poetry
by:
Adam Plunkett
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 31 ratings 48. 
New Wild Order: How Answering the Call of the Wild Might Just Save Your Life
by:
Andy Hamilton
4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings 
50. 
Gambling Man: The Secret Story of the World's Greatest Disruptor, Masayoshi Son
by:
Lionel Barber
4.09 avg rating — 475 ratings 51. 
The Sinners All Bow: Two Authors, One Murder, and the Real Hester Prynne 3.48 avg rating — 2,036 ratings
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Sister, Sinner: The Miraculous Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Aimee Semple McPherson
by:
Claire Hoffman
4.11 avg rating — 385 ratings 
54. 
The Rebel Empresses: Elisabeth of Austria and Eugénie of France, Power and Glamour in the Struggle for Europe
by:
Nancy Goldstone
4.36 avg rating — 272 ratings 
57. 
The Girl Who Baptized Herself: How a Lost Scripture About a Saint Named Thecla Reveals the Power of Knowing Our Worth
by:
Meggan Watterson
4.31 avg rating — 16 ratings 
59. 
38 Londres Street: On Impunity, Pinochet in England and a Nazi in Patagonia
by:
Philippe Sands
4.33 avg rating — 452 ratings 60. 
Righting Wrongs: Three Decades on the Front Lines Battling Abusive Governments
by:
Kenneth Roth
4.17 avg rating — 53 ratings 60. 
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Looking at Women Looking at War: A War and Justice Diary
by:
Victoria Amelina
4.38 avg rating — 540 ratings 62. 
Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to Autocracy
by:
Julia Ioffe
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating 
64. 
The Mother Next Door: Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy
by:
Andrea Dunlop
4.15 avg rating — 4,489 ratings 64. 
The CIA Book Club: The Secret Mission to Win the Cold War with Forbidden Literature
by:
Charlie English
3.73 avg rating — 313 ratings 68. 
Safe Church: How to Guard Against Sexism and Abuse in Christian Communities
by:
Andrew J. Bauman
4.53 avg rating — 131 ratings 
70. 
First Love: Guiding Teens through Relationships and Heartbreak
by:
Lisa A. Phillips
4.69 avg rating — 13 ratings 
72. 
The National Alliance of Black Feminists: A History
by:
Ileana Nachescu
liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating 
74. 
Beyond Priests: The Future of Ministry in the Catholic Church
by:
Paul Collins
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings 75. 
Tell Me What You Like: An Honest Discussion of Sex and Intimacy After Sexual Assault
by:
Katie Simon
4.58 avg rating — 12 ratings 
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What a Girl Wants: A (True) Story of Sexuality and Self-discovery
by:
Roxy Bourdillon
4.44 avg rating — 59 ratings 81. 
The Brain at Rest: How the Art and Science of Doing Nothing Can Improve Your Life
by:
Joseph Jebelli
3.98 avg rating — 90 ratings 83. 
Almost 30: A Definitive Guide to a Life You Love for the Next Decade and Beyond
by:
Lindsey Simcik
3.88 avg rating — 95 ratings 84. 
The Jewish Pedlar: An Untold Criminal History
by:
Tony Kushner
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings 84. 
Human Nature: Nine Ways to Feel About Our Changing Planet
by:
Kate Marvel
4.32 avg rating — 78 ratings 86. 
Held Together: A Shared Memoir of Motherhood, Medicine, and Imperfect Love 4.46 avg rating — 37 ratings
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The Disenlightenment: Politics, Horror, and Entertainment
by:
David Mamet
3.66 avg rating — 83 ratings 88. 
Houses of the Holy: A Higher-Critical Study of World Religions
by:
Robert M. Price
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating 88. 
Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again
by:
Jake Tapper
3.76 avg rating — 12,902 ratings 88. 
Cloud Warriors: Deadly Storms, Climate Chaos―and the Pioneers Creating a Revolution in Weather Forecasting
by:
Thomas E. Weber
4.18 avg rating — 84 ratings 91. 
Scarred: A Memoir of a Childhood Stolen and a Life Reclaimed
by:
Clark Fredericks
4.52 avg rating — 27 ratings 
91. 
The Crazies: The Cattleman, the Wind Prospector, and a War Out West
by:
Amy Gamerman
4.09 avg rating — 585 ratings 91. 
1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in History--and How It Shattered a Nation 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Wildfire Days: A Woman, a Hotshot Crew, and the Burning American West
by:
Kelly Ramsey
4.30 avg rating — 141 ratings 
98. 
Military Theory and the Conduct of War: What Is Strategy All About?
by:
Azar Gat
liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating 98. 
This Is Body Grief: Making Peace with the Loss That Comes with Living in a Body
by:
Jayne Mattingly
4.25 avg rating — 210 ratings 100. 
Every Weapon I Had: A Vietnam Vet's Long Road to the Medal of Honor
by:
Paris Davis
4.33 avg rating — 51 ratings