Nonfiction

This is where my thoughts on nonfiction books that I have read are kept!

Jump to: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, W

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A is for Abigail Adams

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Abadzis, Nick

- Laika

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Abrams, Douglas Carlton

- God’s Dream

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Ackerman, Diane

- A Natural History of the Senses

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Adler, David A.

- Helen Keller

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Alexander, Lloyd

- “Old Cricket Says”

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Allen, Thomas B.

- Harriet Tubman, Secret Agent: How Daring Slaves and Free Blacks Spied for the Union During the Civil War

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Allison, Jay

- This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women

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Anderson, Melinda

- The Catholic Girl’s Guide to Sex

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Andryszewski, Tricia

- Same-Sex Marriage: Moral Wrong or Civil Right?

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Aylesworth, Jim

- Our Abe Lincoln

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B is for Clara Barton

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Bacon, Sir Francis

- The Essays

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Barber, Elizabeth Wayland

- Women’s Work, the First 20,000 Years: Women, Cloth and Society in Early Times

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Bardey, Catherine

- Lingerie: A History and Celebration of Silks, Satins, Laces, Linens and Other Bare Essentials

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Barker, Cicely Mary

- The Complete Book of the Flower Fairies

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Bechdel, Alison

- Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic

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Belgrave, Dorothy

- Norse Myths and Classical Myths

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Bettelheim, Bruno

- The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales

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Boyce, Natalie Pope

- Penguins and Antarctica

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Brittain, Vera

- Testament of Youth: An Autobiographical Study of the Years 1900-1925

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Brockway, Laurie Sue

- Wedding Goddess

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Brown, Laurie Krasny

- How To Be a Friend: A Guide to Making Friends and Keeping Them

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Brown, Marc

- How To Be a Friend: A Guide to Making Friends and Keeping Them

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Bushko, Martha

- Knights and Ladies

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C is for Martha Jane “Calamity Jane” Cannary

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Cassedy, Sylvia

- In Your Own Words: A Beginner’s Guide to Writing

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Chandra, Deborah

- George Washington’s Teeth

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Cleary, Brian P.

- Windows, Rings and Grapes – A Look at Different Shapes

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Coffey, Wayne

- The Boys of Winter

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Comora, Madeleine

- George Washington’s Teeth

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D is for Isadora Duncan

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Dogra, Ramesh Chander and Urmila Dogra

- Hindu and Sikh Wedding Ceremonies

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Dyson, Anne Haas

- Writing Superheroes: Contemporary Childhood, Popular Culture and Classroom Literacy

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E is for Amelia Earhart

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Evslin, Bernard

- Gods, Demigods and Demons: An Encyclopedia of Greek Myths

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F is for Dorothy Fuldheim

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Feuti, Norm

- Pretending You Care: The Retail Employee Handbook

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Fricke, John

- 100 Years of Oz

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G is for Matilda Joslyn Gage

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Gaff, Jackie

- Superman’s Guide to the Universe

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Gediman, Dan

- This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women

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George, Jean Craighead

- How to Talk to Your Dog

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Glassman, Peter (editor)

- Oz: The Hundredth Anniversary Celebration

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Goleman, Daniel

- Emotional Intelligence: Why it Can Matter More than IQ

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Greene, Meg

- Rest in Peace: A History of American Cemeteries

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Guernsey, JoAnn Bren

- Death Penalty: Fair Solution or Moral Failure?

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Gunter, Veronika Alice

- Write Now!

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Gutelle, Andrew

- Baseball’s Best: Five True Stories

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H is for Zora Neale Hurston

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Hart, Hilda

- Norse Myths and Classical Myths

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Hawthorne, Nathaniel

- Norse Myths and Classical Myths

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Hoff, Benjamin

- The Tao of Pooh
- The Te of Piglet

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Hopkinson, Deborah

- Girl Wonder: A Baseball Story in Nine Innings

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Hoving, Walter

- Tiffany’s Table Manners for Teenagers

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J is for “Mother” Mary Harris Jones

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Jenkins, Elizabeth

- Elizabeth the Great

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Johnson, Judith

- The Wedding Ceremony Planner

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K is for Elizabeth Keckley

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Kaplan, Laura

- The Story of Jane: The Legendary Underground Feminist Abortion Service

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Kerns, Ann

- Wizards and Witches

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Knudsen, Shannon

- Mermaids and Mermen

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Koupal, Nancy Tystad

- Baum’s Road to Oz: The Dakota Years

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Kramer, Laura

- The Sociology of Gender: A Brief Introduction

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Krohn, Katherine

- Oprah Winfrey: Global Media Leader

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Kuhn, Betsy

- Prying Eyes: Privacy in the Twenty-First Century

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L is for Belva Lockwood

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Lakin, Patricia

- Abigail Adams: First Lady of the American Revolution

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Lanes, Selma G.

- Through the Looking Glass: Further Adventures and Misadventures in the Realm of Children’s Literature

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Lestina, Wendy (also writes as Wendy Reid Crisp)

- From the Back Pew: Life and Love in the Last Small Town in America
- When I Grow Up I Want To Be 60

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Levy, Andrew

- A Brain Wider Than the Sky: A Migraine Diary

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Lutes, Jason

- Houdini: The Handcuff King

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Lurie, Alison

- Boys and Girls Forever: Children’s Classics from Cinderella to Harry Potter

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M is for Maria Mitchell

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Mazzanoble, Shelly

- Confessions of a Part-Time Sorceress: A Girl’s Guide to the Dungeons and Dragons Game

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Minor, Florence

- If You Were a Penguin

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Molloy, Michael

- Experiencing the World’s Religions: Tradition, Challenge and Change

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de Monvel, Maurice Boutet

- Joan of Arc

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Morgan, Jill

- Fathers and Daughters: A Celebration in Memoirs, Stories and Photographs

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Murray, Kathleen

- The Catholic Girl’s Guide to Sex

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N is for Evelyn Nesbit

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Nafisi, Azar

- Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books

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Newcomb, Rain

- Write Now!

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O is for Annie Oakley

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Osborne, Mary Pope

- Penguins and Antarctica

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Overmyer, James

- Queen of the Negro Leagues: Effa Manley and the Newark Eagles

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P is for Alice Paul

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Page, Robin

- Move!

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Parish, Peggy

- Dinosaur Time

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Pingry, Patricia A.

- The Story of Saint Patrick’s Day

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R is for Eleanor Anna Roosevelt

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Raczka, Bob

- Artful Reading
- The Vermeer Interviews: Conversations with Seven Works of Art

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Ransom, Candice

- Maggie L. Walker: Pioneering Banker and Community Leader

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Rhatigan, Joe

- Write Now!

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Rogers, Katharine M.

- L. Frank Baum: Creator of Oz

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S is for Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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Satrapi, Marjane

- Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood

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Schneier, Bruce

- Beyond Fear: Thinking Sensibly About Security in an Uncertain World

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Sis, Peter

- The Tree of Life

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Spufford, Francis

- The Child That Books Built: A Life in Reading

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Sterling, Kristin

- Mary McLeod Bethune: A Life of Resourcefulness

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T is for Sojourner Truth

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Tannen, Deborah

- You Just Don’t Understand: Women and Men in Conversation
- The Argument Culture: Stopping America’s War of Words

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Thorne, Barrie

- Gender Play: Boys and Girls in School

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Trumble, Angus

- A Brief History of the Smile

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Tsai Chih Chung

- Zhuangzi Speaks: The Music of Nature

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Tutu, Desmond

- God’s Dream

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W is for Maggie L. Walker

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Wargin, Kathy-Jo

- B is for Badger: A Wisconsin Alphabet

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Wicker, Christine

- Not in Kansas Anymore: The Curious Tale of How Magic is Transforming America

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Winter, Blanche

- Norse Myths and Classical Myths

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Winter, Jeanette

- The Tale of Pale Male: A True Story