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Four and Five Star Non-Fiction Reads

There was a time when I read almost exclusively non-fiction. Around five years ago the balance started to shift, and now it is fiction that dominates. So far this year I have read 84 fiction books, and only 14 non-fiction.
Looking back at all the exceptional, mind-expanding books I have read over the years, I am inspired to branch out to more areas once again.
The books I have rated four or five stars (since I started keeping track in 2013) include a wide variety of styles and interests: biography, essay, sports, history, sociology, health, self-help, religion, language and science and nature. I hope you find something that intrigues you!
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How We Live Is How We Die (Pema Chodron)
How We Live Is How We Die
Pema Chodron
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When Things Fall Apart
When Things Fall Apart
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The Wisdom of No Escape (Pema Chodron)
The Wisdom of No Escape
Pema Chodron
4
Taking the Leap (Pema Chödrön)
Taking the Leap
Pema Chödrön
5
Walking the Bowl (Chris Lockhart & Daniel Mulilo Chama)
Walking the Bowl
Chris Lockhart & Daniel Mulilo Chama
6
The Heroic Heart (Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo)
The Heroic Heart
Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo
7
Poverty, by America (Matthew Desmond)
Poverty, by America
Matthew Desmond
8
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism (Shoshana Zuboff)
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
Shoshana Zuboff
9
The Years (Annie Ernaux)
The Years
Annie Ernaux
10
Look at the Lights, My Love (Annie Ernaux)
Look at the Lights, My Love
Annie Ernaux
11
Happening (Annie Ernaux)
Happening
Annie Ernaux
12
A Room of One's Own (Virginia Woolf)
A Room of One's Own
Virginia Woolf
13
Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us (Rachel Aviv)
Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us
Rachel Aviv
14
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty (Patrick Radden Keefe)
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
Patrick Radden Keefe
15
Out of the Sun: On Race and Storytelling (Esi Edugyan)
Out of the Sun: On Race and Storytelling
Esi Edugyan
16
Feminism for the 99% (Cinzia Arruzza, Tithi Bhattacharya, Nancy Fraser)
Feminism for the 99%
Cinzia Arruzza, Tithi Bhattacharya, Nancy Fraser
17
Tree Thieves (Lyndsie Bourgon)
Tree Thieves
Lyndsie Bourgon
18
Into Thin Air (Jon Krakauer)
Into Thin Air
Jon Krakauer
19
In the Margins (Elena Ferrante)
In the Margins
Elena Ferrante
20
Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative (Melissa Febos)
Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative
Melissa Febos
21
Everybody (Olivia Laing)
Everybody
Olivia Laing
22
Walking: One Step at a Time (Erling Kagge)
Walking: One Step at a Time
Erling Kagge
23
Broken (Jenny Lawson)
Broken
Jenny Lawson
24
Moody Bitches (Julie Holland)
Moody Bitches
Julie Holland
25
This Is Your Mind on Plants (Michael Pollan)
This Is Your Mind on Plants
Michael Pollan
26
Omnivores Dilemma (Micheal Pollan)
Omnivores Dilemma
Micheal Pollan
27
Why We Swim (Bonnie Tsui)
Why We Swim
Bonnie Tsui
28
Philosophy for Polar Explorers (Erling Kagge)
Philosophy for Polar Explorers
Erling Kagge
29
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
Elie Wiesel
30
Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor Frankl)
Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor Frankl
31
The Skin We're in (Desmond Cole)
The Skin We're In
Desmond Cole
32
A Tolkien Compass (Lobdell)
A Tolkien Compass
Lobdell
33
Painting as a Pastime (Winston S. Churchill)
Painting as a Pastime
Winston S. Churchill
34
Broken Places & Outer Spaces (Nnedi Okorafor)
Broken Places & Outer Spaces
Nnedi Okorafor
35
Why Good Sex Matters (Nan Wise)
Why Good Sex Matters
Nan Wise
36
Flow (Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi)
Flow
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
37
The Pursuit of Endurance (Jennifer Pharr Davis)
The Pursuit of Endurance
Jennifer Pharr Davis
38
Migraines: More Than a Headache (Elizabeth Leroux)
Migraines: More Than a Headache
Elizabeth Leroux
39
The Four Agreements (Don Miguel Ruiz)
The Four Agreements
Don Miguel Ruiz
40
One Story, One Song (Richard Wagamese)
One Story, One Song
Richard Wagamese
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