Read 12 Non-Fiction Books in 2025

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28 participants (244 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

This was originally meant to mean one non-fiction book a month but life got in the way. And what does it matter if I read one a month as long as I read 12 total? Join me if you’d like! 

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The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase by Mark Forsyth

The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase

Mark Forsyth

205 pages • hardcover • 2013

nonfiction reference funny informative fast-paced
When Bad Things Happen to Good People by Harold S. Kushner

When Bad Things Happen to Good People

Harold S. Kushner

176 pages • paperback • 1981

nonfiction philosophy religion self help reflective slow-paced
The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green

The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet

John Green

293 pages • hardcover • 2021

nonfiction essays memoir science hopeful informative reflective medium-paced
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

Bryan Stevenson

336 pages • hardcover • 2014

nonfiction memoir race emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
A Poetry Handbook by Mary Oliver

A Poetry Handbook

Mary Oliver

130 pages • paperback • 1994

nonfiction poetry reference challenging informative reflective slow-paced
24 Hours in Ancient Athens: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There by Philip Matyszak

24 Hours in Ancient Athens: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There

24 Hours in Ancient History #3

Philip Matyszak

272 pages • paperback • 2019

nonfiction history funny informative lighthearted fast-paced
The Last Duel: A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat by Eric Jager

The Last Duel: A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat

Eric Jager

256 pages • digital • 2004

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective fast-paced
Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens by David Mitchell

Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

David Mitchell

431 pages • hardcover • 2023

nonfiction history funny informative lighthearted medium-paced
The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History by Sharon McMahon

The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History

Sharon McMahon

10 hours, 14 minutes • audio • 2024

nonfiction history politics informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert A. Caro

The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York

Robert A. Caro

1246 pages • paperback • 1974

nonfiction biography history politics challenging informative slow-paced