12 non fiction books in 12 months

tamtam3 Host

33 participants (265 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

The goal is to read twelve non fiction books by the end of the year, preferably one a month.

Challenge Books

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The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green

The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet

John Green

10 hours, 42 minutes • audio • 2021

nonfiction essays memoir science hopeful informative reflective medium-paced
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This

Omar El Akkad

187 pages • digital • 2025

nonfiction memoir politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Delphi Murders: The Quest to Find the 'Man on the Bridge' by Brian Whitney, Nic Edwards

The Delphi Murders: The Quest to Find the 'Man on the Bridge'

Brian Whitney, Nic Edwards

278 pages • paperback • 2023

nonfiction true crime dark informative sad fast-paced
The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington by Brad Meltzer, Josh Mensch

The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington

Brad Meltzer, Josh Mensch

432 pages • hardcover • 2019

nonfiction historical history adventurous medium-paced
The Whydah: A Pirate Ship Feared, Wrecked, and Found by Martin W. Sandler

The Whydah: A Pirate Ship Feared, Wrecked, and Found

Martin W. Sandler

missing duration info • audio • 2017

nonfiction history middle grade adventurous informative inspiring slow-paced
The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by Desmond Tutu, Dalai Lama XIV, Douglas Carlton Abrams

The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

Desmond Tutu, Dalai Lama XIV, Douglas Carlton Abrams

10 hours, 13 minutes • audio • 2016

nonfiction philosophy self help hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali by Mamadou Kouyaté

Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali

Mamadou Kouyaté

101 pages • paperback • 1255

nonfiction classics history adventurous medium-paced
102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers by Jim Dwyer, Kevin Flynn

102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers

Jim Dwyer, Kevin Flynn

5 hours, 58 minutes • audio

nonfiction history true crime sad tense medium-paced
Everyone's Seen My Tits: Stories and Reflections from an Unlikely Feminist by Keeley Hazell

Everyone's Seen My Tits: Stories and Reflections from an Unlikely Feminist

Keeley Hazell

9 hours, 5 minutes • audio • 2025

nonfiction essays memoir emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Kitchen Confidential: 25th Anniversary Edition by Anthony Bourdain

Kitchen Confidential: 25th Anniversary Edition

Anthony Bourdain

8 hours, 37 minutes • audio • 2000 user-added

nonfiction emotional reflective sad medium-paced