These have been some of my favorite non-fiction books I have read. From graphic novels to true crime, I love a good non-fiction book where I can learn something or find out even more on a subject I already know about.
If you have an interest in Everest this is a great book.
Into Thin Air
This is such a fascinating story. You want to think you would never do what they did to survive but who knows.
Desperate Passage: The Donner Party Journey
There are so many theories on what happened to these people. It was such an interesting read. And I still don't have my own theory.
Dead Mountain: The Untold Story of Dyatlov
I read this long before the movie was announced. It was very well written and told the story very well.
Killers of the Flower Moon (book)
This is such a great book. I couldn't put it down.
The Sun Does Shine: My Journey to Freedom
Once again I read this before the movie was announced. This man did what no one else would have and as the daughter of a Vietnam vet I can't imagine how his friends felt getting that little piece of home.
The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A Memoir
This was INSANE. What happened to these soldiers..... I have no words.
In Harm's Way: Sinking of USS Indianapolis
Erik Larson is one of my favorite non-fiction authors and this is a piece of history I never heard about and am glad to have educated myself on.
Isaac's Storm - Erik Larson
The fascinating history revolving around the world's fair and murder. I was amazed at all the products that we still use today that were introduced at that worlds fair.
The Devil in the White City
This is all about the body farm and forensics.
Death's Acre: Inside the Forensic Lab
My boyfriend is a die hard Gators fan and I had to read about Aaron Hernandez. This one is easy to read because it's James Patterson.
All-American Murder: Aaron Hernandez's Fall
Aren't we all obsessed with the Zodiac Killer?
Zodiac: The True Story of the Serial Killer
This is all about the mad bomber in NYC and the invention of criminal profiling.
Incendiary: Psychiatrist & Mad Bomber
This is a graphic novel about George Takei's time in an American concentration camp when he was a child.
They Called Us Enemy
Another graphic novel about a young boy and his time in concentration camps.
