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13 non-fiction books to inspire you

Via Penguin Books: How do we navigate the world around us? Where do we start if we want to learn something new? Here is a reading list of books exploring ideas that matter, including great thinkers Margaret Atwood, Haruki Murakami, Ai Weiwei, Chelsea Manning and more.

Cover of Queens of the Age of Chivalry by Alison Weir

Queens of the Age of Chivalry

Alison Weir, 2022

Cover of Novelist as a Vocation by Haruki Murakami

Novelist as a Vocation

Haruki Murakami, 2015

Cover of Food for Life by Tim Spector

Food for Life

Tim Spector, 2022

Cover of The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human by Siddhartha Mukherjee

The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human

Siddhartha Mukherjee, 2022

Cover of The Amur River by Colin Thubron

The Amur River

Colin Thubron, 2021

Cover of The Fight for Privacy: Protecting Dignity, Identity, and Love in the Digital Age by Danielle Keats Citron

The Fight for Privacy: Protecting Dignity, Identity, and Love in the Digital Age

Danielle Keats Citron, 2022

Cover of 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows by Weiwei Ai

1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows

Weiwei Ai, 2021

Cover of Legacy of Violence : A History of the British Empire by Caroline Elkins

Legacy of Violence : A History of the British Empire

Caroline Elkins

Cover of On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint by Maggie Nelson

On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint

Maggie Nelson, 2021

Cover of The ways of white folks. by Langston Hughes

The ways of white folks.

Langston Hughes, 1934

Cover of Everything, Beautiful: A Guide to Finding Hidden Beauty in the World by Ella Frances Sanders

Everything, Beautiful: A Guide to Finding Hidden Beauty in the World

Ella Frances Sanders, 2022

Cover of README.txt by Chelsea Manning

README.txt

Chelsea Manning, 22

Cover of Burning Questions: Essays and Occasional Pieces, 2004 to 2021 by Margaret Atwood

Burning Questions: Essays and Occasional Pieces, 2004 to 2021

Margaret Atwood, 2022