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Non-fiction books that expanded your understanding of the world

Any non-fiction books that taught you something that made you understand the world better

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Cover of Norsk nok - tekster om identitet og tilhørighet

Norsk nok - tekster om identitet og tilhørighet

2022
Cover of Allergic: Our Irritated Bodies in a Changing World by Theresa MacPhail

Allergic: Our Irritated Bodies in a Changing World

Theresa MacPhail, 2023
Cover of Anthropology: Why It Matters by Tim Ingold

Anthropology: Why It Matters

Tim Ingold, 2018
Cover of Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown

Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

Brené Brown, 2012
Cover of Jeg tenker nok du skjønner det sjøl by Jon Gangdal

Jeg tenker nok du skjønner det sjøl

Jon Gangdal, 2010
Cover of The Rights of Nature The Rights of Nature  by David Richard Boyd

The Rights of Nature The Rights of Nature

David Richard Boyd, 2017
Cover of No Logo by Naomi Klein

No Logo

Naomi Klein, 1999
Cover of Fear Itself: The New Deal and the Origins of Our Time by Ira Katznelson

Fear Itself: The New Deal and the Origins of Our Time

Ira Katznelson, 2013
Cover of Analyysiä reaaliluvuilla by Petteri Harjulehto, Riku Klén, Mika Koskenoja

Analyysiä reaaliluvuilla

Petteri Harjulehto, Riku Klén, Mika Koskenoja
Cover of La terre paternelle by Patrice Lacombe

La terre paternelle

Patrice Lacombe, 1980
Cover of Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys' Club of Silicon Valley by Emily Chang

Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys' Club of Silicon Valley

Emily Chang, 2018
Cover of Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do about It by Richard V. Reeves

Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do about It

Richard V. Reeves, 2022
Cover of How to Sleep Like a Caveman by Merijn van de Laar

How to Sleep Like a Caveman

Merijn van de Laar, 2025
Cover of Data Feminism by Catherine D’Ignazio, Lauren F. Klein

Data Feminism

Catherine D’Ignazio, Lauren F. Klein
Cover of We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families: Stories From Rwanda by Philip Gourevitch

We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families: Stories From Rwanda

Philip Gourevitch, 1998
Cover of Becoming by Michelle Obama

Becoming

Michelle Obama, 2018
Cover of Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It by Tahl Raz, Chris Voss

Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It

Tahl Raz, Chris Voss, 2016
Cover of A Child Called It: One Child's Courage to Survive by Dave Pelzer

A Child Called It: One Child's Courage to Survive

Dave Pelzer, 1995
Cover of Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel, Blake Masters

Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future

Peter Thiel, Blake Masters, 2001
Cover of Pornography: Men Possessing Women by Andrea Dworkin

Pornography: Men Possessing Women

Andrea Dworkin, 1981
Cover of The history of sexuality by Michel Foucault

The history of sexuality

Michel Foucault, 1976
Cover of Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation by Silvia Federici

Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation

Silvia Federici, 2004
Cover of Voldtekt som våpen: de usynlige krigsofrene by Christina Lamb

Voldtekt som våpen: de usynlige krigsofrene

Christina Lamb, 2020
Cover of How Do You Live? by Genzaburo Yoshino

How Do You Live?

Genzaburo Yoshino, 1937
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§ About this list

Books
100
Published
1626–2025
Average rating
4.2 / 5 across 19,289 ratings
Genres
Nonfiction, History, Classics, General

Most-rated on Non-fiction books that expanded your understanding of the world

  1. 1I'm Glad My Mom Died · Jennette McCurdy
  2. 2The Diary of a Young Girl · Anne Frank
  3. 3Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind · Yuval Noah Harari

Common questions about Non-fiction books that expanded your understanding of the world

How many books are on Non-fiction books that expanded your understanding of the world?
Non-fiction books that expanded your understanding of the world has 100 books, published between 1626 and 2025.
Which book on Non-fiction books that expanded your understanding of the world is the most popular?
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy is the most-rated book on the list, with 1,838 ratings and a 4.5 average.
What is the highest-rated book on Non-fiction books that expanded your understanding of the world?
So You Want to Talk about Race by Ijeoma Oluo has the highest average rating among the list's books with at least 100 ratings: 4.6 out of 5.
Where should I start with Non-fiction books that expanded your understanding of the world?
Start with I'm Glad My Mom Died, The Diary of a Young Girl and Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind: the three most-rated books on the list.
What genres are on Non-fiction books that expanded your understanding of the world?
The books on this list are tagged Nonfiction, History, Classics and General.

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