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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 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 Det mørkeste rommet by Hilde Reikrås, Ingunn Røren

Det mørkeste rommet

Hilde Reikrås, Ingunn Røren, 2021
Cover of When Brooklyn Was Queer by Hugh Ryan

When Brooklyn Was Queer

Hugh Ryan, 2019
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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.

Explore: Nonfiction · History · Classics · General