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Question: What are your favorite non-fiction books?

Have you read any non-fiction books that you just loved? What was it and what was so great about it? I prefer non-fiction to fiction a lot of times and am looking for suggestions. I like memoirs, biographies, and interesting informational books.
Non-fiction means 'true.'

Answer: Wow, a lot of people don't know the difference between non-fiction and fiction! Kinda sad...

Anyway, my absolute favorite non-fiction is Mountains Beyond Mountains, by Tracy Kidder--about a doctor's work in Haiti, Peru, and Russia. (But then again, my major was Public Health)

I also really enjoyed Devil in the White City by Erik Larson and In Cold Blood by Capote... although those definitely have darker elements (murder)!

Finally, Into the Wild and Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer are really good if you're into outdoorsy themes. Good luck!

Ahh I forgot a couple more. The Tipping Point and Blink, both by Malcolm Gladwell, are very interesting books about what makes trends catch (the Tipping Point) and thinking without really thinking (Blink). I think Gladwell is a little pompous, but his books are really interesting.

Colossal Biography of Lincoln Wins $50,000 Lincoln Prize for 2010

A two-volume biography that was 30 years in the making, by one of the foremost living authorities on Abraham Lincoln, has won the 2010 Lincoln Prize. Michael Burlingame will receive the $50,000 Lincoln Prize for his book, "Abraham Lincoln: A Life" (Johns Hopkins University Press).

John Grisham - 2009 National Book Festival