Read 5 non-fiction books

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8 participants (14 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

In the interest of diversifying my reading, I want to try reading at least 4 non-fiction books for 2025.  

Challenge Books

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The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts by Joshua Hammer

The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts

Joshua Hammer

280 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction history informative reflective medium-paced
Mrs. Sherlock Holmes by Brad Ricca

Mrs. Sherlock Holmes

Brad Ricca

432 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction biography history true crime challenging informative mysterious slow-paced
Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life by Francesc Miralles, Héctor García

Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life

Francesc Miralles, Héctor García

194 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy self help informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux by Black Elk

Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux

Black Elk

270 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced