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Non-fiction That Reads Like Fiction
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June 2010
Compiled by April Szuch
of the Natrona County Public Library from contributions by the members of Fiction_L
(To use this list in your library, book club, etc., please include the following credit line: "Compiled by the subscribers of the Fiction_L mailing list." This list may not be used for commercial purposes.)
Ackerman, Diana. A Natural History of the Senses
Albanov, Valerian. In the Land of White Death
Anthony, Lawrence. The Elephant Whisperer
Armstrong, Karen. Spiral Staircase
Bacon, Ursula. Shanghai Diary
Bentley, Peter J. Why Sh*t Happens: The Science of a Really Bad Day
Beyer, Kurt. Grace Hopper and the Invention of the Information Age
Blum, Deborah. The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder & the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
Blum, Howard. American Lightning
Bodanis, David. Electric Universe: The Shocking True Story of Electricity
Bradley, James. Flags of Our Fathers
Braestrup, Kate. Here if You Need Me
Brooks, Geraldine. Nine Parts of Desire
Bryson, Bill. A Short History of Nearly Everything
Capote, Truman. In Cold Blood
Capuzzo, Mike. Close to Shore
Carrere, Emmanuel. The Adversary: A True Story of Monstrous Deception
Carter, W. Hodding. Flushed: How the Plumber Saved Civilization
Child, Julia. My Life in France
Costain, Thomas B. The Pageant of England
Cox, Lynne. Swimming to Antarctica
DeFede, Jim. The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland
Didion, Joan. The Year of Magical Thinking
Ehrenreich, Barbara. Nickel and Dimed
Fischer, David Hackett. Washington's Crossing
Fuller, Alexandra. Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
Gilbert, Elizabeth. Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
Gill, Gillian. Nightingales: The Extraordinary Upbringing and Curious Life of Miss Florence Nightingale
Goldstone, Nancy. The Lady Queen: The Notorious Reign of Joanna I
Greely, Lucy. Autobiography of a Face
Grogan, John. Marley and Me
Hall, Ron. Same Kind of Different as Me
Hanf, Helene. 84 Charing Cross Road
Hart, Matthew. Diamond: A Journey to the Heart of Obsession
Hazleton, Lesley. After the Prophet
Helm, Sarah. A Life in Secrets: Vera Atkins and the Missing Agents of WWII
Herman, Eleanor. Mistress of the Vatican: The True Story of Olimpia Maidalchini: The Secret Female Pope
Hickman, Homer. Rocket Boys
Hillenbrand, Laura. Seabiscuit
Hunt, Linda. Bold Spirit: Helga Estby's Forgotten Walk
Johnson, Steven. The Invention of Air: A Story of Science, Faith, Revolution, and the Birth of America
Junger, Sebastian. The Perfect Storm
Kalish, Mildred Armstrong. Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression
Kanigel, Robert. The One Best Way: Fredrick Winslow Taylor and the Enigma of Efficiency
Katz, Jon. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet out of Idaho
Keel, John A. The Mothman Prophecies
Keller, Julia. Mr. Gatling's Terrible Marvel: The Gun That Changed Everything and the Misunderstood Genius Who Invented It
Kelly, Jack. Gunpowder: Alchemy Bombards, and Pyrotechnics
Kerasote, Ted. Merle's Door
Kidder, Tracy. Mountains Beyond Mountains; Soul of a New Machine; Strength in What Remains
King, Dean. Skeletons on the Zahara
King, Ross. Brunelleschi's Dome
Kingsolver, Barbara. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
Krakauer, Jon. Into Thin Air; Under the Banner of Heaven
Kurlansky, Mark. Cod: A Biography; Salt: A World History
Kurson, Robert. Shadow Divers
Kurzweil, Ray. The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence
Lacey, Robert. Ford: The Man and the Machine
Larson, Erik. Devil in the White City; Thunderstruck
Lancaster, Jen. Bitter Is the New Black
Lear, Linda. Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature
Leininger, Bruce & Andrea. Soul Survivor: The Reincarnation of a World War II Pilot
LeMieux, Richard. Breakfast at Sally's: One Homeless Man's Inspirational Journey
Levy, Steven. Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution
Lopez, Steve. The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music
MacPherson, Malcolm. The Cowboy and His Elephant: The Story of a Remarkable Friendship
Markopolos, Harry. No One Would Listen: A True Financial Thriller
Mayes, Frances. Under the Tuscan Sun
McBride, James. Color of Water
McCarthy, Jenny. Baby Laughs: The Naked Truth About the First Year of Mommyhood
McCullough, David. The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
McDougall, Christopher. Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
Mezrich, Ben. Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook -- A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal
Milford, Nancy. Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St Vincent Millay
Mortenson, Greg. Three Cups of Tea
Myron, Vicki. Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World
Neugass, James. War is Beautiful: An American Ambulance Driver in the Spanish Civil War
Nicholson, Juliet. The Perfect Summer: England 1911, Just Before the Storm
Obmascik, Mark. The Big Year; Halfway to Heaven
Opdyke, Irene. In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer
Parrado, Nando. Miracle in the Andes
Patchett, Ann. Truth and Beauty
Petroski, Henry. The Essential Engineer; Pushing the Limits
Pollan, Michael. The Omnivore's Dilemma
Postman, Neil. Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology
Powell, Julie. Julie and Julia
Preston, Douglas. The Monster of Florence
Preston, Richard. The Hot Zone
Purdy, Anne. Tisha: The Story of a Young Teacher in the Alaska Wilderness
Radziwill, Carole. What Remains: A Memoir of Fate, Friendship, and Love
Reichl, Ruth. Garlic and Sapphires
Reisen, Harriet. Louisa May Alcott: The Woman behind Little Women
Rivenbark, Celia. Stop Dressing Your Six Year Old Like a Skank
Robison, John Elder. Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's
Rybczynski, Witold. One Good Turn: A Natural History of the Screwdriver and the Screw
Saint Sing, Susan. The Wonder Crew
Salisbury, Gay. The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic
Sandweiss, Martha A. Passing Strange: A Gilded Age Tale of Love & Deception Across the Color Line
Sasson, Jean. Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia
Schlesinger, Henry. Battery: How Portable Power Sparked and Technological Revolution
Selby, Scott Andrew and Greg Campbell. Flawless: Inside the Largest Diamond Heist in History
Shilts, Randy. And the Band Played On
Shorto, Russell. Island at the Center of the World
Shulman, Seth. The Telephone Gambit: Chasing Alexander Graham Bell's Secret
Silverstein, Ken. The Radioactive Boy Scout: The True Story of the Boy and His Backyard Nuclear Reactor
Silverwood, John. Black Wave
Simon, Rachel. Riding the Bus with My Sister
Skloot, Rebecca. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Sobel, Dava. Longitude
Soskice, Janet. The Sisters of Sinai
Stoll, Clifford. The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy through the Maze of Computer Espionage
Strand, Ginger Gail. Inventing Niagara: Beauty, Power and Lies
Swanson, James. Manhunt: The Twelve Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
Tammet, Daniel. Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant
Tillyard, Stella. Aristocrats: Caroline, Emily, Louisa, and Sarah Lennox, 1740-1832; Citizen Lord: Edward Fitzgerald, 1763-1798
Truss, Lynne. Eats, Shoots and Leaves
Weatherford, Jack. The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued his Empire
Weiner, Jonathan. Beak of the Finch
Wolfe, Tom. The Right Stuff
Woodlief, Jennifer. Wall of White
Woolley, Benjamin. The Bride of Science: Romance, Reason, and Byron's Daughter
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