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Hello and welcome to the group. I live in Colorado and I love to read just about every genre out there. I usually have two books going at the same time... one an ebook and the other an audiobook. I belong to about 6 groups because they are just the best way to find a great book and make a new friend. I started this group because I read 1 to 2 non-fiction books per month but I couldn't find a group out there that I could join that discussed nonfiction only. So, I thought I'd just start one. I hope you'll join me in the sharing of great non-fiction books.

Hi Quanjun! I'm so happy you found this group. Welcome and I hope it will grow as well. I look forward to seeing you around so we can find and talk about some amazing non-fiction books.

That's no problem. It would be great to have you for the group reads. If there's ever a book you'd like to recommend, feel free. I usually read 2 to 3 non-fiction a month... it's a great genre in small doses. :-)

Hi, my name's Adeline and I'm from Germany. I recently saw some videos on Youtube about "Non-fiction November" and thought to myself, "hey, that's not a bad idea!" and kind of decided I should read more non-fiction, because I don't. At all. Seriously, the last non-fiction book I read was 2 1/2 years ago and it wasn't that great.

So I went to my local bookstore (whose selection wasn't great, mostly World War II books and books about Islam, which I'm not really interested in at the moment) and bought two books (in translation, however):



I've already finished A Kim Jong-Il Production. It was a good start because it was easy to read and I wasn't very familiar with North Korea, so it was quite interesting as well! :)

Anyway, the reason why I joined the group is that one of the books next month is The Witches by Stacy Schiff which I bought on Audible a few days ago, so I hope to join the discussion next month. :D

Hi Adeline,

Welcome to the group and welcome to the world on non-fiction. I think it's awesome that you are branching out and trying new things! I'm very glad you're here and that you'll be joining us in reading The Witches.

A Kim Jong-Il Production sounds very interesting... my daughter just did a report on N. Korea and I didn't know very much about it either. I'm going to see if my library has it.

Non-Fiction is a wonderful genre. There are so many wonderful people to meet... amazing stories to read... and incredible journeys to take. As they say, "Truth is stranger than fiction."

I hope you love it here.... It's a new site, but I hope we grow and with growing comes more exposure to new books and new friends.

Hello, I am Kate from Utah. Most of the nonfiction books I have read lately are books on the workhouses in London after I found out my fifth great grandfather was born in one. I also want to learn more about my Mennonite ancestors and have recently started Both Sides Of The Ocean: Amish Mennonites From Switzerland To America by J. Virgil Miller.

I am also interested in medieval and Victorian England, the Mayflower, the American Revolution, and women in the Middle East.

Hello Kate and welcome. Interesting about your fifth great grandfather. That could be a hard life for kids and reform was late in coming. I have heard of a few decent places where kids worked, but mostly it wasn't a place you wanted to be. Mill owners would open an orphanage and then put them all to work. The stories I've heard are mind-blowing. I haven't read a lot of non-fiction on that subject but it is interesting to me. I may peruse you book shelf.

Welcome to the group!

Hello, everybody! My name's Jonathan/JB, and I live in the middle of Amish country in Pennsylvania. (No, I'm not Amish; but as a local pastor, last Sunday I did baptize a friend who was raised Amish.)

I think for years, I've been a non-fiction junkie. There are plenty of years when I read maybe one novel at most; everything else, non-fiction. Some's theology, some's church leadership, plenty is history and cultural analysis (and Islam, which has been one of my special areas of focus in my reading this year).

For instance, right now I'm working on (among others) William Stuntz's The Collapse of American Criminal Justice, which is slow-going but seems valuable in at least some parts.

Hello JB and welcome! I'm glad you found us here and I look forward to seeing all the great books you will be reading. :-)

Happy Holidays.

Great to have found this group! I read quite a lot of nonfiction, feeling that it's rather rare since most people seem to talk about novels.

John wrote: "Great to have found this group! I read quite a lot of nonfiction, feeling that it's rather rare since most people seem to talk about novels."

Hello John and welcome to the group! I'm very happy you found us and I look forward to seeing what you're reading.

Hello everyone! My name is Ty and I love reading non-fiction books (though I also enjoy good fantasy books as well). I am highly interested in international affairs and tend to focus my studies and writings on economic development, gender, conflict, and terrorism. My main regional focus is in Africa with a more specific focus on the Maghreb and I read a lot about those issues as well as about Islam given its salience in the developing world and within my region of study. I look forward to seeing what everyone else is reading and to sharing our discoveries.

Hello Ty and welcome to the group! I'm glad you found us. Thanks for sharing what your reading interest is. I hope you enjoy it here and can find some great books to read. :-)

Ty wrote: "Hello everyone! My name is Ty and I love reading non-fiction books (though I also enjoy good fantasy books as well). I am highly interested in international affairs and tend to focus my studies and..."

Hey, Ty! Funny you should talk about North Africa and the Middle East just now. I'm reading a library ebok, Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World, which isn't proving as easy to get into as I'd hoped, but then again I don't have a particularly strong interest in the region has you do.

Ty and Quanjun, have either of you read Patrick Rothfuss's The Kingkiller Chronicle? I have essentially stopped reading fantasy, but several friends insisted that I try the first book in this trilogy. This was The Name of the Wind. Once I finished it, I didn't need any urging to immediately read the second book, The Wise Man's Fear. Amazingly good books.

Hi everyone,
I enjoy most genres, as long as the book has minimal to no, mild profanity, no explicit sex, preferably no sadistic violence/grisly gore[although I did read a few Bundy- type true crime books] and absolutely no detailed abuse of any kind to a child.

Also as an ex-Christian, now a Naturalist-believing nothing exists outside the natural world, I prefer to avoid all religious proselytizing.

Hello and welcome C. What kind of non-fiction do you enjoy reading?

Hi Crystal, thanks for the welcome. I love all kinds of nonfiction.

You can get an idea by the post I just made in your thread Nonfiction books I don't want to forget,lol!

Hi Everyone,

I enjoy all sorts of non-fiction--histories, memoirs, travelogues, crime, biographies, leadership and more with special interests in World War II and women's history. I'm looking forward to reading Susan Klebald's book. I hope there will be insights in it to prevent Columbine, Sandy Hook, etc. from continuing in schools across America.

Hi Christa,

I'm so glad you found our group! It sounds like you read a wonderful mix of non-fiction and we're happy you're here.

Our member Barbara is reading Susan Klebald's book now. I'm interested to read it as well.

I hope you enjoy here. We're new, but we have a lot going on. I look forward to seeing you around the threads.

Hi everyone,
Exactly the kind of group I was looking for, thank you! Non-fiction books seem important to me as records of human life, from 'My Family and Other Animals' to 'The Female Brain' - and besides that are engrossing and full of things I didn't know. Many of the these books have affected my life and changed the way I think. Simply can't do without them.

Hello Sian - Welcome to our group. I'm glad you found us. I agree - non-fiction books are engrossing and full of things I didn't know either. It's great to learn about ourselves, our world and the people that share (or have shared) it with us.

Hello everyone , I am Ankit , a finance professional from Delhi , India . I always find truth stranger than fiction and am really happy to have found out a group deficated to NF . Look forward to a great time . :-)

Hello Ankit. I'm happy you found our group. I look forward to seeing you in the threads. Make sure to check out the April newsletter.

Hello everyone! My name is Keysha Jade, I am a self-help author of intoxicated stained tears. Intoxicated Stained Tears

I am a big lover of Non fiction books and I am so happy to have joined your group!

Hello Keysha, and welcome to our group!

Hello everyone! I'm Rachel Despins from Delaware. I have been reading at least one nonfiction book a month since November 2015 and decided it'd be much more fun to do it with as part of a group! So far my favorite nonfiction book is Around the World in Seventy-Two Days by Nellie Bly, which I actually listened to on audiobook.

Hello Rachel and welcome. I'm glad you found our group. Reading, sharing the magic of books, talking about book is always so much fun. A lot of people think of non-fiction as "stuffy" material but there's so much to learn, to think about, to try and understand. That's a great goal to read at least 1 non-fiction book a month! I look forward to seeing your future comments.

I'm Abby, and I read non-fiction probably as much as fiction, maybe even more. I'm interested in all kinds of topics: art, history, crime, economics. Not a big self-help fan, though. I think I'm just beyond help :). Glad to have found a group of other non-fiction lovers.

LOL... Welcome Abby. It sounds like you read a nice mix. I hope you'll post what books you're reading as it would be enjoyable to see what you're reading. Welcome and I hope you enjoy it here.

Hi all
I guess I haven't come in here yet to introduce myself . I used to read a lot more fiction, but now the scales are tipping in the other direction and I read more nonfiction .
I have always liked true crime, travel/adventure . US history . (especially things to do with the president's lives, etc , and life in the White House ) .
I LOVE memoirs, mainly of just regular people, but will read about the famous too, if they are someone I'd like to know more about .
Hoping to find some good recommendations in here for new ideas .

Hello Julie and welcome. It sounds like you read a nice mix of nonfiction. I hope you enjoy your time here and that you will find some good books to add to your library.

Most of my life I've read nonfiction for learning. In time I wrote over 40 nonfiction titles, some recent ones border on literary non fiction. Most titles are either how-to or reportage of sorts. A few are in the poetry and arts corner. Just so busy enjoy the wordsmith craft, I never seemed to find time to read as much as I wrote My wife finally trained me in the joys of fiction, so I guess I can now claim fiction as well. . All good. Four titles for 2016, two already out. I'm here to find the pulse of the nonfiction public on GR.

Hello Martin and welcome. I hope you can find some time to enjoy some books. Maybe you will find some that interest you here. Welcome. :-)

Hello everyone :) I am Veronika.

I'm new to a goodreads and I came across this group right away. My favorite books are the true stories and non fictions as well as autobiographies. I am also finishing up my own book about my childhood. Its called Mother At Seven. So, I wanted to see what are the topics and how detailed the discussion can be when it comes to books in general and in case I need an advise or have a question. Plus its seems like the perfect way to find the best book to read :)

Hello Veronika! Welcome to Goodreads and welcome to our group. I'm glad you found us. Enjoy yourself here and please let me know if you have any questions or need help with anything.

Hi! I just joined Goodreads and am happy to find this group. I enjoy reading both fiction and nonfiction, but tend to read more nonfiction. I've recently read "An Epidemic of Absence" (by Moises Velasquez-Manoff--about a new theory behind autoimmune diseases), "Seven Brief Lessons on Physics" (Carlo Rovelli), and "Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal" (Mary Roach). Currently am reading "Big Magic" (Elizabeth Gilbert--about the creative process), and just ordered "Meathooked" (Marta Zaraska--history of human interaction with meat) and "My Lost Childhood" (Abraham Deng Ater--a Lost Boy from Sudan whom I recently met). I also just finished the manuscript for my first book, which is a nonfiction popular-science book about the science of everyday health. Look forward to discussing books and hearing recommendations from you all here! :-)

Welcome, Julie, Martin, Veronika, and Hanna!

Hello Hanna! I'm happy to see there are new members to goodreads and to our group. I'm so glad you found us. Goodreads groups are wonderful places to find interesting books and discuss/share books you have read or currently reading.
It sounds like you have a wonderful variation in your nonfiction reads. I look forward to seeing you in future posts.
Welcome.

Thanks, JB & Crystal!

Hello Non Fiction Book Club!
My name is Janet and I love non-fiction books, especially books about sociology, science, statistics, and mathematics. I read more than one book at a time and am enjoying Goodreads for helping me to track my reading.
Right now, I'm reading two books on my sociology shelf - Promises I Can Keep: Why Poor Women Put Motherhood before Marriage, by Kathryn Edin, and American Dream: Three Women, Ten Kids, and a Nation's Drive to End Welfare, by Jason DeParle.
I'm also reading a Shaum's Outline on Relational Databases to go with an online class.
Looking forward to getting to know what books the group likes and to reading comments and sharing a few of my own ideas.
Best,
Janet

Hi Janet and welcome to the group. We're happy you're here. I'm sorry for the late reply.... I'm on vacation and the Internet is spotty.

Hi all,

I'm Silvana, from Indonesia. I mostly read SFF but I love non-fiction too especially history, military, biography, travelogue (sometimes).
I am very picky when it comes to nonfiction. My last reads were particularly awesome: Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow and In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by N. Philbrick. I will soon read The Geek Feminist Revolution by one of my fave authors, Kameron Hurley.

Looking forward to discuss great books with you all!

Welcome Silvana! I look forward to seeing what you are reading.

Hi, Justice. I sometimes feel as though I'm about the only non fiction reader on the planet.

Welcome to the group, Justice! I need to carve out some time and energy to be a bit more active here - it really is an excellent group, maybe the best on Goodreads.

Hi Justice and welcome to the group! I'm happy to see you found us. I know what you mean about the difficutly of finding a non-fiction group among the masses. Welcome. :-)

Hello all, my name is Tony and I love reading as a way for self development, reflection, and personal satisfaction. I've transitioned almost entirely to non-fiction (I love biographies too!), even though I grew up as a fiction reader (H. Potter...).

I think it is important to capture and use what you read, otherwise what is the use of reading non-fiction? I blog about everything that I read, teasing out the best of each book at www.outworkindustries.com.

Have a great day and Onward!

JB wrote: "Welcome to the group, Justice! I need to carve out some time and energy to be a bit more active here - it really is an excellent group, maybe the best on Goodreads."

I'm so glad you love it here JB. :-)