I'm a big narrative non-fiction fan, and definitely need some new recs! But I'm a scaredy-cat and do not like true crime at all save for a few exceptions. Cults, tragedies, and conspiracies are fine, but no serial murder please. Memoirs are good too!
Books I've Liked
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The Best Land Under Heaven by Michael Wallis
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Educated by Tara Westover
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CHAOS: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties by Tom O'Neill
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Bottoms Up & the Devil Laughs by Kerry Howley
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The Rise & Fall of the Dinosaurs by Steve Brusatte
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Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe
Books Already On My List
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Krakauer in general, but particularly Into Thin Air
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The Quiet Damage: QAnon and the Destruction of the American Family by Jesselyn Cook
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Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C. Gwynne
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And the Band Played On by Randy Shilts
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Acid for the Children by Flea
Any genre or topic is welcomed (except the true crime, obv).
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