Non Fiction

Non-fiction is an account or representation of a subject which is presented as fact. This presentation may be accurate or not; that is, it can give either a true or a false account of the subject in question. However, it is generally assumed that the authors of such accounts believe them to be truthful at the time of their composition. Note that reporting the beliefs of others in a nonfiction format is not necessarily an endorsement of the ultimate veracity of those beliefs, it is simply saying that it is true that people believe that (for such topics as mythology, religion). Non-fiction can a ...more

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West of Eden: An American Place
One Child: The Story of China's Most Radical Experiment
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How to Be Here: A Guide to Creating a Life Worth Living
The Black Presidency: Barack Obama and the Politics of Race in America

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