09/06/2026
Want to try a nonfiction book? These books won't disappoint. Find these and other titles at your , 2201 SW 134, Pioneer Library System. Eileen M. Washburn, young adult librarian in Connecticut, recommends these nonfiction titles particularly for guys who aren't big readers. Search the library catalog at the link in Comments. π
Adventure
π Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster - by Jon Krakauer (Book, eBook)
π A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail - by Bill Bryson (Book, eBook, eAudiobook)
History
π The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics - by Daniel James Brown (Book, eBook, eAudiobook, Children's edition)
π The Boys of Summer - by Roger Kahn (eBook)
π The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guardβs Most Daring Sea Rescue - by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman (Large Print book, eBook, eAudiobook, Children's edition)
π The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom - by Slavomir Rawicz (Book, eBook, eAudiobook)
π Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption - by Laura Hillenbrand (Book, eBook, eAudiobook, Young Adult edition, Large Print, Spanish)
Humor
π Another Bu****it Night in Suck City - by Nick Flynn (eBook)
π Dad Is Fat - by Jim Gaffigan (Book, eBook, eAudiobook)
π Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Manβs Fundamentals for Delicious Living - by Nick Offerman (eBook, eAudiobook)
π Sh*t My Dad Says - by Justin Halpern (Book, eBook, eAudiobook)
π The Year of Living Biblically: One Manβs Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible - by A. J. Jacobs (Book, eAudiobook)
Adapted on TV
π Captain Phil Harris: The Legendary Crab Fisherman, Our Hero, Our Dad - by Josh Harris and Jake Harris (eAudiobook)
π Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream - by H. G. Bissinger (eBook, eAudiobook)
π On Thin Ice: Breakdowns, Whiteouts, and Survival on the Worldβs Deadliest Roads -by Hugh Rowland (eBook)
And Moreβ¦
π The Omnivoreβs Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals - by Michael Pollan (eBook, eAudiobook)
π The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference - by Malcolm Gladwell (eBook, eAudiobook)
π What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions - by Randall Munroe (Book, eBook, eAudiobook)