Great Nonfiction Books

by Elia Freedman
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13 books
These are incredible nonfiction books.
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Shoe Dog

A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
Phil Knight, 2016

Bowerman and the Men of Oregon

The Story of Oregon's Legendary Coach and Nike's Co-founder
Kenny Moore, 2006

Masters of Doom

How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture
David Kushner, 2003

Into Thin Air

Jon Krakauer, 1998
Incredible page turner about climbing Mt Everest.

Startup

A Silicon Valley Adventure
Jerry Kaplan, 2014

A River in Darkness

One Man's Escape from North Korea
Masaji Ishikawa, 2018

Becoming Steve Jobs

The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader
Brent Schlender, Rick Tetzeli, 2015
The best book ever written about Steve Jobs. This focuses on the most important time in his life, the time between leaving Apple and returning to Apple.

The Soul of Baseball

A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America
Joe Posnanski, 2007

The Bullpen Gospels

Major League Dreams of a Minor League Veteran
Dirk Hayhurst, 2010

Hackers

Heroes of the Computer Revolution - 25th Anniversary Edition
Steven Levy, 2010
Classic tech book. Must read for anyone interested in the history of computing.

Beatles '66

The Revolutionary Year
Steve Turner, 2016

Where Wizards Stay Up Late

The Origins Of The Internet
Katie Hafner, Matthew Lyon, 1998

Facebook

The Inside Story
Steven Levy, 2021
This book will make you mad.