100 non-fiction reading challenge

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Overview

I tend not to read enough non-fiction. So I have challenged myself to read 100 books. Feel free to join the challenge with me, maybe we can inspire each other with interesting titles we didn’t know existed. 

Number: 100 non-fiction books
Dates: Read from 1 January 2025 and forwards. No end date

Challenge Books

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King Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild

King Leopold's Ghost

Adam Hochschild

376 pages • paperback • 1998

nonfiction history politics challenging dark informative medium-paced
X Troop: The Secret Jewish Commandos of World War II by Leah Garrett

X Troop: The Secret Jewish Commandos of World War II

Leah Garrett

9 hours, 54 minutes • audio

nonfiction history medium-paced
Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold by Stephen Fry

Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold

Stephen Fry's Greek Myths #1

Stephen Fry

15 hours, 36 minutes • audio • 2017

fiction classics historical religion adventurous funny informative medium-paced
When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed

When Stars Are Scattered

Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed

3 hours, 42 minutes • audio • 2020

nonfiction graphic novel memoir middle grade emotional sad slow-paced
How to Not Suck as a Christian by Jeremy Steele
How to Not Suck as a Christian
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Jeremy Steele

How to Not Suck as a Christian

Jeremy Steele

188 pages • digital

Heartbreak Is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music by Rob Sheffield

Heartbreak Is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music

Rob Sheffield

202 pages • hardcover • 2024

nonfiction biography music informative lighthearted reflective fast-paced
Tree Spirits Grass Spirits by Hiromi Ito

Tree Spirits Grass Spirits

Hiromi Ito

192 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction nature philosophy poetry informative lighthearted reflective slow-paced
Sustainable Youth Ministry: Why Most Youth Ministry Doesn't Last and What Your Church Can Do about It by Mark DeVries

Sustainable Youth Ministry: Why Most Youth Ministry Doesn't Last and What Your Church Can Do about It

Mark DeVries

7 hours • audio • 2013 user-added

nonfiction informative slow-paced
Zlata's Diary: A Child's Life in Wartime Sarajevo by Zlata Filipović, Christina Pribićević-Zorić, Janine di Giovanni

Zlata's Diary: A Child's Life in Wartime Sarajevo

Zlata Filipović, Christina Pribićević-Zorić, Janine di Giovanni

240 pages • 1993

nonfiction autobiography childrens dark emotional sad medium-paced
Voices in the Ocean: A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins by Susan Casey

Voices in the Ocean: A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins

Susan Casey

304 pages • hardcover • 2015

nonfiction nature science informative reflective slow-paced