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Addictive Nonfiction That's Impossible to Put Down

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Ahmedi, Farah. The Other Side of the Sky
Farah lost her leg but gained her freedom. (YA 921 Ah53AAs)

Baskin, Julia.  THE NOTEBOOK GIRLS
Before there was blogging, there was The Notebook.

Boese, Alex.  HIPPO EATS DWARF: A FIELD GUIDE TO HOAXES AND OTHER B.S
If you don’t give this book to five of your friends within three days, you’ll have bad luck for a week.

Capote, Truman. In Cold Blood
The crime that shocked a small town; the story that rocked the world. (364.152 C17i)

Capuzzo, Michael. Close to Shore: A True Story of Terror in an Age of Innocence
The original shark tale that inspired Jaws. (597.31 C175c)

Davis, James.  SKATEBOARDING IS NOT A CRIME: 50 YEARS OF STREET CULTURE
Bring your board.

Dee, Kool Moe.  THERE'S A GOD ON THE MIC: THE FIFTY GREATEST MCs
Kool Moe Dee knows it all. Do you agree?

DiClaudio, Dennis.  THE HYPOCHONDRIAC'S POCKET GUIDE TO HORRIBLE DISEASE YOU PROBABLY ALREADY HAVE
Wash your hands!

Fleischman, John. Phineas Gage: A Gruesome But True Story About Brain Science
You need this book like a hole in the head. (j362.197381  Flesichman)

Genat, Robert. LOWRIDERS
All types of pimped-out lowriders in English and Spanish.

Nelson, Peter.  LEFT FOR DEAD: A YOUNG MAN'S SEARCH FOR JUSTICE FOR THE USS INDIANAPOLIS
It took 14 minutes for the ship to sink; it took 5 days for the Navy to notice.

Northcutt, Wendy. The Darwin Awards: Evolution in Action
Survival of the fittest; find out about the people who didn’t make the cut. (817.43 N814d)

Owen, David.  HIDDEN EVIDENCE: FORTY TRUE CRIMES AND HOW FORENSIC SCIENCE HELPED SOLVE THEM.
Everyone’s dying to learn about forensic science.

Palmer, Chris.  STREETBALL: ALL THE BALLERS, MOVES, SLAMS AND SHINE.
The NBA is all slick, streetball is all grit.

Roach, Mary. Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
Recycling is good. (611 R53s)

Rothbart, Davy.  FOUND: THE BEST LOST, TOSSED AND FORGOTTEN ITEMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.
Be careful what you leave behind.

Runyon, Brent. The Burn Journals
Brent douses his bathrobe in gasoline and lights the match. (YA 362.28 Runyan)

Satrapi, Marjane. Persepolis, Vol. 1: The Story of a Childhood
Words and drawings tell the story of growing up during the Islamic revolution. (YA 955.0542  Satrapi)

Sebold, Alice. Lucky
An unsparing account of the author’s rape as a college freshman. (362.883 Se22l)

Shaw, Maria. Maria Shaw's Star Gazer: Your Soul Searching, Dream Seeking, Make Something Happen Guide to the Future
What’s your sign? (YA 133  Shaw)

Silverstein, Ken. The Radioactive Boy Scout: The Frightening True Story of a Whiz Kid and His Homemade Nuclear Reactor
Does a house in your neighborhood glow in the dark? (YA 921 H124s)

Szpirglas, Jeff. Gross Universe: Your Guide to All Disgusting Things Under the Sun
Don’t look under the bed. (j574.1  Szpirglas)

Tupac: Resurrection 1971-1996 Ed. by Jacob Hoye and Karolyn Ali.
Do you really know Tupac? (782.4092 Sh15AAt)

Zailckas, Koren. Smashed: The Story of a Drunken Girlhood
It’s bad when you’re on a first-name basis with Jack Daniels. (362.292 Z13s)

Zimmerman, Keith.  MYTHBUSTERS: THE EXPLOSIVE TRUTH BEHIND 30 OF THE MOST PERPLEXING URBAN LEGENDS OF ALL TIME
Don’t try this at home!

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1/31/11
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