Nonfiction, PRI-ĂMI
The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth! Or that's the idea, at least. Nonfiction works center on facts and real events. Although there is some debate about which kinds of literature qualify as nonfiction, the genre typically includes books in the categories of biography, memoir, science, history, self-help, cooking, health and fitness, business, and more.
Nonfiction Encyclopedia Articles By Title
Principia
Principia, book about physics by Isaac Newton, the fundamental work for the whole of modern science. Published......
Rajatarangini
Rajatarangini, historical chronicle of early India, written in Sanskrit verse by the Kashmiri Brahman Kalhana in......
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books, memoir by Iranian-American writer Azar Nafisi. Published in 2003,......
Rebel, The
The Rebel, essay by French writer Albert Camus, originally published in French as LâHomme rĂ©voltĂ© in 1951. The......
Reconstruction
Reconstruction was a transformative era in U.S. history, as the government sought to rebuild the country following......
Room of Oneâs Own, A
A Room of Oneâs Own, essay by English writer Virginia Woolf, published in 1929. The work was based on two lectures......
RÄjÄvaliya
RÄjÄvaliya, 17th-century historical chronicle of Sri Lanka, covering the history of the island from its legendary......
Sacred Wood, The
The Sacred Wood, book of critical essays by T.S. Eliot, published in 1920. In it, Eliot discusses several of the......
Sarashina nikki
Sarashina nikki, a classic of Japanese literature of the Heian period (794â1185), written about 1059 by a woman......
Sartor Resartus
Sartor Resartus, humorous essay by Thomas Carlyle, ostensibly a learned treatise on the philosophy, the symbolism,......
Satyasiddhi-ĆÄstra
Satyasiddhi-ĆÄstra, (Sanskrit: True Attainment Treatise), treatise in 202 chapters on the doctrine of the void......
Second Tree from the Corner, The
The Second Tree from the Corner, collection of literary miscellanea by E.B. White, published in 1954. Most of these......
Sefer កasidim
Sefer កasidim, (Hebrew: âBook of the Piousâ), a highly valuable account of the day-to-day religious life of medieval......
Sejarah Melayu
Sejarah Melayu, one of the finest literary and historical works in the Malay language. Concerning the Malaccan......
Self-Reliance
Self-Reliance, essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson, published in the first volume of his collected Essays (1841). Developed......
Selling of the President, 1968, The
The Selling of the President, 1968, nonfictional book about the 1968 presidential campaign of Richard M. Nixon......
Seven Lamps of Architecture, The
The Seven Lamps of Architecture, book-length essay on architecture by John Ruskin, published in 1849. According......
Seven Pillars of Wisdom
Seven Pillars of Wisdom, memoir by British scholar, military strategist, and writer T.E. Lawrence. Completed in......
Sexual Behavior in the Human Male
Sexual Behavior in the Human Male, statistical study published in 1948 by A.C. Kinsey and his associates W.B. Pomeroy......
Shiji
Shiji, early history of China written about 85 bce by Sima Qian. A two-volume English translation, Records of the......
Shujing
Shujing, one of the Five Classics (Wujing) of Chinese antiquity. The Shujing is a compilation of documentary records......
Siberian Chronicles
Siberian Chronicles, a series of Russian chronicles dating from the late 16th through the 18th century and dealing......
Silent Spring
Silent Spring, nonfiction book written by Rachel Carson that became one of the most-influential books in the modern......
slave narrative
slave narrative, an account of the life, or a major portion of the life, of a fugitive or former slave, either......
Smectymnuus
Smectymnuus, acronym under which was published (1641) in England a book upholding the Presbyterian theory of the......
Social Contract, The
The Social Contract, major work of political philosophy by the Swiss-born French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau......
Society of Environmental Journalists
Environmental journalism is a component of environmental communication that allows for debate on environmental......
Souls of Black Folk, The
The Souls of Black Folk, collection of essays on Black life and race relations in the United States at the turn......
Speak, Memory
Speak, Memory, autobiographical memoir of his early life and European years by Vladimir Nabokov. Fifteen chapters......
Species Plantarum
Species Plantarum, two-volume work by the Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus, in which he established a precise......
Spiegel, Der
Der Spiegel, weekly newsmagazine, preeminent in Germany and one of the most widely circulated in Europe, published......
Spirit of Laws, The
The Spirit of Laws, principal work of the French political philosopher Montesquieu (in full Charles-Louis de Secondat,......
Stern
Stern, weekly general-interest magazine published in Germany. It began publication in 1948 and quickly became the......
stichomythia
stichomythia, dialogue in alternate lines, a form sometimes used in Classical Greek drama in which two characters......
Stones of Venice, The
The Stones of Venice, treatise on architecture by John Ruskin. It was published in three volumes in 1851â53. Ruskin......
Summa theologiae
Summa theologiae, in Roman Catholicism, a systematic compendium of theology written by Thomas Aquinas between about......
Tantra
Tantra, any of numerous texts dealing with the esoteric practices of some Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain sects. In the......
Teaching the Elements
With the European recovery and translation of Greek mathematical texts during the 12th centuryâthe first Latin......
The 1619 Project
The 1619 Project, a celebrated and controversial multimedia journalism series that reframes U.S. history around......
The Art of War
The Art of War is the common English title of the Chinese classic Bingfa (âMilitary Methodsâ). It is widely regarded......
The Devil in the White City
The Devil in the White City is a nonfiction book by American author Erik Larson, published in 2003, that tells......
The Metaphysical Poets
âThe Metaphysical Poetsâ is an essay published by American-English poet T.S. Eliot in 1921 that became an influential......
The Republic
The Republic, one of the most important dialogues of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, renowned for its detailed......
Thus Spake Zarathustra
Thus Spake Zarathustra, treatise by Friedrich Nietzsche, written in four parts and published in German between......
Time
Time, American weekly newsmagazine, published in New York City. Time was the creation of two young journalists,......
To Be Young, Gifted, and Black
To Be Young, Gifted, and Black, collection of writings, some previously unpublished, by playwright Lorraine Hansberry,......
To the Finland Station
To the Finland Station, critical and historical study by Edmund Wilson of European writers and theorists of socialism......
Today in HistoryâJune 14: The Day Anne Frank Started Her Diary
Two days after turning 13, Anne Frank wrote her first full entry in âKitty,â the name she called the diary she......
Today in HistoryâMay 28: Publication of the Federalist Papers
New Yorkers were a skeptical bunch. The U.S. Constitution had been drafted over the summer of 1787 at the convention......
Today in HistoryâNovember 1: Ebony Magazine Is Published
What if there were a magazine like Life or Look with beautiful, immersive photography, comprehensive coverage of......
Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, landmark work by the Austrian-born British philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889â1951),......
Tramp Abroad, A
A Tramp Abroad, jocular travel book by American humorist and novelist Mark Twain that was published in 1880. More......
travel journalism
travel journalism, a field of journalism encompassing communication about journeys beyond oneâs immediate surroundings.......
Travels
Travels, classic travel account by Ibn BaáčáčĆ«áčah of his journeys through virtually all Muslim countries and many......
Travels Through France and Italy
Travels Through France and Italy, work by Tobias Smollett, published in 1766. The breakdown of Smollettâs health......
Travels with a Donkey in the CĂ©vennes
Travels with a Donkey in the CĂ©vennes, journal by Robert Louis Stevenson, published in 1879. Recovering on the......
Two Treatises of Government
Two Treatises of Government, major statement of the political philosophy of the English philosopher John Locke,......
Unsafe at Any Speed
Unsafe at Any Speed, investigative report on U.S. automobile safety published in 1965 by consumer advocate Ralph......
Vindication of the Rights of Woman, A
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, trailblazing treatise of feminism (1792) written by British writer and womenâs......
Virginibus Puerisque
Virginibus Puerisque, collection of essays by Robert Louis Stevenson, published in 1881, most of which were first......
Vizetelly family
Vizetelly family, family of Italian descent active in journalism and publishing from the late 18th century in England......
Voynich manuscript
Voynich manuscript, illustrated manuscript written in an unknown language and thought to have been created in the......
Walden
Walden, series of 18 essays by Henry David Thoreau, published in 1854. An important contribution to New England......
Wealth of Nations, The
The Wealth of Nations, work by the Scottish economist and philosopher Adam Smith, first published in 1776, that......
Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers, A
A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers, autobiographical narrative by Henry David Thoreau, published in 1849.......
Wild Swans
Wild Swans, personal and family memoir by Chinese-born British author Jung Chang. Published in 1991, it was widely......
Wind, Sand and Stars
Wind, Sand and Stars, lyrical and humanistic chronicle of the adventures of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, published......
WPA Federal Writersâ Project
WPA Federal Writersâ Project, a program established in the United States in 1935 by the Works Progress Administration......
Wretched of the Earth, The
The Wretched of the Earth, book by West Indian psychoanalyst and social philosopher Frantz Fanon, published in......
Zuozhuan
Zuozhuan, ancient commentary on the Chunqiu (âSpring and Autumn [Annals]â) and the first sustained narrative work......
Ămile
Ămile, work on the philosophy of education by the Swiss-born French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712â78),......