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Non Fiction That Reads Like Fiction

History
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	The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore A cultural history of the character of Wonder Woman, her creator, and feminism.		Isaac’s Storm by Erik Larson In 1900, Galveston, Texas was hit by a hurricane with tragic effects. Meteorologist Isaac Cline failed to anticipate the event and faced unforeseen struggles as a result.
	The Radium Girls by Kate Moore In the 1900s, young women paint watch dials with glow-in-the-dark radium paint. They consider themselves lucky—until they start suffering from a mysterious illness.		The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson Wilkerson chronicles one of the great untold stories of American history: the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South for northern and western cities, in search of a better life from1915 to 1970.
	All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days by Rebecca Donner The life story of Mildred Harnack, an American leader in the German WWII resistance.		Facing the Mountain by Daniel James Brown Brown narrates the experiences of the men who fought in the only Japanese-American combat unit and their families.
	Dead Wake by Erik Larson The story of the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915, with a focus on people, suspense, and emotions.		The King’s Shadow by Edmund Richardson Explorer and archaeologist Charles Masson discovered the city of Alexandria Beneath the Mountains in 1833. Written like a thriller, this book chronicles his time in Afghanistan and India.
	The Dressmakers of Auschwitz by Lucy Adlington 25 women in Auschwitz-Birkenau worked in the Upper Tailoring Studio making clothing for the women of the Nazi elite.		Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand Louis Zamperini, once an Olympian and then lieutenant in the Air Force, crashed into the Pacific Ocean in 1943. His survival on a life raft depended on his own endurance and will.
	Faster by Neal Bascomb Pulse-pounding story of how a Jewish race car driver and an American speed queen triumphed over Hitler's fearsome Silver Arrows on the eve of World War II.