The real story : a guide to nonfiction reading interests / Sarah Statz Cords ; edited By Robert Burgin.
Cords, Sarah Statz, 1974-; Burgin, Robert.
2006
Z711.55 .C67 2006 (Mapit)
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Title The real story : a guide to nonfiction reading interests / Sarah Statz Cords ; edited By Robert Burgin.
Author Cords, Sarah Statz, 1974-
ISBN 1591582830 (alk. paper)
Publication Details Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2006.
Language English
Description xxxii, 460 p. ; 26 cm.
Item Number 9781591582830
Call Number Z711.55 .C67 2006
Dewey Decimal Classification 025.5/40973
Summary Here is your road map to the vast and previously uncharted terrain of recreational nonfiction. After defining the genre and discussing it's unique characteristics and appeals; the author describes more than 500 popular nonfiction titles and organizes them according to genre. Everything from true adventure, true crime, and travel narratives to investigative nonfiction, environmental writing, and life stories. Genres are subdivided into subgenres and popular themes, such as micro-histories, deep science, and humorous memoirs. Focus is on the best titles published within the last decade, with key classics and benchmark titles also cited. For each title you'll find a short list of nonfiction read-alikes; and fiction read-alikes are listed for each genre
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Added Author Burgin, Robert.
Series Genreflecting advisory series
Linked Resources Table of contents only
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Nonfiction genres
True adventure
Travel
True crime
Environmental writing
Science and math
History
Biography
Memoirs and autobiography
Relationships
Investigative writing
Making sense.

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