Nonfiction that reads like fiction

 

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1. Anansi's gold: the man who looted the West, outfoxed Washington, and swindled the world

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Yeebo, Yepoka
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Athens Drive Community - Adult Non-Fiction
364.16 YEEBO
Cary Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
364.16 YEEBO
Duraleigh Road - Adult Non-Fiction
364.16 YEEBO

2. Killers of the Flower Moon: the Osage murders and the birth of the FBI

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Grann, David
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history, from the author of The Wager and The Lost City of Z, “one of the preeminent adventure and true-crime writers working today."—New York Magazine • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • NOW A MARTIN SCORSESE PICTURE
“A shocking whodunit…What...

3. The warmth of other suns: the epic story of America's great migration

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Wilkerson, Isabel
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In this epic, beautifully written masterwork, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel 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. From 1915 to 1970, this exodus of almost six million people changed the face of America.

4. You have to be prepared to die before you can begin to live: ten weeks in Birmingham that changed America

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Author:
Kix, Paul
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976.178 KIX
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East Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
976.178 KIX
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From journalist Paul Kix, the riveting story, never before fully told, of the 1963 Birmingham Campaign--ten weeks that would shape the course of the Civil Rights Movement and the future of America.