The best nonfiction books of 1940s (chosen by nonfiction authors)

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Black Lamb and Grey Falcon

By Rebecca West ,

Loved by 3 people

Politics and the English Language

By George Orwell ,

Loved by 3 people

Twelve Who Ruled

By R.R. Palmer ,

Loved by 3 people

The World of Yesterday

By Stefan Zweig ,

Honeymoon at Sea

By Jennifer Silva Redmond ,

Rise Gloriously

By Joseph Jean Baptiste Jolicoeur ,

Loved by 2 people

Go Down, Moses

By William Faulkner ,

Loved by 1 person

World Hypotheses

By Stephen C. Pepper ,

Honeymoon at Sea

By Jennifer Silva Redmond ,

Rise Gloriously

By Joseph Jean Baptiste Jolicoeur ,

Louise-Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun: Portrait of an Artist, 1755-1842

By Judith Lissauer Cromwell ,

Loved by 1 person

A Russian Journal

By John Steinbeck ,

Loved by 1 person

Ordeal of the Union, Vol. 1

By Allan Nevins ,

Honeymoon at Sea

By Jennifer Silva Redmond ,

Rise Gloriously

By Joseph Jean Baptiste Jolicoeur ,

Louise-Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun: Portrait of an Artist, 1755-1842

By Judith Lissauer Cromwell ,

Drowning Lifeguards

By Ruth Hull ,

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The Irish

By Sean O'Faolain ,

Loved by 1 person

How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success in Selling

By Frank Bettger ,

Louise-Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun: Portrait of an Artist, 1755-1842

By Judith Lissauer Cromwell ,

Drowning Lifeguards

By Ruth Hull ,

Honeymoon at Sea

By Jennifer Silva Redmond ,

Rise Gloriously

By Joseph Jean Baptiste Jolicoeur ,

Louise-Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun: Portrait of an Artist, 1755-1842

By Judith Lissauer Cromwell ,

Drowning Lifeguards

By Ruth Hull ,

Obstinate Daughters

By Denise Kiernan ,

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The Snow Goose

By Paul Gallico ,

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The Story of America

By Hendrik van Loon ,

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The Complete Poems of Emily Jane Brontë

By Emily Jane Brontë ,

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Drayneflete Revealed

By Osbert Lancaster ,

Honeymoon at Sea

By Jennifer Silva Redmond ,

Rise Gloriously

By Joseph Jean Baptiste Jolicoeur ,

Louise-Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun: Portrait of an Artist, 1755-1842

By Judith Lissauer Cromwell ,

Drowning Lifeguards

By Ruth Hull ,

Obstinate Daughters

By Denise Kiernan ,

Jane Fonda

By Marilyn S. Greenwald ,

Gifts from a Challenging Childhood Workbook

By Jan Bergstrom ,

Loved by 1 person

Uppity Women of Ancient Times

By Vicki Leon ,

Drowning Lifeguards

By Ruth Hull ,

Obstinate Daughters

By Denise Kiernan ,

Jane Fonda

By Marilyn S. Greenwald ,

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The Age of Jackson

By Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. ,

Obstinate Daughters

By Denise Kiernan ,

Jane Fonda

By Marilyn S. Greenwald ,

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Not By Fact Alone

By John Clive ,

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History of United States Naval Operations in World War II

By Samuel Eliot Morison ,

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The Gathering Storm

By Winston S. Churchill ,

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National Power and the Structure of Foreign Trade

By Albert O. Hirschman ,

Obstinate Daughters

By Denise Kiernan ,

Jane Fonda

By Marilyn S. Greenwald ,

Gifts from a Challenging Childhood Workbook

By Jan Bergstrom ,

A Universe of Rainbows

By Matt Forrest Esenwine , Jamey Christoph (illustrator),

Honeymoon at Sea

By Jennifer Silva Redmond ,

Rise Gloriously

By Joseph Jean Baptiste Jolicoeur ,

Louise-Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun: Portrait of an Artist, 1755-1842

By Judith Lissauer Cromwell ,

Drowning Lifeguards

By Ruth Hull ,

Obstinate Daughters

By Denise Kiernan ,

Jane Fonda

By Marilyn S. Greenwald ,

Gifts from a Challenging Childhood Workbook

By Jan Bergstrom ,

A Universe of Rainbows

By Matt Forrest Esenwine , Jamey Christoph (illustrator),

How the States Got Their Shapes

By Mark Stein ,

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

By Kerry Aradhya , Kara Kramer (illustrator),

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The Moon is Down

By John Steinbeck ,

Loved by 1 person

Sea of Cortez

By John Steinbeck , Edward F. Ricketts ,

Gifts from a Challenging Childhood Workbook

By Jan Bergstrom ,

A Universe of Rainbows

By Matt Forrest Esenwine , Jamey Christoph (illustrator),

Loved by 1 person

Blueberries for Sal

By Robert McCloskey ,

Loved by 1 person

Dawn's Early Light

By Elswyth Thane ,

Gifts from a Challenging Childhood Workbook

By Jan Bergstrom ,

A Universe of Rainbows

By Matt Forrest Esenwine , Jamey Christoph (illustrator),

How the States Got Their Shapes

By Mark Stein ,

Honeymoon at Sea

By Jennifer Silva Redmond ,

Rise Gloriously

By Joseph Jean Baptiste Jolicoeur ,

Louise-Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun: Portrait of an Artist, 1755-1842

By Judith Lissauer Cromwell ,

Drowning Lifeguards

By Ruth Hull ,

Obstinate Daughters

By Denise Kiernan ,

Jane Fonda

By Marilyn S. Greenwald ,

Gifts from a Challenging Childhood Workbook

By Jan Bergstrom ,

A Universe of Rainbows

By Matt Forrest Esenwine , Jamey Christoph (illustrator),

How the States Got Their Shapes

By Mark Stein ,

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

By Kerry Aradhya , Kara Kramer (illustrator),

Broken but Healing

By Bella St. Patrick , Arista,

Guns, Furs, and Gold

By Larry E. Morris ,

Bizarre

By Marc Dingman ,

Facing Death

By Brad Stuart ,

Up the Down Escalator

By Lisa Doggett ,

The best nonfiction books of the 1940s

The books our community loved the most.

Black Lamb and Grey Falcon

Politics and the English Language

Twelve Who Ruled

The World of Yesterday

Books from our members

Honeymoon at Sea

Rise Gloriously

Go Down, Moses

World Hypotheses

Books from our members

Honeymoon at Sea

Rise Gloriously

Louise-Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun: Portrait of an Artist, 1755-1842

A Russian Journal

Ordeal of the Union, Vol. 1

Books from our members

Honeymoon at Sea

Rise Gloriously

Louise-Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun: Portrait of an Artist, 1755-1842

Drowning Lifeguards

The Irish

How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success in Selling

Books from our members

Louise-Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun: Portrait of an Artist, 1755-1842

Drowning Lifeguards

Books from our members

Honeymoon at Sea

Rise Gloriously

Louise-Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun: Portrait of an Artist, 1755-1842

Drowning Lifeguards

Obstinate Daughters

The Snow Goose

The Story of America

The Complete Poems of Emily Jane Brontë

Drayneflete Revealed

Books from our members

Honeymoon at Sea

Rise Gloriously

Louise-Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun: Portrait of an Artist, 1755-1842

Drowning Lifeguards

Obstinate Daughters

Jane Fonda

Gifts from a Challenging Childhood Workbook

Uppity Women of Ancient Times

Books from our members

Drowning Lifeguards

Obstinate Daughters

Jane Fonda

The Age of Jackson

Books from our members

Obstinate Daughters

Jane Fonda

Not By Fact Alone

History of United States Naval Operations in World War II

The Gathering Storm

National Power and the Structure of Foreign Trade

Books from our members

Obstinate Daughters

Jane Fonda

Gifts from a Challenging Childhood Workbook

A Universe of Rainbows

Books from our members

Honeymoon at Sea

Rise Gloriously

Louise-Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun: Portrait of an Artist, 1755-1842

Drowning Lifeguards

Obstinate Daughters

Jane Fonda

Gifts from a Challenging Childhood Workbook

A Universe of Rainbows

How the States Got Their Shapes

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

The Moon is Down

Sea of Cortez

Books from our members

Gifts from a Challenging Childhood Workbook

A Universe of Rainbows

Blueberries for Sal