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Award Winning Non-Fiction

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Topics in these incredible, page-turning works of nonfiction include historical true crime, colonization, grief, indigenous lives, the natural world, racism, music, depression, and the human ability to overcome hardship and thrive

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Vancouver Island Regional Library

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The Diary of A Young Girl

The Diary of A Young Girl

by Frank, Anne

Book - 1993

Anne Frank, a gifted writer, came of age while her life, and the lives of everyone she knew, were in mortal danger. The book is in turns funny, pointed, a...Show more Anne Frank, a gifted writer, came of age while her life, and the lives of everyone she knew, were in mortal danger. The book is in turns funny, pointed, and heart-wrenching. Reading it, even for a second or third time, is a profound and moving experience. Show less

Anne Frank, a gifted writer, came of age while her life, and the lives of everyone she knew, were in mortal danger. The book is in turns funny, pointed, a...Show more Anne Frank, a gifted writer, came of age while her life, and the lives of everyone she knew, were in mortal danger. The book is in turns funny, pointed, and heart-wrenching. Reading it, even for a second or third time, is a profound and moving experience. Show less

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The Diary of A Young Girl

The Diary of A Young Girl

The Definitive Edition

by Frank, Anne

Book - 1995

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by Frank, Anne

eBook - 2010

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Anne Frank

Anne Frank

The Diary of A Young Girl

by Frank, Anne

Downloadable Audiobook - 2019

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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

by Angelou, Maya

Book - 2015

Growing up in the U.S. South, Maya Angelou survived a lot of life before the age of 10. This memoir is a powerful testament to the hardships too-often faced by children, and the human potential to transcend and thrive. Growing up in the U.S. South, Maya Angelou survived a lot of life before the age of 10. This memoir is a powerful testament to the hardships too-often faced by children, and the human potential to transcend and thrive. Show less

Growing up in the U.S. South, Maya Angelou survived a lot of life before the age of 10. This memoir is a powerful testament to the hardships too-often faced by children, and the human potential to transcend and thrive. Growing up in the U.S. South, Maya Angelou survived a lot of life before the age of 10. This memoir is a powerful testament to the hardships too-often faced by children, and the human potential to transcend and thrive. Show less

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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

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The Inconvenient Indian

The Inconvenient Indian

A Curious Account of Native People in North America

by King, Thomas

Book - 2013

What does it mean to be an "Indian" in North America? Thomas King explores this question with wry humour and biting sarcasm. With a direct and f...Show more What does it mean to be an "Indian" in North America? Thomas King explores this question with wry humour and biting sarcasm. With a direct and forthright voice, he illuminates the divide between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people that is very much alive in Canada today. Show less

What does it mean to be an "Indian" in North America? Thomas King explores this question with wry humour and biting sarcasm. With a direct and f...Show more What does it mean to be an "Indian" in North America? Thomas King explores this question with wry humour and biting sarcasm. With a direct and forthright voice, he illuminates the divide between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people that is very much alive in Canada today. Show less

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The Inconvenient Indian

A Curious Account of Native People in North America

by King, Thomas

Book - 2017

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The Inconvenient Indian

A Curious Account of Native People in North America

by King, Thomas

Book Club Kit - 2013

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A Curious Account of Native People in North America

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The Inconvenient Indian

A Curious Account of Native People in North America

by King, Thomas

Downloadable Audiobook - 2018

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The Year of Magical Thinking

The Year of Magical Thinking

by Didion, Joan

Book - 2022

Joan Didion lost her husband and nearly lost her daughter, only days apart. Her attempts to make sense of these personal tragedies led her to write The Ye...Show more Joan Didion lost her husband and nearly lost her daughter, only days apart. Her attempts to make sense of these personal tragedies led her to write The Year of Magical Thinking. The book became an instant classic about grief, loss, and enduring love. Show less

Joan Didion lost her husband and nearly lost her daughter, only days apart. Her attempts to make sense of these personal tragedies led her to write The Ye...Show more Joan Didion lost her husband and nearly lost her daughter, only days apart. Her attempts to make sense of these personal tragedies led her to write The Year of Magical Thinking. The book became an instant classic about grief, loss, and enduring love. Show less

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The Year of Magical Thinking

by Didion, Joan

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The Year of Magical Thinking

by Didion, Joan

Audiobook CD - 2005

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The Noonday Demon

The Noonday Demon

An Atlas of Depression

by Solomon, Andrew

Book - 2015

Using his own struggles with depression as a starting point, Andrew Solomon speaks with doctors, researchers, drugmakers, philosophers, and other sufferers, examining the disease from all points of view. A fascinating and very readable book. Using his own struggles with depression as a starting point, Andrew Solomon speaks with doctors, researchers, drugmakers, philosophers, and other sufferers, examining the disease from all points of view. A fascinating and very readable book. Show less

Using his own struggles with depression as a starting point, Andrew Solomon speaks with doctors, researchers, drugmakers, philosophers, and other sufferers, examining the disease from all points of view. A fascinating and very readable book. Using his own struggles with depression as a starting point, Andrew Solomon speaks with doctors, researchers, drugmakers, philosophers, and other sufferers, examining the disease from all points of view. A fascinating and very readable book. Show less

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The Noonday Demon

The Noonday Demon

An Atlas of Depression

by Solomon, Andrew

Book - 2003

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Stamped From the Beginning

Stamped From the Beginning

The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America

by Kendi, Ibram X.

Book - 2016

With brutal honesty about his own racist thoughts, along with extensive research, Ibram Kendi brings the reader on a journey of profound thought – and of ...Show more With brutal honesty about his own racist thoughts, along with extensive research, Ibram Kendi brings the reader on a journey of profound thought – and of hope for change. This long book may be challenging, but readers have found it is well worth the effort. Show less

With brutal honesty about his own racist thoughts, along with extensive research, Ibram Kendi brings the reader on a journey of profound thought – and of ...Show more With brutal honesty about his own racist thoughts, along with extensive research, Ibram Kendi brings the reader on a journey of profound thought – and of hope for change. This long book may be challenging, but readers have found it is well worth the effort. Show less

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Stamped From the Beginning

The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America

by Kendi, Ibram X

Downloadable Audiobook - 2017

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Racism, Antiracism, and You

by Reynolds, Jason

Book - 2020

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Guns, Germs, and Steel

Guns, Germs, and Steel

The Fates of Human Societies

by Diamond, Jared M.

Book - 2017

Why did Europeans subjugate the Indigenous peoples of other continents, and not the other way around? Jared Diamond advances a theory that is difficult to...Show more Why did Europeans subjugate the Indigenous peoples of other continents, and not the other way around? Jared Diamond advances a theory that is difficult to refute – and also discredits theories of racial superiority. This book may change the way you look at the world. Show less

Why did Europeans subjugate the Indigenous peoples of other continents, and not the other way around? Jared Diamond advances a theory that is difficult to...Show more Why did Europeans subjugate the Indigenous peoples of other continents, and not the other way around? Jared Diamond advances a theory that is difficult to refute – and also discredits theories of racial superiority. This book may change the way you look at the world. Show less

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The Fates of Human Societies

by Diamond, Jared M.

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Guns, Germs, and Steel

by Diamond, Jared M.

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The Fates of Human Societies

by Diamond, Jared M.

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