AUTOBIOGRAPHY, MEMOIRS, AND BIOGRAPHY
Autobiographies That Read Like Fiction (Boone County Public Library, Kentucky)
http://www.bcpl.org/advisory/books/read_alikes/title.php
Memoirs (Boone County Public Library, Kentucky)
http://www.bcpl.org/advisory/books/read_alikes/title.php
Biographies & Memoirs (BookBrowse)
http://www.bookbrowse.com/browse/index.cfm?category_number=1
Biography Index (Boston Public Library)
http://www.bpl.org/research/adultbooklists/biographyindex.htm
Growing Up—Stories of My Childhood (Downers Grove Public Library, Illinois)
http://www.downersgrovelibrary.org/nonfictiongoodreads/growingup.html
A Woman’s Place Is. . . (Downers Grove Public Library, Illinois)
http://www.downersgrovelibrary.org/nonfictiongoodreads/wmnplace.html
Biographies (Fairfax County Public Library, Virginia)
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/Reading/Adult/Bios.htm
Fiction, Memoir & Culture of the Middle East (Fairfax County Public Library, Virginia)
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/Reading/Adult/mideast.htm
Biographies for Men (Fiction_L Booklists, Morton Grove Public Library, Illinois)
http://www.webrary.org/RS/flbklists/bioformen.html
Biographies of Disabled People (Fiction_L Booklists, Morton Grove Public Library, Illinois)
http://www.webrary.org/RS/flbklists/biodisabled.html
Favorite Biographies (Fiction_L Booklists, Morton Grove Public Library, Illinois)
http://www.webrary.org/RS/flbklists/favbio.html
Memoirs for Discussion (Fiction_L Booklists, Morton Grove Public Library, Illinois)
http://www.webrary.org/RS/flbklists/memoirs.html
Recommended Autobiographies (Fiction_L Booklists, Morton Grove Public Library, Illinois)
http://www.webrary.org/RS/flbklists/Bio.html
Contemporary Memoirs (Harris County Public Library, Texas)
http://www.hcpl.net/booklists/contmem.htm
Extraordinary Lives (Hennepin County Library, Minnesota)
http://www.hclib.org/pub/bookspace/BooklistAction.cfm?list_num=300&Genre=Nonfiction
Women’s Memoirs (Hennepin County Library, Minnesota)
http://www.hclib.org/pub/bookspace/BooklistAction.cfm?list_num=205&Genre=Nonfiction
Biography and Autobiography (Library Book Lists (formerly Waterboro) [these are lists of lists])
http://librarybooklists.org/nonfiction/biography.htm
Thanks for the Memoirs (Madison Public Library, Wisconsin)
http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/booklists/memoirs.html
Favorite Biographies and Autobiographies (Multnomah County Library, Oregon)
http://www.multcolib.org/books/lists/biography.html
Memoir Stars (Overbooked. N.B. The Web site is changing after February 28, 2009)
http://www.overbooked.org/booklists/nf/memoirs.html
Bio-Adversity (Sachem Public Library, New York)
http://sachem.suffolk.lib.ny.us/advisor/bioadversity.htm
The Actor’s Life: Autobiographies (Sachem Public Library, New York)
http://sachem.suffolk.lib.ny.us/advisor/actorautobiographies.htm
Childhood Memoirs (Springfield-Greene County Library, Missouri)
http://thelibrary.org/booklist/titles_jackets.cfm?catid=577
American Women in Biography and Nonfiction (St. Charles Public Library, Illinois)
http://www.st-charles.lib.il.us/arl/booklists/americanwomen.htm
Defying the Odds: Memoirs That Inspire (St. Charles Public Library, Illinois)
http://www.st-charles.lib.il.us/arl/booklists/defying.htm
Women of Distinction (St. Charles Public Library, Illinois)
http://www.st-charles.lib.il.us/arl/booklists/distinction.htm
Biography (Topeka-Shawnee County Public Library, Kansas)
http://www.tscpl.org/books/section/biography/
Memoirs of Growing Up Strange (Wake County Public Library, North Carolina)
http://www.wakegov.com/libraries/reading/lists/nonfiction/memoirsgrowingupstrange.htm
Oh, Grow Up! (Wake County Public Library, North Carolina)
http://www.wakegov.com/libraries/reading/lists/nonfiction/growup.htm
Pulitzer Prize – Biography (Wake County Public Library, North Carolina)
http://www.wakegov.com/libraries/reading/lists/nonfiction/pulitzerbio.htm
Memoirs (Wilmette Public Library, Illinois)
http://www.wilmettelibrary.info/readersservices/bibliographies/memoirs.php
Recent Biographies (Wilmette Public Library, Illinois)
http://www.wilmettelibrary.info/readersservices/bibliographies/staffbib.php?bib_title=Recent%20Biographies&bib_title_id=225
Biographies and Autobiographies (Several lists) (Wolfner Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Missouri)
http://www.sos.mo.gov/wolfner/adult.asp
FOR FOODIES
Savory Memoirs (Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library, New York)
http://www.cphlibrary.org/advisory/bookmarks/savory.shtml
Food for Thought (Downers Grove Public Library, Illinois)
http://www.downersgrovelibrary.org/nonfictiongoodreads/foodforthought.html
Culinary Memoirs (Harris County Public Library, Texas)
http://www.hcpl.net/booklists/culinarymemoirs.htm
Food for Thought (Hennepin County Library, Minnesota)
http://www.hclib.org/pub/bookspace/BooklistAction.cfm?list_num=195&Genre=Nonfiction
Chocolate (Madison Public Library, Wisconsin)
http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/booklists/chocolate.html
Culinary Books – Fiction and Nonfiction (Maryland Library Association)
http://www.mdlib.org/divisions/raig/booklists2.asp?list=47
Food in Nonfiction (Multnomah County Library, Oregon)
http://www.multcolib.org/books/lists/foodnf.html
Food Memoirs (Palm Beach County Library, Florida)
http://www.pbclibrary.org/rl-foodmemoirs.htm
Food Writing (Palm Beach County Library, Florida)
http://www.pbclibrary.org/rl-foodwriting.htm
Food for Thought (Springfield-Greene County Library, Missouri)
http://thelibrary.org/booklist/titles_jackets.cfm?catid=556
Food (Several lists) (Wolfner Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Missouri)
http://www.sos.mo.gov/wolfner/adult.asp
HUMOUR
Humorous Nonfiction (Boone County Public Library, Kentucky)
http://www.bcpl.org/advisory/books/read_alikes/title.php
If You Like David Sedaris, You Might Enjoy. . .( Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library, New York)
http://www.cphlibrary.org/advisory/bookmarks/sedaris.shtml
If You Like David Sedaris, You Might Enjoy. . .( Multnomah County Library, Oregon)
http://www.multcolib.org/books/lists/sedaris.html
Lighten Up! Part 1 (Sachem Public Library, New York)
http://sachem.suffolk.lib.ny.us/advisor/humor.htm
Lighten Up! Part 2 (Sachem Public Library, New York)
http://sachem.suffolk.lib.ny.us/advisor/humor2000.htm
Comic Relief (St. Charles Public Library, Illinois)
http://www.st-charles.lib.il.us/arl/booklists/comicrelief.htm
Winners and Shortlists (The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humor (The Stephen Leacock Association)
http://www.leacock.ca/WINNERS.htm
If You Like David Sedaris. . . (Wake County Public Library, North Carolina)
http://www.wakegov.com/libraries/reading/lists/nonfiction/dsedaris.htm
Nutty Nonfiction (Wake County Public Library, North Carolina)
http://www.wakegov.com/libraries/reading/lists/nonfiction/nuttynonfiction.htm
Humor (Several lists) (Wolfner Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Missouri)
http://www.sos.mo.gov/wolfner/adult.asp
MICROHISTORIES
“The Pages of History Writ Small” (Business Week)
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/nov2002/nf2002114_8500.htm
Micro-histories (Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library, New York)
http://www.cphlibrary.org/advisory/bookmarks/microhistories.shtml
Who Knew? Biographies of Animals, Objects, and Ideas (Downers Grove Public Library, Illinois)
http://www.downersgrovelibrary.org/nonfictiongoodreads/whoknew.html
Microhistories (Harris County Public Library, Texas)
http://www.hcpl.net/booklists/microhistories.htm
The Unique. . . The Unusual. . . The Bizarre. . . (Lake County Public Library, Indiana)
http://www.lakeco.lib.in.us/unique.htm
Micro-Histories (Library Book Lists (formerly Waterboro) [these are lists of lists])
http://librarybooklists.org/nonfiction/microhistory.htm
Microhistories (Madison Public Library, Wisconsin)
http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/booklists/microhistories.html
Surprising Histories: How Small Things Have Changed the World (Multnomah County Library, Oregon)
http://www.multcolib.org/books/lists/surprising.html
Micro Histories (Palm Beach County Library, Florida)
http://www.pbclibrary.org/rl-microhistories.htm
Zeroing In (St. Charles Public Library, Illinois)
http://www.st-charles.lib.il.us/arl/booklists/zero.htm
NONFICTION THAT READS LIKE FICTION
Literary Nonfiction (Boone County Public Library, Kentucky)
http://www.bcpl.org/advisory/books/read_alikes/title.php
Nonfiction That Reads Like Fiction (Boone County Public Library, Kentucky)
http://www.bcpl.org/advisory/books/read_alikes/title.php
Non-fiction for Fiction Lovers (Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library, New York)
http://www.cphlibrary.org/advisory/bookmarks/nffictlovers.shtml
Get Real—Nonfiction for Fiction Lovers (Downers Grove Public Library, Illinois)
http://www.downersgrovelibrary.org/nonfictiongoodreads/getreal.html
Get Real 2—Nonfiction for Fiction Lovers (Downers Grove Public Library, Illinois)
http://www.downersgrovelibrary.org/nonfictiongoodreads/getreal2.html
Great Nonfiction Books for Book Discussions (Downers Grove Public Library, Illinois)
http://www.downersgrovelibrary.org/nonfictiongoodreads/greatnonfictiondiscussion.html
Nonfiction Staff Favorites – Part 1 (Downers Grove Public Library, Illinois)
http://www.downersgrovelibrary.org/nonfictiongoodreads/staffnonfiction.html
Nonfiction Staff Favorites – Part 2 (2008) (Downers Grove Public Library, Illinois)
http://www.downersgrovelibrary.org/nonfictiongoodreads/nonfictfaves.html
Nonfiction That Reads Like Fiction, Pt.1 (Fiction_L Booklists (Morton Grove Public Library)
http://www.webrary.org/RS/flbklists/nonfic.html
Nonfiction That Reads Like Fiction, Pt.2 (Fiction_L Booklists (Morton Grove Public Library)
http://www.webrary.org/RS/flbklists/nonfic2.html
Nonfiction Narratives (Lake County Public Library, Indiana(
http://www.lakeco.lib.in.us/Narratives.htm
Non-Fiction That Reads Like Fiction (Library Book Lists (formerly Waterboro) [these are lists of lists])
http://librarybooklists.org/nonfiction/nonfictionlikefiction
Nonfiction That Reads Like Fiction (Madison Public Library, Wisconsin)
http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/booklists/nonfictionreads.html
Nonfiction That Reads Like Fiction 2008 (Maryland Library Association)
http://www.mdlib.org/divisions/raig/booklists2.asp?list=52
“Nancy Pearl’s Nonfiction Recommendations” (Northbrook Library, Illinois)
http://www.northbrook.info/lib_nonfiction_recommended.php
True Stories for Fiction Fans (Northbrook Library, Illinois)
http://www.northbrook.info/lib_nonfiction_truestories.php
Nonfiction That Reads Like Fiction (Overbooked. N.B. The Web site is changing after February 28, 2009)
http://www.overbooked.org/booklists/nf/nonfictionlikefiction.html
Nonfiction That Reads Like Fiction (Salina Public Library, Kansas)
http://www.salpublib.org/books/index.asp?page=if_genre#nonfiction
Nonfiction That Reads Like Fiction (Santa Monica Public Library, California)
http://www.smpl.org/reading/nonfiction.htm
Nonfiction That Reads Like Fiction (Wake County Public Library, North Carolina)
http://www.wakegov.com/libraries/reading/lists/nonfiction/readlikefiction.htm
Non-Fiction That Reads Like Fiction (Wilmette Public Library, Illinois)
http://www.wilmettelibrary.info/readersservices/bibliographies/staffbib.php?bib_title=Non-Fiction%20That%20Reads%20Like%20Fiction&bib_title_id=234
Non-Fiction That Reads Like Fiction, Part II (Wilmette Public Library, Illinois)
http://www.wilmettelibrary.info/readersservices/bibliographies/nonfictiontwo.php
TRAVEL
Armchair Travel and Adventure (Boone County Public Library, Kentucky)
http://www.bcpl.org/advisory/books/read_alikes/title.php
Travel & Adventure (BookBrowse)
http://www.bookbrowse.com/browse/index.cfm?category_number=36
Road Trip! Road Trip! Travels Through America (Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library, New York)
http://www.cphlibrary.org/advisory/bookmarks/onroad.shtml
Women Travelers (Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library, New York)
http://www.cphlibrary.org/advisory/bookmarks/women-travelers.shtml
Across America (Downers Grove Public Library, Illinois)
http://www.downersgrovelibrary.org/nonfictiongoodreads/acrossamerica.html
True Tales of Living Abroad (Downers Grove Public Library, Illinois)
http://www.downersgrovelibrary.org/nonfictiongoodreads/truetales.html
Travelogues (Fiction_L Booklists (Morton Grove Public Library)
http://www.webrary.org/RS/flbklists/Travel.html
Travel Writing (Hennepin County Library, Minnesota)
http://www.hclib.org/pub/bookspace/BooklistAction.cfm?list_num=168&Genre=Nonfiction
Tales for the Armchair Traveler (Madison Public Library, Wisconsin)
http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/booklists/armchairtraveler.html
Armchair Journeys (Multnomah County Library, Oregon)
http://www.multcolib.org/books/lists/armchairjourneys.pdf
Travelers’ Tales (Northbrook Library, Illinois)
http://www.northbrook.info/lib_nonfiction_travel.php
Travel Tales (Overbooked. N.B. The Web site is changing after February 28, 2009)
http://www.overbooked.org/booklists/nf/traveltales.html
Travel America (Palm Beach County Library, Florida)
http://www.pbclibrary.org/rl-travelamerica.htm
World Travel (Palm Beach County Library, Florida)
http://www.pbclibrary.org/rl-worldtravel.htm
Travelers’ Tales: Journeys, Treks & Adventures of a Lifetime (Sachem Public Library, New York)
http://sachem.suffolk.lib.ny.us/advisor/traveltales.htm
Travel Narratives (St. Charles Public Library, Illinois)
http://www.st-charles.lib.il.us/arl/booklists/travnarr.htm
The View from Abroad: Travel Narratives (St. Charles Public Library, Illinois)
http://www.st-charles.lib.il.us/arl/booklists/view.htm
Travelogues About Living Abroad (Wake County Public Library, North Carolina)
http://www.wakegov.com/libraries/reading/lists/nonfiction/travel_living_abroad.htm
World Travelers (Wake County Public Library, North Carolina)
http://www.wakegov.com/libraries/reading/lists/nonfiction/worldtravelers.htm
Travel (Several lists) (Wolfner Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Missouri)
http://www.sos.mo.gov/wolfner/adult.asp
TRUE CRIME
True Crime (Boone County Public Library, Kentucky)
http://www.bcpl.org/advisory/books/read_alikes/title.php
True Crime (BookBrowse)
http://www.bookbrowse.com/browse/index.cfm?category_number=133
Gruesome Truesome (Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library, New York)
http://www.cphlibrary.org/advisory/bookmarks/gruesome.shtml
Murder and Mayhem (Downers Grove Public Library, Illinois)
http://www.downersgrovelibrary.org/nonfictiongoodreads/mrdrmayhem.html
Murder Most Foul (Downers Grove Public Library, Illinois)
http://www.downersgrovelibrary.org/nonfictiongoodreads/murdermostfoul.html
True Crime – Not Murder – Books (Fiction_L Booklists (Morton Grove Public Library)
http://www.webrary.org/RS/flbklists/truecrime.html
True Crime Duos (Fiction_L Booklists (Morton Grove Public Library)
http://www.webrary.org/RS/flbklists/Duos.html
True Crime (Hennepin County Library, Minnesota)
http://www.hclib.org/pub/bookspace/BooklistAction.cfm?list_num=955&Genre=Nonfiction
True Crime (Johnson County Library, Kansas)
http://www.jocolibrary.org/templates/JCL_Booklist.aspx?id=2856
True Crime Stars ((Overbooked. N.B. The Web site is changing after February 28, 2009)
http://www.overbooked.org/booklists/nf/truecrime.html
Lethal Ladies: True Stories of Women Who Kill (Sachem Public Library, New York)
http://sachem.suffolk.lib.ny.us/advisor/LethalLadies.htm
True Crime (Springfield-Greene County Library, Missouri)
http://thelibrary.org/booklist/titles_jackets.cfm?catid=389
If You Like Ann Rule. . . (Wake County Public Library, North Carolina)
http://www.wakegov.com/libraries/reading/lists/nonfiction/annrule.htm
True Crime (Several lists) (Wolfner Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Missouri)
http://www.sos.mo.gov/wolfner/adult.asp
WAR
In Love and War (Downers Grove Public Library, Illinois)
http://www.downersgrovelibrary.org/nonfictiongoodreads/greatnonfictiondiscussion.html
Civil War Stories (Palm Beach County Library, Florida)
http://www.pbclibrary.org/rl-civilwar.htm
Modern War Stories (Palm Beach County Library, Florida)
http://www.pbclibrary.org/rl-modernwarstories.htm
World War Two Stories (Palm Beach County Library, Florida)
http://www.pbclibrary.org/rl-worldwartwo.htm
Favorite Civil War Titles (Sachem Public Library, New York)
http://sachem.suffolk.lib.ny.us/advisor/cwbooks.htm
The American Civil War (Springfield-Greene County Library, Missouri)
http://thelibrary.org/booklist/titles_jackets.cfm?catid=430
The History of World War II (Springfield-Greene County Library, Missouri)
http://thelibrary.org/booklist/titles_jackets.cfm?catid=431
War (Several lists) (Wolfner Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Missouri)
http://www.sos.mo.gov/wolfner/adult.asp
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