Recommended Reading for English Learners

Non-fiction for Adults

This list includes a variety of popular non-fiction books. Non-fiction includes books such as biographies, memoirs, cookbooks, self-help titles, and information books.

• Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
  A memoir about an impoverished childhood in New York and Ireland.
• A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf
  A long essay about women and writing.
• Chicken Soup for the Soul (series) by a variety of authors
  A book of true-life inspirational and motivational stories.
• Conversations with J.K. Rowling by J.K. Rowling and Lindsey Fraser
  An authorized biography about the author of the Harry Potter series.
• Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
  A single woman's journey to finding herself and love.
• How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman
  A popular cooking reference and recipe book.
• How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
  A self-help book about having strong relationships.
• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
  An autobiography of Maya Angelou's early years as an African American writer.
• Marley and Me by John Grogan
  A memoir about a man and his pet dog.
• Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus by John Gray
  A self-help book about the differences between men and women.
• Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen
  A memoir about a young Baroness who moved to Kenya to marry her second cousin.
• Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
  An environmental science book about the damage humans have caused to the environment. (published in 1962)
• The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf
  A study related to the increase of female beauty standards.
• The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls
  A memoir about a writer's impoverished childhood and untraditional upbringing.
• The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
  A story about a writer who invited more happiness into her life.
• What Color is your Parachute? by Richard Nelson Bolles
  A self-help book about finding a job related to one's passions.
• What to Expect When you’re Expecting by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel
  A self-help book for women who are pregnant for the first time.