Focuses on real-life crimes, typically involving murder, fraud, kidnapping, or other serious offenses, and explores the events in-depth from a factual, investigative perspective. Recommendations: In Cold Blood, Helter Skelter, The Stranger Beside Me, The Devil in White City, I'll Be Gone in the Dark

The religious book genre encompasses works that explore spiritual beliefs, practices, doctrines, or philosophies related to specific religions or the broader concept of faith. Recommendations: The Purpose Driven Life, Tattoos on the Heart, When Breath Becomes Air, Eat Pray Love

Provides guidance, strategies, and advice to help individuals improve specific aspects of their lives. These books offer practical tools and insights to help readers apply the strategies. Recommendations: Atomic Habits, The Power of Now, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, The Let Them Theory, The Power of Now

A type of autobiographical writing that focuses on specific experiences, events, or periods in the author's life, often with an emphasis on personal reflection and emotional depth. Recommendations: American Sniper, Educated, I’m Glad My Mom Died, The Woman in Me, Lone Survivor

Encompasses works that explore past events, people, or periods in history, often with a focus on providing context, accuracy, and a deeper understanding of the time being discussed. Recommendations: 1776, The Warmth of Other Suns, Killers of the Flower Moon, Night

The educational book genre includes works designed to inform, teach, or instruct readers on a particular subject, skill, or concept. These books are designed to enhance learning Recommendations: Thinking, Fast and Slow, Predictably Irrational, The Gene: An Intimate History, A Short History of Nearly Everything

Consists of written accounts of a person’s life story, typically told by someone else. Biographies aim to provide a detailed, factual and often comprehensive narrative of the subject's life. Recommendations: The Wright Brothers, Alexander Hamilton, Churchill: Walking with Destiny, Steve Jobs

Consists of collections of poems that express emotions, ideas, and narratives through condensed language. Emphasizes artistic language, figurative expressions, and emotional depth. Recommendations: Nothing Gold Can Stay, The Sun and Her Flowers, A Thousand Mornings