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The 33 Best Non-Fiction Books of 2020

  • December 19, 2021
  • 33 Books
  • Stats
  • cosmopolitan.com

Let's take a break from the fantastical with 33 books that will ground your year in real life drama, true crime, and self-education through others' lived experiences as selected by Cosmopolitan's Laura Hanrahan.

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The Meaning of Mariah Carey
Ask a Philosopher
Open Book
The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win
Calm the H*ck Down
Cover 1

How to Listen and How to Be Heard

Two Trees Make a Forest
This Is Ohio
Taking Sexy Back
My Time to Speak
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The 100% Solution

Trixie and Katya's Guide to Modern Womanhood
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Me and White Supremacy

Keep Moving Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change
Separated
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Power Your Profits

Very Punchable Face
Looking for Miss America
Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man
The Beauty in Breaking
His Truth Is Marching On
Make Life Beautiful
Relationship Goals
White Tears/Brown Scars
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Find Your Fire

Get Out of Your Head: Stopping the Spiral of Toxic Thoughts
Hidden Valley Road
HRH: So Many Thoughts on Royal Style
What Would Frida Do?
Breath
The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life
Untamed: Stop Pleasing, Start Living
Too Much and Never Enough