{"id":4841,"date":"2019-08-04T20:32:56","date_gmt":"2019-08-04T20:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/?p=4841"},"modified":"2022-04-06T18:29:03","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T18:29:03","slug":"top-10-non-fiction-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/top-10-non-fiction-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Non-Fiction Books"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div id=\"db-top-10-non-fiction-books\" class=\"db-header-image\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" id=\"db-script-top-10-non-fiction-books\">\r\n    var el = document.getElementById('db-top-10-non-fiction-books');\r\n\tvar script = document.getElementById('db-script-top-10-non-fiction-books');\r\n\r\n    if (document.body.classList.contains('single-post')) {\r\n        el.innerHTML = '<ins class=\"adsbygoogle db-banner-ad\" style=\"display:block;border:none;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0553395522680398\" data-ad-slot=\"2983428166\" data-ad-format=\"horizontal\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>';\r\n\r\n       \t(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n    } else {\r\n        el.innerHTML = '<a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/top-10-non-fiction-books\"><img decoding=\"async\" scale=\"0\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2310\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/non-fiction_banner.jpg\"><\/a>';\r\n    }\r\n\t\r\n\t\/\/ el.parentNode.removeChild(el.previousSibling); \/\/ Remove <p><\/p>\r\n\tscript.parentNode.removeChild(script); \/\/ Remove this <script>\r\n<\/script>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>We\u2019ve covered an awful lot of fictional works in our \u2018Top 10\u2019 series of blogs, but today we\u2019re looking at works that deal with real life. Read through our list of top 10 books on the subject of people and events that have come to pass in the real world and you\u2019ll encounter all sorts of stories ranging from inspiration to the macabre. So, sit back and dig in. We hope you have an interesting time working your way through our top 10 non-fiction books.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B077K6P2XP\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B077K6P2XP&amp;linkId=c747c76528e145fdd72647fd8fba5698\" target=\"_blank\">The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B077K6P2XP\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B077K6P2XP&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;linkId=aaa0c8bff5a4399883c9703d22bdf1e9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ASIN=B077K6P2XP&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;WS=1&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>With\r\nthe 50th anniversary of man landing on the moon this year, the\r\nsubject of early NASA space exploration is all the rage these days.\r\n<em>The\r\nRight Stuff<\/em>\r\nby Tom Wolfe details the lengths that post-war pilots had to go to,\r\nto push experimental high-speed rocket-powered aircraft to the limit\r\nin the name of science. Wolfe quotes the interviews he conducted with\r\npilots and their families in what is a captivating read and one well\r\nworth its place on our list.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000E1ZA3C\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B000E1ZA3C&amp;linkId=f7e9d3792a5a2ce5c16739bdb5f63db5\" target=\"_blank\">In Cold Blood by Truman Capote<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000E1ZA3C\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000E1ZA3C&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;linkId=3c2a8c1e85e441a7f74d805458e0c748\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ASIN=B000E1ZA3C&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;WS=1&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>We\r\nturn now to the macabre, with this 1960s non-fiction novel that\r\ncovers the murder of 4 members of the Clutter family in Holcomb,\r\nKansas. Truman Capote interviewed everybody involved, as well as many\r\nof the local residents whilst the killers &#8211; Perry Smith and Richard\r\nHickock were still at large. The pair would eventually go on to be\r\ncaught 6 weeks later and sent to the electric chair and Capote went\r\non to write a hugely successful novel about it. A real page-turner\r\nthat will keep you gripped throughout.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00005AAQB\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B00005AAQB&amp;linkId=58e761be57a1cb0c8b958589022d657d\" target=\"_blank\">Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00005AAQB\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00005AAQB&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;linkId=2c1c13fb7f8964fc6a3c4811def0b552\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ASIN=B00005AAQB&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;WS=1&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>A\r\nhugely interesting book comes in the form of \u2018Fast Food Nation\u2019\r\nby Eric Schlosser, which looks into the not-so-well publicised,\r\ndarker side of the US fast food industry. Tasked by Rolling Stone\r\nmagazine to take a closer look at the industry, Schlosser spent just\r\nunder 3 years doing so and he uncovered all sorts of things about the\r\npacking plants, slaughterhouses and minimum wage work exploitation\r\nthat the industry would rather you didn\u2019t know.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Hiroshima by John Hershey (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004QY7S4W\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B004QY7S4W&amp;linkId=55c5a6b07a6a89771a3524fc3052a98b\" target=\"_blank\">Hiroshima by John Hershey<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004QY7S4W\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B004QY7S4W&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;linkId=0445fb557b6afbfeb6ef329c877d6503\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ASIN=B004QY7S4W&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;WS=1&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Moving\r\nback to the mid-1940s to an event that changed the world. Hiroshima\r\nby John Hershey looks at the atomic bombing of the Japanese city that\r\nsent reverberations around the world and essentially ended World War\r\n2. Using the same techniques used in fiction storytelling, Hershey &#8211;\r\na former war correspondent &#8211; presents the story from the viewpoint of\r\n6 survivors of the event in a book that tells of the humanitarian\r\ndevastation that unfolded. A tragic, yet engaging book we recommend\r\nthat you read.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Factfulness: 10 Reasons We\u2019re Wrong About the World &amp; Why Things Are Better Than You Think by the Rosling Family (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B07BFDCWZP\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B07BFDCWZP&amp;linkId=ad2d4635edb7ff16daa1bb5759e7d880\" target=\"_blank\">Factfulness: 10 Reasons We\u2019re Wrong About the World &amp; Why Things Are Better Than You Think by the Rosling Family<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B07BFDCWZP\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B07BFDCWZP&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;linkId=3eef04b6094f0945943d39a9146d3e66\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ASIN=B07BFDCWZP&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;WS=1&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Penned\r\nby Swedish statisticians Hans Rosling, his son Ola and\r\ndaughter-in-law Anna, this book is one that suggests that the\r\noverwhelming majority of people are wrong about the way things are in\r\nthe world today. Their findings seem to show that the world is\r\nricher, more healthy and less dangerous than people think it is and\r\nthat it\u2019s 10 set instincts within us that make us see the world as\r\nit\u2019s not. We love this hugely interesting book and so did Bill\r\nGates who highlighted it as one of his top 5 picks last year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Endurance: Shackleton\u2019s Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0018DNFY6\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B0018DNFY6&amp;linkId=5c2cd1a3478eb0d3c486d6d276261d81\" target=\"_blank\">Endurance: Shackleton\u2019s Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0018DNFY6\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B0018DNFY6&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;linkId=a4e6a9ffd1d3edc1fa47f751581acb14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ASIN=B0018DNFY6&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;WS=1&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>This\r\naccount of the ill-fated attempt to cross the Antarctic continent by\r\nErnest Shackleton in 1914 is an epic one. From the ship &#8211; the\r\nEndurance &#8211; that would ultimately be crushed by ice flows to the long\r\nand arduous struggle to survive by him and his 28 man team that\r\nlasted 2 whole years, there\u2019s much to marvel at in terms of\r\nperseverance and Alfred Lansing tells their tale by recounting all of\r\nthe diaries that were kept on the journey. A spectacular story that\r\nshows what\u2019s possible with spirit and determination.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"All of the President\u2019s Men by Bob Woodward &amp; Carl Bernstein (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0098ER8IG\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B0098ER8IG&amp;linkId=f016d93bd89cb01de16e4b419ae66447\" target=\"_blank\">All of the President\u2019s Men by Bob Woodward &amp; Carl Bernstein<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0098ER8IG\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B0098ER8IG&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;linkId=28752c2cbb182951c5212bfcf3fc27fe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ASIN=B0098ER8IG&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;WS=1&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Written by two of the Washington Post\u2019s journalists who investigated the Watergate break-in that led to Nixon\u2019s downfall, All of the President\u2019s Men details the accounts of the major players in this most public of scandals. It was the resignation of the President live on the air that made this such an iconic affair and by reading this one, you\u2019ll get to find out exactly how it unfolded.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B002U3BB62\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B002U3BB62&amp;linkId=afa8af5dcf36416fd9ed99b0b25f139b\" target=\"_blank\">Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B002U3BB62\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B002U3BB62&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;linkId=9d490a691aa1f4d75d1d864cec274960\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ASIN=B002U3BB62&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;WS=1&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The expansion of the American territories in the late 19th century US had a profound effect on the native American population and it\u2019s their displacement that forms the centrepiece of this book by Dee Brown. War was raged on the native Americans by the US federal government for many years, as they sought to eradicate their religion, culture and way of life and mass forced relocations were the result. A tale that certainly needs to be read to understand the true plight of the American Indian.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Silent Spring by Rachel Carson (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000MZHSX0\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B000MZHSX0&amp;linkId=6ad0dd1c39c51a306c128fd8b5f4be29\" target=\"_blank\">Silent Spring by Rachel Carson<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000MZHSX0\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000MZHSX0&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;linkId=0c5c377e8f5d57f9b624438a40d66e0d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ASIN=B000MZHSX0&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;WS=1&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>This\r\nbook by Rachel Carson was written back in the 1960s and it documented\r\nthe impact of the widespread use of synthetic pesticides in\r\nagriculture. Having been met with serious opposition from the\r\nChemical companies that made them, Carson points the finger at the\r\ndamage they cause, as well as accusing them of spreading misleading\r\ninformation and running erroneous and patently false advertising.\r\nFocusing on environmental issues known to be caused by these\r\npesticides, her work led to major changes in government policy and\r\nthe formation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). \r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B07TZ6FZ57\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B07TZ6FZ57&amp;linkId=1a798b31b3d22efa468f1890512c854f\" target=\"_blank\">How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0006IU7JK\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B0006IU7JK&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;linkId=5ad4ab0059ed85a67e6785a7a17f06a7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ASIN=B0006IU7JK&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;WS=1&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Listed\r\nby Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential books in history,\r\nthis non-fiction self-help book is one that has sold more than 15\r\nmillion copies worldwide. Inside its pages, you\u2019ll find inspiration\r\non how to win in relationships and in your career and, as the title\r\nsuggests, how to gain more friends and get them to do what you want.\r\nAs non-fiction works go, this one is right up there and\r\nwell-deserving of its inclusion.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>So, there you have it &#8211; 10 of the best non-fiction works around. Read them all and you\u2019ll know much more about the world past and present, as well as knowing how to be a better person! We hope that you enjoy working your way through them this Summer!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\r\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player lazyload\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UNP6BA1DFMg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/span>\r\n<\/div><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/logo_600-300x99.png\" alt=\"digital book logo\" class=\"wp-image-944 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/99;\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em>*Digitalbook is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to the Amazon LLC marketplaces.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US&amp;adInstanceId=aee0dca2-0094-4d5c-b456-79a32f3b23b3\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve covered an awful lot of fictional works in our \u2018Top 10\u2019 series of blogs, but today we\u2019re looking at works that deal with real life. 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