I don’t know a thing about your best self. I mean, when a book has a line like this in the first chapter: “This book does not offer a crash diet or a plan for maximizing your best self.
This is one of those books that is perfect for picking up and reading a few pages here and there, plus it’s just laugh-out-loud funny. Little Victories: Perfect Rules for Imperfect Living by Jason Gay It was absolutely fascinating to learn about all the things that go into big college sports and how those play nicely or not-so-nicely with education. I took a sports history class in college (despite the fact that my interest in sports is basically non-existent) and this book was my favorite thing we read the whole semester. And the audiobook is excellent.īeer and Circus: How Big-Time College Sports Has Crippled Undergraduate Education by Murray Sperber
Full of stories and ideas for incorporating the principles into your own work or raising non-conformists, this is one I think would appeal to most people. This reminds me of Malcolm Gladwell in the best possible way. Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam Grant I’ve noted on the titles below which books I’ve listened to and think the audio is really good for, and of course, Audible always has a rating for the performance so you can check out ones I haven’t listened to.
They also are all books that I absolutely LOVED too, so no need to be a man to enjoy these, obviously.Īlso, if your dad is like mine and too busy to actually sit down with a book, audiobooks are a great alternative (because is there anything more depressing than picking out the perfect book as a gift and then two years later discovering they never even cracked the cover?). These 17 non-fiction titles cover a whole range of topics from sports to politics to education to food to parenting to pop culture. This year, I went through all the non-fiction I’ve read in the last decade and picked out ones that I think have particular appeal to men, whether you’re buying for your dad or your husband or your brother (although, let’s be honest, who buys a Father’s Day gift for their brother? People who are much nicer sisters than me). Clearly, I’m nothing if not wildly timely.Įvery year, when Father’s Day or Christmas approaches, the requests for some of the best non-fiction books for men start coming fast and furious. Whether you are looking for titles to add to your own TBR or in search of the perfect holiday gift for the reader in your life, here are the year’s 25 best nonfiction books.I’ve been meaning to write this post for the, oh, last four years. There were also plenty of humorous essay collections, fascinating histories, eye-opening biographies, and so much more. Memoirs from writers new and seasoned explored everything from family, adoption, and coming-of-age to addiction, recovery, mental health and beyond. True crime was more popular than ever this year, and fans of the genre were treated to fascinating books about murder, unsolved mysteries, and general mayhem. There were, of course, plenty of titles that waded into the murky waters of politics, but the Trump administration wasn’t the only thing on writer’s minds in 2018. But as evidenced by the best nonfiction books of 2018, the steady stream of incredible literature published was perhaps the greatest thing to happen this year.įiction may be the star of the book world, but this year, nonfiction had a lot to offer readers. House of Representatives, Laverne Cox became the first trans woman to appear on the cover of Cosmopolitan, Ireland ended its abortion ban, and the National Book Award winners were all people of color. A record number of women were elected to the U.S. For all the horrible, terrible, no good, very bad things to come out of 2018, there was also a lot worth celebrating.