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The Catalogue

Pick a bar to narrow the shelf. Every panel below follows the same filter — the two charts, the plot, and the list of books — and each bar says how many books choosing it would leave you with.

3815 books on the shelf

3815 filed under a genre

16 genres

6 with no recorded year

For the same counts drawn as figures, see Statistics.

6 of them record no publication year at all — show those books.

Showing 110 of 3815 books, filtered by Nonfiction Number of pages 200 and up Clear all

Titles by genre

Each bar counts the books of that genre which survive the year filter, so it says what picking that genre would leave you with. The 0 books filed under no genre at all are in no bar here.

Titles by year published

The whole timeline, back to the catalogue's oldest book. The bars widen as they go back, because equal-width bars across four thousand years would press everything before 1900 into a single pixel — where the statistics page leaves those books out of its chart and says so in the caption, the explorer has to be able to reach them, so its bars change width instead of stopping. Each bar counts the books of that era which survive the genre filter.

Two measures at a time

The books above, as dots. 268 of the 514 carry both measures and can be plotted; a book missing a measure has no place on that axis, so it is left off rather than drawn at zero. Each axis covers the middle 98% of what is shown, with 9 books outside the frame.

The dots outside your ranges are still drawn, faded, so that you can see what you are narrowing from; the bars above and the list below obey the ranges. 80 of the 514 books in view carry no measure on a ranged axis, so no range can place them — take the ranges off to see them.

Point at a dot to see which book it is, and where it sits on each axis. Click one to open that book's own page of neighbours — the same book, in the middle of a map, with the books closest to it around it.

Horizontal axis

Vertical axis

Number of pages

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Word count

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The 110 books that match

A Dangerous Idea: The Scopes Trial, the Original Fight over Science in Schools by Debbie Levy, 2025 Nonfiction
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An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, 2019 Nonfiction
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Lexile

1220L

AR

9.6
Appointment in Samarra by John O'Hara, 1934 Nonfiction
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A World Without Summer: A Volcano Erupts, a Creature Awakens, and the Sun Goes Out by Nicholas Day, 2025 Nonfiction
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Lexile

780L

AR

6.3

AR Interest: MG+ (6–8)
Beyond Courage: The Untold Story of Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust by Doreen Rappaport, 2012 Nonfiction
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Lexile

1030L

AR

7.4

AR Interest: MG+ (6–8)
Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—The World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin, 2012 Nonfiction
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Lexile

920L

AR

6.9

AR Interest: UG (9–12)
Book Lover's Guide to Great Reading: A Guided Tour of Classic & Contemporary Literature by Terry Glaspey, 2001 Nonfiction
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Crash: The Great Depression and the Fall and Rise of America by Marc Favreau, 2018 Nonfiction
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AR

8.1

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Discovering the Great Masters by Paul Crenshaw, 2009 Nonfiction
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Do I Dust or Vacuum First? by Don Aslett, 2005 Nonfiction
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English Essays: Sidney to Macaulay by multiple, 1909 Nonfiction
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Eothen by Alexander Kinglake, 1844 Nonfiction
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Lexile

1480L
Essays and English Traits by Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1840 Nonfiction
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Essays, Civil and Moral & The New Atlantis by Francis Bacon, 1600 Nonfiction
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Ethiopia Through Russian Eyes by Alexander Bulatovich, 2000 Nonfiction
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Etiquette by Emily Post, 1969 Nonfiction
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Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown by Steve Sheinkin, 2021 Nonfiction
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Lexile

890L

AR

6.6

AR Interest: MG+ (6–8)
Folks, This Ain't Normal: A Farmer's Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People, and a Better World by Joel Salatin, 2011 Nonfiction
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Four Great Americans by James Baldwin, 1896 Nonfiction
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Games of Deception: The True Story of the First U.S. Olympic Basketball Team at the 1936 Olympics in Hitler's Germany by Andrew Maraniss, 2019 Nonfiction
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Lexile

1230L

AR

8.8

AR Interest: UG (9–12)
Get More Done in Less Time by Donna Otto, 1995 Nonfiction
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Guys Write for Guys Read: Favorite Authors Write about Being Boys by Jon Scieszka, 2005 Nonfiction
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Lexile

920L

AR

6.2

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Harvest For Hope by Jane Goodall, 2005 Nonfiction
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Here's Looking at Euclid by Alex Bellos, 2010 Nonfiction
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Home Comforts: The Art and Science of Keeping House by Cheryl Mendelson, 1999 Nonfiction
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House Thinking: A Room-by-Room Look at How We Live by Winifred Gallagher, 2006 Nonfiction
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How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes by Peter and Andrew Schiff, 2010 Nonfiction
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How Should We Then Live? by Francis Schaeffer, 1975 Nonfiction
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How Stuff Works by Marshall Brain, 2001 Nonfiction
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How the Heather Looks by Joan Bodger, 1965 Nonfiction
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How to Grow a Young Music Lover by Cheri Fuller, 2002 Nonfiction
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How To Read a Book by Mortimer Adler, 1940 Nonfiction
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How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity's Greatest Adventure by John Rocco, 2020 Nonfiction
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Lexile

1170L

AR

8.3

AR Interest: MG+ (6–8)
If You Can Keep It: The Forgotten Promise of American Liberty by Eric Metaxas, 2016 Nonfiction
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In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan, 2008 Nonfiction
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Lexile

1390L
Kisses from Katie by Katie J. Davis, 2011 Nonfiction
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AR

6.6

AR Interest: MG+ (6–8)
Letters to His Son, selections by Lord Chesterfield, 1737 Nonfiction
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Life at the Bottom by Theodore Dalrymple, 2001 Nonfiction
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Lincoln's Grave Robbers by Steve Sheinkin, 2013 Nonfiction
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Lexile

930L

AR

6.6

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Made By Hand: Searching For Meaning in a Throwaway World by Mark Frauenfelder, 2010 Nonfiction
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Material World: A Global Family Portrait by Peter Menzel, 1994 Nonfiction
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Mommy Diagnostics by Shonda Parker, 2003 Nonfiction
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My Presentation Today Is about the Anaconda by Bibi Dumon Tak, 2025 Nonfiction
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Lexile

610L

AR

4.3

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Naturally Healthy Woman by Shonda Parker, 2002 Nonfiction
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No Future Without Forgiveness by Desmond Tutu, 1999 Nonfiction
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Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon, 1995 Nonfiction
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Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Weston A. Price, 1939 Nonfiction
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On Writing by Stephen King, 2000 Nonfiction
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AR

7.4

AR Interest: UG (9–12)
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction by William Zinsser, 1976 Nonfiction
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Orientalism by Edward Said, 1978 Nonfiction
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Ourselves by Charlotte Mason, 1905 Nonfiction
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Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out by Mary Brigid Barrett, 2008 Nonfiction
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Lexile

1110L
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard, 1974 Nonfiction
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Lexile

1100L
Poisoned Water: How the Citizens of Flint, Michigan, Fought for Their Lives and Warned the Nation by Candy J. Cooper, 2020 Nonfiction
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AR

7.7

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Popes and Bankers: A Cultural History of Credit and Debt by Jack Cashill, 2010 Nonfiction
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Recognize!: An Anthology Honoring and Amplifying Black Life by Wade Hudson, 2021 Nonfiction
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Lexile

960L
Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People by Kekla Magoon, 2021 Nonfiction
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Lexile

1200L

AR

9.2

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam, 1998 Nonfiction
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Lexile

900L

AR

5.9

AR Interest: UG (9–12)
Saving Leonardo by Nancy Pearcey, 2010 Nonfiction
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School of the Woods by William J. Long, 1902 Nonfiction
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Science Matters by Robert Hazen, 1990 Nonfiction
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Sesame and Lilies by John Ruskin, 1865 Nonfiction
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Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey, 1989 Nonfiction
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Lexile

1080L
Shop Class as Soulcraft by Matthew B. Crawfod, 2009 Nonfiction
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Simple and Direct by Jacques Barzun, 1975 Nonfiction
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Social Life in the Insect World by J. Henri Fabre, 1916 Nonfiction
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Socrates in the City: Conversations on Life, God, and Other Small Topics by Eric Metaxas, 2011 Nonfiction
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Speed Cleaning by Jeff Campbell, 1987 Nonfiction
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Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds, 2020 Nonfiction
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Lexile

1000L

AR

7.4

AR Interest: MG+ (6–8)
Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler, 1995 Nonfiction
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Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina by Michaela DePrince, 2014 Nonfiction
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Lexile

940L

AR

6.3

AR Interest: UG (9–12)
Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology by Neil Postman, 1992 Nonfiction
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The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow, 1953 Nonfiction
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Lexile

1040L

AR

6.8

AR Interest: UG (9–12)
The Ballad of a Broken Nose by Arne Svingen, 2016 Nonfiction
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Lexile

560L

AR

4.0

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Book on Writing by Paula LaRocque, 2003 Nonfiction
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The Compleat Angler by Izaak Walton, 1676 Nonfiction
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The Consequences of Ideas by R. C. Sproul, 1988 Nonfiction
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The Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II by Candace Fleming, 2024 Nonfiction
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Lexile

870L

AR

6.6

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Fallacy Detective by Nathaniel and Hans Bluedorn, 2002 Nonfiction
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The Geography of Nowhere by James Kunstler, 1993 Nonfiction
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The Hidden Art of Homemaking by Edith Schaeffer, 1972 Nonfiction
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The History of Art by H. W. Janson, 2001 Nonfiction
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The History of English Literature for Girls and Boys by H.E. Marshall, 2009 Nonfiction
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The Hungarian Revolt by Lettis and Morris, 1961 Nonfiction
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot, 2010 Nonfiction
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Lexile

1140L

AR

8.0

AR Interest: UG (9–12)
The Lay of the Land by Dallas Lore Sharp, 1908 Nonfiction
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The Locavore's Dilemma by Pierre Desrochers, 2012 Nonfiction
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks, 1985 Nonfiction
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The Mind of the Maker by Dorothy Sayers, 1941 Nonfiction
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AR

10.3
The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity by Nicholas Day, 2023 Nonfiction
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Lexile

780L

AR

6.3
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan, 2006 Nonfiction
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Lexile

930L

AR

6.8

AR Interest: MG+ (6–8)
The Outermost House by Henry Beston, 1928 Nonfiction
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The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights by Steve Sheinkin, 2014 Nonfiction
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Lexile

950L

AR

6.7
The Sea Around Us by Rachel Carson, 1951 Nonfiction
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The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr, 2010 Nonfiction
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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman, 1997 Nonfiction
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The Tao of Physics by Fritjof Capra, 1975 Nonfiction
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The Tightwad Gazette by Amy Dacyczyn, 1992 Nonfiction
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The Underground History of American Education by John Taylor Gatto, 2000 Nonfiction
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The Upside of Irrationality by Dan Ariely, 2010 Nonfiction
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The Walls Around Us by David Owen, 1991 Nonfiction
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The Way We Work by David Macaulay, 2008 Nonfiction
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The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman, 2005 Nonfiction
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AR

10.3

AR Interest: UG (9–12)
The World: Travels 1950-2000 by Jan Morris, 2003 Nonfiction
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Titanic: Voices from the Disaster by Deborah Hopkinson, 2012 Nonfiction
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Lexile

1040L

AR

7.4

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes, 1996 Nonfiction
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Uprooted: The Japanese American Experience During World War II by Albert Marrin, 2016 Nonfiction
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Lexile

1050L

AR

8.2

AR Interest: MG+ (6–8)
What the Bible Says About Healthy Living by Rex Russell, 1996 Nonfiction
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When Plague Strikes: The Black Death, Smallpox, AIDS by James Cross Giblin, 1995 Nonfiction
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Lexile

1190L

AR

9.8

AR Interest: UG (9–12)
Wild Animals I Have Known by Ernest Thompson Seton, 1898 Nonfiction
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