Sarah’s Favorite Nonfiction

Looking for something to read yourself? This list includes Sarah’s nonfiction favorites.

These aren’t all recommended for kids, so be sure to read the descriptions provided along with each book before you pass these on to your kids.

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Teaching from Rest: A Homeschooler’s Guide to Unshakable Peace
The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction
A Sense of Wonder: On Reading and Writing Books for Children
The Hiding Place
The Reading Promise: My Father and the Books We Shared
You Learn By Living: Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling Life
Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day
The Lazy Genius Way
The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids
The 10 Habits of Happy Mothers
Mitten Strings for God
Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done
A Light So Lovely: The Spiritual Legacy of Madeleine L’Engle
Rework
Gift from the Sea: 50th-Anniversary Edition
The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler
Creativity, Inc.
Essentialism
The Power of Moments
How to Think
The Creative Habit
The Invisible Child
Garlic and Sapphires
Present Over Perfect
Textbook
The Practice: Shipping Creative Work
Shakespeare Saved My Life
Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs To Breathe
When Breath Becomes Air
Atomic Habits
Steeped in Stories
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Tranquility by Tuesday
All It Takes Is a Goal
The Heart of Perfection
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