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2025 TLA Texas Topaz List: Nonfiction for Adults

Texas Library Association recommended nonfiction titles that stimulate reading for pleasure and personal learning.

Harris County Public Library

21 items

  • A Man of Two Faces

    a Memoir, a History, a Memorial

    Nguyen, Viet Thanh, 1971-
    BookNew York, NY : Grove Press,an imprint of Grove Atlantic, [2023] — B Nguyen
  • A Walk in the Park

    the True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon

    Fedarko, Kevin,
    BookNew York, NY : Scribner, 2024. — 917.913 Fed
  • AMERICAN GIRLS

    ONE WOMAN'S JOURNEY INTO THE ISLAMIC STATE AND HER SISTER'S FIGHT TO BRING HER HOME

    Roy, Jessica,
    BookNew York : Scribner, 2024. — 305.4842
  • BIRDGIRL

    LOOKING TO THE SKIES IN SEARCH OF A BETTER FUTURE

    Craig, Mya-rose
    BookSt Martins Pr 2024 — 598.0000
  • Chamber Divers

    the Untold Story of the D-day Scientists Who Changed Special Operations Forever

    Lance, Rachel,
    BookNew York : Dutton, 2024. — 940.545 Lan
  • Eyeliner

    a Cultural History

    Hankir, Zahra
    BookNew York : Penguin Books, [2023] — 391.63 Han
  • Four Thousand Paws

    Caring for the Dogs of the Iditarod : a Veterinarian's Story

    Morgan, Lee (Veterinarian),
    BookNew York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, [2024] — B Morgan
  • Hidden Potential

    the Science of Achieving Greater Things

    Grant, Adam, 1981-
    Book[New York, NY] : Viking, [2023] — 153.8 Gra
  • IMPOSSIBLE CITY

    PARIS IN THE 21ST CENTURY

    Kuper, Simon
    BookPerseus Books Group 2024 — 944.0000
  • IT STARTS WITH ONE

    THE LEGEND AND LEGACY OF LINKIN PARK

    Lipshutz, Jason
    BookHachette Books 2024 — 780.0000
  • Lost in Austin

    the Evolution of An American City

    Hannaford, Alex,
    BookNew York, NY : DeySt., an imprint of William Morrow, [2024] — 976.431 Han
  • Red Dead's History

    a Video Game, An Obsession, and America's Violent Past

    Olsson, Tore C.,
    BookNew York, NY : St. Martin's Press, an imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2024. — 794.8 Ols
  • The Angel Makers

    Arsenic, a Midwife, and Modern History's Most Astonishing Murder Ring

    McCracken, Patti,
    BookNew York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023] — 364.152 MacC
  • The Einstein Effect

    How the World's Favorite Genius Got Into Our Cars, Our Bathrooms, and Our Minds

    Cohen, Benyamin,
    BookNaperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, [2023] — 530.092 Coh
  • The King of Diamonds

    the Search for the Elusive Texas Jewel Thief

    Pederson, Rena,
    BookNew York, NY : Pegasus Crime, an imprint of Pegasus Books, Ltd., 2024. — 364.162 Ped
  • The Serial Killer's Apprentice

    the True Story of How Houston's Deadliest Murderer Turned a Kid Into a Killing Machine

    Ramsland, Katherine,
    Book[Place of publication not identified] : Crime Ink, 2024. — 364.152 Ram
  • The Swans of Harlem

    Five Black Ballerinas, Fifty Years of Sisterhood, and Their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History

    Valby, Karen
    BookNew York : Pantheon Books, [2024] — 792.809 Val
  • The Wager

    a Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder

    Grann, David,
    BookNew York : Doubleday, [2023] — 910.916 Gra
  • Twelve Trees

    the Deep Roots of Our Future

    Lewis, Daniel, 1959-
    BookNew York, NY : Avid Reader Press, 2024. — 582.16 Lew