Top 10 informational books and their history

Informational books are also referred to as "nonfiction" books. Their primary goal is to serve as a resource for knowledge on many subjects. To suit a range of readers, informational texts are prepared at various reading levels.

Top 10 informational books:

1. War and peace
2. The Book Thief
3. In Cold Blood
4. H is for Hawk
5. Silent Spring
6. The Art of war
7. A Room of one's own
8. A brief history of the time
9. Between the world and me
10. Into thin air

War and peace:

Written by:  Russian author  (Leo Tolstoy)

Publish:   In 1869

Summary:

Six years were spent in Tolstoy writing War and Peace. Russkiy Vestnik, a Russian publication, first serialized the book in 1865 under the title 1805 Tolstoy and his wife, Sofya, decided to stop the serialization and instead concentrate on publishing the novel in volumes after the novel was initially published in serial form by the Russian periodical Russkiy Vestnik under the title 1805 beginning in 1865. However, the novel's somewhat unfavorable reception and Tolstoy's need to revise led to this decision. 

In addition to hiring renowned artist Mikhail Bashilov to illustrate the book, Tolstoy continued to write. Three volumes were published and sold quickly by 1868. In the years 1868 and 1869, Tolstoy completed three more books. Several drafts had been manually duplicated by Sofya. War and Peace took up more than 1,200 pages in total when it was originally published.

Characters in War and Peace:

The plot of War and Peace follows three of the most well-known literary characters: Prince Andrei Bolkonsky, who leaves his family behind to fight in the war against Napoleon, Natasha Rostov, the stunning young daughter of a nobleman who intrigues both men, and Pierre Bezukhov, the illegitimate son of a count who is fighting for his inheritance and yearning for spiritual fulfillment.

The Book Thief:

Written by: Markus Theif

Published in: 2005

Summary:

In the novel The Book Thief, Liesel Meminger, a young German girl living during World War II, discovers that books—many of which, as the title suggests, are stolen—have a growing impact on her life. Liesel, who appears to have been abandoned by her parents and who saw the illness-related death of her younger brother, is placed with a foster family in a little village outside of Munich. There, she begins a relationship with literature that would challenge her, keep her going through the worst parts of the war, and ultimately save her life.

In cold blood

Writer: Truman Capote

Publisher: Random House

Published on: 17 January 1966

Summary:

The story of how Dick Hickock and Perry Smith planned, executed, and killed the Clutter family in rural Kansas in the fall of 1959 is told in Cold Blood, a new genre of journalism known as a "nonfiction novel," which tells the tale as though it were a novel. It also details how the police managed to catch the two men and bring them to justice by hanging them in 1965.

H is for hawk

Writer: Helen Macdonald

Publish by: Jonathan cape

Published date: 2014

Summary:

H is for Hawk appears to be a falconry book that details the training of a Northern Goshawk, but it is so much more than that. It is a masterfully written memoir of Helen Macdonald's most trying period when she was left reeling by the unexpected death of her father, renowned photographer Alisdair Macdonald.

Helen Macdonald allows us to enter her captivating natural world as she describes the tragedy that transpired in her life. As she tries to deal with the crushing sadness of her father's unexpected death, she adopts a hawk of her own.

Silent Spring

Writer: Rechel Carson

Published in: 1962

Summary:

The global grassroots environmental movement is thought to have its roots in the book Silent Spring. It was published in 1962 and focuses on the detrimental effects of chemical pesticides, which were widely used in US agriculture at the time. A change in environmental consciousness has been sparked by Rachel Carson and her efforts.

The Art of War

Writer: Sun-Tzu

Published by: Simon and Schuster

Summary:

The basic thesis of "The Art of War" is that "He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight." Whoever has the skills to deal with both powerful and weak forces will prevail. Whoever commands the same spirit throughout the entire army will triumph. Whoever prepares himself and waits to take the enemy unprepared will prevail.

A Room of one's own

Writer: Virginia Woolf

Published in: 1929

Summary:

Money is the main factor that keeps women from having a room of their own, according to the narrator of A Room of One's Own, thus having money is really important. Women have consistently had their creativity suppressed throughout history because they lack power.

A Brief History of the time

Writer: Stephen Hawking.

Published by: 1988

Summary:

In A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking attempts to make even the average person understand some of the most difficult physics concepts and ideas, such as space, time, gravity, black holes, planets, and stars, so that we can all better understand how our planet was made, where it came from, and where it's going.

Between the world and me

Writer: Ta-Nehisi Coates

Published in: 2015

Summary:

By exposing Ta-Nehisi Coates's reality of living as a black guy dealing with racism in America, Between The World And Me aids in the fight against prejudice and helps young black males in the US be ready to grow up.

Into thin air

Writer: Jon Krakauer

Published in: 1996

Summary: 

The true account of a 24-hour period on Mount Everest during which members of three different expeditions were caught in a storm and had to fight off hurricane-force winds, exposure, and the effects of altitude is told in the book and film Into Thin Air. This event resulted in the worst season-total of fatalities for the peak.

Conclusion:

Informational books helps you  to improve you knowloage. It also helps you to improve your mental health and make your skill stronger. Reading informational books are good time pass especially for students and teenagers.