People often enjoy reading about real people, places and events. By doing this, you can often learn a valuable life lesson, be inspired to make change or be motivated to learn something new.
If you're still not convinced that the non-fiction genre is for you, take a look at our top 10 borrowed titles from January. These grabbed the attention of many and we think they will grab yours as well.
1. Becoming by Michelle Obama
This is an intimate, powerful and inspiring memoir from, not only, the former First Lady of the United States, but the first African-American woman to hold the role. Michelle Obama invites readers into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her - from the South Side of Chicago to the world's most famous address.
2. Any Ordinary Day by Leigh Sales
As a journalist, Leigh Sales often encounters people experiencing the worst moments of their lives. Nevertheless, after one particular string of bad news stories, and a terrifying brush with her own mortality, Leigh Sales went looking for answers. She wanted to know about the levels of vulnerability each of has when a life-changing event comes our way.
3. Three Women by Lisa Taddeo
Lisa Taddeo spent almost eight years intimately following the lives of three women. The result is a record of unmet needs, unspoken thoughts, disappointments, hopes and unrelenting obsessions.
4. The erratics by Vicki Laveau-Harvie
When her elderly mother is hospitalised unexpectedly, Vicki travels to her parent's isolated ranch home in Alberta, Canada to help her father. Having been estranged from her parents for many years, she is horrified by what she discovers on her arrival. This is an intensely gripping, yet black-humoured family drama that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
5. Spark joy: an illustrated guide to the Japanese art of tidying by Marie Kondo
Marie Kondo will help you de-clutter your life in this in-depth, line illustrated, room-by-room guide to de-cluttering and organising your entire home.
6. Japan by Rebecca Milner
Lonely Planet Japan is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see (and skip) as well as the hidden discoveries that await you.
7. The clever guts diet: how to revolutionise your body from the inside out by Michael Mosley
Your gut has an astonishing degree of control over your mood, hunger and general health. This book celebrates this hugely under-rated organ and shows you what you need to do to keep it in prime condition.
8. Veg by Jamie Oliver
From simple suppers and family favourites, to weekend dishes for sharing with friends, this book is packed full of phenomenal food - pure and simple.
9. The barefoot investor: the only money guide you'll ever need by Scott Pape
'The only money guide you'll ever need'. That's a bold claim, given there are already thousands of finance books on the shelves. So what makes this one different? Well, it will show you how to create an entire financial plan that is so simple, you can sketch it on the back of a serviette. You'll also be able to manage your money in 10 minutes a week, with a glass of wine in hand.
10. The body: a guide for occupants Bill Bryson
Bill Bryson takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body. As compulsively readable as it is comprehensive, this is a must-read owner's manual for everybody.