- Share - [](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://about.ebsco.com/markdownify/node/82905) - []() - []() - []() # Ten Popular Trade Nonfiction E-Books of 2022 The librarians on the EBSCO Collection Development team look back at popular nonfiction e-books of 2022 from top trade publishers. ![ popular trade nonfiction titles from blog image ](/sites/default/files/acquiadam-assets/10-popular-trade-nonfiction-titles-from-2022-blog-image-780.png) 3 November 2022 As we head into the final stretches of 2022, the librarians on the EBSCO Collection Development team are looking back at this year in nonfiction from some of the top trade publishers. Here are 10 e-books that libraries and reviewers are loving. 1. [Asian American Histories of the United States](https://ecm.ebscohost.com/Books/Titles/TitleDetail?ProductId=3078910&IsTitleRemovable=False&ListId=0&CurrentPage=1&CurrentSortField=Relevance&CurrentSortDirection=Descending&ResultsPerPage=20&idInList=0&isSubjectSetCollection=False&collectionId=0&returnLocation=ResultList&q=(TX%20%22Asian%20American%20Histories%22)) Author: Catherin Ceniza Choy Publisher: Beacon Press ISBN: 9780807050804 About this e-book: Covering nearly 200 years of American history, Choy delves deeply into the complexity and diversity of the Asian American experience. 2. [African Founders: How Enslaved People Expanded American Ideals](https://ecm.ebscohost.com/Books/Titles/TitleDetail?ProductId=2958276&IsTitleRemovable=False&ListId=0&CurrentPage=1&CurrentSortField=Relevance&CurrentSortDirection=Descending&ResultsPerPage=20&idInList=0&isSubjectSetCollection=False&collectionId=0&returnLocation=ResultList&q=(TX%20%22African%20Founders%22)) Author: David Hackett Fischer Publisher: Simon & Schuster ISBN: 9781982145118 About this e-book: Pulitzer winner Fischer’s latest book explores the African and African American contribution to the founding and foundation of the United States. 3. [Life on the Mississippi: An Epic American Adventure](https://ecm.ebscohost.com/Books/Titles/TitleDetail?ProductId=3065722&IsTitleRemovable=False&ListId=0&CurrentPage=1&CurrentSortField=Relevance&CurrentSortDirection=Descending&ResultsPerPage=20&idInList=0&isSubjectSetCollection=False&collectionId=0&returnLocation=ResultList&q=(TX%20%22Life%20on%20the%20Mississippi%3A%20an%20epic%22)) Author: Rinker Buck Publisher: Avid Reader Press ISBN:9781501106392 About this e-book: Journalist and historian Buck chronicles his adventures and some dark chapters in American history navigating the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers on a homemade wooden flatboat in 2016. 4. [The Urge: Our History of Addiction](https://ecm.ebscohost.com/Books/Titles/TitleDetail?ProductId=2916374&IsTitleRemovable=False&ListId=0&CurrentPage=1&CurrentSortField=Relevance&CurrentSortDirection=Descending&ResultsPerPage=20&idInList=0&isSubjectSetCollection=False&collectionId=0&returnLocation=ResultList&q=(TX%20%22The%20Urge%3A%20Our%20History%20of%20Addiction%22)) Author: Carl Erik Fisher Publisher: Penguin Press ISBN: 9780525561453 About this e-book: Fisher, both a doctor and recovering patient of addiction, blends memoir, critique, and history of this complex phenomenon that touches millions of lives. 5. [Black Ghost of Empire: The Long Death of Slavery and the Failure of Emancipation](https://ecm.ebscohost.com/Books/Titles/TitleDetail?ProductId=2739978&IsTitleRemovable=False&ListId=0&CurrentPage=1&CurrentSortField=Relevance&CurrentSortDirection=Descending&ResultsPerPage=20&idInList=0&isSubjectSetCollection=False&collectionId=0&returnLocation=ResultList&q=(TX%20%225.%09Black%20Ghost%20of%20Empire%22)) Author: Kris Manjapra Publisher: Scribner ISBN: 9781982123505 About this e-book: Slavery is not a uniquely American tragedy. Award-winning history professor Manjapra delves into the lasting injustices imposed by slave-based economies. 6. [Sinkable: Obsession, the Deep Sea, and the Shipwreck of the Titanic](https://ecm.ebscohost.com/Books/Titles/TitleDetail?ProductId=3099664&IsTitleRemovable=False&ListId=0&CurrentPage=1&CurrentSortField=Relevance&CurrentSortDirection=Descending&ResultsPerPage=20&idInList=0&isSubjectSetCollection=False&collectionId=0&returnLocation=ResultList&q=(TX%20%22Sinkable%3A%20Obsession%2C%20the%20Deep%20Sea%2C%20and%20the%20Shipwreck%20of%20the%20Titanic%20%22)) Author: Daniel Stone Publisher: Dutton ISBN: 9780593329399 About this e-book: Why, after over a century since the fateful voyage, are people still fascinated by the Titanic? Stone’s treatment of the tragedy looks not at the event but the aftermath – and why the Titanic has never quite left public consciousness. 7. [The Avoidable War: The Dangers of a Catastrophic Conflict Between the US and Xi Jinping’s China](https://ecm.ebscohost.com/Books/Titles/TitleDetail?ProductId=2943861&IsTitleRemovable=False&ListId=0&CurrentPage=1&CurrentSortField=Relevance&CurrentSortDirection=Descending&ResultsPerPage=20&idInList=0&isSubjectSetCollection=False&collectionId=0&returnLocation=ResultList&q=(TX%20%22The%20Avoidable%20War%3A%20The%20Dangers%20of%20a%20Catastrophic%20Conflict%20Between%20the%20US%20and%20Xi%20Jinping%E2%80%99s%20China%20%22)) Author: Kevin Rudd Publisher: PublicAffairs ISBN: 9781541701304 About this e-book: Rudd, the former prime minister of Australia, provides an accessible guide to understanding how we got to the US and China’s current strained relationship and how to de-escalate these tensions. 8. [The Empress and the English Doctor: How Catherine the Great Defied a Deadly](https://ecm.ebscohost.com/Books/Titles/TitleDetail?ProductId=2984011&IsTitleRemovable=False&ListId=0&CurrentPage=1&CurrentSortField=Relevance&CurrentSortDirection=Descending&ResultsPerPage=20&idInList=0&isSubjectSetCollection=False&collectionId=0&returnLocation=ResultList&q=(TX%20%22The%20Empress%20and%20the%20English%20Doctor%3A%20How%20Catherine%20the%20Great%20Defied%20a%20Deadly%20%22))[ Virus](https://ecm.ebscohost.com/Books/Titles/TitleDetail?ProductId=2984011&IsTitleRemovable=False&ListId=0&CurrentPage=1&CurrentSortField=Relevance&CurrentSortDirection=Descending&ResultsPerPage=20&idInList=0&isSubjectSetCollection=False&collectionId=0&returnLocation=ResultList&q=(TX%20%22The%20Empress%20and%20the%20English%20Doctor%3A%20How%20Catherine%20the%20Great%20Defied%20a%20Deadly%20%22)) Author: Lucy Ward Publisher: Oneworld Publications ISBN: 9780861542468 About this e-book: Ward delivers an engaging account of 18th-century preventative medicine. In the face of deadly smallpox, Catherine the Great championed a massive pro-inoculation campaign in Russia. 9. [An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us](https://ecm.ebscohost.com/Books/Titles/TitleDetail?ProductId=3060387&IsTitleRemovable=False&ListId=0&CurrentPage=1&CurrentSortField=Relevance&CurrentSortDirection=Descending&ResultsPerPage=20&idInList=0&isSubjectSetCollection=False&collectionId=0&returnLocation=ResultList&q=(TX%20%22An%20Immense%20World%3A%20How%20Animal%20Senses%20Reveal%20the%20Hidden%20Realms%20Around%20Us%20%22)) Author: Ed Yong Publisher: Random House ISBN: 9780593133248 About this e-book: There are sights, sounds, smells, and sensations that are beyond human perception. Pulitzer winner Yong brings readers into the bodies of various animals to show what a vast world we live in. 10. [You Don’t Know Us Negroes and Other Essays](https://ecm.ebscohost.com/Books/Titles/TitleDetail?ProductId=3178262&IsTitleRemovable=False&ListId=0&CurrentPage=1&CurrentSortField=Relevance&CurrentSortDirection=Descending&ResultsPerPage=20&idInList=0&isSubjectSetCollection=False&collectionId=0&returnLocation=ResultList&q=(TX%20%22You%20Don%E2%80%99t%20Know%20Us%20Negroes%20and%20Other%20Essays%20%22)) Author: Zora Neale Hurston Publisher: Amistad / HarperCollins ISBN: 9780063043879 About this e-book: A new anthology by one of the greatest American authors. 50 essays spanning the Harlem Renaissance to the first wave of Civil Rights; this is an incredible collection depicting the Black American experience. Do you still need more excellent trade nonfiction for your library? Make sure you check out the complete list of Top Trade Academic eBooks available through [EBSCOhost Collection Manager (ECM).](https://ecm.ebscohost.com/) - [Popular Adult Nonfiction](https://ecm.ebscohost.com/Books/Browse/Collections/4995?pageNumber=1&init=True) - [Top Trade Academic eBooks](https://ecm.ebscohost.com/Books/Browse/Collections/5647?pageNumber=1&init=True) Stay informed about new and updated EBSCO eBooks collections by [signing up for the monthly EBSCO eBooks newsletter, ECM Advisor.](https://more.ebsco.com/preference-center.html) Category: [Library Resources ](/blogs/ebscopost/category/library-resources) Tags: [eBooks](/blogs/ebscopost/tag/ebooks) [Collection development](/blogs/ebscopost/tag/collection-development) - Share - [](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://about.ebsco.com/markdownify/node/82905) - []() - []() - []() ## Related Posts [ ![spanish portuguese ebook collection blog image ](/sites/default/files/acquiadam-assets/spanish-portuguese-ebook-collection-blog-image-780.jpg) ](/blogs/ebscopost/how-libraries-can-meet-high-demand-spanish-and-portuguese-e-books) [How Libraries Can Meet the High Demand for Spanish and Portuguese E-Books](/blogs/ebscopost/how-libraries-can-meet-high-demand-spanish-and-portuguese-e-books) 20 October 2022 [ ![ebooks video tutorial blog image ](/sites/default/files/acquiadam-assets/ebooks-video-tutorial-blog-image-780.png) ](/blogs/ebscopost/2111997/how-place-ebsco-ebooks-e-reserve-using-ebook-manager-lists-video-tutorial) [How to Place EBSCO eBooks on e-Reserve Using eBook Manager Lists – Video Tutorial](/blogs/ebscopost/2111997/how-place-ebsco-ebooks-e-reserve-using-ebook-manager-lists-video-tutorial) 15 August 2022 [ ![EBSCO eBooks and ASPIRE Accessbility blog image ](/sites/default/files/acquiadam-assets/EBSCO-eBooks-and-ASPIRE-2022-Accessbility-blog-image-780.jpg) ](/blogs/ebscopost/1815362/ebsco-ebooks-and-aspire-partnering-build-inclusive-e-book-reading-experience) [EBSCO eBooks and ASPIRE – Partnering to Build an Inclusive E-Book Reading Experience](/blogs/ebscopost/1815362/ebsco-ebooks-and-aspire-partnering-build-inclusive-e-book-reading-experience) 24 July 2023