My Favourite Non Fiction Books

1.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl 4.20 avg rating — 4,072,904 ratings
2.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 4.13 avg rating — 787,018 ratings
3.
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption 4.39 avg rating — 989,169 ratings
4.
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 739,758 ratings
5.
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail 4.07 avg rating — 436,105 ratings
6.
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster 4.26 avg rating — 550,938 ratings
7.
Hiroshima
Hiroshima 4.04 avg rating — 86,437 ratings
8.
All Creatures Great and Small (All Creatures Great and Small, #1-2)
All Creatures Great and Small (All Creatures Great and Small, #1-2) 4.35 avg rating — 155,355 ratings
9.
Into the Wild
Into the Wild 4.02 avg rating — 1,165,571 ratings
10.
The Daughter of Kurdland: A Life Dedicated to Humankind
The Daughter of Kurdland: A Life Dedicated to Humankind 4.20 avg rating — 409 ratings
11.
Call the Midwife: Farewell to the East End
Call the Midwife: Farewell to the East End 4.30 avg rating — 18,937 ratings
12.
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 4.39 avg rating — 352,756 ratings
13.
Cosmos
Cosmos 4.40 avg rating — 155,621 ratings
14.
The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom
The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom 4.47 avg rating — 348,497 ratings
15.
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
by: Dee Brown
4.26 avg rating — 99,679 ratings
16.
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin 3.89 avg rating — 215,181 ratings
17.
The Art of War
The Art of War
by: Sun Tzu
3.95 avg rating — 550,561 ratings
18.
Seabiscuit: An American Legend
Seabiscuit: An American Legend 4.23 avg rating — 167,139 ratings
19.
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil 3.92 avg rating — 289,200 ratings
20.
Nicholas and Alexandra: The Classic Account of the Fall of the Romanov Dynasty
Nicholas and Alexandra: The Classic Account of the Fall of the Romanov Dynasty 4.23 avg rating — 29,465 ratings
21.
Just Kids
Just Kids 4.21 avg rating — 333,634 ratings
22.
Holy Blood, Holy Grail
Holy Blood, Holy Grail 3.51 avg rating — 12,575 ratings
23.
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time 3.66 avg rating — 358,687 ratings
24.
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China 4.30 avg rating — 120,275 ratings
25.
Shadows of the Workhouse
Shadows of the Workhouse 4.17 avg rating — 26,832 ratings
26.
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail 4.07 avg rating — 850,442 ratings
27.
The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus
The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus 4.16 avg rating — 119,581 ratings
28.
A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century
A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century 4.05 avg rating — 43,233 ratings
29.
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President 4.22 avg rating — 81,272 ratings
30.
Phenomenology of Spirit
Phenomenology of Spirit 3.96 avg rating — 19,984 ratings
31.
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir 3.90 avg rating — 198,656 ratings
32.
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking 3.96 avg rating — 614,680 ratings
32.
The Captured: A True Story of Abduction by Indians on the Texas Frontier
The Captured: A True Story of Abduction by Indians on the Texas Frontier 4.05 avg rating — 3,950 ratings
34.
A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember 4.09 avg rating — 27,689 ratings
35.
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid 3.94 avg rating — 67,459 ratings
36.
Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake
Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake 4.04 avg rating — 61,416 ratings
37.
Separate Things: A Memoir
Separate Things: A Memoir 4.16 avg rating — 86 ratings
38.
The Two Week Traveller
The Two Week Traveller 4.03 avg rating — 97 ratings
39.
MindHub: Personality Profiler
MindHub: Personality Profiler 4.34 avg rating — 74 ratings
40.
The Color of Water
The Color of Water 4.15 avg rating — 131,553 ratings
41.
At Home: A Short History of Private Life
At Home: A Short History of Private Life 3.99 avg rating — 97,412 ratings
41.
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders 4.06 avg rating — 152,010 ratings
43.
Katherine Swynford: The Story of John of Gaunt and His Scandalous Duchess
Katherine Swynford: The Story of John of Gaunt and His Scandalous Duchess 3.86 avg rating — 5,711 ratings
44.
Bossypants
Bossypants
by: Tina Fey
3.96 avg rating — 1,041,938 ratings
45.
The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History
The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History 3.80 avg rating — 51,850 ratings
46.
A Moveable Feast
A Moveable Feast 4.02 avg rating — 162,847 ratings
47.
Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors
Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors 4.14 avg rating — 80,872 ratings
48.
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 3.65 avg rating — 194,441 ratings
49.
Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls
Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls 3.89 avg rating — 26,412 ratings
50.
The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century
The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century 4.01 avg rating — 25,924 ratings
51.
The Basque History of the World
The Basque History of the World 3.86 avg rating — 5,448 ratings
52.
A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World
A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World 3.96 avg rating — 9,298 ratings
53.
Corners: Voices on Change
Corners: Voices on Change 3.67 avg rating — 860 ratings
53.
Inconvenient Memories: A Personal Account of the Tiananmen Square Incident and China Before and After
Inconvenient Memories: A Personal Account of the Tiananmen Square Incident and China Before and After 3.96 avg rating — 91 ratings
55.
Pack Your Bags and Get Out!
Pack Your Bags and Get Out! 3.59 avg rating — 950 ratings
55.
Three hundred & Thirty-Three Twisted Tongue Twisters
Three hundred & Thirty-Three Twisted Tongue Twisters 4.78 avg rating — 41 ratings
57.
Trailer Trash: an '80s Memoir
Trailer Trash: an '80s Memoir 4.08 avg rating — 508 ratings
58.
The Cases That Haunt Us
The Cases That Haunt Us 3.98 avg rating — 16,472 ratings
58.
My Family and Other Animals (Corfu Trilogy, #1)
My Family and Other Animals (Corfu Trilogy, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 61,491 ratings
60.
Bring on the Empty Horses
Bring on the Empty Horses 4.13 avg rating — 3,337 ratings
60.
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness 4.09 avg rating — 233,256 ratings
62.
Oogy: The Dog Only a Family Could Love
Oogy: The Dog Only a Family Could Love 4.06 avg rating — 13,086 ratings
63.
Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire
Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire 3.78 avg rating — 20,121 ratings
64.
Slaves in the Family
Slaves in the Family 4.04 avg rating — 3,020 ratings
65.
One Child
One Child 4.27 avg rating — 15,724 ratings
66.
Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune
Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune 3.80 avg rating — 39,198 ratings
67.
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban 4.16 avg rating — 612,696 ratings
68.
The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic - and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic - and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World 3.89 avg rating — 55,256 ratings
68.
The Guns of August
The Guns of August 4.18 avg rating — 82,595 ratings
70.
The Things They Carried
The Things They Carried 4.14 avg rating — 337,447 ratings
70.
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 4.04 avg rating — 445,025 ratings
72.
Parallel Worlds: A Journey through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos
Parallel Worlds: A Journey through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos 4.21 avg rating — 22,363 ratings
73.
Outliers: The Story of Success
Outliers: The Story of Success 4.19 avg rating — 845,742 ratings
74.
Death in the City of Light: The Serial Killer of Nazi-Occupied Paris
Death in the City of Light: The Serial Killer of Nazi-Occupied Paris 3.54 avg rating — 8,101 ratings
75.
Somebody Else's Kids
Somebody Else's Kids 4.28 avg rating — 7,094 ratings
76.
First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
by: Loung Ung
4.35 avg rating — 52,422 ratings
77.
A Brief History of Time
A Brief History of Time 4.21 avg rating — 466,977 ratings
77.
Testament of Youth
Testament of Youth 4.11 avg rating — 12,163 ratings
79.
Mary Queen of Scots
Mary Queen of Scots 3.99 avg rating — 17,292 ratings
80.
Down Under
Down Under 4.07 avg rating — 119,153 ratings
80.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 4.30 avg rating — 568,924 ratings
80.
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men 4.34 avg rating — 156,576 ratings
83.
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital 3.93 avg rating — 39,326 ratings
84.
Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War
Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War 4.10 avg rating — 24,890 ratings
85.
Four Sisters:The Lost Lives of the Romanov Grand Duchesses
Four Sisters:The Lost Lives of the Romanov Grand Duchesses 3.88 avg rating — 24,078 ratings
86.
The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl―A National Book Award Winner
The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl―A National Book Award Winner 4.06 avg rating — 60,119 ratings
87.
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania 4.13 avg rating — 157,297 ratings
88.
Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling 4.14 avg rating — 11,729 ratings
89.
Vagabonds in France
Vagabonds in France 3.83 avg rating — 78 ratings
89.
Poems from a Runaway
Poems from a Runaway 4.63 avg rating — 19 ratings
89.
Cork Wars: Intrigue and Industry in World War II
Cork Wars: Intrigue and Industry in World War II 3.98 avg rating — 62 ratings
89.
Laughing All the Way to the Bank (Robbery): My Education at Con College
Laughing All the Way to the Bank (Robbery): My Education at Con College 4.33 avg rating — 61 ratings
89.
You Can't Drive Your Car to Your Own Funeral
You Can't Drive Your Car to Your Own Funeral 4.01 avg rating — 327 ratings
89.
No Pianos, Pets or Foreigners! My Life in Japan in the 80's
No Pianos, Pets or Foreigners! My Life in Japan in the 80's 3.86 avg rating — 97 ratings
89.
ELIS: Irish call girl
ELIS: Irish call girl 4.89 avg rating — 9 ratings
96.
Letters, 1925-1975
Letters, 1925-1975 3.93 avg rating — 408 ratings
96.
Chains Across the River - A Novel of the American Revolution
Chains Across the River - A Novel of the American Revolution 4.28 avg rating — 18 ratings
96.
Snapshots (Matthew Lightfoot Travel Books)
Snapshots (Matthew Lightfoot Travel Books) 4.56 avg rating — 18 ratings
96.
Stories of Hope: Finding Inspiration in Everyday Lives
Stories of Hope: Finding Inspiration in Everyday Lives 3.44 avg rating — 1,580 ratings
96.
Spy for nobody
Spy for nobody 4.02 avg rating — 65 ratings
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