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100 Great Non Fiction Books

A short list of really interesting non fiction books. Some memoirs, some biographies, some war stories, plus more.
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
1
Maya Angelou
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
2
Truman Capote
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
3
Elie Wiesel
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl
4
Anne Frank
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
5
Trevor Noah
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Into the Wild
6
Jon Krakauer
Wild (Cheryl Strayed)
Wild
7
Cheryl Strayed
Into Thin Air (Jon Krakauer)
Into Thin Air
8
Jon Krakauer
A Walk in the Woods (Bill Bryson)
A Walk in the Woods
9
Bill Bryson
This Is Going to Hurt (Adam Kay)
This Is Going to Hurt
10
Adam Kay
When Breath Becomes Air (Paul Kalanithi)
When Breath Becomes Air
11
Paul Kalanithi
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race (Reni Eddo-Lodge)
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race
12
Reni Eddo-Lodge
H Is for Hawk (Helen MacDonald)
H Is for Hawk
13
Helen MacDonald
On Writing (Stephen King)
On Writing
14
Stephen King
A Child Called It (Dave Pelzer)
A Child Called It
15
Dave Pelzer
Helter Skelter (Vincent Bugliosi)
Helter Skelter
16
Vincent Bugliosi
Wild Swans (Jung Chang)
Wild Swans
17
Jung Chang
Marley and Me (John Grogan)
Marley and Me
18
John Grogan
All Creatures Great and Small (James Herriot)
All Creatures Great and Small
19
James Herriot
Stiff (Mary Roach)
Stiff
20
Mary Roach
The Five (Hallie Rubenhold)
The Five
21
Hallie Rubenhold
Everything I Know About Love (Dolly Alderton)
Everything I Know About Love
22
Dolly Alderton
Midnight in Chernobyl (Adam Higginbotham)
Midnight in Chernobyl
23
Adam Higginbotham
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" (Zora Neale Hurston)
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"
24
Zora Neale Hurston
Me (Elton John)
Me
25
Elton John
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
26
Frank McCourt
The Salt Path (Raynor Winn)
The Salt Path
27
Raynor Winn
Band of Brothers (Stephen Ambrose)
Band of Brothers
28
Stephen Ambrose
In the Heart of the Sea (Nathaniel Philbrick)
In the Heart of the Sea
29
Nathaniel Philbrick
No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference (Greta Thunberg)
No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference
30
Greta Thunberg
Georgiana: The Duchess of Devonshire (Amanda Foreman)
Georgiana: The Duchess of Devonshire
31
Amanda Foreman
A Street Cat Named Bob (James Bowen)
A Street Cat Named Bob
32
James Bowen
The Innocent Man (John Grisham)
The Innocent Man
33
John Grisham
The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well (Meik Wiking)
The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well
34
Meik Wiking
The Storyteller (Dave Grohl)
The Storyteller
35
Dave Grohl
Unnatural Causes (Richard Shepherd)
Unnatural Causes
36
Richard Shepherd
The Perfect Storm (Sebastian Junger)
The Perfect Storm
37
Sebastian Junger
Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas (Adam Kay)
Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas
38
Adam Kay
The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts (Gary Chapman)
The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts
39
Gary Chapman
Below Stairs (Margaret Powell)
Below Stairs
40
Margaret Powell
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