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Nonfiction Books That Read Like Fiction (Reddit 2025) - Page 10

In February 2025, on the Reddit sub r/suggestmeabook someone posted a call for "Non fiction books that read like fiction. I love reading nonfiction books, but hate when they feel like I'm reading a textbook. I love mystery, history, health, autobiographies, and anything else you throw at me! Please send me your recs!"
And the sub provided. This is a list of the responses- deduped and curated to only include nonfiction - as classified. The variety of opinions and recommendations is what makes this a great list.
I did not include books: where someone said "anything by" a specific author; an entire series; or an author was not given and I could not reasonably verify.
If I missed anything else, I apologize, I'm human and I make mistakes and things could have been added since I looked at the list.
I see many new books to add to my list! Enjoy!
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361
And the Band Played on (Randy Shilts)
And the Band Played on (Randy Shilts)
362
Conduct Unbecoming: Gays and Lesbians in the U.S. Military (Randy Shilts)
Conduct Unbecoming: Gays and Lesbians in the U.S. Military (Randy Shilts)
363
Under the Bridge (Rebecca Godfrey)
Under the Bridge (Rebecca Godfrey)
364
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
365
Sweet and Low (Rich Cohen)
Sweet and Low (Rich Cohen)
366
People Who Eat Darkness (Richard Lloyd Parry)
People Who Eat Darkness (Richard Lloyd Parry)
367
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" (Richard P. Feynman)
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" (Richard P. Feynman)
368
Crisis in the Red Zone (Richard Preston)
Crisis in the Red Zone (Richard Preston)
369
The Demon in the Freezer (Richard Preston)
The Demon in the Freezer (Richard Preston)
370
The Hot Zone (Richard Preston)
The Hot Zone (Richard Preston)
371
Unnatural Causes (Richard Shepherd)
Unnatural Causes (Richard Shepherd)
372
The Power Broker (Robert A. Caro)
The Power Broker (Robert A. Caro)
373
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman (Robert K. Massie)
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman (Robert K. Massie)
374
The Deadly Dozen (Robert Keller)
The Deadly Dozen (Robert Keller)
375
Hidden Valley Road (Robert Kolker)
Hidden Valley Road (Robert Kolker)
376
Pirate Hunters (Robert Kurson)
Pirate Hunters (Robert Kurson)
377
Shadow Divers (Robert Kurson)
Shadow Divers (Robert Kurson)
378
Mountains of the Mind (Robert MacFarlane)
Mountains of the Mind (Robert MacFarlane)
379
Gomorrah (Roberto Saviano)
Gomorrah (Roberto Saviano)
380
Braiding Sweetgrass (Robin Wall Kimmerer)
Braiding Sweetgrass (Robin Wall Kimmerer)
381
Empires of the Sea (Roger Crowley)
Empires of the Sea (Roger Crowley)
382
Alexander Hamilton (Ron Chernow)
Alexander Hamilton (Ron Chernow)
383
Catch and Kill (Ronan Farrow)
Catch and Kill (Ronan Farrow)
384
There Will Be Fire (Rory Carroll)
There Will Be Fire (Rory Carroll)
385
Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling (Ross King)
Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling (Ross King)
386
S Street Rising: Crack, Murder, and Redemption in D.C. (Ruben Castaneda)
S Street Rising: Crack, Murder, and Redemption in D.C. (Ruben Castaneda)
387
The Island at the Center of the World (Russell Shorto)
The Island at the Center of the World (Russell Shorto)
388
The Cage (Ruth Minsky Sender)
The Cage (Ruth Minsky Sender)
389
The Shadow of the Sun (Ryszard Kapuscinski)
The Shadow of the Sun (Ryszard Kapuscinski)
390
Empire of the Summer Moon (S C Gwynne)
Empire of the Summer Moon (S C Gwynne)
391
Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments (Saidiya Hartman)
Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments (Saidiya Hartman)
392
The Great Escape (Saket Soni)
The Great Escape (Saket Soni)
393
The Colony (Sally Denton)
The Colony (Sally Denton)
394
Furious Love (Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger)
Furious Love (Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger)
395
The Disappearing Spoon (Sam Kean)
The Disappearing Spoon (Sam Kean)
396
John Wayne Gacy: Defending a Monster (Sam L. Amirante and Danny Broderick)
John Wayne Gacy: Defending a Monster (Sam L. Amirante and Danny Broderick)
397
Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic (Sam Quinones)
Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic (Sam Quinones)
398
Scarred: The True Story of How I Escaped NXIVM, the Cult That Bound My Life (Sarah Edmondson, Kristine Gasbarre)
Scarred: The True Story of How I Escaped NXIVM, the Cult That Bound My Life (Sarah Edmondson, Kristine Gasbarre)
399
Assassination Vacation (Sarah Vowell)
Assassination Vacation (Sarah Vowell)
400
Lawrence in Arabia (Scott Anderson)
Lawrence in Arabia (Scott Anderson)
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