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Nonfiction Books That Read Like Fiction (Reddit 2025) - Page 12

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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Billion Dollar Whale (Tom Wright and Bradley Hope)
Billion Dollar Whale (Tom Wright and Bradley Hope)
442
Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War (Tony Horwitz)
Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War (Tony Horwitz)
443
Mountains Beyond Mountains (Tracey Kidder)
Mountains Beyond Mountains (Tracey Kidder)
444
Strength in What Remains (Tracy Kidder)
Strength in What Remains (Tracy Kidder)
445
The Soul of a New Machine (Tracy Kidder)
The Soul of a New Machine (Tracy Kidder)
446
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
447
Into the Storm (Tristram Korten)
Into the Storm (Tristram Korten)
448
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
449
The Duke in His Domain (Truman Capote)
The Duke in His Domain (Truman Capote)
450
Wayward: Just Another Life to Live (Vashti Bunyan)
Wayward: Just Another Life to Live (Vashti Bunyan)
451
Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor Frankl)
Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor Frankl)
452
Helter Skelter (Vincent Bugliosi)
Helter Skelter (Vincent Bugliosi)
453
Napolean (Vincent Cronin)
Napolean (Vincent Cronin)
454
Finding Me: A Memoir (Viola Davis)
Finding Me: A Memoir (Viola Davis)
455
The Serpent and the Rainbow (Wade Davis)
The Serpent and the Rainbow (Wade Davis)
456
Elon Musk (Walter Isaacson)
Elon Musk (Walter Isaacson)
457
Steve Jobs (Walter Isaacson)
Steve Jobs (Walter Isaacson)
458
The Code Breaker (Walter Isaacson)
The Code Breaker (Walter Isaacson)
459
City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi (William Dalrymple)
City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi (William Dalrymple)
460
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (William L. Shirer)
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (William L. Shirer)
461
Hero Dogs (Wilma Melville)
Hero Dogs (Wilma Melville)
462
German Boy: A Child in War (Wolfgang W.E. Samuel)
German Boy: A Child in War (Wolfgang W.E. Samuel)
463
Sapiens (Yuval Noah Harari)
Sapiens (Yuval Noah Harari)
464
Radical Love (Zachary Levi)
Radical Love (Zachary Levi)
465
The Light Eaters (Zoe Schlanger)
The Light Eaters (Zoe Schlanger)
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