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Nonfiction Books That Read Like Fiction (Reddit 2025) - Page 4

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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The Poison Squad (Deborah Blum)
The Poison Squad (Deborah Blum)
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The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York (Deborah Blum)
The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York (Deborah Blum)
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Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident (Donnie Eichar)
Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident (Donnie Eichar)
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When Crack Was King (Donovan X. Ramsey)
When Crack Was King (Donovan X. Ramsey)
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The Monsters: Mary Shelley & the Curse of Frankenstein (Dorothy & Thomas Hoobler)
The Monsters: Mary Shelley & the Curse of Frankenstein (Dorothy & Thomas Hoobler)
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In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (Doug Stanton)
In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (Doug Stanton)
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With the Old Breed (E.B. Sledge)
With the Old Breed (E.B. Sledge)
128
An Immense World (Ed Yong)
An Immense World (Ed Yong)
129
Last Stop Auschwitz (Eddy De Wind)
Last Stop Auschwitz (Eddy De Wind)
130
Desert Solitaire (Edward Abbey)
Desert Solitaire (Edward Abbey)
131
The Forever Witness (Edward Humes)
The Forever Witness (Edward Humes)
132
Sarum (Edward Rutherford)
Sarum (Edward Rutherford)
133
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night (Elie Wiesel)
134
A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire (Emma Southon)
A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire (Emma Southon)
135
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania (Erik Larson)
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania (Erik Larson)
136
In the Garden of Beasts (Erik Larson)
In the Garden of Beasts (Erik Larson)
137
Isaac's Storm (Erik Larson)
Isaac's Storm (Erik Larson)
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The Demon of Unrest (Erik Larson)
The Demon of Unrest (Erik Larson)
139
The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
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The Splendid and the Vile (Erik Larson)
The Splendid and the Vile (Erik Larson)
141
A Movable Feast (Ernest Hemingway)
A Movable Feast (Ernest Hemingway)
142
Eastern Approaches (Fitzroy MacLean)
Eastern Approaches (Fitzroy MacLean)
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The Moth in the Iron Lung (Forrest Maready)
The Moth in the Iron Lung (Forrest Maready)
144
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
145
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Frederick Douglass)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Frederick Douglass)
146
News of a Kidnapping (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
News of a Kidnapping (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
147
The Poison Principle (Gail Bell)
The Poison Principle (Gail Bell)
148
The Blue Sky (Galsan Tschinag)
The Blue Sky (Galsan Tschinag)
149
The Gray Earth (Galsan Tschinag)
The Gray Earth (Galsan Tschinag)
150
The Trading Game (Gary Stevenson)
The Trading Game (Gary Stevenson)
151
The Gift of Fear (Gavin De Becker)
The Gift of Fear (Gavin De Becker)
152
Burmese Days (George Orwell)
Burmese Days (George Orwell)
153
Down and Out in Paris and London (George Orwell)
Down and Out in Paris and London (George Orwell)
154
Homage to Catalonia (George Orwell)
Homage to Catalonia (George Orwell)
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The Road to Wigan Pier (George Orwell)
The Road to Wigan Pier (George Orwell)
156
White Gold (Giles Milton)
White Gold (Giles Milton)
157
Russians Among Us (Gordon Corera)
Russians Among Us (Gordon Corera)
158
Fordlandia (Greg Grandin)
Fordlandia (Greg Grandin)
159
The Disaster Artist (Greg Sestero)
The Disaster Artist (Greg Sestero)
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Shantaram (Gregory David Roberts)
Shantaram (Gregory David Roberts)
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