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Nonfiction Books That Read Like Fiction (Reddit 2025) - Page 5

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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Blood and Thunder (Hampton Sides)
Blood and Thunder (Hampton Sides)
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Ghost Soldiers (Hampton Sides)
Ghost Soldiers (Hampton Sides)
163
The Wide Wide Sea (Hampton Sides)
The Wide Wide Sea (Hampton Sides)
164
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Harriet Jacobs)
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Harriet Jacobs)
165
No One Would Listen: A True Financial Thriller (Harry Markopolos)
No One Would Listen: A True Financial Thriller (Harry Markopolos)
166
My Zoo Family (Helen Martini)
My Zoo Family (Helen Martini)
167
Tunnel 29 (Helena Merriman)
Tunnel 29 (Helena Merriman)
168
Do No Harm (Henry Marsh)
Do No Harm (Henry Marsh)
169
The Mercy of the Sky: The Story of a Tornado (Holly Bailey)
The Mercy of the Sky: The Story of a Tornado (Holly Bailey)
170
Rocket Boys (Homer Hickam)
Rocket Boys (Homer Hickam)
171
Dark Invasion (Howard Blum)
Dark Invasion (Howard Blum)
172
Mr. Nice (Howard Marks)
Mr. Nice (Howard Marks)
173
The People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn)
The People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn)
174
The Girl With Seven Names (Hyeonseo Lee)
The Girl With Seven Names (Hyeonseo Lee)
175
Master Slave Husband Wife (Ilyon Woo)
Master Slave Husband Wife (Ilyon Woo)
176
The Man Who Could Move Clouds (Ingrid Rojas Contreras)
The Man Who Could Move Clouds (Ingrid Rojas Contreras)
177
The Agony and the Ecstasy (Irving Stone)
The Agony and the Ecstasy (Irving Stone)
178
Caste (Isabel Wilkerson)
Caste (Isabel Wilkerson)
179
The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
180
Out of Africa (Isak Dinesen)
Out of Africa (Isak Dinesen)
181
Deep Undercover (Jack Barsky)
Deep Undercover (Jack Barsky)
182
You Can't Win (Jack Black)
You Can't Win (Jack Black)
183
The Volunteer (Jack Fairweather)
The Volunteer (Jack Fairweather)
184
Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan (Jake Adelstein)
Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan (Jake Adelstein)
185
The Outpost (Jake Tapper)
The Outpost (Jake Tapper)
186
Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer (James L. Swanson)
Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer (James L. Swanson)
187
Blind Descent (James M. Tabor)
Blind Descent (James M. Tabor)
188
The Last Days of John Lennon (James Patterson)
The Last Days of John Lennon (James Patterson)
189
The Kennedy Curse (James Patterson & Cynthia Fagan)
The Kennedy Curse (James Patterson & Cynthia Fagan)
190
The Journalist and the Murderer (Janet Malcolm)
The Journalist and the Murderer (Janet Malcolm)
191
Guns, Germs, and Steel (Jared Diamond)
Guns, Germs, and Steel (Jared Diamond)
192
Fire on the Levee (Jared Fishman)
Fire on the Levee (Jared Fishman)
193
An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistan (Jason Elliot)
An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistan (Jason Elliot)
194
Hillbilly Elegy (JD Vance)
Hillbilly Elegy (JD Vance)
195
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
196
To Shake the Sleeping Self (Jedidiah Jenkins)
To Shake the Sleeping Self (Jedidiah Jenkins)
197
The Road to Jonestown (Jeff Guinn)
The Road to Jonestown (Jeff Guinn)
198
Gods and Generals (Jeff Shaara)
Gods and Generals (Jeff Shaara)
199
I'm Glad My Mom Died (Jennette McCurdy)
I'm Glad My Mom Died (Jennette McCurdy)
200
The Widow Basquiat (Jennifer Clement)
The Widow Basquiat (Jennifer Clement)
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