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Nonfiction Books That Read Like Fiction (Reddit 2025) - Page 6

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 Speckled Monster: A Historical Tale of Battling Smallpox (Jennifer Lee Carrell)
The Speckled Monster: A Historical Tale of Battling Smallpox (Jennifer Lee Carrell)
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Hons and Rebels (Jessica Mitford)
Hons and Rebels (Jessica Mitford)
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My Stroke of Insight (Jill Bolte Taylor)
My Stroke of Insight (Jill Bolte Taylor)
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Into the Planet (Jill Heinerth)
Into the Planet (Jill Heinerth)
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The Secret History of Wonder Woman (Jill Lepore)
The Secret History of Wonder Woman (Jill Lepore)
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These Truths (Jill Lepore)
These Truths (Jill Lepore)
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102 Minutes (Jim Dwyer, Kevin Flynn)
102 Minutes (Jim Dwyer, Kevin Flynn)
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Bully (Jim Schutze)
Bully (Jim Schutze)
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Island of the Lost (Joan Druett)
Island of the Lost (Joan Druett)
210
Promise Me, Dad (Joe Biden)
Promise Me, Dad (Joe Biden)
211
Touching the Void (Joe Simpson)
Touching the Void (Joe Simpson)
212
The Darkness Manifesto (Johan Eklöf)
The Darkness Manifesto (Johan Eklöf)
213
A Civil Action (Johathan Harr)
A Civil Action (Johathan Harr)
214
A Speck in the Sea (John Aldridge and Anthony Sosinski)
A Speck in the Sea (John Aldridge and Anthony Sosinski)
215
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (John Berendt)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (John Berendt)
216
Evidence of Love (John Bloom & Jim Atkinson)
Evidence of Love (John Bloom & Jim Atkinson)
217
Bad Blood (John Carreyrou)
Bad Blood (John Carreyrou)
218
The Anthropocene Reviewed (John Green)
The Anthropocene Reviewed (John Green)
219
Sooley (John Grisham)
Sooley (John Grisham)
220
The Log From the Sea of Cortez (John Steinbeck)
The Log From the Sea of Cortez (John Steinbeck)
221
Travels With Charley (John Steinbeck)
Travels With Charley (John Steinbeck)
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Fire Weather: A True Story From a Hotter World (John Vaillant)
Fire Weather: A True Story From a Hotter World (John Vaillant)
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The Golden Spruce (John Vaillant)
The Golden Spruce (John Vaillant)
224
American Warlord (Johnny Dwyer)
American Warlord (Johnny Dwyer)
225
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
226
Into Thin Air (Jon Krakauer)
Into Thin Air (Jon Krakauer)
227
Under the Banner of Heaven (Jon Krakauer)
Under the Banner of Heaven (Jon Krakauer)
228
Psychopath Test (Jon Ronson)
Psychopath Test (Jon Ronson)
229
Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here : The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis (Jonathan Blitzer)
Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here : The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis (Jonathan Blitzer)
230
The Escape Artist (Jonathan Freedland)
The Escape Artist (Jonathan Freedland)
231
The Bronx Is Burning (Jonathan Mahler)
The Bronx Is Burning (Jonathan Mahler)
232
Joe Gould's Secret (Joseph Mitchell)
Joe Gould's Secret (Joseph Mitchell)
233
Sophie's World (Jostein Gaarder)
Sophie's World (Jostein Gaarder)
234
Down the Drain (Julia Fox)
Down the Drain (Julia Fox)
235
You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again (Julia Phillips)
You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again (Julia Phillips)
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Ballad of the Whiskey Robber (Julian Rubinstein)
Ballad of the Whiskey Robber (Julian Rubinstein)
237
Madhouse at the End of the Earth (Julian Sancton)
Madhouse at the End of the Earth (Julian Sancton)
238
Sickened (Julie Gregory)
Sickened (Julie Gregory)
239
Wild Swans (Jung Chang)
Wild Swans (Jung Chang)
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American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin)
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin)
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