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Nonfiction Books That Read Like Fiction (Reddit 2025) - Page 7

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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Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War (Karen Abbott)
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War (Karen Abbott)
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Goodbye, Antoura (Karnig Panian)
Goodbye, Antoura (Karnig Panian)
243
The Assassin's Accomplice (Kate Clifford Larson)
The Assassin's Accomplice (Kate Clifford Larson)
244
The Undocumented Americans (Kate Cornejo Villavicencio)
The Undocumented Americans (Kate Cornejo Villavicencio)
245
The Radium Girls (Kate Moore)
The Radium Girls (Kate Moore)
246
Behind the Beautiful Forevers (Katherine Boo)
Behind the Beautiful Forevers (Katherine Boo)
247
Surfacing (Kathleen Jamie)
Surfacing (Kathleen Jamie)
248
Life (Keith Richards)
Life (Keith Richards)
249
Neither Wolf nor Dog (Kent Nerburn)
Neither Wolf nor Dog (Kent Nerburn)
250
A Walk in the Park (Kevin Fedarko)
A Walk in the Park (Kevin Fedarko)
251
The Emerald Mile (Kevin Fedarko)
The Emerald Mile (Kevin Fedarko)
252
Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker (Kevin Mitnick)
Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker (Kevin Mitnick)
253
What Stands in a Storm (Kim Cross)
What Stands in a Storm (Kim Cross)
254
The Last Days of the Incas (Kim Macquarrie)
The Last Days of the Incas (Kim Macquarrie)
255
The Feather Thief (Kirk W. Johnson)
The Feather Thief (Kirk W. Johnson)
256
His Way (Kitty Kelley)
His Way (Kitty Kelley)
257
Kiyo's Story: A Japanese-American Family's Quest for the American Dream (Kiyo Sato)
Kiyo's Story: A Japanese-American Family's Quest for the American Dream (Kiyo Sato)
258
Full Body Burden (Kristen Iversen)
Full Body Burden (Kristen Iversen)
259
A Mind Unraveled (Kurt Eichenwald)
A Mind Unraveled (Kurt Eichenwald)
260
Conspiracy of Fools (Kurt Eichenwald)
Conspiracy of Fools (Kurt Eichenwald)
261
The Informant (Kurt Eichenwald)
The Informant (Kurt Eichenwald)
262
The Many Lives of Mama Love (Lara Love Hardin)
The Many Lives of Mama Love (Lara Love Hardin)
263
Rough Magic (Lara Prior-Palmer)
Rough Magic (Lara Prior-Palmer)
264
Code Name Lise (Larry Lofts)
Code Name Lise (Larry Lofts)
265
Seabiscuit (Laura Hillenbrand)
Seabiscuit (Laura Hillenbrand)
266
Unbroken (Laura Hillenbrand)
Unbroken (Laura Hillenbrand)
267
Over the Edge of the World (Laurence Bergreen)
Over the Edge of the World (Laurence Bergreen)
268
Deep Survival (Laurence Gonzales)
Deep Survival (Laurence Gonzales)
269
Hitchcock's Blondes (Laurence Leamer)
Hitchcock's Blondes (Laurence Leamer)
270
Hhhh (Laurent Binet)
Hhhh (Laurent Binet)
271
Troublemaker (Leah Remini)
Troublemaker (Leah Remini)
272
In the Footsteps of Eve (Lee R. Berger)
In the Footsteps of Eve (Lee R. Berger)
273
The Girl With Seven Names: A North Korean Defector's Story (Lee, Hyeonseo)
The Girl With Seven Names: A North Korean Defector's Story (Lee, Hyeonseo)
274
How to Talk Dirty and Influence People (Lenny Bruce)
How to Talk Dirty and Influence People (Lenny Bruce)
275
Blues People (Leroi Jones)
Blues People (Leroi Jones)
276
The Butchering Art (Lindsey Fitzharris)
The Butchering Art (Lindsey Fitzharris)
277
The Facemaker (Lindsey Fitzharris)
The Facemaker (Lindsey Fitzharris)
278
The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts (Loren Grush)
The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts (Loren Grush)
279
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone (Lori Gottlieb)
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone (Lori Gottlieb)
280
All the Devils Are Here (Louise Penny)
All the Devils Are Here (Louise Penny)
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