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The Greatest Non-Fiction Novels According to Ranker

"This list is about the best non-fiction novels; it answers the question, 'What are the best non-fiction books?' While everyone loves a good fiction novel from time to time, non-fiction stories can grip the soul in a way that nothing else can. Tales about war, lost love, tragedy, death, loss, heroism, goodness – each facet of a non-fiction book tugs at our heartstrings and reminds us that we are united together as human beings. We begin to remember that we each feel - we each know struggles and pain and all of us know what it's like to love. Some of the best-written novels of our time are the ones that are forever implanted in our beings. It is stories like this that make us who we truly are, and never allow us to forget." - ranker.com
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The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
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In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
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Helter Skelter (Vincent Bugliosi)
Helter Skelter (Vincent Bugliosi)
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Dee Brown)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Dee Brown)
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All the President's Men (Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward)
All the President's Men (Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward)
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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (William L. Shirer)
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (William L. Shirer)
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (John Berendt)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (John Berendt)
9
Hiroshima (John Hersey)
Hiroshima (John Hersey)
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Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
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The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
12
Out of Africa (Isak Dinesen)
Out of Africa (Isak Dinesen)
13
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X & Alex Haley)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X & Alex Haley)
14
A Walk in the Woods (Bill Bryson)
A Walk in the Woods (Bill Bryson)
15
The Perfect Storm (Sebastian Junger)
The Perfect Storm (Sebastian Junger)
16
The Right Stuff (Tom Wolfe)
The Right Stuff (Tom Wolfe)
17
A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
18
Elements of Style (William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White)
Elements of Style (William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White)
19
Silent Spring (Rachel Carson)
Silent Spring (Rachel Carson)
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Guns, Germs, and Steel (Jared Diamond)
Guns, Germs, and Steel (Jared Diamond)
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A People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn)
A People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn)
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The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II (Iris Chang)
The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II (Iris Chang)
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The Executioner's Song (Norman Mailer)
The Executioner's Song (Norman Mailer)
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The Joy of Sex (Alex Comfort)
The Joy of Sex (Alex Comfort)
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A Bridge Too Far (Cornelius Ryan)
A Bridge Too Far (Cornelius Ryan)
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Nickel and Dimed (Barbara Ehrenreich)
Nickel and Dimed (Barbara Ehrenreich)
27
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Robert M Pirsig)
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Robert M Pirsig)
28
The Longest Day (Cornelius Ryan)
The Longest Day (Cornelius Ryan)
29
A Room of One's Own (Virginia Woolf)
A Room of One's Own (Virginia Woolf)
30
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Stephen King)
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Stephen King)
31
And the Band Played on (Randy Shilts)
And the Band Played on (Randy Shilts)
32
How to Win Friends and Influence People (Dale Carnegie)
How to Win Friends and Influence People (Dale Carnegie)
33
The Guns of August (Barbara Tuchman)
The Guns of August (Barbara Tuchman)
34
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (Tom Wolfe)
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (Tom Wolfe)
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Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal (Eric Schlosser)
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal (Eric Schlosser)
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking (Julia Child)
Mastering the Art of French Cooking (Julia Child)
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Up From Slavery (Booker T. Washington)
Up From Slavery (Booker T. Washington)
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Our Bodies, Ourselves (Boston Women's Health Book Collective & Judy Nors)
Our Bodies, Ourselves (Boston Women's Health Book Collective & Judy Nors)
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Black Boy (Richard Wright)
Black Boy (Richard Wright)
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The Feminine Mystique (Betty Friedan)
The Feminine Mystique (Betty Friedan)
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