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Tracey's Favorite Non-Fiction Reads of All Time

It seems every book list is for fiction, but there's so much great non-fiction out there too! Sometimes you just can't make this stuff up. :-)
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Packing for Mars (Mary Roach)
Packing for Mars
1
Mary Roach
The Hot Zone (Richard Preston)
The Hot Zone
2
Richard Preston
Manhunt the 12 Day Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
Manhunt the 12 Day Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
3
Cosmos (Carl Sagan)
Cosmos
4
Carl Sagan
Galileo's Daughter (Dava Sobel)
Galileo's Daughter
5
Dava Sobel
The Sixth Extinction (Elizabeth Kolbert)
The Sixth Extinction
6
Elizabeth Kolbert
As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales From the Making of the Princess Bride (Cary Elwes)
As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales From the Making of the Princess Bride
7
Cary Elwes
A Thousand Lives: The Untold Story of Hope, Deception, and Survival at Jonestown (Julia Scheeres)
A Thousand Lives: The Untold Story of Hope, Deception, and Survival at Jonestown
8
Julia Scheeres
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (Mary Roach)
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
9
Mary Roach
Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife (Mary Roach)
Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife
10
Mary Roach
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid (Bill Bryson)
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
11
Bill Bryson
Far From the Tree (Andrew Solomon)
Far From the Tree
12
Andrew Solomon
Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power (Rachel Maddow)
Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power
13
Rachel Maddow
LEGACY OF ASHES: THE HISTORY OF THE CIA
LEGACY OF ASHES: THE HISTORY OF THE CIA
14
The World Without Us (Alan Weisman)
The World Without Us
15
Alan Weisman
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith (Jon Krakauer)
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
16
Jon Krakauer
Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
17
The God Delusion (Richard Dawkins)
The God Delusion
18
Richard Dawkins
GOD IS NOT GREAT
GOD IS NOT GREAT
19
Death by Black Hole (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
Death by Black Hole
20
Neil Degrasse Tyson
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families (Philip Gourevitch)
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families
21
Philip Gourevitch
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (Ishmael Beah)
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
22
Ishmael Beah
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson)
A Short History of Nearly Everything
23
Bill Bryson
In the Heart of the Sea (Nathaniel Philbrick)
In the Heart of the Sea
24
Nathaniel Philbrick
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
25
Elie Wiesel
The Rape of Nanking (Iris Chang)
The Rape of Nanking
26
Iris Chang
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everythi
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everythi
27
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster (Nepal)
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster (Nepal)
28
Columbine (Dave Cullen)
Columbine
29
Dave Cullen
Doubt: A History: The Great Doubters and Their Legacy of Innovation From Socrates and Jesus to Thoma (Jennifer Michael Hecht)
Doubt: A History: The Great Doubters and Their Legacy of Innovation From Socrates and Jesus to Thoma
30
Jennifer Michael Hecht
Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation (Bill Nye)
Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation
31
Bill Nye
One Summer
One Summer
32
The Titanic: Disaster of a Century (Wyn Craig Wade)
The Titanic: Disaster of a Century
33
Wyn Craig Wade
Atomic Accidents (James Mahaffey)
Atomic Accidents
34
James Mahaffey
Blood Diamonds: Tracing the Path of the World's Most Precious Stones (Greg Campbell)
Blood Diamonds: Tracing the Path of the World's Most Precious Stones
35
Greg Campbell
The Psychopath Test (Jon Ronson)
The Psychopath Test
36
Jon Ronson
The Sociopath Next Door (Martha Stout)
The Sociopath Next Door
37
Martha Stout
Hope After Faith: An Ex-Pastor's Journey From Belief to Atheism (Jerry Dewitt)
Hope After Faith: An Ex-Pastor's Journey From Belief to Atheism
38
Jerry Dewitt
In a Sunburned Country (Bill Bryson)
In a Sunburned Country
39
Bill Bryson
Denialism (Michael Specter)
Denialism
40
Michael Specter
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