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50 Wonderful Works of Non-Fiction

A random selection of essential works of non-fiction.
Note - conventional (auto)biography and memoir has been set aside.
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The Ministry of Truth (Dorian Lynskey)
The Ministry of Truth
1
Dorian Lynskey
Touching the Void (Joe Simpson)
Touching the Void
2
Joe Simpson
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game (Michael Lewis)
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
3
Michael Lewis
Bad Blood (John Carreyrou)
Bad Blood
4
John Carreyrou
And the Sea Will Tell (Vincent Bugliosi and Bruce Henderson)
And the Sea Will Tell
5
Vincent Bugliosi and Bruce Henderson
Your Face Here: British Cult Movies Since the Sixties (Ali Catterall and Simon Wells)
Your Face Here: British Cult Movies Since the Sixties
6
Ali Catterall and Simon Wells
The Secret Olympian: The Inside Story of the Olympic Experience (Anon)
The Secret Olympian: The Inside Story of the Olympic Experience
7
Anon
The Sun King (David Dimbleby)
The Sun King
8
David Dimbleby
My Friend Anna (Rachel Deloache Williams)
My Friend Anna
9
Rachel Deloache Williams
A Warning (Anonymous)
A Warning
10
Anonymous
Jeremy Hutchinson's Case Histories (Thomas Grant)
Jeremy Hutchinson's Case Histories
11
Thomas Grant
Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators (Ronan Farrow)
Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators
12
Ronan Farrow
She Said (Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey)
She Said
13
Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey
Voodoo Histories by David Aaronavitch
Voodoo Histories by David Aaronavitch
14
Unbelievable (Tur)
Unbelievable
15
Tur
The Castle on Sunset: Life, Death, Love, Art, and Scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont (Shawn Levy)
The Castle on Sunset: Life, Death, Love, Art, and Scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont
16
Shawn Levy
Live From New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live (James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales)
Live From New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live
17
James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales
Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron (Bethany McLean, Peter Elkind)
Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron
18
Bethany McLean, Peter Elkind
A Futile and Stupid Gesture (Josh Karp)
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
19
Josh Karp
Robin Ince's Bad Book Club (Robin Ince)
Robin Ince's Bad Book Club
20
Robin Ince
The Five (Hallie Rubenhold)
The Five
21
Hallie Rubenhold
The Late Shift (Bill Carter)
The Late Shift
22
Bill Carter
Ladies Who Punch (Ramin Setoodeh)
Ladies Who Punch
23
Ramin Setoodeh
Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties (Ian MacDonald)
Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties
24
Ian MacDonald
Indianapolis (Lynn Vincent and Sara Vladic)
Indianapolis
25
Lynn Vincent and Sara Vladic
God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything (Christopher Hitchens)
God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything
26
Christopher Hitchens
Yeti (Graham Hoyland)
Yeti
27
Graham Hoyland
All the Pieces Matter (Jonathan Abrams)
All the Pieces Matter
28
Jonathan Abrams
The Monster of Florence
The Monster of Florence
29
Danse Macabre (Stephen King)
Danse Macabre
30
Stephen King
One Day in September (Simon Reeve)
One Day in September
31
Simon Reeve
The Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins (John George Pearson)
The Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins
32
John George Pearson
Peckinpah: The Western Films - A Reconsideration (Paul Seydor)
Peckinpah: The Western Films - A Reconsideration
33
Paul Seydor
California Dreaming (Lawrence Donegan)
California Dreaming
34
Lawrence Donegan
Paperweight
Paperweight
35
The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court (Jeffrey Toobin)
The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court
36
Jeffrey Toobin
The Hacienda: How Not to Run a Club (Peter Hook)
The Hacienda: How Not to Run a Club
37
Peter Hook
How Mumbo-Jumbo Conquered the World (Francis Wheen)
How Mumbo-Jumbo Conquered the World
38
Francis Wheen
The War for Late Night
The War for Late Night
39
The Psychopath Test (Jon Ronson)
The Psychopath Test
40
Jon Ronson
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