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AI 250 Favorite Non-Fiction Books

My favorite 250 non-fiction books as of April 2025, roughly ordered with my favorites at the top.
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Sapiens (Yuval Noah Harari)
Sapiens
1
Yuval Noah Harari
A Walk in the Woods (Bill Bryson)
A Walk in the Woods
2
Bill Bryson
Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Jared Diamond)
Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
3
Jared Diamond
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson)
A Short History of Nearly Everything
4
Bill Bryson
In the Garden of Beasts (Erik Larson)
In the Garden of Beasts
5
Erik Larson
The Sixth Extinction (Elizabeth Kolbert)
The Sixth Extinction
6
Elizabeth Kolbert
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
7
Frank McCourt
The Shock Doctrine (Naomi Klein)
The Shock Doctrine
8
Naomi Klein
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Dee Brown)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
9
Dee Brown
Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (Yuval Noah Harari)
Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
10
Yuval Noah Harari
Rat Girl (Kristin Hersh)
Rat Girl
11
Kristin Hersh
Hhhh (Laurent Binet)
Hhhh
12
Laurent Binet
Touching the Void (Joe Simpson)
Touching the Void
13
Joe Simpson
The Radium Girls (Kate Moore)
The Radium Girls
14
Kate Moore
The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: The Story of Paul Erdos and the Search for Mathematical Truth (Paul Hoffman)
The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: The Story of Paul Erdos and the Search for Mathematical Truth
15
Paul Hoffman
Dreams From My Father (Barack Obama)
Dreams From My Father
16
Barack Obama
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide (Nicholas D. Kristof)
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
17
Nicholas D. Kristof
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (William L. Shirer)
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
18
William L. Shirer
The Silk Roads (Peter Frankopan)
The Silk Roads
19
Peter Frankopan
My Struggle: Book 1 (Karl Ove Knausgaard)
My Struggle: Book 1
20
Karl Ove Knausgaard
Flying Scotsman (Graeme Obree)
Flying Scotsman
21
Graeme Obree
Wild Swans by Jung Chang
Wild Swans by Jung Chang
22
Frank: A Life in Politics From the Great Society to Same-Sex Marriage (Barney Frank)
Frank: A Life in Politics From the Great Society to Same-Sex Marriage
23
Barney Frank
Gironimo! (Tim Moore)
Gironimo!
24
Tim Moore
Seven Years in Tibet (Heinrich Harrer)
Seven Years in Tibet
25
Heinrich Harrer
On Trails (Robert Moor)
On Trails
26
Robert Moor
Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics (Tim Marshall)
Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics
27
Tim Marshall
Another Fine Mess: Across Trumpland in a Model T Ford (Tim Moore)
Another Fine Mess: Across Trumpland in a Model T Ford
28
Tim Moore
Kon Tiki, Thor Heyerdahl
Kon Tiki, Thor Heyerdahl
29
In Search of Robert Millar: Unravelling the Mystery Surrounding Britain's Most Successful Tour De Fr (Richard Moore)
In Search of Robert Millar: Unravelling the Mystery Surrounding Britain's Most Successful Tour De Fr
30
Richard Moore
Wild (Cheryl Strayed)
Wild
31
Cheryl Strayed
Clothes, Clothes, Clothes, Music, Music, Music, Boys, Boys, Boys (Viv Albertine)
Clothes, Clothes, Clothes, Music, Music, Music, Boys, Boys, Boys
32
Viv Albertine
Feet in the Clouds (Richard Askwith)
Feet in the Clouds
33
Richard Askwith
John Peel Margrave of the Marshes
John Peel Margrave of the Marshes
34
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
35
Trevor Noah
Can't Stand Up for Falling Down (Allan Jones)
Can't Stand Up for Falling Down
36
Allan Jones
Annapurna (Maurice Herzog)
Annapurna
37
Maurice Herzog
Photo Ark (Joel Sartore)
Photo Ark
38
Joel Sartore
Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung (Lester Bangs)
Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung
39
Lester Bangs
Lessons From the Edge (Marie Yovanovitch)
Lessons From the Edge
40
Marie Yovanovitch
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