List Challenges
Movies Books Travel Food Other
Trending
New
Popular
Sign In
 Make a List Browse Lists Search Lists Leaders Help / Contact Newsletter

Danae's Non-Boring Nonfiction

I mostly read fiction, but many of the nonfiction books on this list read like good fiction. Some are downright suspenseful. They're listed alphabetically by author. Enjoy!
Read More
294 users · 1,000 views
 
made by Danae Harris
avg. score: 4 of 40 (11%)
required scores: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 
type to search

How many have you read?

Page 1 of 1
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (Ishmael Beah)
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
1
Ishmael Beah
Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper -- Case Closed (Patricia Cornwell)
Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper -- Case Closed
2
Patricia Cornwell
The Gift of Fear (Gavin De Becker)
The Gift of Fear
3
Gavin De Becker
Joni (Joni Eareckson-Tada)
Joni
4
Joni Eareckson-Tada
5 Types of People Who Can Ruin Your Life (Bill Eddy)
5 Types of People Who Can Ruin Your Life
5
Bill Eddy
Through Gates of Splendor (Elisabeth Elliot)
Through Gates of Splendor
6
Elisabeth Elliot
The Diary of Anne Frank (Anne Frank)
The Diary of Anne Frank
7
Anne Frank
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight (Alexandra Fuller)
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
8
Alexandra Fuller
Blink (Malcolm Gladwell)
Blink
9
Malcolm Gladwell
Outliers (Malcolm Gladwell)
Outliers
10
Malcolm Gladwell
The Tipping Point (Malcom Gladwell)
The Tipping Point
11
Malcom Gladwell
The Fear: Robert Mugabe and the Martyrdom of Zimbabwe (Peter Godwin)
The Fear: Robert Mugabe and the Martyrdom of Zimbabwe
12
Peter Godwin
When a Crocodile Eats the Sun
When a Crocodile Eats the Sun
13
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
14
Philip Gourevitch
Seabiscuit (Laura Hillenbrand)
Seabiscuit
15
Laura Hillenbrand
Unbroken (Laura Hillenbrand)
Unbroken
16
Laura Hillenbrand
The Flame Trees of Thika (Elspeth Huxley)
The Flame Trees of Thika
17
Elspeth Huxley
Among Schoolchildren (Tracy Kidder)
Among Schoolchildren
18
Tracy Kidder
Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea (Gary Kinder)
Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea
19
Gary Kinder
Strength in What Remains
Strength in What Remains
20
The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
The Devil in the White City
21
Erik Larson
Freakonomics (Steven D. Levitt)
Freakonomics
22
Steven D. Levitt
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
23
Frank McCourt
Teacher Man
Teacher Man
24
Tis (Frank McCourt)
Tis
25
Frank McCourt
Three Cups of Tea (Greg Mortenson)
Three Cups of Tea
26
Greg Mortenson
Stolen Lives
Stolen Lives
27
Cry of the Kalahari (Mark James Owens)
Cry of the Kalahari
28
Mark James Owens
Case Closed
Case Closed
29
The Demon in the Freezer (Richard Preston)
The Demon in the Freezer
30
Richard Preston
The Hot Zone (Richard Preston)
The Hot Zone
31
Richard Preston
The Wild Trees (Richard Preston)
The Wild Trees
32
Richard Preston
Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife (Mary Roach)
Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife
33
Mary Roach
Stiff (Mary Roach)
Stiff
34
Mary Roach
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
35
Rebecca Skloot
Awakenings (Oliver Sacks)
Awakenings
36
Oliver Sacks
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (Oliver Sacks)
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
37
Oliver Sacks
The Hiding Place (Corrie Ten Boom)
The Hiding Place
38
Corrie Ten Boom
Devil in the Details (Jennifer Traig)
Devil in the Details
39
Jennifer Traig
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
40
Jeannette Walls
Page 1 of 1
 Your Results
Click the SHOW MY RESULTS button
above to calculate your results.
Click books you've read
Lists Similar to 'Danae's Non-Boring Nonfiction'
100+ Nonfiction Books for Nonfiction November
100+ Nonfiction Books for Nonfiction November
256
124
50 Books Danae Loved That Make Few Lists
50 Books Danae Loved That Make Few Lists
283
50
Danae's Great Kids' Chapter Books to Read Aloud
Danae's Great Kids' Chapter Books to Read Aloud
245
60
Books Danae Has Read About Boarding School
Books Danae Has Read About Boarding School
208
16
Danae's Favorite Books Set in Africa
Danae's Favorite Books Set in Africa
187
20
Non-English Novels That Kept Their Non-English Titles
Non-English Novels That Kept Their Non-English Titles
423
26
Science Non-Fiction for the Non-Specialist
Science Non-Fiction for the Non-Specialist
238
70
Trans and Non-Binary Non-Fiction
Trans and Non-Binary Non-Fiction
153
60
The Boring, the Disappointing and the Plain Bad
The Boring, the Disappointing and the Plain Bad
22,738
44
Books That Are Not Boring
Books That Are Not Boring
8,956
120
Most Boring Books I've Read
Most Boring Books I've Read
781
20
104 Books on the Shelf for Those Inevitable Boring Saturday Nights at Home
104 Books on the Shelf for Those Inevitable Boring Saturday Nights at Home
493
104
A Great List Made With Boring Icons (To Counteract the Excitement of a Certain Election)
A Great List Made With Boring Icons (To Counteract the Excitement of a Certain Election)
471
276
The Guardian's Best Boring Books Plus 2 Extra Lists
The Guardian's Best Boring Books Plus 2 Extra Lists
434
31
Scientific and Educational Books That Aren't Boring
Scientific and Educational Books That Aren't Boring
231
196
The Boring Sameness of Current Book Covers
The Boring Sameness of Current Book Covers
173
35
Popular Nonfiction Lots of People Have Read
Popular Nonfiction Lots of People Have Read
6,716
200
Time Magazine's All-TIME 100 Nonfiction Books
Time Magazine's All-TIME 100 Nonfiction Books
3,850
100
Nonfiction Everyone and Their Mom Has Read
Nonfiction Everyone and Their Mom Has Read
2,871
101
100 Nonfiction Books for Fiction Readers
100 Nonfiction Books for Fiction Readers
2,568
100
Summer Reading List 2020: Classics and Modern Classics and Some Nonfiction/Contemporary Fiction
Summer Reading List 2020: Classics and Modern Classics and Some Nonfiction/Contemporary Fiction
2,328
78
Books Across America: Fiction and Nonfiction for Every State in the Union
Books Across America: Fiction and Nonfiction for Every State in the Union
2,053
184
Hungry Mind Review's 100 Best 20th-Century American Books of Fiction and Nonfiction
Hungry Mind Review's 100 Best 20th-Century American Books of Fiction and Nonfiction
1,679
100
Nonfiction Books Everyone Should Read
Nonfiction Books Everyone Should Read
1,480
101
How Many of These 100 Nonfiction Books Have You Read?
How Many of These 100 Nonfiction Books Have You Read?
1,341
100
Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction (Board's List)
Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction (Board's List)
1,106
100
50 Popular Nonfiction Books
50 Popular Nonfiction Books
884
50
Nonfiction : Much More Fun When You Don't HAVE to Read It!
Nonfiction : Much More Fun When You Don't HAVE to Read It!
832
202
The 100 Best Nonfiction Books of All Time - The Guardian 2017
The 100 Best Nonfiction Books of All Time - The Guardian 2017
769
100
Book Riot's 50 of the Best Nonfiction Books
Book Riot's 50 of the Best Nonfiction Books
723
50
All Similar Lists
Newsletter · Help/Contact · Privacy · Copyright Claim   © 2025 App Spring, Inc. · This product uses the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb.
Seen It - Movies & TV 
Android & iOS
Seen It is a new app from the creators of List Challenges. You can view movies and shows in one place and filter by streaming provider, genre, release year, runtime, and rating (Rotten Tomatoes, Imdb, and/or Metacritic). Also, you can track what you've seen, want to see, like, or dislike, as well as track individual seasons or episodes of shows. In addition, you can see the most watched/liked stuff amongst your friends. Learn more at SEENIT.FUN