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Nonfiction Books That Read Like Fiction (Reddit 2025) - Page 10

In February 2025, on the Reddit sub r/suggestmeabook someone posted a call for "Non fiction books that read like fiction. I love reading nonfiction books, but hate when they feel like I'm reading a textbook. I love mystery, history, health, autobiographies, and anything else you throw at me! Please send me your recs!"
And the sub provided. This is a list of the responses- deduped and curated to only include nonfiction - as classified. The variety of opinions and recommendations is what makes this a great list.
I did not include books: where someone said "anything by" a specific author; an entire series; or an author was not given and I could not reasonably verify.
If I missed anything else, I apologize, I'm human and I make mistakes and things could have been added since I looked at the list.
I see many new books to add to my list! Enjoy!
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And the Band Played on (Randy Shilts)
And the Band Played On
361
Randy Shilts
Conduct Unbecoming: Gays and Lesbians in the U.S. Military (Randy Shilts)
Conduct Unbecoming: Gays and Lesbians in the U.S. Military
362
Randy Shilts
Under the Bridge (Rebecca Godfrey)
Under the Bridge
363
Rebecca Godfrey
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
364
Rebecca Skloot
Sweet and Low (Rich Cohen)
Sweet and Low
365
Rich Cohen
People Who Eat Darkness (Richard Lloyd Parry)
People Who Eat Darkness
366
Richard Lloyd Parry
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" (Richard P. Feynman)
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"
367
Richard P. Feynman
Crisis in the Red Zone (Richard Preston)
Crisis in the Red Zone
368
Richard Preston
The Demon in the Freezer (Richard Preston)
The Demon in the Freezer
369
Richard Preston
The Hot Zone (Richard Preston)
The Hot Zone
370
Richard Preston
Unnatural Causes (Richard Shepherd)
Unnatural Causes
371
Richard Shepherd
The Power Broker (Robert A. Caro)
The Power Broker
372
Robert A. Caro
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman (Robert K. Massie)
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
373
Robert K. Massie
The Deadly Dozen (Robert Keller)
The Deadly Dozen
374
Robert Keller
Hidden Valley Road (Robert Kolker)
Hidden Valley Road
375
Robert Kolker
Pirate Hunters (Robert Kurson)
Pirate Hunters
376
Robert Kurson
Shadow Divers (Robert Kurson)
Shadow Divers
377
Robert Kurson
Mountains of the Mind (Robert MacFarlane)
Mountains of the Mind
378
Robert MacFarlane
Gomorrah (Roberto Saviano)
Gomorrah
379
Roberto Saviano
Braiding Sweetgrass (Robin Wall Kimmerer)
Braiding Sweetgrass
380
Robin Wall Kimmerer
Empires of the Sea (Roger Crowley)
Empires of the Sea
381
Roger Crowley
Alexander Hamilton (Ron Chernow)
Alexander Hamilton
382
Ron Chernow
Catch and Kill (Ronan Farrow)
Catch and Kill
383
Ronan Farrow
There Will Be Fire (Rory Carroll)
There Will Be Fire
384
Rory Carroll
Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling (Ross King)
Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling
385
Ross King
S Street Rising: Crack, Murder, and Redemption in D.C. (Ruben Castaneda)
S Street Rising: Crack, Murder, and Redemption in D.C.
386
Ruben Castaneda
The Island at the Center of the World (Russell Shorto)
The Island at the Center of the World
387
Russell Shorto
The Cage (Ruth Minsky Sender)
The Cage
388
Ruth Minsky Sender
The Shadow of the Sun (Ryszard Kapuscinski)
The Shadow of the Sun
389
Ryszard Kapuscinski
Empire of the Summer Moon (S C Gwynne)
Empire of the Summer Moon
390
S C Gwynne
Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments (Saidiya Hartman)
Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments
391
Saidiya Hartman
The Great Escape (Saket Soni)
The Great Escape
392
Saket Soni
The Colony (Sally Denton)
The Colony
393
Sally Denton
Furious Love (Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger)
Furious Love
394
Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger
The Disappearing Spoon (Sam Kean)
The Disappearing Spoon
395
Sam Kean
John Wayne Gacy: Defending a Monster (Sam L. Amirante and Danny Broderick)
John Wayne Gacy: Defending a Monster
396
Sam L. Amirante and Danny Broderick
Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic (Sam Quinones)
Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic
397
Sam Quinones
Scarred: The True Story of How I Escaped NXIVM, the Cult That Bound My Life (Sarah Edmondson, Kristine Gasbarre)
Scarred: The True Story of How I Escaped NXIVM, the Cult That Bound My Life
398
Sarah Edmondson, Kristine Gasbarre
Assassination Vacation (Sarah Vowell)
Assassination Vacation
399
Sarah Vowell
Lawrence in Arabia (Scott Anderson)
Lawrence in Arabia
400
Scott Anderson
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