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Nonfiction Books That Read Like Fiction (Reddit 2025) - Page 12

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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Billion Dollar Whale (Tom Wright and Bradley Hope)
Billion Dollar Whale
441
Tom Wright and Bradley Hope
Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War (Tony Horwitz)
Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War
442
Tony Horwitz
Mountains Beyond Mountains (Tracey Kidder)
Mountains Beyond Mountains
443
Tracey Kidder
Strength in What Remains (Tracy Kidder)
Strength in What Remains
444
Tracy Kidder
The Soul of a New Machine (Tracy Kidder)
The Soul of a New Machine
445
Tracy Kidder
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
446
Trevor Noah
Into the Storm (Tristram Korten)
Into the Storm
447
Tristram Korten
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
448
Truman Capote
The Duke in His Domain (Truman Capote)
The Duke in His Domain
449
Truman Capote
Wayward: Just Another Life to Live (Vashti Bunyan)
Wayward: Just Another Life to Live
450
Vashti Bunyan
Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor Frankl)
Man's Search for Meaning
451
Viktor Frankl
Helter Skelter (Vincent Bugliosi)
Helter Skelter
452
Vincent Bugliosi
Napolean (Vincent Cronin)
Napolean
453
Vincent Cronin
Finding Me: A Memoir (Viola Davis)
Finding Me: A Memoir
454
Viola Davis
The Serpent and the Rainbow (Wade Davis)
The Serpent and the Rainbow
455
Wade Davis
Elon Musk (Walter Isaacson)
Elon Musk
456
Walter Isaacson
Steve Jobs (Walter Isaacson)
Steve Jobs
457
Walter Isaacson
The Code Breaker (Walter Isaacson)
The Code Breaker
458
Walter Isaacson
City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi (William Dalrymple)
City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi
459
William Dalrymple
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (William L. Shirer)
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
460
William L. Shirer
Hero Dogs (Wilma Melville)
Hero Dogs
461
Wilma Melville
German Boy: A Child in War (Wolfgang W.E. Samuel)
German Boy: A Child in War
462
Wolfgang W.E. Samuel
Sapiens (Yuval Noah Harari)
Sapiens
463
Yuval Noah Harari
Radical Love (Zachary Levi)
Radical Love
464
Zachary Levi
The Light Eaters (Zoe Schlanger)
The Light Eaters
465
Zoe Schlanger
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