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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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The Poison Squad (Deborah Blum)
The Poison Squad
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Deborah Blum
The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York (Deborah Blum)
The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
122
Deborah Blum
Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident (Donnie Eichar)
Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident
123
Donnie Eichar
When Crack Was King (Donovan X. Ramsey)
When Crack Was King
124
Donovan X. Ramsey
The Monsters: Mary Shelley & the Curse of Frankenstein (Dorothy & Thomas Hoobler)
The Monsters: Mary Shelley & the Curse of Frankenstein
125
Dorothy & Thomas Hoobler
In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (Doug Stanton)
In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
126
Doug Stanton
With the Old Breed (E.B. Sledge)
With the Old Breed
127
E.B. Sledge
An Immense World (Ed Yong)
An Immense World
128
Ed Yong
Last Stop Auschwitz (Eddy De Wind)
Last Stop Auschwitz
129
Eddy De Wind
Desert Solitaire (Edward Abbey)
Desert Solitaire
130
Edward Abbey
The Forever Witness (Edward Humes)
The Forever Witness
131
Edward Humes
Sarum (Edward Rutherford)
Sarum
132
Edward Rutherford
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
133
Elie Wiesel
A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire (Emma Southon)
A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire
134
Emma Southon
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania (Erik Larson)
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
135
Erik Larson
In the Garden of Beasts (Erik Larson)
In the Garden of Beasts
136
Erik Larson
Isaac's Storm (Erik Larson)
Isaac's Storm
137
Erik Larson
The Demon of Unrest (Erik Larson)
The Demon of Unrest
138
Erik Larson
The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
The Devil in the White City
139
Erik Larson
The Splendid and the Vile (Erik Larson)
The Splendid and the Vile
140
Erik Larson
A Movable Feast (Ernest Hemingway)
A Movable Feast
141
Ernest Hemingway
Eastern Approaches (Fitzroy MacLean)
Eastern Approaches
142
Fitzroy MacLean
The Moth in the Iron Lung (Forrest Maready)
The Moth in the Iron Lung
143
Forrest Maready
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
144
Frank McCourt
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Frederick Douglass)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
145
Frederick Douglass
News of a Kidnapping (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
News of a Kidnapping
146
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Poison Principle (Gail Bell)
The Poison Principle
147
Gail Bell
The Blue Sky (Galsan Tschinag)
The Blue Sky
148
Galsan Tschinag
The Gray Earth (Galsan Tschinag)
The Gray Earth
149
Galsan Tschinag
The Trading Game (Gary Stevenson)
The Trading Game
150
Gary Stevenson
The Gift of Fear (Gavin De Becker)
The Gift of Fear
151
Gavin De Becker
Burmese Days (George Orwell)
Burmese Days
152
George Orwell
Down and Out in Paris and London (George Orwell)
Down and Out in Paris and London
153
George Orwell
Homage to Catalonia (George Orwell)
Homage to Catalonia
154
George Orwell
The Road to Wigan Pier (George Orwell)
The Road to Wigan Pier
155
George Orwell
White Gold (Giles Milton)
White Gold
156
Giles Milton
Russians Among Us (Gordon Corera)
Russians Among Us
157
Gordon Corera
Fordlandia (Greg Grandin)
Fordlandia
158
Greg Grandin
The Disaster Artist (Greg Sestero)
The Disaster Artist
159
Greg Sestero
Shantaram (Gregory David Roberts)
Shantaram
160
Gregory David Roberts
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