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Nonfiction Books That Read Like Fiction (Reddit 2025) - Page 5

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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Blood and Thunder (Hampton Sides)
Blood and Thunder
161
Hampton Sides
Ghost Soldiers (Hampton Sides)
Ghost Soldiers
162
Hampton Sides
The Wide Wide Sea (Hampton Sides)
The Wide Wide Sea
163
Hampton Sides
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Harriet Jacobs)
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
164
Harriet Jacobs
No One Would Listen: A True Financial Thriller (Harry Markopolos)
No One Would Listen: A True Financial Thriller
165
Harry Markopolos
My Zoo Family (Helen Martini)
My Zoo Family
166
Helen Martini
Tunnel 29 (Helena Merriman)
Tunnel 29
167
Helena Merriman
Do No Harm (Henry Marsh)
Do No Harm
168
Henry Marsh
The Mercy of the Sky: The Story of a Tornado (Holly Bailey)
The Mercy of the Sky: The Story of a Tornado
169
Holly Bailey
Rocket Boys (Homer Hickam)
Rocket Boys
170
Homer Hickam
Dark Invasion (Howard Blum)
Dark Invasion
171
Howard Blum
Mr. Nice (Howard Marks)
Mr. Nice
172
Howard Marks
The People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn)
The People's History of the United States
173
Howard Zinn
The Girl With Seven Names (Hyeonseo Lee)
The Girl With Seven Names
174
Hyeonseo Lee
Master Slave Husband Wife (Ilyon Woo)
Master Slave Husband Wife
175
Ilyon Woo
The Man Who Could Move Clouds (Ingrid Rojas Contreras)
The Man Who Could Move Clouds
176
Ingrid Rojas Contreras
The Agony and the Ecstasy (Irving Stone)
The Agony and the Ecstasy
177
Irving Stone
Caste (Isabel Wilkerson)
Caste
178
Isabel Wilkerson
The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
The Warmth of Other Suns
179
Isabel Wilkerson
Out of Africa (Isak Dinesen)
Out of Africa
180
Isak Dinesen
Deep Undercover (Jack Barsky)
Deep Undercover
181
Jack Barsky
You Can't Win (Jack Black)
You Can't Win
182
Jack Black
The Volunteer (Jack Fairweather)
The Volunteer
183
Jack Fairweather
Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan (Jake Adelstein)
Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan
184
Jake Adelstein
The Outpost (Jake Tapper)
The Outpost
185
Jake Tapper
Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer (James L. Swanson)
Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
186
James L. Swanson
Blind Descent (James M. Tabor)
Blind Descent
187
James M. Tabor
The Last Days of John Lennon (James Patterson)
The Last Days of John Lennon
188
James Patterson
The Kennedy Curse (James Patterson & Cynthia Fagan)
The Kennedy Curse
189
James Patterson & Cynthia Fagan
The Journalist and the Murderer (Janet Malcolm)
The Journalist and the Murderer
190
Janet Malcolm
Guns, Germs, and Steel (Jared Diamond)
Guns, Germs, and Steel
191
Jared Diamond
Fire on the Levee (Jared Fishman)
Fire on the Levee
192
Jared Fishman
An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistan (Jason Elliot)
An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistan
193
Jason Elliot
Hillbilly Elegy (JD Vance)
Hillbilly Elegy
194
JD Vance
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
195
Jeannette Walls
To Shake the Sleeping Self (Jedidiah Jenkins)
To Shake the Sleeping Self
196
Jedidiah Jenkins
The Road to Jonestown (Jeff Guinn)
The Road to Jonestown
197
Jeff Guinn
Gods and Generals (Jeff Shaara)
Gods and Generals
198
Jeff Shaara
I'm Glad My Mom Died (Jennette McCurdy)
I'm Glad My Mom Died
199
Jennette McCurdy
The Widow Basquiat (Jennifer Clement)
The Widow Basquiat
200
Jennifer Clement
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