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Nonfiction Books That Read Like Fiction (Reddit 2025) - Page 7

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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Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War (Karen Abbott)
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War
241
Karen Abbott
Goodbye, Antoura (Karnig Panian)
Goodbye, Antoura
242
Karnig Panian
The Assassin's Accomplice (Kate Clifford Larson)
The Assassin's Accomplice
243
Kate Clifford Larson
The Undocumented Americans (Kate Cornejo Villavicencio)
The Undocumented Americans
244
Kate Cornejo Villavicencio
The Radium Girls (Kate Moore)
The Radium Girls
245
Kate Moore
Behind the Beautiful Forevers (Katherine Boo)
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
246
Katherine Boo
Surfacing (Kathleen Jamie)
Surfacing
247
Kathleen Jamie
Life (Keith Richards)
Life
248
Keith Richards
Neither Wolf nor Dog (Kent Nerburn)
Neither Wolf nor Dog
249
Kent Nerburn
A Walk in the Park (Kevin Fedarko)
A Walk in the Park
250
Kevin Fedarko
The Emerald Mile (Kevin Fedarko)
The Emerald Mile
251
Kevin Fedarko
Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker (Kevin Mitnick)
Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker
252
Kevin Mitnick
What Stands in a Storm (Kim Cross)
What Stands in a Storm
253
Kim Cross
The Last Days of the Incas (Kim Macquarrie)
The Last Days of the Incas
254
Kim Macquarrie
The Feather Thief (Kirk W. Johnson)
The Feather Thief
255
Kirk W. Johnson
His Way (Kitty Kelley)
His Way
256
Kitty Kelley
Kiyo's Story: A Japanese-American Family's Quest for the American Dream (Kiyo Sato)
Kiyo's Story: A Japanese-American Family's Quest for the American Dream
257
Kiyo Sato
Full Body Burden (Kristen Iversen)
Full Body Burden
258
Kristen Iversen
A Mind Unraveled (Kurt Eichenwald)
A Mind Unraveled
259
Kurt Eichenwald
Conspiracy of Fools (Kurt Eichenwald)
Conspiracy of Fools
260
Kurt Eichenwald
The Informant (Kurt Eichenwald)
The Informant
261
Kurt Eichenwald
The Many Lives of Mama Love (Lara Love Hardin)
The Many Lives of Mama Love
262
Lara Love Hardin
Rough Magic (Lara Prior-Palmer)
Rough Magic
263
Lara Prior-Palmer
Code Name Lise (Larry Lofts)
Code Name Lise
264
Larry Lofts
Seabiscuit (Laura Hillenbrand)
Seabiscuit
265
Laura Hillenbrand
Unbroken (Laura Hillenbrand)
Unbroken
266
Laura Hillenbrand
Over the Edge of the World (Laurence Bergreen)
Over the Edge of the World
267
Laurence Bergreen
Deep Survival (Laurence Gonzales)
Deep Survival
268
Laurence Gonzales
Hitchcock's Blondes (Laurence Leamer)
Hitchcock's Blondes
269
Laurence Leamer
Hhhh (Laurent Binet)
Hhhh
270
Laurent Binet
Troublemaker (Leah Remini)
Troublemaker
271
Leah Remini
In the Footsteps of Eve (Lee R. Berger)
In the Footsteps of Eve
272
Lee R. Berger
The Girl With Seven Names: A North Korean Defector's Story (Lee, Hyeonseo)
The Girl With Seven Names: A North Korean Defector's Story
273
Lee, Hyeonseo
How to Talk Dirty and Influence People (Lenny Bruce)
How to Talk Dirty and Influence People
274
Lenny Bruce
Blues People (Leroi Jones)
Blues People
275
Leroi Jones
The Butchering Art (Lindsey Fitzharris)
The Butchering Art
276
Lindsey Fitzharris
The Facemaker (Lindsey Fitzharris)
The Facemaker
277
Lindsey Fitzharris
The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts (Loren Grush)
The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts
278
Loren Grush
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone (Lori Gottlieb)
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
279
Lori Gottlieb
All the Devils Are Here (Louise Penny)
All the Devils Are Here
280
Louise Penny
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