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Nonfiction That Reads Like Fiction

Do you avoid reading nonfiction because you think the subjects boring or the prose dryly written? If you're looking to branch out and try some nonfiction but don't want to be bored to tears, try these nonfiction books that read like fiction. This list is a compilation of lists published by Mind Joggle, BookBub, Third Place Books, Vancouver Public Library, Booklist Queen, BiblioLifestyle, Book Riot, Off the Shelf, and Modern Mrs Darcy. Numbers 105-125 are additions of my own. I hope you find some new favorites!
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Adnan's Story (Rabia Chaudry)
Adnan's Story
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Rabia Chaudry
All Creatures Great and Small (James Herriot)
All Creatures Great and Small
2
James Herriot
American Kingpin (Nick Bilton)
American Kingpin
3
Nick Bilton
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
4
Frank McCourt
Bad Blood (John Carreyrou)
Bad Blood
5
John Carreyrou
Band of Brothers (Stephen Ambrose)
Band of Brothers
6
Stephen Ambrose
Batavia's Graveyard: The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Mutiny (Mike Dash)
Batavia's Graveyard: The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Mutiny
7
Mike Dash
Behind the Beautiful Forevers (Katherine Boo)
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
8
Katherine Boo
Being Mortal (Atul Gawande)
Being Mortal
9
Atul Gawande
Between Two Fires (Joshua Yaffa)
Between Two Fires
10
Joshua Yaffa
The Big Short
The Big Short
11
Bleaker House: Chasing My Novel to the End of the World (Nell Stevens)
Bleaker House: Chasing My Novel to the End of the World
12
Nell Stevens
The Blind Side (Michael Lewis)
The Blind Side
13
Michael Lewis
The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo (Tom Reiss)
The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo
14
Tom Reiss
Black Hawk Down (Mark Bowden)
Black Hawk Down
15
Mark Bowden
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
16
Trevor Noah
Boy Erased (Garrard Conley)
Boy Erased
17
Garrard Conley
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics (Daniel James Brown)
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
18
Daniel James Brown
Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys' Club of Silicon Valley (Emily Chang)
Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys' Club of Silicon Valley
19
Emily Chang
Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators (Ronan Farrow)
Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators
20
Ronan Farrow
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman (Robert K. Massie)
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
21
Robert K. Massie
Columbine (Dave Cullen)
Columbine
22
Dave Cullen
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania (Erik Larson)
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
23
Erik Larson
Destiny of the Republic (Candice Millard)
Destiny of the Republic
24
Candice Millard
The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
The Devil in the White City
25
Erik Larson
The Dragon, the Giant, the Women (Wayetu)
The Dragon, the Giant, the Women
26
Wayetu
Educated: A Memoir (Tara Westover)
Educated: A Memoir
27
Tara Westover
The Emperor of All Maladies (Siddhartha Mukherjee)
The Emperor of All Maladies
28
Siddhartha Mukherjee
Everything's Trash, but It's Okay (Phoebe Robinson)
Everything's Trash, but It's Okay
29
Phoebe Robinson
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (Matthew Desmond)
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
30
Matthew Desmond
The Fact of a Body (Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich)
The Fact of a Body
31
Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11 (Mitchell Zuckoff)
Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11
32
Mitchell Zuckoff
Five Days at Memorial
Five Days at Memorial
33
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 (Ibram X. Kendi)
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
34
Ibram X. Kendi
Friday Night Lights (H. G. Bissinger)
Friday Night Lights
35
H. G. Bissinger
The Ghost Map (Steven Johnson)
The Ghost Map
36
Steven Johnson
The Ghosts of Eden Park (Karen Abbott)
The Ghosts of Eden Park
37
Karen Abbott
Girl in the Dark (Anna Lyndsey)
Girl in the Dark
38
Anna Lyndsey
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
39
Jeannette Walls
Helter Skelter (Vincent Bugliosi)
Helter Skelter
40
Vincent Bugliosi
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