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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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Here for It: Or, How to Save Your Soul in America (R. Eric Thomas)
Here for It: Or, How to Save Your Soul in America
41
R. Eric Thomas
Hidden Figures (Shetterly)
Hidden Figures
42
Shetterly
Hidden Valley Road (Robert Kolker)
Hidden Valley Road
43
Robert Kolker
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis (J.D. Vance)
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
44
J.D. Vance
Hiroshima (John Hersey)
Hiroshima
45
John Hersey
Hunger (Roxane Gay)
Hunger
46
Roxane Gay
I'll Be Gone in the Dark (Michelle McNamara)
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
47
Michelle McNamara
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
48
Rebecca Skloot
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
49
Truman Capote
In the Kingdom of Ice (Hampton Sides)
In the Kingdom of Ice
50
Hampton Sides
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Into the Wild
51
Jon Krakauer
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster (Nepal)
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster (Nepal)
52
Just Mercy
Just Mercy
53
Killers of the Flower Moon (Grann)
Killers of the Flower Moon
54
Grann
A Kim Jong-II Production (Paul Fischer)
A Kim Jong-II Production
55
Paul Fischer
Know My Name (Chanel Miller)
Know My Name
56
Chanel Miller
The Lady From the Black Lagoon (Mallory O'Meara)
The Lady From the Black Lagoon
57
Mallory O'Meara
Last Call (Elon Green)
Last Call
58
Elon Green
The Library Book (Susan Orlean)
The Library Book
59
Susan Orlean
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid (Bill Bryson)
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
60
Bill Bryson
Lucky 666: The Impossible Mission (Bob Drury)
Lucky 666: The Impossible Mission
61
Bob Drury
Madhouse at the End of the Earth (Julian Sancton)
Madhouse at the End of the Earth
62
Julian Sancton
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much (Allison Hoover Bartlett)
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much
63
Allison Hoover Bartlett
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone (Lori Gottlieb)
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
64
Lori Gottlieb
Memorial Drive (Natasha Trethewey)
Memorial Drive
65
Natasha Trethewey
Men We Reaped: A Memoir (Jesmyn Ward)
Men We Reaped: A Memoir
66
Jesmyn Ward
Merle's Door (Ted Kerasote)
Merle's Door
67
Ted Kerasote
Midnight in Chernobyl (Adam Higginbotham)
Midnight in Chernobyl
68
Adam Higginbotham
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (John Berendt)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
69
John Berendt
Murder by Milkshake: An Astonishing True Story of Adultery, Arsenic, and a Charismatic Killer (Eve Lazarus)
Murder by Milkshake: An Astonishing True Story of Adultery, Arsenic, and a Charismatic Killer
70
Eve Lazarus
My Flag Grew Stars: World War II Refugees' Journey to America (Kitty Gogins)
My Flag Grew Stars: World War II Refugees' Journey to America
71
Kitty Gogins
My Friend Anna (Rachel Deloache Williams)
My Friend Anna
72
Rachel Deloache Williams
Negroland (Margo Jefferson)
Negroland
73
Margo Jefferson
Never Caught (Erica Armstrong Dunbar)
Never Caught
74
Erica Armstrong Dunbar
Nothing to Envy (Barbara Demick)
Nothing to Envy
75
Barbara Demick
One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter (Scaachi Koul)
One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter
76
Scaachi Koul
Open Book (Jessica Simpson With Kevin Carr O'leary)
Open Book
77
Jessica Simpson With Kevin Carr O'leary
The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession (Susan Orlean)
The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession
78
Susan Orlean
Ordinary Light (Tracy K. Smith)
Ordinary Light
79
Tracy K. Smith
Packing for Mars (Mary Roach)
Packing for Mars
80
Mary Roach
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