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The Best Nonfiction Books for Fiction Readers

When it comes to reading, we all have our favorite genres, but these 15 books are sure to please both fiction and nonfiction lovers.
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Life at the Dakota (Stephen Birmingham)
Life at the Dakota
1
Stephen Birmingham
The Confidence Game (Maria Konnikova)
The Confidence Game
2
Maria Konnikova
Bonk
Bonk
3
If Nuns Ruled the World (Jo Piazza)
If Nuns Ruled the World
4
Jo Piazza
In Our Hearts We Were Giants (Yehuda Koren)
In Our Hearts We Were Giants
5
Yehuda Koren
A Night to Remember (Walter Lord)
A Night to Remember
6
Walter Lord
Upstairs at the White House (J. B. West)
Upstairs at the White House
7
J. B. West
Anatomy of Injustice (Raymond Bonner)
Anatomy of Injustice
8
Raymond Bonner
Joe Gould's Secret (Joseph Mitchell)
Joe Gould's Secret
9
Joseph Mitchell
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: And Other Clinical Tales by Ol
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: And Other Clinical Tales by Ol
10
Arctic Dreams (Barry Lopez)
Arctic Dreams
11
Barry Lopez
The Ghost Map (Johnson)
The Ghost Map
12
Johnson
The Red Parts: Autobiography of a Trial (Maggie Nelson)
The Red Parts: Autobiography of a Trial
13
Maggie Nelson
Chaos (James Gleick)
Chaos
14
James Gleick
We Were Soldiers Once, and Young (Harold G. Moore, Joseph L. Galloway)
We Were Soldiers Once, and Young
15
Harold G. Moore, Joseph L. Galloway
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