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The Greatest Non-Fiction Novels According to Ranker

"This list is about the best non-fiction novels; it answers the question, 'What are the best non-fiction books?' While everyone loves a good fiction novel from time to time, non-fiction stories can grip the soul in a way that nothing else can. Tales about war, lost love, tragedy, death, loss, heroism, goodness – each facet of a non-fiction book tugs at our heartstrings and reminds us that we are united together as human beings. We begin to remember that we each feel - we each know struggles and pain and all of us know what it's like to love. Some of the best-written novels of our time are the ones that are forever implanted in our beings. It is stories like this that make us who we truly are, and never allow us to forget." - ranker.com
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The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
1
Anne Frank
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
2
Truman Capote
Helter Skelter (Vincent Bugliosi)
Helter Skelter
3
Vincent Bugliosi
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
4
Maya Angelou
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Dee Brown)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
5
Dee Brown
All the President's Men (Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward)
All the President's Men
6
Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (William L. Shirer)
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
7
William L. Shirer
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (John Berendt)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
8
John Berendt
Hiroshima (John Hersey)
Hiroshima
9
John Hersey
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Into the Wild
10
Jon Krakauer
The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
The Devil in the White City
11
Erik Larson
Out of Africa (Isak Dinesen)
Out of Africa
12
Isak Dinesen
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X & Alex Haley)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
13
Malcolm X & Alex Haley
A Walk in the Woods (Bill Bryson)
A Walk in the Woods
14
Bill Bryson
The Perfect Storm (Sebastian Junger)
The Perfect Storm
15
Sebastian Junger
The Right Stuff (Tom Wolfe)
The Right Stuff
16
Tom Wolfe
A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time
17
Stephen Hawking
Elements of Style (William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White)
Elements of Style
18
William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White
Silent Spring (Rachel Carson)
Silent Spring
19
Rachel Carson
Guns, Germs, and Steel (Jared Diamond)
Guns, Germs, and Steel
20
Jared Diamond
A People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn)
A People's History of the United States
21
Howard Zinn
The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II (Iris Chang)
The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II
22
Iris Chang
The Executioner's Song (Norman Mailer)
The Executioner's Song
23
Norman Mailer
The Joy of Sex (Alex Comfort)
The Joy of Sex
24
Alex Comfort
A Bridge Too Far (Cornelius Ryan)
A Bridge Too Far
25
Cornelius Ryan
Nickel and Dimed (Barbara Ehrenreich)
Nickel and Dimed
26
Barbara Ehrenreich
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Robert M Pirsig)
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
27
Robert M Pirsig
The Longest Day (Cornelius Ryan)
The Longest Day
28
Cornelius Ryan
A Room of One's Own (Virginia Woolf)
A Room of One's Own
29
Virginia Woolf
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Stephen King)
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
30
Stephen King
And the Band Played on (Randy Shilts)
And the Band Played On
31
Randy Shilts
How to Win Friends and Influence People (Dale Carnegie)
How to Win Friends and Influence People
32
Dale Carnegie
The Guns of August (Barbara Tuchman)
The Guns of August
33
Barbara Tuchman
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (Tom Wolfe)
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
34
Tom Wolfe
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal (Eric Schlosser)
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
35
Eric Schlosser
Mastering the Art of French Cooking (Julia Child)
Mastering the Art of French Cooking
36
Julia Child
Up From Slavery (Booker T. Washington)
Up From Slavery
37
Booker T. Washington
Our Bodies, Ourselves (Boston Women's Health Book Collective & Judy Nors)
Our Bodies, Ourselves
38
Boston Women's Health Book Collective & Judy Nors
Black Boy (Richard Wright)
Black Boy
39
Richard Wright
The Feminine Mystique (Betty Friedan)
The Feminine Mystique
40
Betty Friedan
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