Best nonfiction recommendations on Reddit
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#1
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5.0
(10)
"Did You Hear What Eddie Gein done? True Crime"
"Menopause."
"Legends of the tour all about the Tour de France."
"CrashCou."
"The Fifth Beetle was a library discovery for me, beautiful artwork and really interesting historical biography"
"Showa, Maus, March, and Footnotes in Gaza are essentials."
"Dahmer, Persepolis, Epileptic, and Fun Home are good non-fiction adds."
"The Andre The Giant graphic novel is surprisingly good"
"I love AC/DC and Brian Johnson's memoir LIFE OF BRIAN was a fantastic read."
"Another vote for Sorted and The House in the Cerulean Sea."
#2
Mary Roach
5.0
(8)
"Stiff by Mary Roach."
"Anything by Mary Roach- fun, easy reads on different subjects."
"Mary Roach writes pop nonfiction on offbeat topics like death (Stiff), the digestive tract (Gulp), sex (Bonk), and what happens when astronauts go into space (Packing for Mars)."
"I haven’t read her new one yet; it’s called Fuzz and it’s about crimes committed by animals."
"Anything by the following authors: Mary Roach, Bill Bryson, Ben MacIntyre, Erik Larsen."
"I've never heard of Mary Roach and this is the 3rd time on this thread that she's been recommended."
"Stiff by Mary Roach."
"Everything by Mary Roach, most recent is Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law."
#3
Patrick Radden Keefe
5.0
(5)
"Empire of Pain explores the story of the SACKLER family."
"Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe."
"Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe, about the Sackler family/opioid crisis."
"His other recent book Say Nothing, about the Troubles in N. Ireland."
"Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland."
#4
Kate Beaton
5.0
(4)
"And Ducks by Kate Beaton."
"DUCKS is a mature read autobiographical book by Kate Beaton."
"*Ducks*, by Kate Beaton. One of the best books of any kind I've read in the last few years."
"Ducks by Kate Beaton."
#5
Thi Bui
5.0
(3)
"Also echoing the love for The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui."
"The Best We Could Do. It’s about Vietnamese immigrants."
"I liked The Best We Could Do."
#6
Tara Westover
5.0
(3)
"Educated by Tara Westover."
"Educated by Tara Westover."
"Educated,"
#7
Michael Pollan
5.0
(3)
"The Omnivores Dilemma."
"I read his Omnivore's Dilemma back in 2017 and liked it very much."
"The Omnivores Dilemma is a great book about the meat industry."
#8
David Grann
5.0
(3)
"Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann."
"Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann."
"[**Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29496076-killers-of-the-flower-moon) by David Grann."
#9
Simon Winchester
5.0
(2)
"Any books by Simon Winchester."
"Check out Simon Winchester.. he reads his own stuff."
#10
John Carreyrou
5.0
(2)
"Bad Blood,"
"*Bad Blood* - John Carreyrou (Narrated by Will Damron)"
#11
Rebecca Skloot
5.0
(2)
"The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot"
"The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot"
#12
Keiji Nakazawa
5.0
(2)
"Barefoot Gen (four or five volumes) about the bombing of Hiroshima (anti war)--Keiji Nakazawa."
"Barefoot Gen, Keiji Nakazawa."
#13
George Takei
5.0
(2)
"They Called Us Enemy by THE George Takei."
"They called us enemy by Takei."
#14
Joe Sacco
5.0
(2)
"Joe Sacco's Palestine books!"
"Stuff from Joe Sacco! Especially Palestine."
#15
Lindsay C. Gibson
5.0
(2)
"Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents is a great one."
"Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson is a great one."
#16
Bill Bryson
5.0
(2)
"Bill Bryson.. Mary Roach - (she's got a new book too)"
"A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson"
#17
Oliver Sacks
5.0
(2)
"The Man Who Mistook his wife for a hat."
"{{An Anthropologist On Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales}}."
#18
Ed Yong
5.0
(2)
"Ed Yong writes great popular biology books."
"Ed Yong writes great popular biology books."
#19
Tom Scioli
5.0
(2)
"Jack Kirby: The Epic Life--Tom Scioli."
"I Am Stan Lee--Tom Scioli."
#20
Jared Diamond
5.0
(1)
"* Guns Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond (also The Third Chimpanzee)"
#21
Trevor Noah
5.0
(1)
"Born a Crime,
Shoe Dog,
Becoming,
Kitchen Confidential,
Bad Blood,
Educated,
Mindhunter."
#22
Kathleen Sharp
5.0
(1)
"Blood Feud: the man who blew the whistle on one of the deadliest prescription drugs ever - by Kathleen Sharp"
#23
Robert Sapolsky
5.0
(1)
"* Behave by Robert Sapolsky"
#24
Michelle Obama
5.0
(1)
"Becoming,"
#25
Tian Veasna
5.0
(1)
"Year of the Rabbit - Tian Veasna."
#26
Paco Roca
5.0
(1)
"Twist of Fate by Paco Roca."
#27
Jonathan Fetter-Vorm
5.0
(1)
"Trinity by Jonathan fetter-Vorm was pretty interesting."
#28
Temple Grandin
5.0
(1)
"Thinking in Pictures."
#29
Isabel Wilkerson
5.0
(1)
"The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson."
#30
Michael Lewis
5.0
(1)
"Michael Lewis books (Premonition, The Big Short, etc)."
#31
Frederic Lemercier
5.0
(1)
"The Photographer, Frederic Lemercier."
#32
Robert Alter
5.0
(1)
"Robert Alter's seminal translation of The Old Testament."
#33
Judy Batalion
5.0
(1)
"The Light of Days by Judy Batalion."
#34
Bessel van der Kolk
5.0
(1)
"I also enjoyed The Body Keeps the Score."
#35
Caitlin Doughty
5.0
(1)
"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty."
#36
Shigeru Mizuki
5.0
(1)
"Showa: A History of Japan - Shigeru Mizuki."
#37
Kristen Radke
5.0
(1)
"Seek You by Kristen Radke is a great recent read."
#38
Eli Saslow
5.0
(1)
"Rising out of Hatred by Eli Saslow."
#39
Rick Harmon
5.0
(1)
"One book that has helped me a lot is Resilient by Rick Harmon."
#40
James Rebanks
5.0
(1)
"Pastoral Song by James Rebanks."
#41
Carl Zimmer
5.0
(1)
"Parasite Rex by Carl Zimmer."
#42
Jill Bolte Taylor
5.0
(1)
"My Stroke of Insight."
#43
John Berendt
5.0
(1)
"Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt."
#44
Expert on Misogyny
5.0
(1)
"Men Who Hate Women is written by an expert on misogyny."
#45
Hill
5.0
(1)
"Legacy of Luna by Hill we’re both fantastic."
#46
Williams
5.0
(1)
"Kraken by Williams is one of my favorites."
#47
Barbara Yelin
5.0
(1)
"Irmina by Barbara Yelin."
#48
Michelle McNamara
5.0
(1)
"I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara."
#49
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
5.0
(1)
"Flow by Csikzentmihalyi"
#50
Eric Schlosser
5.0
(1)
"**Fast Food Nation** by Eric Schlosser."
#51
Merlin Sheldrake
5.0
(1)
"Entangled Life: How fungi make our worlds, change our minds & shape our futures."
#52
Aptowicz
5.0
(1)
"Dr. Mütter’s Marvels by Aptowicz."
#53
Kurt Eichenwald
5.0
(1)
"Conspiracy of Fools by Kurt Eichenwald."
#54
Atul Gawande
5.0
(1)
"Complications by Atul Gawande."
#55
Donald Altman
5.0
(1)
"Clearing Emotional Clutter by Donald Altman is a life changer."
#56
Riad Sattouf
5.0
(1)
"Arab of the Future - Riad Sattouf."
#57
Shilts
5.0
(1)
"And the Band Played On by Shilts."
#58
Sonia Purnell
5.0
(1)
"A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell."
#59
Jonathan Meiburg
5.0
(1)
"A Most Remarkable Creature by Jonathan Meiburg."
#60
Ben Macintyre
5.0
(1)
"Ben Macintyre writes about espionage and all his books are terrific."
#61
Erik Larson
5.0
(1)
"Any books by Erik Larson."
#62
Alice Wong
5.0
(1)
"Year of the Tiger: An Activists Life by Alice Wong is a good primer on Disability Justice."
#63
Amanda Montell
5.0
(1)
"Wordslut by Amanda Montell is under 7 hours and talks about the origins of words like slut and hussy."
#64
Svetlana Alexievich
5.0
(1)
"Voices from Chernobyl by Svetlana Alexievich was also really good."
#65
Billy Porter
5.0
(1)
"If memoirs are acceptable, "Unprotected" by Billy Porter."
#66
Scott McLeod
5.0
(1)
"Understanding comics by Scott McLeod."
#67
Anna Weiner
5.0
(1)
"Uncanny Valley by Anna Weiner."
#68
CN Lester
5.0
(1)
"Trans Like Me, CN Lester- can’t recommend it enough!"
#69
Adam Silvera
5.0
(1)
"[They Both Die at the End] by Adam Silvera."
#70
Lucy Cooke
5.0
(1)
"The Truth About Animals by Lucy Cooke."
#71
Stephen Greenblatt
5.0
(1)
"The Swerve by Stephen Greenblatt is presented as something of a narrative."
#72
Deborah Blum
5.0
(1)
"The Poisoners Handbook by Deborah Blum- how forensics was used to figure out different types of poisoning used in murders."
#73
DK
5.0
(1)
"The most important comic book in the world by dk."
#74
Amy Sohn
5.0
(1)
"The Man Who Hated Women by Amy Sohn."
#75
Peter Wohlleben
5.0
(1)
"The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben."
#76
Haruki Murakami
4.0
(1)
"What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami"
#77
Kara Goucher
4.0
(1)
"I listened to The Longest Race by Kara Goucher a few weeks ago and enjoyed it quite a bit."
#78
Elizabeth Letts
4.0
(1)
"The Eighty-Dollar Champion by Elizabeth Letts"
#79
Lisa Nikolidakis
4.0
(1)
"No One Crosses the Wolf by Lisa Nikolidakis"
#80
Katherine Ramsland
4.0
(1)
"Confession of a Serial Killer by Katherine Ramsland"
#81
Ronan Farrow
4.0
(1)
"Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow"
#82
Cary Elwes and Joe Layden
4.0
(1)
"As You Wish by Cary Elwes and Joe Layden"
#83
Rewire Your Anxious Brain
4.0
(1)
"Also currently reading Rewire your Anxious Brain which is fascinating."
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