Learn something
How the world works and why we do what we do. Reads like a novel.
Non-fiction that holds you: science, history, biography, psychology, economics and philosophy. Readers’ ratings set the order, not bestseller lists.
304 books behind this door, a series counted once · Based on a true story · Family · War
Narrow it down in the finder →The best, according to readers
- 1Know My Name
9.09.0 / 10 - 2Just Mercy
8.98.9 / 10 - 3Born a Crime
8.98.9 / 10 - 4One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
8.98.9 / 10 - 5I'm Glad My Mom Died
8.98.9 / 10 - 6Cosmos
8.98.9 / 10 - 7The New Jim Crow
8.88.8 / 10 - 8Becoming
8.88.8 / 10 - 9Empire of Pain
8.88.8 / 10 - 10Evicted
8.88.8 / 10 - 11Being Mortal
8.78.7 / 10 - 12Shoe Dog
8.78.7 / 10 - 13In the Dream House
8.78.7 / 10 - 14Factfulness
8.68.6 / 10 - 15An Immense World
8.68.6 / 10 - 16When Breath Becomes Air
8.68.6 / 10 - 17Gödel, Escher, Bach
8.68.6 / 10 - 18On Writing
8.58.5 / 10 - 19Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
8.58.5 / 10 - 20A Short History of Nearly Everything
8.58.5 / 10 - 21The Message
8.58.5 / 10 - 22Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat
8.58.5 / 10 - 23We Should All Be Feminists
8.58.5 / 10 - 24Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
8.58.5 / 10
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Where do I start if I do not read non-fiction?
With books written like a story: a biography or popular science with a high rating. The motif “Based on a true story” in the tool helps to find them.
Are self-help books here too?
Yes, but only those readers rate highly. A guide with big sales and a weak rating does not rank high.
Can I narrow it to one field?
Yes. The subtopics below, the mood “Informative” and the motif “Based on a true story” in the tool narrow the list.