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Best Non-Fiction

Ranked by community votes
Updated in real-time

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Think and Grow Rich

Organization providing in-depth Think and Grow Rich lessons

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The Time Machine by H. G. Wells

“I’ve had a most amazing time

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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Non-fiction book about Henrietta Lacks' life and cancer cells

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12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson

Dr

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Kishimi Koga

A motivational book by Ichirö Kishimi and Fumitake Koga.

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IBM and the Holocaust

book by investigative journalist Edwin Black

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SOVA Center

Russian NGO and think tank

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Wikinomics

book by Don Tapscott

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Discoveries in the Judaean Desert

collection of ancient texts

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The Cluetrain Manifesto

work of business literature collaboratively authored by Rick Levine, Christopher Locke, Doc Searls, and David Weinberger

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The Shock Doctrine

2007 essay by Naomi Klein

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Mamirauá Sustainable Development Institute

nonprofit organization in Tefé Brazil

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Shedding

Verena Stefan's 1975 autobiography

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In Praise of Copying

2010 book by Marcus Boon

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Jæger – i krig med eliten

2009 book by Thomas Rathsack

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Friends of the Earth-Ghana

Non Governmental Organization

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World Book Encyclopedia

American encyclopedia

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Weaving the Web

book by Tim Berners-Lee

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102 Minutes

non-fiction work by Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn

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A Patriot's History of the United States

book by Michael Allen

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Against His-Story, Against Leviathan!

1983 essay by Fredy Perlman

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Divorce your Car!

Divorce your Car!

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Do Hard Things

book by The Rebelution

24
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Counterrevolution and Revolt

book by Herbert Marcuse

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Evasion

2001 book based on the zine of the same name

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Faces of Sunset Boulevard

book by Patrick Ecclesine

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First Person Plural

Psychological autobiography by Dr. Cameron West

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The Manga Guides

educational series in manga style

29
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Indiana Authors and Their Books

3 volume biographical reference work

30
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Very Short Introductions

book series published by Oxford University Press

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S

Schott's Miscellany

Schott's Miscellany

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The Botany of Iceland

book series by Eugenius Warming

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African Cultural Regeneration Institute

non-governmental organization in Kenya

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ArteSol

non-governmental organization in Brazil

35
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War in History (book series)

War in History (Krieg in der Geschichte, KRiG) is a German non-fiction book series established in 1999.

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Portobelo Bay Foundation

non-governmental organization in Panama

37
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Geneva International Peace Research Institute

non-governmental organisation

38
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World Scientific Series on Nonlinear Science, Series B

book series

39
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Sigong Discovery

South Korean edition of “Découvertes Gallimard”

40
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Milliy Fırqa

non govermental organization

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Little Atoms

podcast

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Atlas of globalization

book series

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best non-fiction in 2026?

Based on 0 community votes, Think and Grow Rich is currently ranked #1 in Non-Fiction with a score of pending more votes.

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What are the most popular non-fiction?

The top-rated non-fiction based on community votes are: #1 Think and Grow Rich, #2 The Time Machine by H. G. Wells, #3 The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. See the full rankings above.

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