A List of Nonfiction

By Betty Bassett

This is a reading list for people who are looking for a list of the best books to read in nonfiction.  The list is the best and most recommended books in the nonfiction genre.  I hope it will provide you with food for thought and bring interest to your day. Below the title of the book a YouTube link is provided if the book is read aloud.  

1. Stillness is the Key

by Ryan Holiday

https://youtu.be/WDkwdfswtZw

2. Ultralearning

by Scott Young

https://youtu.be/awwtrlLVuT8

3. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

by Jared Diamond

 

4. Manual for Living

by Epictetus

https://youtu.be/H0aNCyTeDIU

5. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

by Robert Cialdini

https://youtu.be/SYxu9F_v1_0

6. Meditations

by Marcus Aurelius

https://youtu.be/d5E2AQKuCyU

7. A Brief History of Time

by Stephen Hawking

https://youtu.be/8ljTenqHgF4

8.  The War of Art: Break Through Your Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles 

by Steven Pressfield

https://youtu.be/rhXz6D0gtP8

9. Essays 

by Montaigne 

https://youtu.be/0lgY37p7jio

10. Walden 

by Thoreau 

https://youtu.be/X_6aaH2gtIg

11. The Prince 

by Machiavelli 

https://youtu.be/IdRxHTih-28

12. Lessons of History 

by Will and Ariel Durant

https://youtu.be/enJRIdmVHRE

13. Man’s Search for Meaning 

by Viktor Frankl 

https://youtu.be/vsRXR1SJCHs

14. A Brief History of Time 

by Stephen Hawking 

https://youtu.be/8ljTenqHgF4

15. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich 

by William Shirer 

https://youtu.be/aT0-Y-5G6-s

16. The Selfish Gene 

by Richard Dawkins 

https://youtu.be/TnQ-__zwpIw

17. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 

by Yuval Noah Harari 

18. Night 

by Elie Wiesel

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYW5WF70X4AMn1ZcqREijbh38p89e1Oy7

19. A Short History of Nearly Everything 

by Bill Bryson 

20. The Year of Magical Thinking 

by Joan Didion

Reference

Manson, Mark. "The 27 Best Nonfiction Books of All Time ." https://markmanson.net/best-books/nonfiction.

Clear, James. "The Best Books: Recommended Reading List ." https://jamesclear.com/best-books.