Best Non Fiction Books to Read || Recommendations

Since my beginning on Booktube, here are the best non fiction books I've read! 10 favorites and more recommendations! What are the best non fiction books you've read?
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The Radium Girls - Kate Moore
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Rebecca Skloot
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The Gift of Fear - Gavin de Becker
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So You've Been Publicly Shamed - Jon Ronson
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Packing for Mars - Mary Roach
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Becoming - Michelle Obama
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Born a Crime - Trevor Noah
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Furiously Happy - Jenny Lawson
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We Should All Be Feminists - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Sapiens - Yuval Noah Harari
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Man's Search for Meaning - Viktor E Frankl
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Night - Elie Wiesel
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When Breath Becomes Air - Paul Kalanithi
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Not That Bad - Roxanne Gay
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Educated - Tara Westover
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Invisible Women - Caroline Criado Pérez
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[@anise8975]

"I don't read memoirs cause I don't really care about people that much" LOL you totally made my day! That was so refreshing and honest!

[@srokachannel]

I'm a cancer researcher and every time I work on Hela cells it makes me stop and think about how they came to be and how many discoveries were made using those cells

[@shmizzleshmazzle9830]

"... I don't really care about people that much" - Emily Fox founder of the No Lives Matter movement

[@jessicawang6558]

No Lives Matter Movement sounds like a movement I can get into

[@theananyatalkstat5210]

@@nasramohamed let's start with you then😁🤣🤣

[@Anonymous-wy5dc]

I vote to name it "Meh! Your Life" Just because I too don't care about the no lifers either

[@qualifiedarmchaircritic]

Here are my top five non-fiction recommendations, in case someone is looking for a new read! - Utopia for Realists, by Rutger Bregman - Eat Sweat Play, by Anna Kessel - Bullshit Jobs, by David Graeber - Coming Out Under Fire, by Alain Bérubé - Filter Bubble, by Eli Pariser

[@alahna733]

I have been looking for a good non-fiction book to read for when I finish reading 'Sapiens' and now I have a number of them! Brilliant video. I look forward to reading many of the books in this vid!

[@veronicazingarelli]

I've read about half of these recommendations and now I have to read the rest! Thank you for the recs!

[@nonfictionfeminist]

The Radium Girls was just so completely amazing, I read it last year and it's still one of my top favorite non-fiction books EVER. And Mary Roach is one of my favorite non-fiction authors. She's not to everyone's taste, which I completely understand, but I just find her so accessible and funny.

[@raenich8661]

I'm just starting to get into non-fiction and I'm so glad this video came out. So many to choose from. 😍😍😍

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Hope you'll find some you enjoy :)

[@VodkaCheshireCat]

Thank you for this recommendation, I was looking for books from different genres that I’m used to and this is a very interesting list.

[@chantalgoupil5281]

Thanks for the recommandations! I'm readiing The Radium Girls and I love it! I'm suprise to be so captivated by a non-fiction book!

[@books_and_ki]

Thank you! This was a fun video and I'm going to read a lot of these.

[@MLLatUtube]

I enjoyed hearing about your list - sounds like a lot of good books

[@violetshtrumfi]

Hey Emms, I recommend as well Inferior by Angela Saini since you mentioned that you enjoyed the book of Caroline Perez :) and btw nice to have some more vidéos from you

[@NuggetHe17]

Love you honesty. Really rare to see that nowadays.

[@r58302]

The library is about to open back up I cant wait!!

[@insanebutterfly3439]

Just back from a funeral and Emily has posted. My day instantly gets better. Thank you

[@laurafinocchiarostudios]

One of my favorite recent reads was Say Nothing: A true story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland. I learned so much I hadn’t heard before about the IRA and what that time was like. Difficult to read at times but well worth it!

[@gomiho91]

I don't cry easily but I also lost it on the wife's section of When Breath Becomes Air. I haven't read it in years so I can't say the exact thing that got me but I just remember sobbing when I was done.

[@VileficHD]

Subscribed! Thanks for the recommendations🙏🏼

[@catsforever5585]

Brief answers to the big questions was amazing, great and awesome it's one of my favourite and it's easy to read

[@ikhlasb.6528]

I read like 5 books from this list, 1 is on my unread shelf (too thick for me right now) & 2 are on my wishlist !! I Guess thats enough for me to subscribe, thank you

[@blairjadeex]

Yes Jon Ronson! I’ve read all his books and I absolutely love them! I recommend his books to everyone wanting to get into non-fiction x

[@DunkanDoughnuts]

Working my way through his works now, they are so addictive

[@mariasopkina5784]

Just finished "mama's last hug" and I highly recommend it!!

[@adrianpoole8403]

Jon Ronson's audible podcasts The Butterfly Effect and The Last Days of August touch on some of the same subject matter as So You've Been Publicly Shamed. Both are worth listening to.

[@mauamauification]

This is the moment I’ve been waiting for. 😱

[@amaldhouib5135]

I read these same two books by Chimamanda and I loved them. I am planning on reading Americanah by her !!

[@melissapaquette657]

I would highly recommend Caitlin Doughty as an author. She is a mortician in California and she has a KZbin channel (Ask a mortician ). Her books are all death related but very interesting. I think she does a great job of being incredibly respectful of the decedents mentioned in her books, she is funny, and she is very informative about something most people don’t really know all that much about. I have loved all 3 of her books.

[@slimmyjimmyj]

You have a very good KZbin channel. I’m sure it took a lot of work, so good job

[@RSEFX]

Thanks for the video. Good selection. RADIUM GIRLS is indeed a fascinating story, humans once again beginning to use a new material before it was fully studied and understood. (RE: the cell reference in the Hela's cells book: I imagine you were referring to the cells as being, for all practical purposes, "immortal", yes?)

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Yup!

[@natsbeautifullife]

I LOVED The Radium Girls and the Jenny Lawson books got me through my last bit of classes last year lol I ALWAYS laughed until I cried each time I read/listened. Currently Reading The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. I want to read Educated and Invisible Women. I RECOMMEND Lab Girl by Hope Jarhen LOVED IT

[@MaryJoHeadrick]

We actually talk a lot about Henrietta Lacks in discussions of property law in the US (because it's a general rule in the US that people cannot sell their bodies via sex work/sale of organs; with obvious exceptions like plasma) and where the line is drawn vs. where it maybe should be.

[@alljoy6541]

Hi Emily, greeting from South Africa. You read "when breathe becomes air", that book explores so many themes and was so interesting, as a therapist I found it interesting that what gives people the will to live or get better is if they can find a meaning to their life, I love how this book explores that theme in particular. Did you read : "Quiet " by Susan Cain, please review it. I am busy with it, very interesting. Also " the gift" by Edith Edger is interesting, I just bought it.

[@joannapats6843]

I'm surprised you didnt mention The Body! I loved that one so much!

[@greymyers4087]

It’s probably going to be in the science video

[@Readitandeat]

I love when authors narrate their own audiobooks :)

[@francine7902]

Sameee. Because they know the book better than anyone else

[@lipstickandbourbon2027]

I'm currently reading The Nordic Theory of Everything!

[@javiera_fc]

Please do more videos like this! Thank you, it was great

[@AwkardBookShenanigans]

I recently read (listened to) a book called "The Only Girl In The World" by Maude Julien. It's a really "interesting" and horrifying, memoir about a girl from a survivalist religious family. They were basically preparing her to be some kind of ultimate human being, and... it was absolutely mad to read, but worth it. You see it all through her eyes as a little girl, and there are some heartwarming moments in there too. Anyways, just thought of it when you mentioned Educated :)

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

I rarely read non fiction so this is great!

[@suspirospasteleria6894]

Hi emily! I would love to recomend you the book “think a number” from john verdon. I ADORED IT. It’s a criminalistic book

[@abdulalhazred4224]

@Alexandra Masella thats fiction - youngadult. Yes, crap!

[@xueyizhou7926]

Have you read Johann Hari's books? He offers so much new light on depression, anxiety (Lost Connections) and addiction (Chasing the Scream).

[@charlottetracy3970]

Hi! I enjoyed your video. i do have a suggestion though, would you please hold the book still and show the entire cover that includes the title & author; or list your picks below. Thanks,

[@giulia1451]

The Power of Habit is a really good one. It's simple but it helps you with building new habits and beating bad ones

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Oh I started it (audiobook from library) and it was returned before I could finish it... I need to get it again!

[@giulia1451]

@@BookswithEmilyFox Yes you should, I would send you my copy if I could but Canada is a little too far from Italy😂

[@agla7460]

In order to live is an incredible book would highly recommend

[@Suzyj1103]

I really recommend you read Wild Swans by Jung Chang! It's a biography of three generations of women in her family during the rise of Communism in China, spanning from pre 19th century till the late 80s. It tells her grandmother's story overcoming challenges of being a concubine, then her mother's as she becomes part of the communist uprising, and finally her own with her detailing what it was like to grow up in Mao era China. I just devoured this book it was so so interesting even though it hard to read at times, it was extremely eye opening and a great way to learn more about that history in the context of a real families story

[@tessalehman818]

All of these look good. I think I am missing out on a lot of good nonfiction

[@4kfrank276]

The book I recommend to everyone is The Gift of Fear, and I usually say that women should especially read it and if they don't finish the book to skip to Chapter 10: Intimate Enemies and Chapter 11 about Stalkers. It's the most important book I have read.

[@amaldhouib5135]

I read both becoming and born a crime. I enjoyed them so much !!!

[@jessiebetts7334]

In order to live is really good - enjoy!

[@spilltheteaandread]

Yes!! I've been needing more non-fiction recommendations. I'm starting to really get into the genre. I just finished Invisible Women and as frustrating as it was to read I'm so glad I read it!

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Glad you enjoyed it too! :)

[@rudig5698]

I just love non-fiction. I mean don’t get me wrong, fiction is great, but the most transformative books of my life were non-fiction books out of the section self-help and personal development. I’m talking about these kind of books on my channel as well, but as I said fiction is still great 😌🥰

[@FMsukina]

The best nonfiction books I've read this year are: 1. The End of Policing, Alex S. Vitals 2. I'm Afraid of Men, Vivek Shraya (a fellow Canadian!!!) 3. Prisoners of Geography, Tim Marshall 4. No Visible Bruises, Rachel Louise Snyder 5. Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race, Reno Eddie-Lodge 6. Forensics, Val McDermid I'm reading Invisible Women for my book club in November. I can't wait! 😁

[@jen48799]

I would strongly recommend Hallucinations by Oliver Sacks, it looks at all types of non-schizophrenic hallucinations,not sure if that is a science nonfiction. The book reads more as stories about his patients.

[@tiffanycorsello1886]

This was great! There aren't enough non-fiction reviews on Booktube- so loved this! Packing for Mars was fun, Becoming was a very enjoyable read, and Educated was fascinating. I really like food related non-fiction so I recommend: Kitchen Confidential by Bourdain and Yes Chef by Samuelsson. Also: anything by David McCullough is wonderful!

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I always wish I was able to read more but I need to be in the right place to read non fiction (aka not super tired lol)

[@americanbookdragon]

Us nonfiction booktubers are in obscure corners on KZbin for sure.

[@Readitandeat]

​@@americanbookdragon I'm a non-fiction booktuber! I focus on food writing. I'm always solo excited to see reviews or lists for non-fiction from other booktubers

[@ladystark9652]

Hey Emily...you should check out An Astronaut's Guide to Life On Earth by Chris Hadfield...man this was such a great book!! it's about the journey it took to become an astronaut and it gives a modvational, funny look at what's it's like to be one.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

It's on my shelf! The first time I filmed this video it was in it XD

[@EmyNegro]

If your laptop is making this noise it needs to be cleaned most likely! Just use isopropyl alcohol and a qtip to clean the fan and it'll run like new again!

[@emmabardsley6090]

I recommend Superior by Angela Saini! I'm reading it right now and it's about scientific racism and how racism has been legitimised by "science" and how science is not as objective as people like to believe. Also many people think race science was "over" after ww2 but in actuality it just became more discrete. She has another book called Inferior which seems to be basically the same sort of thing but about gender instead of race, she wrote Inferior first but I haven't read that one, but yeah Superior seems very good so far so I definitely recommend!

[@jackyc6919]

I've been wanting to get more into nonfiction and some of your recommendations were already on my list like Born a Crime, Stiff, and The Radium Girls so hopefully I'll get to them soon ☺️

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Hope you'll enjoy them :)

[@abdulalhazred4224]

Finally, someone who reads other than fantasy. I did - when i was under 20 y old!

[@hanabanana8028]

asking out of curiousity, have you seen any of the dispute about stephen king on twitter? he's said some pretty controversial things in the past year alone.

[@BunsBooks]

When Breath Becomes Air, oh boy, I wept into my coffee mug during that last chapter

[@lenaorlik8415]

I think important is the word for those books

[@jackelinharo4755]

Yay!! Nonfiction! Love it

[@kristen7623]

In Order to Live and Born a Crime are my all time favorites

[@natsbeautifullife]

laptop sounds like an airplane because its overheating. Try getting a cooling pad to go underneath it. (they are made for laptops)

[@karooliukkea]

I believe "Radium Girls" story is actually true:)) I live in northeast Europe... and my grandmother used to tell stories that during WW2, in active war areas, dead soldiers were often burried of left near the side of the road.. and within few month in those areas the ground would start to glow at dark... She said it was a scary sight for a child

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

These are all non-fiction books so yes they're all true :)

[@JulianPopov]

Your second book of Yuval Noah Harari should be “21 Lessons for the 21st Century” because it’s about current moment and after this - the book about the future “Homo Deus”. Also because it’s more interesing than the other.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I read it! I was only interested in the first part (science) and didn't care about the rest... that and the fact it was 21 chapters, not 21 lessons lol

[@agla7460]

I’m so excited for the science non-fiction video!!!

[@warishakhan9271]

First to be here!! ^^

[@giulia1451]

Is non fiction good when you have a slump? I mean it's easier to get in to a fictional world rather than in a non fiction book. I am asking because I really need to get out of this reading slump that I am having...

[@NilaR93]

I find it's the opposite,but I read non-fiction quite slowly... A fast-paced read or re-read always works for me when I'm in a slump 🙈 I don't know your preferences, but I can highly recommend The Princess Bride or 172 Hours on the Moon, I usually go back to them 🙌🏾

[@e_b_dionne6505]

I personally find that non-fiction/memoirs helps with my slumps. I'll find a topic that I'm interested in or look for recommendations from friends/family/online. I usually go for audiobooks because my reading slumps usually involve fear of picking up new books because what if it's bad?

[@SunnyBurnsAll]

I read thrillers or YA for slumps. And if that doesn't work I read one I know I'd love to hate.

[@giulia1451]

Thanks for the advices guys

[@NilaR93]

@@SunnyBurnsAll 😂😂😂 love that!

[@DrTeresaVanWoy]

"Wildflower, a Tale of Transcendence"

[@yyys45]

Great books! Btw, you look like Lana del Rey XD

[@micahsparkman912]

I need a great book to read.

[@movies_webseries_forever9220]

U ol should read warm winter diary by sumaiya Shaikh n it's super awesome

[@freckledklutz]

I have invisible women on its way to my library for me and I am so excited to read that one. I added a lot of these to my TBR. I can recommend a lot but the key is to find one that fascinates you or helps you to educate you in some way. I just finished Human Acts which is on South Korean governments response to a student uprising and it was really good, really hard to read but super informative. I also recommend Laurie Halsie Anderson's Shout (poetry on rape culture) and How dare the sun rise memoirs of war child.

[@balrajsingh1492]

Do you plan to write a novel by yourself???

[@greymyers4087]

I enjoyed Bad Blood by John Carreyrou

[@katieamarsh]

Mary Roach’s book Grunt is really good too. It’s about the military and was surprisingly interesting. I thought Born a Crime was going to be a comedy book and it really blew me away. I loved the book Guns, Germs, and Steel. It’s about why certain cultures persisted and spread through time. It was completely fascinating how much from all over the globe comes from the Fertile Crescent.

[@josealonso5971]

One of the best books i have read so far is called, "The Color of Law." It is a non fiction book about a forgotten history of how our u.s. government segregated the U.S. I highly recommend it. The book connects in someways into why people are protesting currently.

[@silviagurgel5701]

Chimamanda is pure gold 👏🔥👏🔥👏🔥

[@koksi12]

I highly highly recommend "An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth" by Chris Hadfield for first person astronaut's insights (and more going to the toilet in space :D ). Other favourite non-fics of mine: - "Factfulness" - great great book on world progress, critical thinking and not falling in the fear trap created by media - "Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking" - every self-respecting introvert should read this book (jk :D). Gives great insights into how introverts' brains and minds work - "The Millionaire Next Door" - it shows the results of an extensive reaserch on millionaires habits, what they spend their money on, how they live, etc.

[@missdead1]

yea "an astronauts guide.." is amazing! specially as an audiobook since chris narrates it himself

[@koksi12]

@@missdead1 Yes! I firgot to mention that - it's one of the best audio books i've listned to ❤️

[@sangambista433]

my gutt feelling said to suscribe and i did she deserves more suscribers

[@thiadesg]

The Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace Jonhson was spectacular. Jane Austen at Home by Lucy Worsley was too. My favourite (graphic) memoir is Relish by Lucy Knisley, followed by Geisha, a Life by Mineko Iwasaki.

[@bearllande]

if the fan in your laptop is very dirty it has to work extra hard and you'll hear that. try cleaning the fan.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

My laptop is also really old 5 1/2 years so I'm overdue for an update lol

[@Andra9218]

BookswithEmilyFox mine is about 4 years old and the fan also works overtime. My battery is bad too....I am taking it to the store for replacement. A new laptop is too expensive for me at the moment 🙃

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I feel you! I heavily use mine with youtube and editing so I don't have much of a choice, it's barely working at this point -_-

[@SanctifiedLady]

Looking for positive and uplifting non fiction

[@aliexpress.official]

The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein reads like a grand political Sci-fi novel but is 100% real and horrifying. You will NOT stop thinking of it.

[@Magicme79]

I can’t go to space. I have a tiny bladder.

[@annegibson7867]

Sorry but I am not a Mary Roach fan. Very strange

[@Alfred_51]

Jon Ronson is a socially awkward person!

[@americanbookdragon]

I have read a majority of these. Our tastes are basically the same. Like, holy shit.

[@cassiachung1457]

Would be great if you could use a wider range vocabulary to make the video livelier! It gets boring when it is just plain english

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

English isn’t my first language so this is as good as it’s going to get!

[@cassiachung1457]

BookswithEmilyFox so... look for synonyms! The essence of reading books are not purely just for insight, but truly, is actually the language that flows out of it. Surely, you must have picked up some fanciful terms, no?

[@cassiachung1457]

BookswithEmilyFox Your English is quite impeccable for someone who does not have English as their first language! Keep it up! Im sure you’re vocabulary would expand!