What nonfiction book turned out to be way better than you expected?

Please no (auto)biographies. Those are great but imo kind of their own genre and shouldn't be lumped with more strictly informative nonfiction.

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Please no (auto)biographies. Those are great but imo kind of their own genre and shouldn't be lumped with more strictly informative nonfiction.

Books7

Answers7

Readers4

Details	Rating
Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster Adam Higginbotham	4.49
A Short History of Nearly Everything Bill Bryson	4.23
This Is Chance!: The Shaking of an All-American City, a Voice That Held It Together Jon Mooallem	3.67
Isaac's Storm Erik Larson	4.17
Rebent Sinner Ivan Coyote	4.5
Le Freak Le Freak: An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco, and Destiny Nile Rodgers	0
The Last Island A Traveler’s Tale of Death, Discovery, and the Most Elusive Tribe on Earth The Last Island A Traveler’s Tale of Death, Discovery, and the Most Elusive Tribe on Earth Adam Goodheart	5

Details	Rating
Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster Adam Higginbotham	4.49
A Short History of Nearly Everything Bill Bryson	4.23
This Is Chance!: The Shaking of an All-American City, a Voice That Held It Together Jon Mooallem	3.67
Isaac's Storm Erik Larson	4.17
Rebent Sinner Ivan Coyote	4.5
Le Freak Le Freak: An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco, and Destiny Nile Rodgers	0
The Last Island A Traveler’s Tale of Death, Discovery, and the Most Elusive Tribe on Earth The Last Island A Traveler’s Tale of Death, Discovery, and the Most Elusive Tribe on Earth Adam Goodheart	5

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