The Greatest Nonfiction Books of All Time on Case Studies

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 407 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
60 In Cold Blood Truman Capote 1966 American English
680 The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat Oliver Sacks 1985 British English
1232 The Devil In The White City Erik Larson 2003 American English
1355 Random Family Adrian Nicole LeBlanc 2003 American English
1367 Team of Rivals Doris Kearns Goodwin 2005 American English
3229 There Are No Children Here Alex Kotlowitz 1991 American English
3758 The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down Anne Fadiman 1997 American English
3879 The Noonday Demon Andrew Solomon 2001 American English
4089 Nothing to Envy Barbara Demick 2009 American English
5101 Enrique's Journey Sonia Nazario 2006 American English
5457 The Starr Report Kenneth W. Starr 1998 American English
5849 Ain't No Makin' It Jay MacLeod 1987 American English
6174 Ten years and Ten Cases of Hysteria Lin Jinlan 1988 Chinese Unknown
6909 Parallel Lives Phyllis Rose 1983 American English
6995 The Glass Castle Jeannette Walls 2005 American English
7155 Falling Through The Earth Danielle Trussoni 2006 American English
8462 Psychopathia Sexualis Richard von Krafft-Ebing 1886 German German
8821 Awakenings Oliver Sacks 1973 British English
9747 Collapse Jared Diamond 2005 American English
10605 Sons of Mississippi Paul Hendrickson 2003 American English
12283 Selected Papers on Hysteria Sigmund Freud 1895 Austrian German
12571 Sybil Flora Rheta Schreiber 1973 American English
12571 Touching the Void Joe Simpson 1988 British English
12571 Whoredom in Kimmage Rosemary Mahoney 1993 American English