The nonfiction, history & memoir Reddit recommends

History, science, biography, true crime, essays (The Indifferent Stars Above, Sapiens). · 17 ranked from 385 mentions

Ranking: consensus = (n·s + k·μ) / (n + k); n = trust-weighted mentions, s = trust+time-weighted sentiment, μ = category mean, k = max(30, median n)

1. 1Braiding Sweetgrass34 mentionsconsensus 96
2. 2Born a CrimeAn exceptionally well-received memoir by Trevor Noah that chronicles his childhood in South Africa during and after apartheid.51 mentionsconsensus 96
3. 3The Glass Castle16 mentionsconsensus 96
4. 4Educated36 mentionsconsensus 96
5. 5The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks12 mentionsconsensus 96
6. 6The Hot Zone13 mentionsconsensus 95
7. 7The Wager11 mentionsconsensus 95
8. 8Into Thin AirA highly acclaimed nonfiction memoir detailing the 1996 Mount Everest disaster.56 mentionsconsensus 95
9. 9Everything is Tuberculosis12 mentionsconsensus 95
10. 10All Creatures Great and Small10 mentionsconsensus 95
11. 11I'm Glad My Mom DiedJennette McCurdy's memoir is highly regarded on Reddit as a raw, engaging, and often disturbing account of her life as a child star and her relationship with…40 mentionsconsensus 95
12. 12Paperbacks from Hell10 mentionsconsensus 95
13. 13Man's Search for Meaning29 mentionsconsensus 94
14. 14Into the Wild11 mentionsconsensus 94
15. 15The Devil in the White City10 mentionsconsensus 91
16. 16The Indifferent Stars AboveA highly acclaimed non-fiction account of the Donner Party that is frequently recommended within horror and book-suggestion…23 mentionsconsensus 91
17. 17Sapiens11 mentionsconsensus 89