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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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Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster
Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster
  • Adam Higginbotham
4.4884 reads
A Short History of Nearly Everything
A Short History of Nearly Everything
  • Bill Bryson
4.24404 reads
This Is Chance!: The Shaking of an All-American City, a Voice That Held It Together
This Is Chance!: The Shaking of an All-American City, a Voice That Held It Together
  • Jon Mooallem
3.673 reads
Isaac's Storm
Isaac's Storm
  • Erik Larson
4.1742 reads
Rebent Sinner
Rebent Sinner
  • Ivan Coyote
4.333 reads
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Le Freak

Le Freak: An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco, and Destiny
  • Nile Rodgers
00 reads
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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
52 reads