Best Selling Non-Fiction Books of 2000

The 52 best selling non-fiction books of 2000 on Amazon UK, taken from the year’s top 100 books.

The #1 best selling non-fiction book of 2000 is “The Return of the Naked Chef”.

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These are the non-fiction books that sold the most on Amazon UK in 2000. We take the year’s top 100 best selling books, keep the non-fiction: cookbooks, memoirs, self-help, reference and the rest, and rank them in sales order. Each book also shows where it finished in the overall chart. Children’s books are not included here — see the best children’s books by age.

Top 52 Non-Fiction Books of 2000

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#1 — The Return of the Naked Chef

The Return of the Naked Chef

#2 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#2 — The Naked Chef

The Naked Chef

#3 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#4 — The Beatles Anthology

The Beatles Anthology

#5 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#8 — Down Under

Down Under

#12 in all books

Rating: 4.5
#10 — Delia's How to Cook Book Two

Delia's How to Cook Book Two

#14 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#13 — Angela's Ashes

Angela's Ashes

#24 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#14 — A Child Called 'It '

A Child Called 'It '

#31 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#17 — London: The Biography

London: The Biography

#38 in all books

Rating: 4.1
#18 — Java in a Nutshell Third Edition

Java in a Nutshell Third Edition

#40 in all books

Rating: 4.2
#20 — Delia's How to Cook Book One

Delia's How to Cook Book One

#42 in all books

Rating: 4.3
#22 — Beowulf: A New Translation

Beowulf: A New Translation

#47 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#25 — The Consolations of Philosophy

The Consolations of Philosophy

#52 in all books

Rating: 4.5
#27 — New British Classics

New British Classics

#55 in all books

Rating: 4.8
#29 — ’Tis

’Tis

#57 in all books

Rating: 3.9
#31 — No Logo

No Logo

#59 in all books

Rating: 4.0
#33 — David Beckham : " My World"

David Beckham : " My World"

#62 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#35 — The Little Book of Farting

The Little Book of Farting

#65 in all books

Rating: 3.6
#36 — Tis: A Memoir

Tis: A Memoir

#66 in all books

Rating: 3.9
#38 — Javascript: The Definitive Guide

Javascript: The Definitive Guide

#71 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#39 — Stalingrad

Stalingrad

#72 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#40 — Dreamweaver 3 Bible

Dreamweaver 3 Bible

#73 in all books

Rating: 4.5
#45 — Appetite

Appetite

#81 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#48 — Guinness World Records 2001

Guinness World Records 2001

#90 in all books

Rating: 3.9
#49 — The Bodyguard's Story

The Bodyguard's Story

#93 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#52 — Contented Little Baby Book

Contented Little Baby Book

#99 in all books

Rating: 3.6

Frequently asked questions

What is the best selling non-fiction book of 2000 in the UK?

"The Return of the Naked Chef" is the best selling non-fiction book of 2000 on Amazon UK. It is number 2 in the overall top 100 books of the year.

What are the top 10 non-fiction books of 2000?

The top 10 non-fiction books of 2000 on Amazon UK are: 1. The Return of the Naked Chef; 2. The Naked Chef; 3. A History of Britain, Vol 1: At the Edge of the World: 3000BC-AD1603; 4. The Beatles Anthology; 5. How To Be A Domestic Goddess Baking and the Art of Comfort Cooking; 6. How to Eat: The Pleasures and Principles of Good Food; 7. The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook (Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbooks); 8. Down Under; 9. Who Moved My Cheese: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life; 10. Delia's How to Cook Book Two.

How is this chart worked out?

It is Amazon UK's top 100 best selling books of the year, filtered to non-fiction books using the subjects Amazon files each book under, and re-ranked. Children's books are left out and have their own charts.