Best Selling Non-Fiction Books of 2002

The 56 best selling non-fiction books of 2002 on Amazon UK, taken from the year’s top 100 books.

The #1 best selling non-fiction book of 2002 is “What Not To Wear”.

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These are the non-fiction books that sold the most on Amazon UK in 2002. 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 56 Non-Fiction Books of 2002

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#1 — What Not To Wear

What Not To Wear

#1 in all books

Rating: 3.5
#2 — Jamie's Kitchen

Jamie's Kitchen

#3 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#5 — Berlin: The Downfall, 1945

Berlin: The Downfall, 1945

#7 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#6 — Sahara

Sahara

#8 in all books

Rating: 4.3
#8 — Delia's Vegetarian Collection

Delia's Vegetarian Collection

#10 in all books

Rating: 4.3
#9 — Forever Summer

Forever Summer

#14 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#11 — Life of Mammals

Life of Mammals

#16 in all books

Rating: 4.8
#13 — Rick Stein's Food Heroes

Rick Stein's Food Heroes

#21 in all books

Rating: 4.5
#15 — Taking on the World

Taking on the World

#24 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#17 — Bill Bryson's African Diary

Bill Bryson's African Diary

#27 in all books

Rating: 3.8
#18 — Schott's Original Miscellany

Schott's Original Miscellany

#28 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#19 — Keane: The Autobiography

Keane: The Autobiography

#30 in all books

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

Delia's How to Cook Book Two

#31 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#22 — Delia's How to Cook Book One

Delia's How to Cook Book One

#34 in all books

Rating: 4.3
#23 — The French Kitchen: A Cookbook

The French Kitchen: A Cookbook

#40 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#25 — Good To Great

Good To Great

#42 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#27 — Happy Days with the Naked Chef

Happy Days with the Naked Chef

#45 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#29 — Billy

Billy

#47 in all books

Rating: 3.9
#33 — The River Cottage Cookbook

The River Cottage Cookbook

#51 in all books

Rating: 4.5
#37 — The Earth from the Air: 365 Days

The Earth from the Air: 365 Days

#58 in all books

Rating: 4.8
#38 — Serious: The Autobiography

Serious: The Autobiography

#60 in all books

Rating: 4.0
#40 — Girls In Tears

Girls In Tears

#64 in all books

Rating: 4.5
#41 — Roger's Profanisaurus (2002)

Roger's Profanisaurus (2002)

#65 in all books

Rating: 4.8
#44 — Lucky Man: A Memoir

Lucky Man: A Memoir

#70 in all books

Rating: 4.8
#47 — Band Of Brothers

Band Of Brothers

#75 in all books

Rating: 4.5
#48 — Stalingrad

Stalingrad

#76 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#49 — Four Blind Mice

Four Blind Mice

#77 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#50 — Billy

Billy

#80 in all books

Rating: 3.9
#51 — No Logo

No Logo

#81 in all books

Rating: 4.0
#52 — Trowel and Error

Trowel and Error

#87 in all books

Rating: 4.8
#53 — Kurt Cobain: The Journals

Kurt Cobain: The Journals

#89 in all books

Rating: 4.5
#56 — The Universe In A Nutshell

The Universe In A Nutshell

#100 in all books

Rating: 4.1

Frequently asked questions

What is the best selling non-fiction book of 2002 in the UK?

"What Not To Wear" is the best selling non-fiction book of 2002 on Amazon UK. It is number 1 in the overall top 100 books of the year.

What are the top 10 non-fiction books of 2002?

The top 10 non-fiction books of 2002 on Amazon UK are: 1. What Not To Wear; 2. Jamie's Kitchen; 3. A History of Britain III: The Fate of Empire 1776-2000; 4. Who Moved My Cheese: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life; 5. Berlin: The Downfall, 1945; 6. Sahara; 7. How to Be a Gardener: Back to Basics (Book One); 8. Delia's Vegetarian Collection; 9. Forever Summer; 10. Life On Air: Memoirs of a Broadcaster.

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.