Best Selling Non-Fiction Books of 2008

The 50 best selling non-fiction books of 2008 on Amazon UK, taken from the year’s top 100 books.

The #1 best selling non-fiction book of 2008 is “Dear Fatty”.

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These are the non-fiction books that sold the most on Amazon UK in 2008. 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 50 Non-Fiction Books of 2008

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#1 — Dear Fatty

Dear Fatty

#2 in all books

Rating: 4.1
#3 — Delia's How to Cheat at Cooking

Delia's How to Cheat at Cooking

#4 in all books

Rating: 3.6
#6 — The Big Book of Top Gear 2009

The Big Book of Top Gear 2009

#12 in all books

Rating: 4.2
#7 — Guinness World Records 2009

Guinness World Records 2009

#15 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#8 — Chinese Food Made Easy

Chinese Food Made Easy

#16 in all books

Rating: 4.3
#11 — At My Mother's Knee ...

At My Mother's Knee ...

#21 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#12 — The Mighty Book of Boosh

The Mighty Book of Boosh

#24 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#14 — The Official Highway Code

The Official Highway Code

#28 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#15 — Nigella Express

Nigella Express

#29 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#16 — Parky - My Autobiography

Parky - My Autobiography

#30 in all books

Rating: 3.7
#19 — QI: Advanced Banter

QI: Advanced Banter

#38 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#21 — I Can Make You Thin

I Can Make You Thin

#45 in all books

Rating: 4.1
#23 — Bad Science

Bad Science

#51 in all books

Rating: 4.5
#26 — Indian Food Made Easy

Indian Food Made Easy

#54 in all books

Rating: 4.2
#29 — The God Delusion

The God Delusion

#57 in all books

Rating: 4.0
#34 — Ottolenghi: The Cookbook

Ottolenghi: The Cookbook

#65 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#37 — Fern: My Story

Fern: My Story

#68 in all books

Rating: 4.5
#38 — Gordon Ramsay's Healthy Appetite

Gordon Ramsay's Healthy Appetite

#69 in all books

Rating: 4.1
#39 — Stephen Fry in America

Stephen Fry in America

#72 in all books

Rating: 4.0
#40 — Bake

Bake

#74 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#43 — The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher

The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher

#79 in all books

Rating: 3.4
#47 — Carra: My Autobiography

Carra: My Autobiography

#86 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#50 — Tricks Of The Mind

Tricks Of The Mind

#95 in all books

Rating: 4.2

Frequently asked questions

What is the best selling non-fiction book of 2008 in the UK?

"Dear Fatty" is the best selling non-fiction book of 2008 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 2008?

The top 10 non-fiction books of 2008 on Amazon UK are: 1. Dear Fatty; 2. Jamie's Ministry of Food: Anyone Can Learn to Cook in 24 Hours; 3. Delia's How to Cheat at Cooking; 4. Barack Obama: Dreams from My Father (A Story of Race and Inheritance); 5. Jamie at Home: Cook Your Way to the Good Life; 6. The Big Book of Top Gear 2009; 7. Guinness World Records 2009; 8. Chinese Food Made Easy; 9. Nigella Christmas: Food, Family, Friends, Festivities; 10. The Secret 10th Anniversary Edition.

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.