Best Selling Non-Fiction Books of 2011

The 44 best selling non-fiction books of 2011 on Amazon UK, taken from the year’s top 100 books.

The #1 best selling non-fiction book of 2011 is “Jamie's 30-Minute Meals: A Revolutionary Approach to Cooking Good Food Fast”.

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These are the non-fiction books that sold the most on Amazon UK in 2011. 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 44 Non-Fiction Books of 2011

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#4 — Jamie's Great Britain

Jamie's Great Britain

#8 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#5 — Baking Made Easy

Baking Made Easy

#9 in all books

Rating: 4.5
#6 — Home Cooking Made Easy

Home Cooking Made Easy

#13 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#9 — How To Be a Woman

How To Be a Woman

#18 in all books

Rating: 3.9
#10 — Frozen Planet

Frozen Planet

#19 in all books

Rating: 4.8
#11 — The World of Downton Abbey

The World of Downton Abbey

#20 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#13 — The Official Highway Code

The Official Highway Code

#28 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#17 — The Dukan Diet Recipe Book

The Dukan Diet Recipe Book

#37 in all books

Rating: 3.9
#19 — The Life of Lee

The Life of Lee

#41 in all books

Rating: 4.5
#20 — The Hummingbird Bakery Cake Days

The Hummingbird Bakery Cake Days

#42 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#21 — May I Have Your Attention Please?

May I Have Your Attention Please?

#43 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#22 — Wonders of the Universe

Wonders of the Universe

#44 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#23 — Madeleine

Madeleine

#46 in all books

Rating: 3.9
#24 — Plenty

Plenty

#47 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#26 — The Good Cook

The Good Cook

#53 in all books

Rating: 4.5
#27 — Charles Dickens: A Life

Charles Dickens: A Life

#54 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#31 — Kirstie Allsopp Craft

Kirstie Allsopp Craft

#62 in all books

Rating: 4.5
#32 — The Flavour Thesaurus

The Flavour Thesaurus

#67 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#34 — Mud, Sweat and Tears

Mud, Sweat and Tears

#71 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#37 — Jerusalem: The Biography

Jerusalem: The Biography

#79 in all books

Rating: 4.3
#39 — The Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook

The Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook

#82 in all books

Rating: 4.1

Frequently asked questions

What is the best selling non-fiction book of 2011 in the UK?

"Jamie's 30-Minute Meals: A Revolutionary Approach to Cooking Good Food Fast" is the best selling non-fiction book of 2011 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 2011?

The top 10 non-fiction books of 2011 on Amazon UK are: 1. Jamie's 30-Minute Meals: A Revolutionary Approach to Cooking Good Food Fast; 2. River Cottage Veg Every Day! (River Cottage Every Day); 3. Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography; 4. Jamie's Great Britain; 5. Baking Made Easy; 6. Home Cooking Made Easy; 7. The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance; 8. Great British Bake Off: How to Bake: The Perfect Victoria Sponge and Other Baking Secrets; 9. How To Be a Woman; 10. Frozen Planet.

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.