Best Selling Non-Fiction Books of 2014

The 44 best selling non-fiction books of 2014 on Amazon UK, taken from the year’s top 100 books.

The #1 best selling non-fiction book of 2014 is “The Fault in Our Stars”.

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These are the non-fiction books that sold the most on Amazon UK in 2014. 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 2014

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#1 — The Fault in Our Stars

The Fault in Our Stars

#1 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#3 — Jamie's Comfort Food

Jamie's Comfort Food

#7 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#4 — Mary Berry Cooks

Mary Berry Cooks

#9 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#5 — The Pointless Book

The Pointless Book

#11 in all books

Rating: 4.3
#8 — Guy Martin: My Autobiography

Guy Martin: My Autobiography

#15 in all books

Rating: 4.8
#9 — The Official Highway Code

The Official Highway Code

#16 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#10 — Tom Kerridge’s Best Ever Dishes

Tom Kerridge’s Best Ever Dishes

#18 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#13 — The Second Half

The Second Half

#30 in all books

Rating: 4.3
#14 — Plenty More

Plenty More

#31 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#16 — Revolution

Revolution

#35 in all books

Rating: 4.0
#21 — The Art of Eating Well

The Art of Eating Well

#52 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#25 — Insurgent

Insurgent

#58 in all books

Rating: 4.5
#32 — Mary Berry Cooks The Perfect

Mary Berry Cooks The Perfect

#71 in all books

Rating: 4.8
#33 — Looking For Alaska

Looking For Alaska

#74 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#34 — This Boy

This Boy

#75 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#35 — Thinking, Fast and Slow

Thinking, Fast and Slow

#77 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#37 — Divergent (Divergent, Book 1)

Divergent (Divergent, Book 1)

#79 in all books

Rating: 4.5
#39 — Tom Kerridge's Proper Pub Food

Tom Kerridge's Proper Pub Food

#86 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#40 — H is for Hawk

H is for Hawk

#89 in all books

Rating: 4.1
#41 — Mary Berry's Baking Bible

Mary Berry's Baking Bible

#92 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#44 — KP: The Autobiography

KP: The Autobiography

#99 in all books

Rating: 3.7

Frequently asked questions

What is the best selling non-fiction book of 2014 in the UK?

"The Fault in Our Stars" is the best selling non-fiction book of 2014 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 2014?

The top 10 non-fiction books of 2014 on Amazon UK are: 1. The Fault in Our Stars; 2. The Chimp Paradox: The Mind Management Programme to Help You Achieve Success, Confidence and Happiness; 3. Jamie's Comfort Food; 4. Mary Berry Cooks; 5. The Pointless Book; 6. Wreck This Journal: To Create is to Destroy, Now With Even More Ways to Wreck!; 7. Mindfulness: A practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world; 8. Guy Martin: My Autobiography; 9. The Official Highway Code; 10. Tom Kerridge’s Best Ever Dishes.

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.