Best Selling Non-Fiction Books of 2016

The 43 best selling non-fiction books of 2016 on Amazon UK, taken from the year’s top 100 books.

The #1 best selling non-fiction book of 2016 is “Lean in 15 - The Shift Plan: 15 Minute Meals and Workouts to Keep You Lean and Healthy”.

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These are the non-fiction books that sold the most on Amazon UK in 2016. 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 43 Non-Fiction Books of 2016

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#6 — Mary Berry: Foolproof Cooking

Mary Berry: Foolproof Cooking

#13 in all books

Rating: 4.8
#7 — The GCHQ Puzzle Book

The GCHQ Puzzle Book

#16 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#9 — Born to Run

Born to Run

#19 in all books

Rating: 4.8
#10 — Jamie Oliver's Christmas Cookbook

Jamie Oliver's Christmas Cookbook

#20 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#12 — DVSA Official 2015 Highway Code

DVSA Official 2015 Highway Code

#22 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#14 — Super Food Family Classics

Super Food Family Classics

#25 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#17 — The Unmumsy Mum

The Unmumsy Mum

#35 in all books

Rating: 4.8
#19 — Sidemen: The Book

Sidemen: The Book

#37 in all books

Rating: 4.8
#21 — Everyday Super Food

Everyday Super Food

#41 in all books

Rating: 4.5
#22 — Nigel: my family and other dogs

Nigel: my family and other dogs

#45 in all books

Rating: 4.8
#24 — Cook Happy, Cook Healthy

Cook Happy, Cook Healthy

#50 in all books

Rating: 4.5
#33 — Reasons to Stay Alive

Reasons to Stay Alive

#78 in all books

Rating: 4.5
#39 — Good + Simple

Good + Simple

#92 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#42 — Keeping On Keeping On

Keeping On Keeping On

#99 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#43 — Thinking, Fast and Slow

Thinking, Fast and Slow

#100 in all books

Rating: 4.4

Frequently asked questions

What is the best selling non-fiction book of 2016 in the UK?

"Lean in 15 - The Shift Plan: 15 Minute Meals and Workouts to Keep You Lean and Healthy" is the best selling non-fiction book of 2016 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 2016?

The top 10 non-fiction books of 2016 on Amazon UK are: 1. Lean in 15 - The Shift Plan: 15 Minute Meals and Workouts to Keep You Lean and Healthy; 2. Lean in 15 - The Shape Plan: 15 Minute Meals With Workouts to Build a Strong, Lean Body; 3. The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet: Lose weight fast and reprogramme your body; 4. Hello, is this planet Earth?: My View from the International Space Station (Official Tim Peake Book); 5. Lean in 15 - The Sustain Plan: 15 Minute Meals and Workouts to Get You Lean for Life; 6. Mary Berry: Foolproof Cooking; 7. The GCHQ Puzzle Book; 8. Deliciously Ella Every Day: Simple recipes and fantastic food for a healthy way of life; 9. Born to Run; 10. Jamie Oliver's Christmas Cookbook.

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.