Best Selling Non-Fiction Books of 2017

The 50 best selling non-fiction books of 2017 on Amazon UK, taken from the year’s top 100 books.

The #1 best selling non-fiction book of 2017 is “5 Ingredients - Quick & Easy Food”.

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These are the non-fiction books that sold the most on Amazon UK in 2017. 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 2017

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#9 — Mary Berry Everyday

Mary Berry Everyday

#9 in all books

Rating: 4.5
#13 — DVSA Official 2015 Highway Code

DVSA Official 2015 Highway Code

#14 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#19 — When Breath Becomes Air

When Breath Becomes Air

#23 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#20 — Milk and Honey

Milk and Honey

#25 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#27 — Everything, Everything

Everything, Everything

#36 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#32 — Nadiya's British Food Adventure

Nadiya's British Food Adventure

#49 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#36 — Thinking, Fast and Slow

Thinking, Fast and Slow

#64 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#39 — Lion: A Long Way Home

Lion: A Long Way Home

#71 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#49 — Nourish & Glow: The 10-Day Plan

Nourish & Glow: The 10-Day Plan

#93 in all books

Rating: 4.2
#50 — Rick Stein's Long Weekends

Rick Stein's Long Weekends

#94 in all books

Rating: 4.6

Frequently asked questions

What is the best selling non-fiction book of 2017 in the UK?

"5 Ingredients - Quick & Easy Food" is the best selling non-fiction book of 2017 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 2017?

The top 10 non-fiction books of 2017 on Amazon UK are: 1. 5 Ingredients - Quick & Easy Food; 2. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind; 3. Lean in 15 - The Shift Plan: 15 Minute Meals and Workouts to Keep You Lean and Healthy; 4. Tom Kerridge's Dopamine Diet: My low-carb, stay-happy way to lose weight; 5. Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls; 6. The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet: Lose weight fast and reprogramme your body; 7. Cooking for Family and Friends: 100 Lean Recipes to Enjoy Together; 8. The Clever Guts Diet: How to revolutionise your body from the inside out; 9. Mary Berry Everyday; 10. Lean in 15 - The Sustain Plan: 15 Minute Meals and Workouts to Get You Lean for Life.

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.