Best Selling Non-Fiction Books of 2022

The 48 best selling non-fiction books of 2022 on Amazon UK, taken from the year’s top 100 books.

The #1 best selling non-fiction book of 2022 is “Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?: The No 1 Sunday Times Bestseller 2022”.

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These are the non-fiction books that sold the most on Amazon UK in 2022. 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 48 Non-Fiction Books of 2022

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#2 — One: Simple One-Pan Wonders

One: Simple One-Pan Wonders

by Jamie Oliver

#4 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#6 — Pinch of Nom Enjoy: Great-tasting Food For Every Day

Pinch of Nom Enjoy: Great-tasting Food For Every Day

by Kay Allinson

#21 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#9 — Manifest: The Sunday Times Bestseller

Manifest: The Sunday Times Bestseller

by Roxie Nafousi

#30 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#10 — The official highway code

The official highway code

#31 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#13 — How to Live When You Could Be Dead

How to Live When You Could Be Dead

by Deborah James

#38 in all books

#15 — This Much is True: 'There's never been a memoir so packed wi...

This Much is True: 'There's never been a memoir so packed wi...

by Miriam Margolyes

#40 in all books

Rating: 4.5
#19 — Taste: The No.1 Sunday Times Bestseller

Taste: The No.1 Sunday Times Bestseller

by Stanley Tucci

#49 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#20 — The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Heali...

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Heali...

by Bessel van der Kolk

#50 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#23 — 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos

12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos

by Jordan B. Peterson

#57 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#28 — Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait

Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait

#66 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#30 — Learn To Draw Cool Stuff For Young Artists: A Drawing Gift W...

Learn To Draw Cool Stuff For Young Artists: A Drawing Gift W...

by Elizabeth H. Taylor

#78 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#35 — Glucose Revolution: The life-changing power of balancing you...

Glucose Revolution: The life-changing power of balancing you...

by Jessie Inchauspe

#83 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#40 — And Away...

And Away...

by Bob Mortimer

#91 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#46 — How to Be Confident: The No.1 Sunday Times Bestseller

How to Be Confident: The No.1 Sunday Times Bestseller

by James Smith

#97 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#47 — Happy Mind, Happy Life: 10 Simple Ways to Feel Great Every D...

Happy Mind, Happy Life: 10 Simple Ways to Feel Great Every D...

by Dr Rangan Chatterjee

#99 in all books

Rating: 4.7

Frequently asked questions

What is the best selling non-fiction book of 2022 in the UK?

"Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?: The No 1 Sunday Times Bestseller 2022" is the best selling non-fiction book of 2022 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 2022?

The top 10 non-fiction books of 2022 on Amazon UK are: 1. Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?: The No 1 Sunday Times Bestseller 2022; 2. One: Simple One-Pan Wonders; 3. Pinch of Nom Comfort Food: 100 Slimming, Satisfying Recipes; 4. Atomic Habits: the life-changing million-copy #1 bestseller; 5. Interesting Facts For Curious Minds: 1572 Random But Mind-Blowing Facts About History, Science, Pop Culture And Everything In Between; 6. Pinch of Nom Enjoy: Great-tasting Food For Every Day; 7. Menopausing: Book of the Year, The British Book Awards 2023, and Sunday Times bestselling self-help guide, to help you cope with symptoms and live your best life during menopause; 8. Fast 800 Keto: Eat well, burn fat, manage your weight long-term (The Fast 800 Series); 9. Manifest: The Sunday Times Bestseller; 10. The official highway code.

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.