Most Popular Non-fiction Books of the 20th century

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Ringworld

The Guide to Larry Niven's Ringworld

Larry Niven, Kevin Stein

Non-fiction

1994

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Arthurian Legends

Ronan Coghlan

Non-fiction

1993

Myths of the Sacred Tree

Moyra Caldecott

Non-fiction

1993

James Herbert's Dark Places

James Herbert

Non-fiction

1993

Bibliographies of Modern Authors #29

The Work of Jack Vance: An Annotated Bibliography & Guide

Jerry Hewett, Daryl F. Mallett, Boden Clarke

Non-fiction

1993

Earthsea Revisioned

Ursula K. Le Guin

Non-fiction

1993

The Book of the Dragon

Ciruelo Cabral

Non-fiction

1992

Castle of Days

Gene Wolfe

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Short Stories · Non-fiction

1992

Michael Moorcock: Death is No Obstacle

Colin Greenland

Non-fiction

1992

Maybe You Will Survive

Graham Diamond, Aron Goldfarb

Historical Fiction · Non-fiction

1991

Transreal!

Rudy Rucker

Science Fiction · Short Stories · Non-fiction

1991

Clive Barker's Shadows in Eden

Stephen Jones

Bram Stoker Award · Non-fiction

1991

Deryni

Deryni Magic

Katherine Kurtz

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Non-fiction

1990

Pathways to Elfland: The Writings of Lord Dunsany

Darrell Schweitzer

Non-fiction

1989

What the Bee Knows: Reflections on Myth, Symbol and Story

P. L. Travers

Non-fiction

1989

The World Beyond the Hill: Science Fiction and the Quest for Transcendence

Alexei Panshin, Cory Panshin

Hugo Award · Non-fiction

1989

The Way of the Water's Going: Images of the Northern California Coastal Range

Ursula K. Le Guin

Non-fiction

1989

Casablanca

Michael Moorcock

Science Fiction · Short Stories · Non-fiction

1989

Communion: A True Story

Whitley Strieber

Non-fiction

1988

Transformation: The Breakthrough

Whitley Strieber

Non-fiction

1988

Star Trek

The Trek Encyclopedia

John Peel

Star Trek · Non-fiction

1988

Minds, Machines and Evolution

James P. Hogan

Science Fiction · Short Stories · Non-fiction

1988

Women in Celtic Myth

Moyra Caldecott

Non-fiction

1988

The Chernobyl Syndrome... And How to Survive It

Dean Ing

Non-fiction

1988

Early Harvest

Greg Bear

Science Fiction · Short Stories · Non-fiction

1988

Wizardry & Wild Romance

Michael Moorcock

Non-fiction

1987

Glass and Amber

C. J. Cherryh

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Short Stories · Non-fiction

1987

Storm Warnings: Science Fiction Confronts the Future

Colin Greenland

Non-fiction

1987

The Goblins of Labyrinth

Terry Jones, Brian Froud

Non-fiction

1986

Uncollected Letters

H. P. Lovecraft

Non-fiction

1986

Childe Cycle

The Dorsai Companion

Gordon R. Dickson

Science Fiction · Short Stories · Non-fiction

1986

Microworlds: Writings on Science Fiction and Fantasy

Stanislaw Lem

Translation · Non-fiction

1985

Benchmarks: Galaxy Bookshelf

Algis Budrys

Locus Award · Non-fiction

1984

Plan(e)t Engineering

Gene Wolfe

Science Fiction · Short Stories · Non-fiction

1984

Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone

Ursula K. Le Guin

Non-fiction

1984

Jerry Cornelius

The Opium General and Other Stories

Michael Moorcock

Science Fiction · Short Stories · Non-fiction

1984