The 100 greatest non-fiction books
UK Guardian has a list of the top 100 non-fiction books of all time. It’s organized by category, then date, so you can track down the subjects that interest you rather than scrolling through a huge list.
Also, many of these books are old and now in the public domain, meaning you can probably find free e-book versions to download with a couple of Google Searches.
(via http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/jun/14/100-greatest-non-fiction-books)