11 Top nonfiction books like Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog by Dave Barry

Cover of Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog by Dave Barry

Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog

By: Dave Barry

4.09

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

In this “little gem” (Washington Independent Review of Books), Pulitzer Prize–winning columnist and…

"Pay attention to the people you love. (Not later. Right now.)"

-Dave Barry, Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog

"Pay attention to the people you love. (Not later. Right now.)"

-Dave Barry, Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog

"Pay attention to the people you love. (Not later. Right now.)"

-Dave Barry, Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog

"Sometimes I think the main purpose of professional sports is to give guys something to talk about that does not involve them personally."

-Dave Barry, Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog by Dave Barry , here is a list of 11 books like this:

Cover of Flash: The Homeless Donkey Who Taught Me about Life, Faith, and Second Chances (Flash the Donkey) by Priscilla Shirer, Rachel Anne Ridge

1. Flash: The Homeless Donkey Who Taught Me about Life, Faith, and Second Chances (Flash the Donkey)

By: Priscilla Shirer , Rachel Anne Ridge

4.07

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The heartwarming tale of an irrepressible donkey who needed a home―and forever changed a family. Ra… read more

Similar categories in Priscilla Shirer's Flash: The Homeless Donkey Who Taught Me about Life, Faith, and Second Chances (Flash the Donkey) book and Dave Barry's Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog

  • biography
  • memoir
  • animals
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of Free Fall (John Ceepak Mystery #8) by Chris Grabenstein

2. Free Fall (John Ceepak Mystery #8)

By: Chris Grabenstein

4.04

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

“I didn’t do it!” is something cops hear all the time. But when the plea comes from a close friend … read more

Similar categories in Chris Grabenstein's Free Fall (John Ceepak Mystery #8) book and Dave Barry's Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog

  • humor
  • audiobook
Cover of Ready for Romance by Debbie Macomber

3. Ready for Romance

By: Debbie Macomber

4.32

Format: 632 pages, Hardcover

Right place, wrong brother. At fourteen, Jessica Kellerman was madly in love with Evan Dryden, one … read more

Similar categories in Debbie Macomber's Ready for Romance book and Dave Barry's Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog

Cover of Firstborn (A Time Odyssey, #3) by Stephen Baxter, Arthur C. Clarke

4. Firstborn (A Time Odyssey, #3)

By: Stephen Baxter , Arthur C. Clarke

3.50

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The Firstborn-the mysterious race of aliens who first became known to science fiction fans as the b… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Baxter's Firstborn (A Time Odyssey, #3) book and Dave Barry's Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog

  • audiobook
Cover of The Spirituality of Fasting: Rediscovering a Christian Practice by Charles M. Murphy

5. The Spirituality of Fasting: Rediscovering a Christian Practice

By: Charles M. Murphy

3.40

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

For his 2009 Lenten message, Pope Benedict XVI chose"the value and meaning of fasting" as the theme… read more

Similar categories in Charles M. Murphy's The Spirituality of Fasting: Rediscovering a Christian Practice book and Dave Barry's Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog

  • nonfiction

6. The Next Wave (Clickers #2)

By: Brian Keene , J.F. Gonzalez

3.89

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

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Similar categories in Brian Keene's The Next Wave (Clickers #2) book and Dave Barry's Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog

7. Doughnut (YouSpace, #1)

By: Tom Holt

3.66

Format: 325 pages, Paperback

The doughnut is a thing of beauty. A circle of fried doughy perfection. A source of comfort in tryi… read more

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Cover of Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond by Henry Winkler

8. Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond

By: Henry Winkler

4.14

Format: 246 pages, Hardcover

From Emmy-award winning actor, author, comedian, producer, and director Henry Winkler, a deeply tho… read more

Similar categories in Henry Winkler's Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond book and Dave Barry's Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"It’s so funny about time - you get into these nice little grooves with people you love, and you think it’ll go on forever. But time goes so fast, and nothing goes on forever."

-Henry Winkler, Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond

"If you don't nail your feet to the ground, you can just believe - and you want to believe. It's so enticing. It felt so good. You could just become a gigantic balloon in the Thanksgiving Day parade a…"

-Henry Winkler, Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond

Cover of Sunburn (Key West, #3) by Laurence Shames

9. Sunburn (Key West, #3)

By: Laurence Shames

4.16

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

"More than a thriller—it’s an escape from reality and the perfect tonic at the end of a hard day.”—… read more

Similar categories in Laurence Shames's Sunburn (Key West, #3) book and Dave Barry's Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog

  • humor
"Dog's constipated," said Bert the Shirt. "Who isn't?" said the Godfather."

-Laurence Shames, Sunburn (Key West, #3)

"In Joey's neighborhood the blocks were short and there were stop signs on every corner. It was hard to get going more than fifteen miles an hour, and on those lazy streets Joey's refurbished 1973 El …"

-Laurence Shames, Sunburn (Key West, #3)

Cover of Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography by Eric Idle

10. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography

By: Eric Idle

3.90

Format: 290 pages, Hardcover

We know him best for his unforgettable roles on Monty Python - from the Flying Circus to The Meanin… read more

Similar categories in Eric Idle's Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography book and Dave Barry's Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Laughter is the only sane response to pathological lying."

-Eric Idle, Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography

"I have British teeth. They are like British politics: they go in all directions at once."

-Eric Idle, Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography

"If one of the best ways to appreciate life is to have an unhappy childhood, I was very fortunate."

-Eric Idle, Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography

"Once you’re in the circus you’re all in the circus, and of course it turns out that they are real people too."

-Eric Idle, Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography

Cover of Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog by Dave Barry

11. Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog

By: Dave Barry

4.09

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

In this “little gem” (Washington Independent Review of Books), Pulitzer Prize–winning columnist and… read more

Similar categories in Dave Barry's Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog book and Dave Barry's Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog

  • self help
  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • animals
  • dogs
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Pay attention to the people you love. (Not later. Right now.)"

-Dave Barry, Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog

"Sometimes I think the main purpose of professional sports is to give guys something to talk about that does not involve them personally."

-Dave Barry, Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog

"In the end, all that really matters—all you really have—is the people you love. Not your job, not your career, not your awards, not your money, not your stuff. Just your people."

-Dave Barry, Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog

"… nobody loves you the way your dog loves you. When you’re with your dog, you may mentally be elsewhere, but your dog is not; your dog is always right there with you. When you’re gone, your dog is wa…"

-Dave Barry, Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog

Cover of A Journey in the Bay (Chasing Tides #3) by Fiona  Baker

12. A Journey in the Bay (Chasing Tides #3)

By: Fiona Baker

4.52

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

For Caitlin Lewis, starting over after divorce is both exhilarating and terrifying. But it’s easier… read more

Similar categories in Fiona Baker's A Journey in the Bay (Chasing Tides #3) book and Dave Barry's Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog

Cover of That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America by Amanda    Jones

13. That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America

By: Amanda Jones

4.14

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Part memoir, part manifesto, the inspiring story of a Louisiana librarian advocating for inclusivit… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Jones's That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America book and Dave Barry's Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog

  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Wild Life: Finding My Purpose in an Untamed World by Rae Wynn-Grant

14. Wild Life: Finding My Purpose in an Untamed World

By: Rae Wynn-Grant

4.09

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In this vulnerable and urgent memoir, Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant explores the ever-shifting relationship be… read more

Similar categories in Rae Wynn-Grant's Wild Life: Finding My Purpose in an Untamed World book and Dave Barry's Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog

  • biography
  • memoir
  • animals
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Amber Project (The Variant Saga, #1) by J.N. Chaney

15. The Amber Project (The Variant Saga, #1)

By: J.N. Chaney

4.02

Format: 468 pages, Kindle Edition

In 2157, a mysterious gas known as Variant spreads across the globe, killing or mutating most organ… read more

Similar categories in J.N. Chaney's The Amber Project (The Variant Saga, #1) book and Dave Barry's Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog

  • audiobook
Cover of Gentle on My Mind: In Sickness and in Health with Glen Campbell by Kim  Campbell

16. Gentle on My Mind: In Sickness and in Health with Glen Campbell

By: Kim Campbell

4.04

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The page-turning, never-before-told story of Kim Campbell's roller-coaster thirty-four-year marriag… read more

Similar categories in Kim Campbell's Gentle on My Mind: In Sickness and in Health with Glen Campbell book and Dave Barry's Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog

  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Dad Camp by Evan S. Porter

17. Dad Camp

By: Evan S. Porter

3.79

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A heartwarming novel about a loving dad who drags his eleven-year-old daughter to “father-daughter … read more

Similar categories in Evan S. Porter's Dad Camp book and Dave Barry's Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog

  • humor
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Hoop Atlas: Mapping the Remarkable Transformation of the Modern NBA by Kirk Goldsberry

18. Hoop Atlas: Mapping the Remarkable Transformation of the Modern NBA

By: Kirk Goldsberry

4.28

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The bestselling author of  Sprawlball , Kirk Goldsberry returns with a visual feast of a book—equal… read more

Similar categories in Kirk Goldsberry's Hoop Atlas: Mapping the Remarkable Transformation of the Modern NBA book and Dave Barry's Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog

  • nonfiction
Cover of Whisper: Finding God in the Everyday by Danielle Bean

19. Whisper: Finding God in the Everyday

By: Danielle Bean

4.35

Format: 133 pages, Perfect Paperback

In this intimate and down-to-earth book, Danielle Bean encourages women of all stages of life to sl… read more

Similar categories in Danielle Bean's Whisper: Finding God in the Everyday book and Dave Barry's Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog

  • nonfiction
Cover of Does the Bible Affirm Same-Sex Relationships?: Examining 10 Claims about Scripture and Sexuality by Rebecca McLaughlin

20. Does the Bible Affirm Same-Sex Relationships?: Examining 10 Claims about Scripture and Sexuality

By: Rebecca McLaughlin

4.67

Format: 107 pages, Kindle Edition

Examines the arguments used to claim that the Bible affirms same-sex relationships. You may have h… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca McLaughlin's Does the Bible Affirm Same-Sex Relationships?: Examining 10 Claims about Scripture and Sexuality book and Dave Barry's Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog

Cover of Own the Arena: Match Points for Winning, From the Blacktop to the Boardroom by Katrina  M. Adams

21. Own the Arena: Match Points for Winning, From the Blacktop to the Boardroom

By: Katrina M. Adams

3.86

Format: 288 pages, ebook

From the former President and CEO of the United States Tennis Association—the first black woman and… read more

Similar categories in Katrina M. Adams's Own the Arena: Match Points for Winning, From the Blacktop to the Boardroom book and Dave Barry's Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog

  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • memoir

10 Top audiobook books like Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog by Dave Barry

Transform Your Habits

Free Fall (John Ceepak Mystery #8)

Chris Grabenstein

4.04

Transform Your Habits

Firstborn (A Time Odyssey, #3)

Stephen Baxter , Arthur C. Clarke

3.50

Transform Your Habits

Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond

Henry Winkler

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography

Eric Idle

3.90

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9 Top adult books like That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America by Amanda Jones

Transform Your Habits

That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America

Amanda Jones

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books

Kirsten Miller

4.19

Transform Your Habits

A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy

Tia Levings

4.48

Transform Your Habits

Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp

Michelle Moran

4.30

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