16 best-selling nonfiction books like The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers by Maxwell King

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The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

By: Maxwell King

3.99

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Fred Rogers (1928–2003) was an enormously influential figure in the history of television and in th…

"Good people aren't always good. They just try to be."

-Maxwell King, The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

"Good people aren't always good. They just try to be."

-Maxwell King, The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

"You don't set out to be rich and famous; you set out to be helpful."

-Maxwell King, The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

"You don't set out to be rich and famous; you set out to be helpful."

-Maxwell King, The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

If you liked the nonfiction plot in The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers by Maxwell King , here is a list of 16 books like this:

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1. Jim Henson: The Biography

By: Brian Jay Jones

4.01

Format: 585 pages, Hardcover

For the first time ever-a comprehensive biography of one of the twentieth-century's most innovative… read more

Similar categories in Brian Jay Jones's Jim Henson: The Biography book and Maxwell King's The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Please watch out for each other and love and forgive everybody. It's a good life, enjoy it.' - Jim"

-Brian Jay Jones, Jim Henson: The Biography

"It is our responsibility to keep telling these tales--to tell them in a way that they teach and entertain and give meaning to our lives,' he [Jim] said later. 'This is not merely an obligation, it's …"

-Brian Jay Jones, Jim Henson: The Biography

"Indeed, [Jimmy] Dean believed in Rowlf so completely that he would sometimes genuinely break up when Rowlf delivered one-liners, laughing so hard that he was unable to sing. "I treated Rowlf like he …"

-Brian Jay Jones, Jim Henson: The Biography

"One viewer - a Mr. Dionne from California... fired off an angry, rambling letter, complaining haughtily that "the most disciplined attention I could give [The Cube] was a belch from the grave of Marc…"

-Brian Jay Jones, Jim Henson: The Biography

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2. White House Diary

By: Jimmy Carter

3.40

Format: 300 pages,

Here is the edited, annotated diary of President Jimmy Carter - filled with insights into his presi… read more

Similar categories in Jimmy Carter's White House Diary book and Maxwell King's The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

  • history
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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3. My Lucky Life in and Out of Show Business

By: Dick Van Dyke

4.17

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Dick Van Dyke, indisputably one of the greats of the golden age of television, is admired and belov… read more

Similar categories in Dick Van Dyke's My Lucky Life in and Out of Show Business book and Maxwell King's The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook

4. Race And Culture: A World View

By: Thomas Sowell

4.82

Format: 174 pages, Paperback

Encompassing more than a decade of research around the globe, this book shows that cultural capital… read more

Similar categories in Thomas Sowell's Race And Culture: A World View book and Maxwell King's The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

  • nonfiction
  • history
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5. Leading from the Second Chair: Serving Your Church, Fulfilling Your Role, and Realizing Your Dreams

By: Roger Patterson , Mike Bonem , Roger Patterson

3.93

Format: None pages, Hardcover

LEADING FROM THE SECOND CHAIR will raise awareness of the need for strong leaders in secondary posi… read more

Similar categories in Roger Patterson's Leading from the Second Chair: Serving Your Church, Fulfilling Your Role, and Realizing Your Dreams book and Maxwell King's The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

  • nonfiction
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6. The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember

By: Fred Rogers

4.40

Format: 198 pages, Hardcover

A timeless collection of wisdom on love, friendship, respect, individuality, and honesty from the m… read more

Similar categories in Fred Rogers's The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember book and Maxwell King's The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

  • parenting
  • biography
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
"The child is in me still and sometimes not so still."

-Fred Rogers, The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember

"Understanding love is one of the hardest things in the world."

-Fred Rogers, The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember

"It's the people we love the most who can make us feel the gladdest ... and the maddest! Love and anger are such a puzzle!"

-Fred Rogers, The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember

"In times of stress, the best thing we can do for each other is to listen with our ears and our hearts and to be assured that our questions are just as important as our answers."

-Fred Rogers, The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember

7. Letterman: The Last Giant of Late Night

By: Jason Zinoman

4.19

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

New York Timescomedy critic Jason Zinoman delivers the definitive story of the life and artistic le… read more

Similar categories in Jason Zinoman's Letterman: The Last Giant of Late Night book and Maxwell King's The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

8. Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

By: Irin Carmon , Shana Knizhnik

3.69

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

You can't spell truth without Ruth. Only Ruth Bader Ginsburg can judge me. The Ruth will set you fr… read more

Similar categories in Irin Carmon's Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg book and Maxwell King's The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

9. Growing Up Duggar: It's All About Relationships

By: Jana Duggar , Jill Duggar , Jessa Duggar , Jinger Duggar Vuolo

3.67

Format: 542 pages, ebook

In a rare look inside America's favorite mega-sized family, the four eldest girls talk about their … read more

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10. Making It So

By: Patrick Stewart

4.33

Format: 469 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited memoir from iconic, beloved actor and living legend Sir Patrick Stewart! From h… read more

Similar categories in Patrick Stewart's Making It So book and Maxwell King's The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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11. 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 Maxwell King's The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • 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

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12. Robin

By: Dave Itzkoff

4.11

Format: 527 pages, Kindle Edition

From New York Times culture reporter Dave Itzkoff, the definitive biography of Robin Williams – a c… read more

Similar categories in Dave Itzkoff's Robin book and Maxwell King's The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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13. The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

By: Maxwell King

3.99

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Fred Rogers (1928–2003) was an enormously influential figure in the history of television and in th… read more

Similar categories in Maxwell King's The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers book and Maxwell King's The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

  • history
  • parenting
  • biography
  • memoir
  • psychology
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • education
  • audiobook
"Good people aren't always good. They just try to be."

-Maxwell King, The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

"You don't set out to be rich and famous; you set out to be helpful."

-Maxwell King, The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

"Human kindness was probably the single most important thing to Fred Rogers."

-Maxwell King, The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

"Everyone...came to deeply appreciate Fred-Time, that slow-paced world of quiet with Rogers at its center."

-Maxwell King, The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

Cover of A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: The Poetry of Mister Rogers (Mister Rogers Poetry Books) by Fred Rogers

14. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: The Poetry of Mister Rogers (Mister Rogers Poetry Books)

By: Fred Rogers

4.34

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

For the first time ever, the songs from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood are collected here in a illustr… read more

Similar categories in Fred Rogers's A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: The Poetry of Mister Rogers (Mister Rogers Poetry Books) book and Maxwell King's The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Things Are Different: You never know the story By the cover of the book. You can’t tell what a dinner’s like By simply looking at the cook. It’s something everybody needs to know Way down deep inside…"

-Fred Rogers, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: The Poetry of Mister Rogers (Mister Rogers Poetry Books)

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15. Kindness and Wonder: Why Mister Rogers Matters Now More Than Ever

By: Gavin Edwards

4.19

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

A pop culture celebration of Fred Rogers and the enduring legacy of his beloved, award-winning PBS … read more

Similar categories in Gavin Edwards's Kindness and Wonder: Why Mister Rogers Matters Now More Than Ever book and Maxwell King's The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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16. Dead Boy Detectives

By: Toby Litt

3.69

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Edwin Paine and Charles Roland have a lot in common - they’re both English schoolboys who love a go… read more

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17. Unholy: How White Christian Nationalists Powered the Trump Presidency, and the Devastating Legacy They Left Behind

By: Sarah Posner

4.05

Format: 341 pages, Kindle Edition

A stunning feat of reportage that explains one of the central mysteries of the Trump era: the unhol… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Posner's Unholy: How White Christian Nationalists Powered the Trump Presidency, and the Devastating Legacy They Left Behind book and Maxwell King's The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
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18. Our Kindred Creatures: How Americans Came to Feel the Way They Do About Animals

By: Bill Wasik

3.94

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

A compassionate, sweeping history of the transformation in American attitudes toward animals by the… read more

Similar categories in Bill Wasik's Our Kindred Creatures: How Americans Came to Feel the Way They Do About Animals book and Maxwell King's The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

  • history
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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19. A Mischief of Mice

By: Christie Matheson

4.10

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Join the animals and follow the clues in this rollicking, rhyming, nature-inspired whodunit story f… read more

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20. Fred Rogers: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations (The Last Interview Series)

By: Fred Rogers

4.42

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Fred Rogers's gentle spirit and passion for children's television takes center stage in this collec… read more

Similar categories in Fred Rogers's Fred Rogers: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations (The Last Interview Series) book and Maxwell King's The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
Cover of Reconnected: How 7 Screen-Free Weeks with Monks and Amish Farmers Helped Me Recover the Lost Art of Being Human by Carlos Whittaker

21. Reconnected: How 7 Screen-Free Weeks with Monks and Amish Farmers Helped Me Recover the Lost Art of Being Human

By: Carlos Whittaker

4.55

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

In the summer of 2022, podcaster and author Carlos Whittaker spent seven weeks entirely screen free… read more

Similar categories in Carlos Whittaker's Reconnected: How 7 Screen-Free Weeks with Monks and Amish Farmers Helped Me Recover the Lost Art of Being Human book and Maxwell King's The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook

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