15 must-read nonfiction books like Zombified: Real-World Lessons from Fictional Apocalypses by Athena Aktipis

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Zombified: Real-World Lessons from Fictional Apocalypses

By: Athena Aktipis

3.52

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

You watch a horror movie or TV series and think, "Zombies don’t really exist". But when you conside…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Zombified: Real-World Lessons from Fictional Apocalypses by Athena Aktipis , here is a list of 15 books like this:

1. Napoleon's Hemorrhoids: ... and Other Small Events That Changed History

By: Phil Mason

3.86

Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition

Hilarious, fascinating, and a roller coaster of dizzying, historical what-ifs, Napoleon's Hemorrhoi… read more

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2. The Debutante

By: Jon Ronson

3.41

Format: 4 pages, Audible Audio

This is the story of a Tulsa debutante who, as a result of a series of unlikely and often very bad … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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3. Impact Winter Season 2 (Impact Winter #2)

By: Travis Beacham

3.98

Format: 6 pages, Audible Audio

The hit Audible Original series from executive producers of The Walking Dead and the writer of Paci… read more

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  • dystopia
  • horror
  • audiobook
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4. The Science of Sci-Fi: From Warp Speed to Interstellar Travel

By: Erin Macdonald

3.93

Format: 4 pages, Audible Audio

Science fiction allows listeners to go places they can only dream of seeing—other worlds, distant s… read more

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  • science
  • nonfiction
  • education
  • audiobook
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5. Overcoming Imposter Syndrome

By: Kelly Vincent

3.51

Format: 3 pages, Audible Audio

Imposter syndrome—the irrational self-doubt we feel despite obvious success—can strike at any time,… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • audiobook
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6. The Girl Who Wasn't There

By: Arvind Ethan David

3.12

Format: 1 pages, Audible Audio

A window is but a piece of glass through which we view the world outside. It is not meant to distor… read more

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  • audiobook
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7. Agent 355

By: Marie Benedict

3.73

Format: 84 pages, Kindle Edition

A novella A fictional portrayal of a real-life Revolutionary spy and her daring deeds, from the … read more

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  • audiobook
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8. Medieval Myths & Mysteries (The Great Courses)

By: Dorsey Armstrong

4.14

Format: 6 pages, Audible Audio

Listening Length: 5 hours and 6 minutes Was King Arthur a real person? What about Robin Hood? Is… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • education
  • audiobook
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9. The Inexplicable Universe: Unsolved Mysteries

By: Neil deGrasse Tyson

4.16

Format: 4 pages, Audible Audio

Everything we now know about the universe-from the behavior of quarks to the birth of entire galaxi… read more

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  • science
  • nonfiction
  • education
  • audiobook
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10. The Hidden History of the Boston Tea Party

By: Adam Jortner

3.91

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

The history of the Boston Tea Party is a hidden one. Why? Since it was a clandestine operation, all… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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11. The Downloaded

By: Robert J. Sawyer

3.62

Format: 190 pages, Paperback

The new novel by Canada's top Science Fiction writer In 2059 two very different groups have their m… read more

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  • dystopia
  • audiobook
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12. Darkness Visible

By: Arvind Ethan David

3.45

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

It is June 1940. The war against Hitler’s forces is raging. And the tide is turning against the Bri… read more

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  • horror
  • audiobook
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13. Moriarty: The Devil's Game

By: Charles Kindinger

4.17

Format: None pages, Audiobook

Moriarty turns one of literature’s most famous rivalries on its head, recasting Professor James Mor… read more

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  • audiobook
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14. The Culture of Knighthood in Medieval Romance

By: Larissa Tracy

3.63

Format: 3 pages, Audible Audio

See the word "knight " and you’ll likely think of gallant men facing off on the field of battle, or… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • education
  • audiobook
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15. Dietrich

By: Don Winslow

3.52

Format: None pages, Audiobook

Gritty and suspenseful, Dietrich is a hard-boiled whodunnit from Audible Award-winning and internat… read more

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  • audiobook
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16. Stranger

By: Ben H. Winters

3.28

Format: 2 pages, Audiobook

From Ben H. Winters, author of the Last Policeman trilogy, The Quiet Boy, and the Audible Originals… read more

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  • audiobook
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17. Zombified: Real-World Lessons from Fictional Apocalypses

By: Athena Aktipis

3.52

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

You watch a horror movie or TV series and think, "Zombies don’t really exist". But when you conside… read more

Similar categories in Athena Aktipis's Zombified: Real-World Lessons from Fictional Apocalypses book and Athena Aktipis's Zombified: Real-World Lessons from Fictional Apocalypses

  • science
  • pop culture
  • biology
  • psychology
  • dystopia
  • nonfiction
  • horror
  • zombies
  • education
  • audiobook
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18. Lucy

By: Erica Schmidt

2.56

Format: 2 pages, Audiobook

Ashling is every busy parent’s dream: a professional nanny with experience and a warm, sunny attitu… read more

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  • audiobook
  • horror
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19. How to Say It: Words That Make a Difference

By: Allison Friederichs Atkison

3.47

Format: 5 pages, Audible Audio

Words. We use them all the time, every day, mostly without giving them much thought at all. We take… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • education
  • audiobook
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20. Declutter Your Home and Simplify Your Life

By: Sophie Largen

3.31

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

None read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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21. The Neil Gaiman at the End of the Universe

By: Arvind Ethan David

3.87

Format: 1 pages, Audible Audio

A man awakens, adrift in deep space, with little memory of who he is – only to discover that he is … read more

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  • audiobook
"things that look like miracles prove the existence of God"

-Arvind Ethan David, The Neil Gaiman at the End of the Universe

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22. Moriarty: The Silent Order

By: Charles Kindinger

3.99

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

The latest installment of Audible’s blockbuster addition to the Sherlock Holmes universe, now featu… read more

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  • audiobook
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23. Neurodiversity and the Myth of Normal

By: Kyler Shumway

3.77

Format: 4 pages, Audible Audio

We’ve all been told, at one point or another, to "just be yourself." Whether you are starting schoo… read more

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  • audiobook
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • science
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24. Bedtime Stories for Cynics (Bedtime Stories for Cynics, #1)

By: Nick Offerman

3.46

Format: 4 pages, Audible Audio

The closest you'll get to having Parks and Recreation's Ron Swanson read you a bedtime story, this … read more

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  • audiobook
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25. Dr. Vikram Loses His Mind

By: Arvind Ethan David

3.58

Format: 1 pages, Audible Audio

It is a simple question that is as profound as any we can ask: “Who am I?” Dr. Vikram Anthony is th… read more

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  • audiobook
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26. Vikings!: Scandinavians Who Shaped the World

By: Scott McCormick

3.93

Format: 4 pages, Audible Audio

Grab your battle axe, hop into a longship, and set sail on an adventure 300 years in the making! Vi… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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27. Trace of Doubt

By: Samantha Weinberg

3.39

Format: None pages, Audiobook

In the summer of 1985, a brilliant young British DNA scientist Helena Greenwood is found murdered i… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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28. The History of Psychedelics

By: Erkia Dyck

3.53

Format: None pages, Audiobook

Mescaline, LSD, and psilocybin mushrooms. There’s been a lot of discussion in the medical world lat… read more

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  • science
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • audiobook
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29. Kombucha Curious: How a Drink Transformed My Life

By: Duff McDonald

3.38

Format: 3 pages, Audible Audio

It originated in Asia, moved to Europe, and is now consumed worldwide—a slightly fermented tea that… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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30. How to Work with Anyone

By: Raluca Graebner

3.37

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

Interacting with people at work can be one of life’s greatest joys—and greatest frustrations. Some … read more

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31. Influencer

By: Adam Cesare

3.76

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Aaron Fortin is new in town. He drives a brand-new Acura—a gift from his parents for uprooting him … read more

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  • horror
  • audiobook

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