The Elephant in the Room: One Fat Man's Quest to Get Smaller in a Growing America
By: Tommy Tomlinson
4.15
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The government definition of obesity is a body mass index of 30 or more. My BMI is 60.7. My shirts …
Want to Read $ 13.49"In our fractured country, we all agree on one thing: second helpings."-Tommy Tomlinson, The Elephant in the Room: One Fat Man's Quest to Get Smaller in a Growing America
"The surest sign of an adult is the ability to accept delayed gratification."-Tommy Tomlinson, The Elephant in the Room: One Fat Man's Quest to Get Smaller in a Growing America
"At some point we have to own our choices. If not, we’re eternally children."-Tommy Tomlinson, The Elephant in the Room: One Fat Man's Quest to Get Smaller in a Growing America
"I don’t know how much guilt weighs. Guilt and shame are the hardest weight to shed."-Tommy Tomlinson, The Elephant in the Room: One Fat Man's Quest to Get Smaller in a Growing America
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1. Walking with Peety: The Dog Who Saved My Life
By: Mark Dagostino , Eric O'Grey
3.39
Format: 440 pages, Hardcover
Eric was 150 pounds overweight, depressed, and sick. After a lifetime of failed diet attempts, and … read more
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2. The Motivation Manifesto
By: Brendon Burchard
4.67
Format: 121 pages, Hardcover
"The Motivation Manifestois a poetic and powerful call to reclaim our lives and find our own person… read more
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3. Ernest Hemingway on Writing
By: Ernest Hemingway , None , Charles Scribner Jr.
4.19
Format: 234 pages, Paperback
An assemblage of reflections on the nature of writing and the writer from one the greatest American… read more
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4. A Life in Stitches: Knitting My Way through Love, Loss, and Laughter
By: Rachael Herron (RH Herron)
4.03
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
In these 20 heartfelt essays, Rachael Herron celebrated romance novelist by day, 911 dispatcher by … read more
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5. The Other Side: A Memoir
By: Lacy M. Johnson
4.03
Format: None pages, Paperback
Lacy Johnson was held prisoner in a soundproofed room in a basement apartment that her ex-boyfriend… read more
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6. The Elephant Whisperer (Young Readers Adaptation): My Life with the Herd in the African Wild
By: Thea Feldman , None , Graham Spence
3.97
Format: 12 pages, Hardcover
When Lawrence Anthony was asked to accept a rogue herd of elephants in his reserve in South Africa,… read more
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7. Alex & Me: How a Scientist and a Parrot Discovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence—and Formed a Deep Bond in the Process
By: Irene M. Pepperberg
3.66
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Alex & Me is the remarkable true story of an extraordinary relationship between psychologist Irene … read more
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8. Earthly Possessions
By: Anne Tyler
3.62
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
"To read a novel by Anne Tyler is to fall in love." PEOPLE Charlotte Emory has always lived a quiet… read more
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9. After Annie
By: Anna Quindlen
4.03
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
When Annie Brown dies suddenly, her husband, her four young children and her closest friend are lef… read more
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10. Troubled
By: Rob Henderson
4.26
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
In this raw coming-of-age memoir, in the vein of The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace, The Oth… read more
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"Successful people tell the world they got lucky, then tell their loved ones about the importance of hard work and sacrifice. Critics of successful people tell the world those successful people got lu…"-Rob Henderson, Troubled
"People don't need motivation; they need self-discipline. Motivation is just a feeling. Self-discipline is: 'I'm going to do this regardless of how I feel.' Seldom do people relish doing something har…"-Rob Henderson, Troubled
"Mom's friends were worried that their son isn't talking as much as other six-year-olds. They, like many parents, were concerned with how "smart" their kid is. "Should we be reading to him more?" they…"-Rob Henderson, Troubled
"You should keep your expectations in line with reality. If you view the military as a job, you will be miserable. It's not a job, it's a lot more than that. As long as you wear that uniform, it is yo…"-Rob Henderson, Troubled
11. A Fatal Inheritance: How a Family Misfortune Revealed a Deadly Medical Mystery
By: Lawrence Ingrassia
4.41
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Weaving his own moving family story with a sweeping history of cancer research, Lawrence Ingrassia … read more
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12. The Upstairs Delicatessen: On Eating, Reading, Reading About Eating, and Eating While Reading
By: Dwight Garner
3.88
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Garner gathers a literary chorus to capture the joys of reading and eating in this comic, personal … read more
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- food
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- audiobook
"There's no verb for traveling while hopping from swimming pool to swimming pool. Perhaps "cheevering" would suffice."-Dwight Garner, The Upstairs Delicatessen: On Eating, Reading, Reading About Eating, and Eating While Reading
"A friend once told her that he had seen graffiti in a restaurant's men's room that read, "Gael Greene uses a thesaurus."-Dwight Garner, The Upstairs Delicatessen: On Eating, Reading, Reading About Eating, and Eating While Reading
13. The Cancer Code: A Revolutionary New Understanding of a Medical Mystery
By: Jason Fung
4.46
Format: 288 pages, ebook
Our understanding of cancer is slowly undergoing a revolution, allowing for the development of more… read more
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- health
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- self help
14. Life in the Fasting Lane: The Essential Guide to Making Intermittent Fasting Simple, Sustainable, and Enjoyable
By: Jason Fung
3.88
Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition
Take the guesswork (and fear) out of fasting with real-life and expert advice about the number-one … read more
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- audiobook
- health
- food
- nonfiction
- self help
"...my work: to destigmatize obesity and give everyone the tools to live the healthiest life possible."-Jason Fung, Life in the Fasting Lane: The Essential Guide to Making Intermittent Fasting Simple, Sustainable, and Enjoyable
15. The Leaving Season: A Memoir in Essays
By: Kelly McMasters
4.23
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A memoir in intimate essays navigating marriage and motherhood, art and ambition, grief and nostalg… read more
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16. Whiskey Tender: A Memoir
By: Deborah Jackson Taffa
4.14
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An Oprah Daily "Best New Book" and "Riveting Nonfiction and Memoir You Need to Read" * A New York T… read more
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- audiobook
"My Laguna grandmother, Esther, is the one who taught me that a deep intimacy with a homeland requires three things: sensory experiences of particular geographies, a storied history of the trails, and…"-Deborah Jackson Taffa, Whiskey Tender: A Memoir
17. Witness: Stories
By: Jamel Brinkley
3.81
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
From a National Book Award finalist, Witness is an elegant, insistent narrative of actions taken an… read more
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"According to the terms of her personal lexicon, a woman was a lady only if she was fascinating and ungovernable, and my mother considered herself nothing if not a lady."-Jamel Brinkley, Witness: Stories
18. Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
By: Adam Higginbotham
4.60
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
The definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger disaster based on new archival r… read more
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"When asked what he was thinking about when preparing for launch abroad his Mercury-Redstone rocket, Alan Shepard, the first American in space, had infamously replied, "The fact that every part of thi…"-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
"At the foot of the ladder, he [Gene Cernan Apollo 17] delivered the short speech he had memorized for the occasion. "Is like to just say what I believe history will record: That America's challenge o…"-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
19. I've Tried Being Nice: Essays
By: Ann Leary
3.90
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author Ann Leary offers a literary feast of humor and wisdom told from t… read more
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20. The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir
By: Griffin Dunne
4.19
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
At nine, Sean Connery saved him from drowning. At thirteen, desperate to hook up with Janis Joplin,… read more
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"At the moment when Mrs. Griffin had been notified of her husband’s death, she was in bed with her lover at the Hotel del Coronado in California, and took the news that she was a widow rather well. Sh…"-Griffin Dunne, The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir
21. Tell Me Who You Are
By: Louisa Luna
3.57
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The Silent Patient meets Gone Girl in this sharp psychological thriller about a psychiatrist with a… read more
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22. This Isn't Going to End Well: The True Story of a Man I Thought I Knew
By: Daniel Wallace
3.80
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
“A memoir wrapped in an elegy… [that] maps a strangely stunning life… [Wallace] imbues this chronic… read more
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23. The Elephant in the Room: One Fat Man's Quest to Get Smaller in a Growing America
By: Tommy Tomlinson
4.15
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
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- nonfiction
- food
- audiobook
"In our fractured country, we all agree on one thing: second helpings."-Tommy Tomlinson, The Elephant in the Room: One Fat Man's Quest to Get Smaller in a Growing America
"The surest sign of an adult is the ability to accept delayed gratification."-Tommy Tomlinson, The Elephant in the Room: One Fat Man's Quest to Get Smaller in a Growing America
"At some point we have to own our choices. If not, we’re eternally children."-Tommy Tomlinson, The Elephant in the Room: One Fat Man's Quest to Get Smaller in a Growing America
"I don’t know how much guilt weighs. Guilt and shame are the hardest weight to shed."-Tommy Tomlinson, The Elephant in the Room: One Fat Man's Quest to Get Smaller in a Growing America
24. How Elites Ate the Social Justice Movement
By: Fredrik deBoer
3.84
Format: 251 pages, Kindle Edition
An eye-opening exploration of American policy reform, or lack thereof, in the wake of the murder of… read more
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- audiobook
25. Koresh: The True Story of David Koresh and the Tragedy at Waco
By: Stephan Talty
3.95
Format: 446 pages, Hardcover
The first comprehensive account of David Koresh's life, his road to Waco, and the rise of governmen… read more
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26. An Unexplained Death: The True Story of a Body at the Belvedere
By: Mikita Brottman
3.26
Format: 269 pages, Hardcover
An Unexplained Death is an obsessive investigation into a mysterious death at the Belvedere--a once… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
- audiobook
"To be invisible is to be free."-Mikita Brottman, An Unexplained Death: The True Story of a Body at the Belvedere
27. Chasing Cupcakes: How One Broke, Fat Girl Transformed Her Life (and How You Can, Too)
By: Elizabeth Benton
4.14
Format: 380 pages, Kindle Edition
I'm missing out on my life. What's wrong with me?If that's ever crossed your mind, and if you know … read more
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- memoir
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28. Independence Day: What I Learned About Retirement from Some Who’ve Done It and Some Who Never Will
By: Steve López
3.81
Format: None pages, Audio CD
"Steve Lopez is insightful, ingenious, and often hilarious as he navigates one of life's biggest qu… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- nonfiction
- self help
29. 888 Love and the Divine Burden of Numbers
By: Abraham Chang
3.41
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Young Wang has received plenty of wisdom from his beloved uncle: don’t take life too seriously, get… read more
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30. Bringing Columbia Home: The Untold Story of a Lost Space Shuttle and Her Crew
By: Michael D. Leinbach
4.23
Format: 356 pages, Hardcover
Mike Leinbach was the launch director of the space shuttle program when Columbia disintegrated on r… read more
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- memoir
- audiobook
31. JFK Jr.: An Intimate Oral Biography
By: RoseMarie Terenzio
4.43
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
The first oral biography of John F. Kennedy Jr. is an extraordinarily intimate, comprehensive look … read more
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