21 best-selling nonfiction books like How to Age in Place: Planning for a Happy, Independent, and Financially Secure Retirement by Mary A. Languirand

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How to Age in Place: Planning for a Happy, Independent, and Financially Secure Retirement

By: Mary A. Languirand

3.60

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

The first authoritative and comprehensive guide to "aging in place"--a burgeoning movement for thos…

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1. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the White House: Humor, Blunders, and Other Oddities from the Presidential Campaign Trail

By: Charles Osgood

3.11

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Charles Osgood, one of America's favorite news personalities, offers a hilarious compendium of anec… read more

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2. The Old Man

By: Thomas Perry

3.68

Format: 346 pages,

Edgar Award-winning author Thomas Perry writes thrillers that move "almost faster than a speeding b… read more

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3. The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck: How to Stop Spending Time You Don't Have with People You Don't Like Doing Things You Don't Want to Do

By: Sarah Knight

3.00

Format: 54 pages, Hardcover

THE "GENIUS" (Cosmopolitan) NATIONAL BESTSELLER ON THE ART OF CARING LESS AND GETTING MORE Are you… read more

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4. Cheating Death: The Doctors and Medical Miracles that Are Saving Lives Against All Odds

By: Sanjay Gupta

3.83

Format: None pages, Hardcover

An unborn baby with a fatal heart defect . . . a skier submerged for an hour in a frozen Norwegian … read more

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5. Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America

By: Rebecca Solnit , Cheryl Strayed , Jamia Wilson , Katha Pollitt , Jessica Valenti , Jill Filipovic , Jude Ellison S. Doyle , Samantha Irby , Randa Jarrar , Kera Bolonik , Kate Harding , Carina Chocano , Sarah Hepola , Alicia Garza , Nicole Chung , None , Samhita Mukhopadhyay , None , None , Mary Kathryn Nagle , Meredith Talusan , None , None

3.80

Format: 212 pages, Paperback

Twenty-Three Leading Feminist Writers on Protest and Solidarity When 53 percent of white women vote… read more

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6. Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia

By: Marya Hornbacher

3.98

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Why would a talented young woman enter into a torrid affair with hunger, drugs, sex, and death? Thr… read more

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7. In Gratitude

By: Jenny Diski

4.02

Format: 424 pages, Hardcover

The future flashed before my eyes in all its pre-ordained banality. Embarrassment, at first, to the… read more

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8. Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Frontlines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture

By: Peggy Orenstein

4.20

Format: 252 pages, Hardcover

The acclaimed author of the groundbreaking bestseller Schoolgirlsreveals the dark side of pink and … read more

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9. Chasing Life: New Discoveries in the Search for Immortality to Help You Age Less Today

By: Sanjay Gupta

4.38

Format: 83 pages,

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10. Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

By: Charles Duhigg

4.05

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780593243916. Who and what are supercommunicators? They're the … read more

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"Strong leaders didn't help people align. In fact, groups with a dominant leader had the least amount of neural synchrony."

-Charles Duhigg, Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

"To communicate with someone, we must connect with them. When we absorb what someone is saying and they comprehend what we say, it's because our brains have, to some degree, aligned."

-Charles Duhigg, Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

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11. How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

By: Katy Milkman

3.85

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Wall Street Journal bestseller "A welcome revelation." --The Financial Times Award-winning W… read more

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12. My Name Is Barbra

By: Barbra Streisand

4.20

Format: 1040 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited memoir by the superstar of stage, screen, recordings, and television. Barbra St… read more

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"Fame is a hollow trophy. No matter who you are, you can only eat one pastrami sandwich at a time."

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

"Once again I was struck by the power of music. Somehow, it can be the connective tissue between souls."

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

"There are some things I hope we can all agree upon: The antidote to lies is truth, the remedy to war is peace, and the solution to hate is love."

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

"Language gives us an insight into the way women are viewed in a male-dominated society . . . A man is commanding—a woman is demanding. A man is forceful—a woman is pushy. A man is uncompromising—a wo…"

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

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13. Like a River: Finding the Faith and Strength to Move Forward after Loss and Heartache

By: Granger Smith

4.67

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, ECPA Bestseller 'Country mus… read more

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14. This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden and the Battle for American Democracy

By: Jonathan Martin

4.00

Format: None pages, Audiobook

The shocking, definitive account of the 2020 election and the first year of the Biden presidency by… read more

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15. The Roaring Days of Zora Lily

By: Noelle Salazar

4.18

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

The discovery of a hidden label on a famous gown unearths the story of a talented young seamstress … read more

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"Life would always throw challenges, but it was up to me to consider each and every one and make a choice about how I would take it on. And I was up to the task."

-Noelle Salazar, The Roaring Days of Zora Lily

"No other person should ever get credit for being the best part of who you are. They may have helped shape you, lent you ides, shown you other possibilities, but you are you. Simple as that. Know your…"

-Noelle Salazar, The Roaring Days of Zora Lily

"Art, I understood now, was so much more than the sum of its brush strokes, curved clay appendages, or intricate stitching. There were stories woven, kneaded, and scratches into each piece. Blood, swe…"

-Noelle Salazar, The Roaring Days of Zora Lily

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16. Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America

By: Steve Inskeep

4.02

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From journalist and historian Steve Inskeep, a compelling and nuanced exploration of the political … read more

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"Writing history is a relay, which is also true of history itself. We build, if we can, on the legacies that are left us."

-Steve Inskeep, Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America

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17. Yes to Life: In Spite of Everything

By: Viktor E. Frankl

4.17

Format: 136 pages, Hardcover

Find hope even in these dark times with this rediscovered masterpiece, a companion to his internati… read more

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"A human being should never become a means to an end."

-Viktor E. Frankl, Yes to Life: In Spite of Everything

"It is the nature of love that makes us see our loved one in their uniqueness and individuality."

-Viktor E. Frankl, Yes to Life: In Spite of Everything

"To say yes to life is not only meaningful under all circumstances--because life itself is--but it is also possible under all circumstances."

-Viktor E. Frankl, Yes to Life: In Spite of Everything

"We also do not judge the life history of a particular person by the number of pages in the book that portrays it but only by the richness of the content it contains."

-Viktor E. Frankl, Yes to Life: In Spite of Everything

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18. How We Live Is How We Die

By: Pema Chodron

4.30

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

As much as we might try to resist, endings happen in every moment—the end of a breath, the end of a… read more

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19. The Bird Hotel

By: Joyce Maynard

4.30

Format: 457 pages, Kindle Edition

Enter the magical world of La Llorona with New York Times bestselling author Joyce Maynard.   After… read more

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"A person can start off fresh in this place,"

-Joyce Maynard, The Bird Hotel

"I hadn’t shaken my bone-deep sadness, but in small ways, I was coming back to life. My body, that had gone numb, began to feel again. Sun on my skin, good food, something as simple as the smell of th…"

-Joyce Maynard, The Bird Hotel

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20. The Jungle Grows Back: America and Our Imperiled World

By: Robert Kagan

4.08

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

"An incisive, elegantly written, new book about America’s unique role in the world." --Tom Friedman… read more

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21. Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World

By: Fareed Zakaria

3.97

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Lenin once said, “There are decades when nothing happens and weeks when decades happen.” This is on… read more

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"IN OCTOBER 2019, just a few months before the novel coronavirus swept the world, Johns Hopkins University released its first Global Heath Security Index, a comprehensive analysis of countries that we…"

-Fareed Zakaria, Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World

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22. The Authority of the Court and the Peril of Politics

By: Stephen Breyer

3.82

Format: 101 pages, Hardcover

A sitting justice reflects upon the authority of the Supreme Court—how that authority was gained an… read more

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Cover of Attack from Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America by Barbara McQuade

23. Attack from Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America

By: Barbara McQuade

4.15

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

An urgent, comprehensive explanation of the ways disinformation is impacting democracy, and practic… read more

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24. MA IN ALL CAPS

By: Jay Kuo

4.52

Format: 460 pages, Kindle Edition

MA IN ALL CAPS is a laugh-out-loud hilarious “ma-moir” about an irrepressible woman, known to world… read more

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Cover of Why We Forget and How To Remember Better: The Science Behind Memory by Andrew E. Budson

25. Why We Forget and How To Remember Better: The Science Behind Memory

By: Andrew E. Budson

3.64

Format: 444 pages, Kindle Edition

Remember things better by understanding how your memory works. If memory is a simple thing, why do… read more

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26. How to Age in Place: Planning for a Happy, Independent, and Financially Secure Retirement

By: Mary A. Languirand

3.60

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

The first authoritative and comprehensive guide to "aging in place"--a burgeoning movement for thos… read more

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Cover of Elderhood: Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, Reimagining Life by Louise Aronson

27. Elderhood: Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, Reimagining Life

By: Louise Aronson

3.97

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

As revelatory as Atul Gawande's Being Mortal, physician and award-winning author Louise Aronson's E… read more

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Cover of A Dignified Ending: Taking Control Over How We Die by Lewis Mitchel Cohen

28. A Dignified Ending: Taking Control Over How We Die

By: Lewis Mitchel Cohen

4.55

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

Each year, more than one million people and their loved-ones arrive at a decision to cease attempts… read more

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29. The Watergate Girl

By: Jill Wine-Banks

4.09

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

Obstruction of justice, the specter of impeachment, sexism at work, shocking revelations: Jill Wine… read more

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30. The Women of Pearl Island

By: Polly Crosby

3.42

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Set on a secluded island off the British coast, The Women of Pearl Island is a moving and evocative… read more

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Cover of Ageless: The New Science of Getting Older Without Getting Old by Andrew  Steele

31. Ageless: The New Science of Getting Older Without Getting Old

By: Andrew Steele

3.84

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

With the help of science, could humans find a way to become old without getting elderly, a phenomen… read more

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20 best-selling audiobook books like Attack from Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America by Barbara McQuade

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Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism

Rachel Maddow

4.45

Transform Your Habits

Tired of Winning: Donald Trump and the End of the Grand Old Party

Jonathan Karl

4.28

Transform Your Habits

Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning

Liz Cheney

4.60

Transform Your Habits

Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America

Heather Cox Richardson

4.42

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