14 best-selling nonfiction books like Spuds, Spam and Eating for Victory by Katherine Knight

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Spuds, Spam and Eating for Victory

By: Katherine Knight

3.91

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The battle to keep the nation fed during the Second World War was waged by an army of workers on th…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Spuds, Spam and Eating for Victory by Katherine Knight , here is a list of 14 books like this:

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1. Wartime Farm

By: None , Ruth Goodman , Alex Langlands , Peter Ginn

4.42

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

During World War Two Britain had to look to the land to provide the produce it had previously shipp… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
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2. The Beginner's Goodbye

By: Anne Tyler

4.11

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Anne Tyler gives us a wise, haunting, and deeply moving new novel in which she explores how a middl… read more

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3. Millions Like Us: Women's Lives in War and Peace 1939-1949

By: Virginia Nicholson

3.64

Format: 221 pages, Hardcover

In Millions Like Us Virginia Nicholson tells the story of the women's Second World War, through a h… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction

4. All Things Wise and Wonderful

By: James Herriot

4.89

Format: 78 pages, Paperback

The third volume in the multimillion copy bestselling series Readers adored James Herriot's tales o… read more

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5. How to Be a Victorian

By: Ruth Goodman

3.19

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Step into the skin of your ancestors . . . We know what life was like for Victoria and Albert, but … read more

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6. At Home: A Short History of Private Life

By: Bill Bryson

3.99

Format: 497 pages, Hardcover

“Houses aren’t refuges from history. They are where history ends up.” Bill Bryson and his family… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
"That's really what history mostly is, masses of people doing ordinary things."

-Bill Bryson, At Home: A Short History of Private Life

"It is perhaps little wonder that the end of Victorianism almost exactly coincided with the invention of psychoanalysis."

-Bill Bryson, At Home: A Short History of Private Life

"It is always quietly thrilling to find yourself looking at a world you know well but have never seen from such an angle before."

-Bill Bryson, At Home: A Short History of Private Life

"At one time he [Cornelius Vanderbilt] personally controlled some 10 percent of all the money in circulation in the United States."

-Bill Bryson, At Home: A Short History of Private Life

7. A Widow's Walk Off-Grid to Self-Reliance: An Inspiring, True Story of Courage and Determination

By: None

4.13

Format: None pages,

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8. The Funky and Frugal Housewife: Making a Good Family Life on Very Little

By: Kate Singh

3.06

Format: 405 pages,

This is a must have guide for the housewife who isn't perfect, has no dreams of matching the Martha… read more

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9. All Things Bright and Beautiful

By: James Herriot

4.00

Format: None pages,

"A very warm, very engaging read. . . . The reader falls totally under his spell." --Associated Pre… read more

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10. Hercule Poirot's Silent Night (New Hercule Poirot Mysteries, #5)

By: Sophie Hannah

3.75

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The world’s greatest detective, Hercule Poirot – legendary star of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the … read more

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11. Roger Sheringham and the Vane Mystery

By: Anthony Berkeley

3.90

Format: 232 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Ingenious’ Times Literary SupplementThe second of ten ‘Roger Sheringham’ detective novelsThis 2023… read more

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12. Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within

By: Rory Stewart

4.36

Format: 434 pages, Kindle Edition

A searing insider's account of ten extraordinary years in Parliament from Rory Stewart, former Cabi… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
"Proper searching could stop drugs being carried through the gates. In the US and Sweden, where there was proper searching, I had discovered, the drug rates were far lower. But when I shared these sug…"

-Rory Stewart, Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within

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13. The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

By: Katie Lumsden

3.67

Format: 339 pages, Hardcover

A gripping and atmospheric debut that is at once a chilling gothic mystery and a love letter to Vic… read more

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"But I did not want the future he had planned for me. I did not want a future chosen by anyone but myself."

-Katie Lumsden, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

"I said nothing. Too many reasons, too many sins. But he was right. It did not feel wrong. It felt less wrong than anything had in a long time."

-Katie Lumsden, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

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14. A Death in the Parish (Canon Clement, #2)

By: Richard Coles

3.90

Format: 415 pages, Kindle Edition

It's been a few months since murder tore apart the community of Champton apart. As Canon Daniel Cl… read more

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15. For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy on My Little Pain

By: Victoria Mackenzie

3.85

Format: 166 pages, Hardcover

An astounding debut, both epic and intimate, about grief, trauma, revelation, and the hidden lives … read more

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"Sometimes I reworked, with much crossing out and burning of papers; I had to sift through my thoughts for words that gleamed with truth. But other times the words came fast, and then I was an arrow, …"

-Victoria Mackenzie, For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy on My Little Pain

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16. A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire

By: Emma Southon

4.23

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum comes a wildly entertai… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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17. The Kitchen Front

By: Jennifer Ryan

3.97

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

In a new World War II-set story from the bestselling author of The Chilbury Ladies' Choir, four wom… read more

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  • world war ii
  • food
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18. Every Living Thing (All Creatures Great and Small, #8)

By: James Herriot

4.49

Format: 355 pages, Kindle Edition

For more than twenty years, James Herriot has captivated millions of readers and television viewers… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Thrifty and Thriving: 10 Simple Ways to Put Money Back In Your Pocket Today by Jennie Lodien

19. Thrifty and Thriving: 10 Simple Ways to Put Money Back In Your Pocket Today

By: Jennie Lodien

3.94

Format: 112 pages, Kindle Edition

Spend less on what you don’t care about and more on what you do.Ready to make peace with your budge… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Extreme Frugality: Save Money Like Your Grandma: How to live a creative, happy and sustainable life on much less by Jane Berry (aka Shoestring Jane)

20. Extreme Frugality: Save Money Like Your Grandma: How to live a creative, happy and sustainable life on much less

By: Jane Berry (aka Shoestring Jane)

4.09

Format: 291 pages, Kindle Edition

Some of the best frugal living tips have been handed down from generation to generation. Our war ti… read more

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Cover of Depression Era Frugality : Tips, Tricks & Life Hacks from the Great Depression Era that We Can Use Today - How to Enjoy Life and Be Comfortable No Matter Your Income, Even in Poverty by Deborah Harold

21. Depression Era Frugality : Tips, Tricks & Life Hacks from the Great Depression Era that We Can Use Today - How to Enjoy Life and Be Comfortable No Matter Your Income, Even in Poverty

By: Deborah Harold

3.79

Format: 217 pages, Kindle Edition

We live in uncertain economic times. The United States is facing the most significant unemployment … read more

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  • nonfiction
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22. Spuds, Spam and Eating for Victory

By: Katherine Knight

3.91

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The battle to keep the nation fed during the Second World War was waged by an army of workers on th… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Knight's Spuds, Spam and Eating for Victory book and Katherine Knight's Spuds, Spam and Eating for Victory

  • world war ii
  • history
  • food
  • nonfiction
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23. How to Survive in Medieval England

By: Toni Mount

4.09

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

Imagine you were transported back in time to Medieval England and had to start a new life there. Wi… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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24. Blackthorn House (The Dr. Priestley Detective Stories)

By: John Rhode

3.69

Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition

A man's car is impounded as a stolen vehicle--but that's not the worst of it--in this classic Briti… read more

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25. How To Save Money: A Guide to Spending Less While Still Getting the Most Out of Life

By: Ann Russell

3.54

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

With the recent cost of living crisis, we are all looking for ways to cut bills and save money. Ann… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Death on the Tiber (Flavia Albia, #12) by Lindsey Davis

26. Death on the Tiber (Flavia Albia, #12)

By: Lindsey Davis

4.35

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Rome is in chaos. The empire of a mobster chief is falling apart following his death. Rivals, fears… read more

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27. The Paddington Mystery (Dr. Priestly #1)

By: John Rhode

3.65

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A special release of the very first crime novel by John Rhode, introducing Dr Priestley, the genius… read more

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28. The FrugAlist

By: Little Old Lady Who

3.45

Format: 160 pages, Kindle Edition

Start revaluing your time and change your life. The hours in our life are far too valuable a commo… read more

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29. The Homecraft Book: The 1940's domestic guide

By: Ann Hathaway

3.98

Format: 153 pages, Kindle Edition

First published in 1945, this book is a compendium of advice across a myriad of subjects for the po… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Make Do and Mend: Keeping Family and Home Afloat on War Rations by Jill Norman

30. Make Do and Mend: Keeping Family and Home Afloat on War Rations

By: Jill Norman

4.12

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

With the nation's industrial output concentrated on the war effort and a clothes ration in place by… read more

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  • world war ii
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of How Britain Kept Calm and Carried On: On the Home Front by Anton Rippon

31. How Britain Kept Calm and Carried On: On the Home Front

By: Anton Rippon

3.81

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Showcases a range of stories and provides insight into how regular people survived World War II wit… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction

9 must-read history books like Spuds, Spam and Eating for Victory by Katherine Knight

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Wartime Farm

None , Ruth Goodman , Alex Langlands , Peter Ginn

4.42

Transform Your Habits

Millions Like Us: Women's Lives in War and Peace 1939-1949

Virginia Nicholson

3.64

Transform Your Habits

At Home: A Short History of Private Life

Bill Bryson

3.99

Transform Your Habits

Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within

Rory Stewart

4.36

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Transform Your Habits

Hercule Poirot's Silent Night (New Hercule Poirot Mysteries, #5)

Sophie Hannah

3.75

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Death Comes to Marlow (Marlow Murder Club, #2)

Robert Thorogood

3.92

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The Last Dance (Detective Miller #1)

Mark Billingham

4.11

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Murder on Lake Garda

Tom Hindle

3.55

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