9 best-selling humor books like The United States of Australia: An Aussie Bloke Explains Australia to Americans by Cameron Jamieson

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The United States of Australia: An Aussie Bloke Explains Australia to Americans

By: Cameron Jamieson

3.70

Format: 96 pages, Kindle Edition

The United States of Australia is a hilarious and educational introduction to Australia and its qui…

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1. The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid

By: Bill Bryson

3.93

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From one of the most beloved and bestselling authors in the English language, a vivid, nostalgic, a… read more

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  • travel
  • humor
  • nonfiction
"It’s a bit burned,"

-Bill Bryson, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid

"I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to."

-Bill Bryson, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid

"Imagine having a city full of things that no other city had."

-Bill Bryson, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid

"They were Republicans, Nixon Republicans, and so didn't subscribe to the notion that laws are supposed to apply to all people equally."

-Bill Bryson, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid

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2. The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia's Founding

By: Robert Hughes

4.08

Format: 688 pages, Paperback

The history of the birth of Australia which came out of the suffering and brutality of England's in… read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • australia
"He had been always escaping, always rebelling, always fighting against authority, and always being flogged. There had been a whole lifetime of torment such as this; forty-two years of it; and there h…"

-Robert Hughes, The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia's Founding

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3. I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend

By: Martin Short

4.11

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In this engaging memoir, written with heart, wisdom, and a huge helping of hilarity, Martin Short s… read more

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  • humor
  • nonfiction
"To my beloved friends, there’s simply no life without you guys. Thanks for the advice and the love and the billion dinners and laughs. Without you all . . . I’d look for new friends and get them."

-Martin Short, I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend

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4. Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe

By: Bill Bryson

3.24

Format: 202 pages, Paperback

Bill Bryson's first travel book, The Lost Continent, was unanimously acclaimed as one of the funnie… read more

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  • travel
  • humor
  • nonfiction

5. In a Sunburned Country

By: Bill Bryson

3.42

Format: None pages, Paperback

A CLASSIC FROM THE NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ONE SUMMER Every time Bill Bryson walks out… read more

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  • travel
  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • australia

6. The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America

By: Bill Bryson

3.42

Format: None pages, Paperback

'I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to' And, as soon as Bill Bryson was old enough, he left. Des … read more

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  • travel
  • humor
  • nonfiction

7. The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way

By: Bill Bryson

3.42

Format: None pages, Paperback

With dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson--the acclaimed author of The Lost Continent-… read more

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  • humor
  • nonfiction

8. Mary Russell's War: And Other Stories of Suspense

By: Laurie R. King

3.16

Format: 315 pages,

A dynamic short story collection that illuminates many hidden corners of the Mary Russell and Sherl… read more

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9. The Rum Diary

By: Hunter S. Thompson

3.65

Format: 36 pages, Paperback

Alternate Cover Edition can be found . Made into a major motion picture starring Johnny Depp,The … read more

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  • travel

10. The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations for Clarity, Effectiveness, and Serenity

By: Ryan Holiday , Stephen Hanselman

3.92

Format: 358 pages, Hardcover

A beautifully packaged, gifty daily devotional of Stoic wisdom, from the author of The Obstacle is … read more

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11. A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead

By: Dennis McNally

1.80

Format: 76 pages, Paperback

The complete history of one of the most long-lived and legendary bands in rock history, written by … read more

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12. Girt (The Unauthorised History of Australia #1)

By: David Hunt

3.14

Format: 54 pages, Paperback

Winner of the 2014 Australian Independent Booksellers Indie Book Award for Nonfiction Girt. No word… read more

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13. Native Tongue (Skink, #2)

By: Carl Hiaasen

4.83

Format: 266 pages, Trade Paperback

When the precious blue-tongued mango voles at the Amazing Kingdom of Thrills on North Key Largo are… read more

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14. What I Learned Losing a Million Dollars

By: Jim Paul , Brendan Moynihan , None

4.95

Format: 224 pages,

Jim Paul's meteoric rise took him from a small town in Northern Kentucky to governor of the Chicago… read more

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15. Island Home

By: Tim Winton

4.32

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

'I grew up on the world's largest island.' This apparently simple fact is the starting point for Ti… read more

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16. True Girt (The Unauthorised History of Australia #2)

By: David Hunt

3.84

Format: None pages, Paperback

First there was Girt. Now comes ... True Girt In this side-splitting sequel to his best-selling his… read more

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17. The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World

By: Steve Brusatte

4.20

Format: 404 pages, Hardcover

The dinosaurs. Sixty-six million years ago, the Earth’s most fearsome creatures vanished. Today the… read more

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  • nonfiction
"There is a dinosaur outside my window. I'm watching it as I write this."

-Steve Brusatte, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World

"The Great Hall of Dinosaurs at Yale's Peabody Museum may not bill itself as a place of spiritual pilgrimage, but that's sure what it feels like to me."

-Steve Brusatte, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World

"...let's not forget about those birds--they are dinosaurs, they survived, they are still with us. The dinosaur empire may be over, but the dinosaurs remain."

-Steve Brusatte, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World

"...another trove of spectacular fossils, found in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia...provide unprecedented insight into the lifestyles of dinosaurs and early birds."

-Steve Brusatte, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World

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18. Dinosaurs

By: Lydia Millet

3.88

Format: 230 pages, Hardcover

A man named Gil walks from New York to Arizona to recover from a failed love. After he arrives, new… read more

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"They say those who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones, but don’t we all?"

-Lydia Millet, Dinosaurs

"You gotta be a generalist, in the new climate. But that’s not enough either. If there’s too much poison around. We’re talking pesticides, mostly. Agrochemicals everywhere. Take the sparrows. So anywa…"

-Lydia Millet, Dinosaurs

"Good news. Maybe the insects would handle it. Since the dinosaurs didn’t have it in them. The insects might be naturals at revolution, with their hive minds. Their brainless, decentralized intelligen…"

-Lydia Millet, Dinosaurs

"And freedom, that sacred cow that was always invoked as an excuse for bad behavior, all manner of atrocity—what was it, even? They told you to love it, in the schools and the songs, but never said wh…"

-Lydia Millet, Dinosaurs

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19. I Choose Darkness

By: Jenny Lawson

3.97

Format: 25 pages, Kindle Edition

From cheap costumes to creepy dolls to questionable candy, number one New York Times bestselling au… read more

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  • humor
  • nonfiction
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20. The Daily Laws: 366 Meditations on Power, Seduction, Mastery, Strategy and Human Nature

By: Robert Greene

4.27

Format: 463 pages, Paperback

Over the last 22 years, Robert Greene has provided insights into every aspect of being human whethe… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Work at what connects to you emotionally and ideas will come to you."

-Robert Greene, The Daily Laws: 366 Meditations on Power, Seduction, Mastery, Strategy and Human Nature

"Immerse yourself in the world or the industry that you wish to master."

-Robert Greene, The Daily Laws: 366 Meditations on Power, Seduction, Mastery, Strategy and Human Nature

"Everyone has a thumbscrew, a gap in the castle wall. Once found, it is a thumbscrew you can turn to your advantage."

-Robert Greene, The Daily Laws: 366 Meditations on Power, Seduction, Mastery, Strategy and Human Nature

"If you work hard, you will make your way to the inner circle of knowledge. That is the end goal of mastery: an inside-out understanding."

-Robert Greene, The Daily Laws: 366 Meditations on Power, Seduction, Mastery, Strategy and Human Nature

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21. Becoming Trader Joe: How I Did Business My Way and Still Beat the Big Guys

By: Joe Coulombe

3.46

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Build an iconic shopping experience that your customers love—and a work environment that your emplo… read more

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  • nonfiction
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22. The Cemetery of Untold Stories

By: Julia Alvarez

3.68

Format: 243 pages, Hardcover

Literary icon Julia Alvarez returns with an inventive and emotional novel about storytelling itself… read more

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23. Aurora

By: David Koepp

3.79

Format: 289 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Cold Storage comes a riveting, eerily plausible thriller, told with the menace a… read more

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"on September 4, 1882, Thomas Edison would turn on the generators at Pearl Street Station, in Lower Manhattan, activating America's first power grid. Human beings were on the path to total electrical …"

-David Koepp, Aurora

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24. Life on the Mississippi: An Epic American Adventure

By: Rinker Buck

3.96

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Life on the Mississippi is an epic, enchanting blend of history and adventure in which Buck builds … read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
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25. Front Row at the Trump Show

By: Jonathan Karl

4.27

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

An account like no other from the White House reporter who has known President Trump for more than … read more

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  • nonfiction
"As former Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan famously said, ' You are entitled to your own opinion, but you are not entitled to your own facts."

-Jonathan Karl, Front Row at the Trump Show

"I didn't become a reporter to dutifully record the words of the people in power. I became a reporter, in part, to hold those in power accountable."

-Jonathan Karl, Front Row at the Trump Show

"In a situation like that, it is the reporter's responsibility either to get an answer or to demonstrate that the politicians are ignoring the questions."

-Jonathan Karl, Front Row at the Trump Show

"It struck me that there is a reason James Madison put freedom of speech and freedom of the press in the very first amendment. If we can't speak out, if we cannot challenge those in power, there is no…"

-Jonathan Karl, Front Row at the Trump Show

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26. Sacred Nature: Restoring Our Ancient Bond with the Natural World

By: Karen Armstrong

3.69

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A profound exploration of the spiritual power of nature--and an urgent call to reclaim that power i… read more

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  • nonfiction
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27. The United States of Australia: An Aussie Bloke Explains Australia to Americans

By: Cameron Jamieson

3.70

Format: 96 pages, Kindle Edition

The United States of Australia is a hilarious and educational introduction to Australia and its qui… read more

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  • travel
  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • australia
Cover of Mahatma Gandhi Autobiography: The Story Of My Experiments With Truth (The Story of My Experiments with Truth: An Autobiography) by M.K. Gandhi

28. Mahatma Gandhi Autobiography: The Story Of My Experiments With Truth (The Story of My Experiments with Truth: An Autobiography)

By: M.K. Gandhi

4.07

Format: 649 pages, Kindle Edition

This unusual autobiography “The Story of My Experiments with Truth”, is a window to the workings of… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Don't Eat the Puffin: Tales From a Travel Writer's Life by Jules Brown

29. Don't Eat the Puffin: Tales From a Travel Writer's Life

By: Jules Brown

4.21

Format: 186 pages, Kindle Edition

Previously published as Takoradi to the Stars (via Huddersfield) by Jules Brown It's the job of … read more

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  • travel
  • humor
  • nonfiction
Cover of Muscle Shoals Sound Studio: How the Swampers Changed American Music by Carla Jean Whitley

30. Muscle Shoals Sound Studio: How the Swampers Changed American Music

By: Carla Jean Whitley

3.61

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

An estimated four hundred gold records have been recorded in the Muscle Shoals area. Many of those … read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Joe Country (Slough House, #6) by Mick Herron

31. Joe Country (Slough House, #6)

By: Mick Herron

4.30

Format: 337 pages, Paperback

If Spook Street is where spies live, Joe Country is where they go to die.   In Slough House, the … read more

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"The voice meant well, but should fuck off."

-Mick Herron, Joe Country (Slough House, #6)

"Deniability was next to godliness in Westminster's corridors, and godliness itself second only to an unassailable majority."

-Mick Herron, Joe Country (Slough House, #6)

"You built a life the way you’d build a wall, one brick on top of the other, but sooner or later, those first bricks were taken away."

-Mick Herron, Joe Country (Slough House, #6)

"it’d be like choosing between Jeremy Clarkson and Piers Morgan in a bare-knuckle death match. There ought to be a way both could lose."

-Mick Herron, Joe Country (Slough House, #6)

18 best-selling nonfiction books like The United States of Australia: An Aussie Bloke Explains Australia to Americans by Cameron Jamieson

Transform Your Habits

The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid

Bill Bryson

3.93

Transform Your Habits

The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia's Founding

Robert Hughes

4.08

Transform Your Habits

I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend

Martin Short

4.11

Transform Your Habits

Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe

Bill Bryson

3.24

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Fen, Bog and Swamp: A Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate Crisis

Annie Proulx

3.65

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Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest

Suzanne Simard

4.22

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Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life

Dacher Keltner

3.64

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Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age

Katherine May

3.62

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