The Moth Presents: Occasional Magic: True Stories About Defying the Impossible
By: Catherine Burns
4.40
Format: 348 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From storytelling phenomenon and hit podcast The Moth--and featuring co…
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1. The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
By: Mark Forsyth
4.48
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
The Etymologicon springs from Mark Forsyth's Inky Fool blog on the strange connections between word… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
2. The Wonderful Things You Will Be
By: Emily Winfield Martin
3.97
Format: 250 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestsellerthat celebrates the dreams, acceptance, and love that parents have for… read more
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3. Thanks, Obama: My Hopey, Changey White House Years
By: David Litt
3.91
Format: 337 pages, ebook
Remember when presidents spoke in complete sentences instead of in unhinged tweets? David Litt does… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- history
- memoir
4. After the Coup (Old Man's War, #4.5)
By: John Scalzi
2.33
Format: None pages, ebook
In a universe of harsh interstellar conflict, the practice of interspecies diplomacy--when possible… read more
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- short stories
5. Little, Big
By: John Crowley
4.20
Format: 488 pages, Paperback
John Crowley's masterful Little, Bigis the epic story of Smoky Barnable, an anonymous young man who… read more
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6. The Dreamer
By: Pam Muñoz Ryan , Peter Sís
3.98
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Neftali finds beauty and wonder everywhere: in the oily colors of mud puddles; a lost glove, sailin… read more
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"Netfali's breath caught in his throat at the sight of the infinite colors and the gentle curve of the faraway horizon. He had never imagined the height of the white spray breaking against the rocks, …"-Pam Muñoz Ryan, The Dreamer
7. Sixty Stories
By: Donald Barthelme
3.90
Format: None pages, Paperback
With these audacious and murderous witty stories, Donald Barthelme threw the preoccupation of our t… read more
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8. Digger: The Complete Omnibus
By: Ursula Vernon
4.07
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Digger is a story about a wombat. More specifically, it is a story by author and artist Ursula Vern… read more
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9. The Post-Birthday World
By: Lionel Shriver
3.91
Format: None pages,
Using a playful parallel-universe structure,The Post-Birthday World follows one woman's future as i… read more
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10. As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning
By: Laurie Lee , Leonard Rosoman
4.28
Format: 120 pages,
It was 1934 and a young man walked to London from the security of the Cotswolds to make his fortune… read more
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11. Jesus and the Disinherited
By: Vincent Harding , Howard Thurman
4.57
Format: 140 pages, Paperback
In this classic theological treatise, the acclaimed theologian and religious leader Howard Thurman … read more
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12. The Night Cyclist
By: Stephen Graham Jones
3.88
Format: None pages, ebook
"The Night Cyclist" by Stephen Graham Jones is a horror novelette about a middle-aged chef whose ni… read more
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13. Orris and Timble: The Beginning
By: Kate DiCamillo
4.37
Format: 80 pages, Hardcover
From beloved storyteller Kate DiCamillo comes the first book in a warm and funny early-reader trilo… read more
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14. Remember Us
By: Jacqueline Woodson
4.27
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson brings readers a powerful story that delves deeply in… read more
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15. The Book of (More) Delights: Essays
By: Ross Gay
4.28
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Delights and Inciting Joy is back with a new c… read more
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- memoir
- biography memoir
- short stories
- nonfiction
- essays
- adult
"I've completed another year of delights. Or maybe I should say another year of delights has completed me."-Ross Gay, The Book of (More) Delights: Essays
16. Women We Buried, Women We Burned: A Memoir
By: Rachel Louise Snyder
3.94
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
For decades, Rachel Louise Snyder has been a fierce advocate reporting on the darkest social issues… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- adult
"I didn't intentionally gravitate towards stories of women. I was interested in human rights, which often boiled down to this question: who was winning and who was losing? And over and over again, cou…"-Rachel Louise Snyder, Women We Buried, Women We Burned: A Memoir
17. Inciting Joy: Essays
By: Ross Gay
4.16
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
An intimate and electrifying collection of essays from the New York Times bestselling author of The… read more
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- memoir
- short stories
- nonfiction
- essays
- adult
- self help
"And when we catch the grave light shimmering from the tethers between us when it happens, our dying again and again in each other's presence, this falling together, it is called, this holding each ot…"-Ross Gay, Inciting Joy: Essays
"But when we allow and expect each other to change and, even more to the point, when we witness the learning, the changing, the grieving, with curiosity and patience and care and love; when we make ro…"-Ross Gay, Inciting Joy: Essays
18. Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age
By: Katherine May
3.62
Format: 212 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times-bestselling author of Wintering, an invitation to rediscover the feelings o… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
- essays
- self help
"Sometimes we are visited by destruction. Other times, it seems, the world flexes its claws and lets us feel its hot breath, just to remind us how small we are, how helpless."-Katherine May, Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age
"I have started to look up the meaning of place names recently. It is perhaps an interest that awakens in you ass you age, this enthusiasm for peering back through time to find lost meaning."-Katherine May, Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age
"Sacred places are no longer given to us, and they are rarely shared between whole communities. They are now containers for our own knowing, our own meanings. They don't translate across minds. It fal…"-Katherine May, Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age
"You do not need to walk in the wilderness to make contact with the wild. If you know your stories--if you understand the mythologies of your land--then you can leap from a sunlit stroll with your dog…"-Katherine May, Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age
19. Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder
By: John Waters
3.88
Format: 372 pages, Hardcover
No one knows more about everything - especially everything rude, clever, and offensively compelling… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- essays
"Librarians are always smart, a little nuts, and know how to party."-John Waters, Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder
"As soon as you stop listening to new music, your life is over. You are a fart."-John Waters, Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder
20. Infectious Generosity: The Ultimate Idea Worth Spreading
By: Chris J. Anderson
3.64
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author, media pioneer, and curator of TED, an inspiring book about one of huma… read more
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- nonfiction
- self help
21. Fear of Missing Out
By: Kate McGovern
3.78
Format: 313 pages, Hardcover
Everyone has a fear of missing out on something--a party, a basketball game, a hangout after school… read more
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22. How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth
By: Meg Bowles
3.86
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The definitive guide to telling an unforgettable story in any setting, drawing on twenty-five years… read more
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- nonfiction
- self help
23. The Unexpected Truth About Animals: A Menagerie of the Misunderstood
By: Lucy Cooke
4.25
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Librarian Note: Newer editions of this book have released with a different title: The Truth About A… read more
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- nonfiction
- adult
- history
"I joined Claudio on an expedition in search of one of the country’s most fabulous freaks, the incredibly rare Southern Darwin’s frog, which was discovered by the big beard himself in 1834 on his epic…"-Lucy Cooke, The Unexpected Truth About Animals: A Menagerie of the Misunderstood
24. Mother, Nature: A 5,000-Mile Journey to Discover if a Mother and Son Can Survive Their Differences
By: Jedidiah Jenkins
4.03
Format: 221 pages, Hardcover
When his mother, Barbara, turns seventy, Jedidiah Jenkins is reminded of a sobering fact: Our pare… read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
"In my midthirties, I realized that my parents would die soon. Not like a terminal illness. I just mean in the flow of time. It hit me hardest when my mother turned seventy. I did a quick bit of math.…"-Jedidiah Jenkins, Mother, Nature: A 5,000-Mile Journey to Discover if a Mother and Son Can Survive Their Differences
"I wondered about my friendship with my mom. Is it friendship? How can it be? Friendship is chosen. Friendship is discovered. But a mother and a son have a bond that is necessary. If the son exists, t…"-Jedidiah Jenkins, Mother, Nature: A 5,000-Mile Journey to Discover if a Mother and Son Can Survive Their Differences
25. The Moth Presents: Occasional Magic: True Stories About Defying the Impossible
By: Catherine Burns
4.40
Format: 348 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From storytelling phenomenon and hit podcast The Moth--and featuring co… read more
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- biography
- history
- memoir
- anthologies
- biography memoir
- short stories
- nonfiction
- essays
- adult
- self help
26. It Never Ends: A Memoir with Nice Memories!
By: Tom Scharpling
4.23
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From the comedian, television writer, and host of the Best Show, a revealing and powerful memoir ex… read more
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"It's so much more satisfying to watch someone punch above their weight, because when they win, all of us slobs win."-Tom Scharpling, It Never Ends: A Memoir with Nice Memories!
"Being funny really is like a superpower because you can control situations with an offhand comment or wisecrack that kinda just falls from your brainpan without much effort. But like the Spider-Man s…"-Tom Scharpling, It Never Ends: A Memoir with Nice Memories!
27. The Moth Presents: A Point of Beauty: True Stories of Holding On and Letting Go
By: The Moth
4.33
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
From storytelling phenomenon and hit podcast The Moth, featuring contributions from Elizabeth Gilbe… read more
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- memoir
- short stories
- nonfiction
- essays
- adult
- self help
28. The Vegan
By: Andrew Lipstein
3.18
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
In The Vegan , Andrew Lipstein challenges our notions of virtue with a brilliant tale of guilt, gre… read more
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29. Sticks and Stones
By: Katherine Firkin
3.78
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
'He didn't have to be normal, the boy realised. He just had to pretend.' It's winter in Melbourn… read more
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30. On Girlhood: 15 Stories from the Well-Read Black Girl Library
By: Glory Edim
4.25
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
“When you look over your own library, who do you see?” Since founding the beloved Well-Read Bl… read more
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- short stories
- adult
- anthologies
31. But What Will People Say?: Navigating Mental Health, Identity, Love, and Family Between Cultures
By: Sahaj Kaur Kohli
4.58
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A deeply personal, paradigm-shifting book from therapist, writer, and founder of @browngirltherapy … read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- self help
