9 must-read science books like The Skincare Hoax: How You're Being Tricked into Buying Lotions, Potions & Wrinkle Cream by Fayne L. Frey

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The Skincare Hoax: How You're Being Tricked into Buying Lotions, Potions & Wrinkle Cream

By: Fayne L. Frey

4.03

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Feel Empowered and Beautiful at Any Age with This Groundbreaking Guide to Skincare   We all want …

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1. Why They Do It: Inside the Mind of the White-Collar Criminal

By: Eugene Soltes

3.44

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From the financial fraudsters of Enron, to the embezzlers at Tyco, to the insider traders at McKins… read more

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  • nonfiction
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2. Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood

By: Ed Zwick

4.03

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

This heartfelt and wry career memoir from the director of Blood Diamond, The Last Samurai, Legends … read more

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  • nonfiction
"One of Patsy Broderick's choicer comments was to describe my writing as ' limp as a penis ."

-Ed Zwick, Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood

"I called Matthew Broderick. The radiophone was working again. 'Hi, Matthew, I hear you want to talk about the script. Over .' 'Yeah, well, I have a lot of notes…' He neglected to say “ over ."

-Ed Zwick, Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood

"From the moment we met Patsy Broderick was contemptuous, demeaning, and volatile. As Matthew sat in opaque silence, I was forced to defend, in excruciating detail, my rationale for every line in ever…"

-Ed Zwick, Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood

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3. Overdue: Reckoning with the Public Library

By: Amanda Oliver

3.25

Format: 210 pages, Hardcover

Who are libraries for, how have they evolved, and why do they fill so many roles in our society tod… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality by Amanda Montell

4. The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality

By: Amanda Montell

3.54

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Cultish and host of the podcast Sounds Like a Cult, a delicious blen… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • self help
"While magical thinking is an age-old quirk, overthinking feels distinct to the modern era—a product of our innate superstitions clashing with information overload, mass loneliness, and a capitalistic…"

-Amanda Montell, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality

"Information transmission research suggests that folks with higher anxiety are quicker to engage with, and slower to disengage from, negative information; so "as a trait and state," anxiety itself per…"

-Amanda Montell, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality

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5. The Glow

By: Jessie Gaynor

3.26

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A desperate young publicist tries to save her career by turning the charismatic leader of a grungy … read more

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"Everyone agreed that he was brilliant, but he wore his intelligence like his perfect jean jacket- I stole it from my mom, he'd confessed on their first date- an effortless afterthought."

-Jessie Gaynor, The Glow

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6. youthjuice

By: E.K. Sathue

3.21

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

American Psycho meets The Devil Wears Prada: outrageous body horror for the goop generation A 29… read more

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7. Selling the Dream: The Billion-Dollar Industry Bankrupting Americans

By: Jane Marie

3.78

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Peabody and Emmy Award–winning journalist Jane Marie expands on her popular podcast The Dream to ex… read more

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  • nonfiction
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8. Rue Duplessis: Ma petite noirceur

By: Jean-Philippe Pleau

4.36

Format: 323 pages, Paperback

«Juin 2018. J’effectue une entrevue sur les ondes de Radio-Canada avec l’écrivain Édouard Louis. On… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Que notre joie demeure by Kevin Lambert

9. Que notre joie demeure

By: Kevin Lambert

3.58

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Un spectre hante le roman de Kevin Lambert : le spectre du capitalisme. L’éblouissante Céline Wacho… read more

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10. Nobody Wants Your Sh*t: The Art of Decluttering Before You Die

By: Messie Condo

3.75

Format: 192 pages, ebook

Free yourself and your family from the f*cking clutter before you croak!   Inspired by The Gentle A… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • self help
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11. Skincare: the Ultimate No-Nonsense Guide

By: Caroline Hirons

4.34

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

As seen on This Morning Straight-talking advice from the Skincare Queen Caroline Hirons is the … read more

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  • science
  • health
  • nonfiction
  • self help
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12. Skincare Decoded: The Practical Guide to Beautiful Skin

By: Victoria Fu

4.36

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Do you really need a ten-step skincare regimen? Is that $100 eye cream worth it? What's up with the… read more

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  • self help
  • health
  • nonfiction
  • science
"The dose makes the poison — and the elixir."

-Victoria Fu, Skincare Decoded: The Practical Guide to Beautiful Skin

"Remember your skin is like an onion — it's got many layers."

-Victoria Fu, Skincare Decoded: The Practical Guide to Beautiful Skin

"Stratum Corneum... The phrase is Latin for "horny layer" (teehee)."

-Victoria Fu, Skincare Decoded: The Practical Guide to Beautiful Skin

"Routine hacking starts with ingredients. Everyone has their unique skin quirks. Getting comfortable with ingredient lists is your first step in figuring out what works for you — and what doesn't."

-Victoria Fu, Skincare Decoded: The Practical Guide to Beautiful Skin

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13. Beyond Soap: The Real Truth About What You Are Doing to Your Skin and How to Fix It for a Beautiful, Healthy Glow

By: Sandy Skotnicki

4.12

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

North America's leading dermatologist offers a ground-breaking, informative, and incredibly practic… read more

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  • science
  • health
  • medical
  • medicine
  • nonfiction
  • self help
Cover of The Vagina Bible: The Vulva and the Vagina—Separating the Myth from the Medicine by Jen Gunter

14. The Vagina Bible: The Vulva and the Vagina—Separating the Myth from the Medicine

By: Jen Gunter

4.35

Format: 420 pages, Paperback

OB/GYN, writer for The New York Times, USA Today, and Self, and host of the show Jensplaining, Dr. … read more

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  • science
  • health
  • medical
  • medicine
  • nonfiction
  • self help
"There is a strong mind-body connection so depression and anxiety are important cofactors for pain. They don't cause it but they are accelerants. Think of whatever causes your pain as the match that s…"

-Jen Gunter, The Vagina Bible: The Vulva and the Vagina—Separating the Myth from the Medicine

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15. Rabbit Heart: A Mother's Murder, a Daughter's Story

By: Kristine S. Ervin

4.02

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

For readers of My Dark Places and I'll Be Gone in the Dark , a beautiful, brutal memoir documenting… read more

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  • nonfiction
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16. Everything/Nothing/Someone

By: Alice Carrière

4.02

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

A powerful literary debut that tells of a young woman’s coming-of-age in the bohemian ’90s, as her … read more

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  • nonfiction
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17. Drunk-ish: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving Alcohol

By: Stefanie Wilder-Taylor

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Sippy Cups Are Not for Chardonnay , a hilariously candid and refreshingly honest… read more

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  • health
  • nonfiction
  • self help
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18. The Gospel of Wellness: Gyms, Gurus, Goop, and the False Promise of Self-Care

By: Rina Raphael

3.74

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Journalist Rina Raphael looks at the explosion of the wellness how it stems from legitimate compla… read more

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  • science
  • health
  • nonfiction
  • self help
Cover of Blood: The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation by Jen Gunter

19. Blood: The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation

By: Jen Gunter

4.25

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Dr. Jen Gunter fights myths and fear-mongering with real science, inclusive facts, and shame-free a… read more

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  • health
  • medical
  • medicine
  • nonfiction
  • science
"Reproducing a human is a massive biological effort. Energy-wise, it's on par with the limits of the most extreme sports, for example, running 5,000 km (3,000 miles) over 120 days or cycling the Tour …"

-Jen Gunter, Blood: The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation

"When it comes to painful periods, there is an epidemic of undertreatment. Women's pain is undertreated in general, as compared to men's, but painful periods have historically been seen as a "woman th…"

-Jen Gunter, Blood: The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation

"Unfortunately, instead of a world where those who bear the physical burdens of reproduction—whether they reproduce or not—have equal footing, we have the opposite. The Ancient Greeks, the originators…"

-Jen Gunter, Blood: The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation

Cover of The Skincare Hoax: How You're Being Tricked into Buying Lotions, Potions & Wrinkle Cream by Fayne L. Frey

20. The Skincare Hoax: How You're Being Tricked into Buying Lotions, Potions & Wrinkle Cream

By: Fayne L. Frey

4.03

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Feel Empowered and Beautiful at Any Age with This Groundbreaking Guide to Skincare   We all want … read more

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  • science
  • health
  • medical
  • medicine
  • nonfiction
  • self help
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21. On the Surface

By: Rachel McGuire

3.62

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A YouTubing cruiser couple sails the world living their best life—until one of them goes missing an… read more

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22. Somebody's Home

By: Kaira Rouda

3.77

Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition

A quiet neighborhood. A lovely home. A promising new beginning. In a heartbeat everything can chang… read more

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23. Clean: The New Science of Skin

By: James Hamblin

3.91

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

The author of the popular Atlantic articles "You're Likely to Get the Coronavirus" and "I Quit Show… read more

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  • science
  • health
  • medical
  • medicine
  • nonfiction
  • self help
"Capitalism sells nothing so effectively as status."

-James Hamblin, Clean: The New Science of Skin

"Self and other is less of a dichotomy than a continuum."

-James Hamblin, Clean: The New Science of Skin

"As we change our worlds, we change our bodies. The old duality between environmental health and human health is obsolete."

-James Hamblin, Clean: The New Science of Skin

"[E]ven our most personal decisions about caring for our bodies have long been influenced and manipulated by larger power structures."

-James Hamblin, Clean: The New Science of Skin

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24. Just Add Water: My Swimming Life

By: Katie Ledecky

4.25

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A candid and inspiring memoir from Olympic gold medalist, world champion, and one of the best swim… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • health
Cover of The Beauty of Dirty Skin: The Surprising Science of Looking and Feeling Radiant from the Inside Out by Whitney Bowe

25. The Beauty of Dirty Skin: The Surprising Science of Looking and Feeling Radiant from the Inside Out

By: Whitney Bowe

3.85

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Internationally renowned dermatologist and research scientist Dr. Whitney Bowe presents, for the fi… read more

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  • science
  • health
  • nonfiction
  • self help
Cover of Annulé(e) : Réflexions sur la cancel culture by Judith Lussier

26. Annulé(e) : Réflexions sur la cancel culture

By: Judith Lussier

4.17

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

«Alors que les réseaux sociaux ont permis à plus d’individus de prendre la parole et à différentes … read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Guilty Creatures: Sex, God, and Murder in Tallahassee, Florida by Mikita Brottman

27. Guilty Creatures: Sex, God, and Murder in Tallahassee, Florida

By: Mikita Brottman

3.54

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the critically acclaimed author of the “enthralling” ( San Francisco Book Review ) An Unexplai… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of The Hollywood Assistant by May Cobb

28. The Hollywood Assistant

By: May Cobb

3.73

Format: 401 pages, Hardcover

Offered a dream job in Hollywood with a famous director and his actress wife, an insecure woman bec… read more

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Cover of Skintelligent: What you really need to know to get great skin by Natalia Spierings

29. Skintelligent: What you really need to know to get great skin

By: Natalia Spierings

4.25

Format: 301 pages, Kindle Edition

If you had a heart attack would you go to a personal trainer to treat your chest pain? If you had c… read more

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  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • health
Cover of Skin Sobering: 99% of Products Age and Harm Your Skin by Erin Yuet Tjam

30. Skin Sobering: 99% of Products Age and Harm Your Skin

By: Erin Yuet Tjam

3.72

Format: 343 pages, Kindle Edition

You’re not taking care of your skin. Maybe you think you are, with a counter full of lotions, serum… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • health
Cover of How to Make it Happen: Turning Failure into Success by Maria Hatzistefanis

31. How to Make it Happen: Turning Failure into Success

By: Maria Hatzistefanis

3.93

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Success is not final and failure is not fatal. Maria Hatzistefanis should know. Having spent 20 yea… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • self help

25 best-selling nonfiction books like The Skincare Hoax: How You're Being Tricked into Buying Lotions, Potions & Wrinkle Cream by Fayne L. Frey

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Why They Do It: Inside the Mind of the White-Collar Criminal

Eugene Soltes

3.44

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Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood

Ed Zwick

4.03

Transform Your Habits

Overdue: Reckoning with the Public Library

Amanda Oliver

3.25

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The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality

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3.54

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4.33

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Derek Beres

4.10

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Lyz Lenz

3.99

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