Beautiful News: Positive Trends, Uplifting Stats, Creative Solutions
By: David McCandless
3.89
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
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1. The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #13)
By: Lemony Snicket , Brett Helquist
4.04
Format: 353 pages, Hardcover
The last volume of the fabulously popular A Series of Unfortunate Events series, in which the histo… read more
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"This isn’t fair,"-Lemony Snicket, The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #13)
"What do your parents know, about surviving? "-Lemony Snicket, The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #13)
"Those unable to catalog the past are doomed to repeat it."-Lemony Snicket, The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #13)
"..no matter how much one reads, the whole story can never be told."-Lemony Snicket, The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #13)
2. The Penultimate Peril (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #12)
By: Lemony Snicket , Brett Helquist
4.08
Format: 353 pages, Hardcover
Dear Reader,If this is the first book you found while searching for a book to read next, then the f… read more
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"Are you who I think you are?"-Lemony Snicket, The Penultimate Peril (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #12)
"Blinded following the Blindfolded"-Lemony Snicket, The Penultimate Peril (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #12)
"Being noble enough is all we can ask for in this world."-Lemony Snicket, The Penultimate Peril (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #12)
"I suppose I'll have to add the force of gravity to my list of enemies."-Lemony Snicket, The Penultimate Peril (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #12)
3. The Grim Grotto (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #11)
By: Lemony Snicket , Brett Helquist
4.02
Format: 323 pages, Hardcover
Dear Reader, Unless you are a slug, a sea anemone, or mildew, you probably prefer not to be dam… read more
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"He who hesitates is lost"-Lemony Snicket, The Grim Grotto (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #11)
"When you think of me," she said quietly "think of a food you love very much."-Lemony Snicket, The Grim Grotto (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #11)
"… and the Baudelaire orphans climbed aboard, turning the tables of their lives and breaking their unfortunate cycle for the very first time."-Lemony Snicket, The Grim Grotto (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #11)
"You should have given up a long time ago, orphans. I triumphed the moment you lost your family." "We didn't lose our family. Only our parents."-Lemony Snicket, The Grim Grotto (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #11)
4. Mr. Kiss and Tell (Veronica Mars, #2)
By: Rob Thomas , Jennifer Graham
3.52
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
In the second book in the New York Times bestselling mystery series, Veronica Mars is back with a c… read more
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5. The Slippery Slope (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #10)
By: Lemony Snicket , Brett Helquist
2.78
Format: 252 pages, Hardcover
Dear Reader, Like handshakes, house pets, or raw carrots, many things are preferable when not slipp… read more
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6. The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies
By: Andrew McAfee , Erik Brynjolfsson
3.60
Format: 232 pages, Paperback
In recent years, Google's autonomous cars have logged thousands of miles on American highways and I… read more
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- technology
- nonfiction
- science
7. What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
By: Randall Munroe
4.14
Format: 303 pages, Hardcover
Randall Munroe left NASA in 2005 to start up his hugely popular site XKCD 'a web comic of romance, … read more
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- nonfiction
- science
"A darkened Sun would liberate us from the parsnip threat."-Randall Munroe, What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
"So Yoda sounds like our best bet as an energy source. But with world electricity consumption pushing 2 terawatts, it would take a hundred million Yodas to meet our demands. All things considered, swi…"-Randall Munroe, What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
"But what about gender and sexual orientation? And culture? And language? We could keep using demographics to try to narrow things down further, but we would be drifting away from the idea of a random…"-Randall Munroe, What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
8. Jews Don't Count
By: David Baddiel
4.21
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
Jews Don’t Count is a book for people on the right side of history. People fighting the good fight … read more
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- politics
- history
- nonfiction
9. Wasteland: The Secret World of Waste and the Urgent Search for a Cleaner Future
By: Oliver Franklin-Wallis
4.44
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
An award-winning investigative journalist takes a deep dive into the global waste crisis, exposing … read more
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- politics
- nonfiction
- science
"Cleaning up is expensive; arson is cheap."-Oliver Franklin-Wallis, Wasteland: The Secret World of Waste and the Urgent Search for a Cleaner Future
"As modern agriculture and supply chains have made food cheap, diverse, and plentiful, it can also sometimes feel that we have forgotten to value the food we do eat, or understand the environmental or…"-Oliver Franklin-Wallis, Wasteland: The Secret World of Waste and the Urgent Search for a Cleaner Future
"Nuclear waste is unlike other wastes. It is not only the danger…but the timescale. Trash inside a landfill might decay over decades, plastics over hundreds or thousands of years - the truth is we don…"-Oliver Franklin-Wallis, Wasteland: The Secret World of Waste and the Urgent Search for a Cleaner Future
10. Das Café ohne Namen
By: Robert Seethaler
3.68
Format: 235 pages, Kindle Edition
Ein Café und seine Menschen. Ein Mann, der seiner Sehnsucht folgt. Robert Seethalers neuer Roman. … read more
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11. The Lost Spells
By: Robert Macfarlane
4.49
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The follow-up to the internationally bestselling sensation The Lost Words, The Lost Spells is a bea… read more
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- nonfiction
"Loss is the tune of our age, hard to miss and hard to bear. Creatures, places and words disappear, day after day, year on year. But there has always been singing in the dark times-- and wonder is nee…"-Robert Macfarlane, The Lost Spells
12. Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking (Overcome Toxic Thought Patterns and Take Control of Your Mindset)
By: Jon Acuff
4.30
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Overthinking isn't a personality trait. It's the sneakiest form of fear. It steals time, creativit… read more
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- nonfiction
"Your brain is waiting for you each day. It's waiting to be told what to think. It's waiting to see what kind of soundtracks you'll choose. It's waiting to see if you really want to build a different …"-Jon Acuff, Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking (Overcome Toxic Thought Patterns and Take Control of Your Mindset)
"This time though, I didn't listen to that. There was a new soundtrack in town that told me, "Everything's always working out for me? I didn't know how that was going to become true, but I decided to …"-Jon Acuff, Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking (Overcome Toxic Thought Patterns and Take Control of Your Mindset)
".........Frederickson discovered a more reasonable goal. "Aim for a positivity ratio of at least 3 to 1. This means that for every heart-wrenching negative emotional experience you endure, you experi…"-Jon Acuff, Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking (Overcome Toxic Thought Patterns and Take Control of Your Mindset)
13. Islands of Abandonment: Life in the Post-Human Landscape
By: Cal Flyn
4.20
Format: 376 pages, Hardcover
Investigative journalist Cal Flyn's ISLANDS OF ABANDONMENT, an exploration of the world's most deso… read more
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- travel
- nonfiction
- history
- science
"But the unplanned nature preserves that have formed up in the buffer zones have come to serve as a focus for bilateral cooperation after hostilities are over."-Cal Flyn, Islands of Abandonment: Life in the Post-Human Landscape
"Further back, cooling ponds strewn with rusted pipes were busy with teals and moorhens. An old concrete streetlight stood incongruously in the woods beyond: some ravaged Narnia. Jays catcalled overhe…"-Cal Flyn, Islands of Abandonment: Life in the Post-Human Landscape
"This is a corrupted world, yes - one long fallen from a state of grace - but it is a world too that knows how to live. It has a great capacity for repair, for recovery, for forgiveness - of a sort - …"-Cal Flyn, Islands of Abandonment: Life in the Post-Human Landscape
"And so for a hundred years a forest grew up across the land, tall and dark and impenetrable, whose undergrowth curled and snarled into a thicket of bramble and black thorn. This was a forbidden fores…"-Cal Flyn, Islands of Abandonment: Life in the Post-Human Landscape
14. This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You
By: Susan Rogers
3.82
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
This Is What It Sounds Like is a journey into the science and soul of music that reveals the secret… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- science
15. The Pocket Guide to Neurodiversity
By: Daniel Aherne
3.94
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
At least one in seven people are thought to be neurodivergent. So what exactly is neurodiversity? W… read more
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- nonfiction
16. Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally
By: Emily Ladau
4.41
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
An approachable guide to being a thoughtful, informed ally to disabled people, with actionable step… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
17. The Algebra of Happiness: Notes on the Pursuit of Success, Love, and Meaning
By: Scott Galloway
3.79
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
An unconventional book of wisdom and life advice from renowned business school professor and New Yo… read more
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- nonfiction
18. Africa Is Not a Country: Notes on a Bright Continent
By: Dipo Faloyin
4.43
Format: 385 pages, Hardcover
Africa Is Not A Country is a bright portrait of modern Africa that pushes back against harmful ster… read more
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- travel
- politics
- history
- nonfiction
19. The Blue Machine: How the Ocean Works
By: Helen Czerski
4.23
Format: 446 pages, Hardcover
A scientist’s exploration of the "ocean engine"―the physics behind the ocean’s systems―and why it m… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- science
20. Subpar Parks: America's Most Extraordinary National Parks and Their Least Impressed Visitors
By: Amber Share
3.97
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Based on the wildly popular Instagram account, Subpar Parks features both the greatest hits and bra… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
21. The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America
By: Matt Kracht
4.01
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
For those who have a disdain for birds, or for bird lovers with a sense of humor, this snarky illus… read more
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- science
- nonfiction
- reference
22. Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans
By: Melanie Mitchell
4.37
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping examination of the current state of artificial intelligence and how it is remaking our w… read more
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- science
- nonfiction
- technology
"Hofstadter... fears that AI might show us that the human qualities we most value are disappointingly simple to mechanize."-Melanie Mitchell, Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans
23. Every Day Is a Gift: A Memoir
By: Tammy Duckworth
4.56
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In this New York Times bestselling book, learn the incredible story of Illinois senator and Iraq … read more
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- politics
- nonfiction
24. Accidentally Wes Anderson
By: Wally Koval
4.32
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A visual adventure of Wes Anderson proportions, authorized by th… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- design
25. A Prophecy of Undone (Bornbane, #2)
By: I.A. Takerian
4.11
Format: 374 pages, Kindle Edition
The second book in I. A. Takerian’s high-fantasy series takes us on a perilous journey through The … read more
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26. North American Maps for Curious Minds: 100 New Ways to See the Continent
By: Matthew Bucklan
4.08
Format: 194 pages, Hardcover
The Maps for Curious Minds series is back—with 100 vivid infographic maps that transform the way we… read more
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- history
- travel
- politics
- nonfiction
- reference
- science
27. Beautiful News: Positive Trends, Uplifting Stats, Creative Solutions
By: David McCandless
3.89
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
In this fascinating follow-up to the bestselling Information is Beautiful and Knowledge is Beautifu… read more
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- history
- health
- travel
- politics
- nonfiction
- design
- reference
- technology
28. The Tragic Mind: Fear, Fate, and the Burden of Power
By: Robert D. Kaplan
3.82
Format: 152 pages, Hardcover
A moving meditation on recent geopolitical crises, viewed through the lens of ancient and modern tr… read more
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- politics
- history
- nonfiction
29. How Charts Lie: Getting Smarter about Visual Information
By: Alberto Cairo
4.07
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A leading data visualization expert explores the negative—and positive—influences that charts have … read more
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- science
- nonfiction
- design
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"A good chart widens our imagination and enhances our understanding by providing insights from numbers."-Alberto Cairo, How Charts Lie: Getting Smarter about Visual Information
"The best antidote to a misguided belief is not just truthful information. Instead, it is doubt and uncertainty, cracks in the edifice of belief through which truthful information can later leak in."-Alberto Cairo, How Charts Lie: Getting Smarter about Visual Information
"This thoroughness in the presentation of information is what distinguishes information from propaganda. Propaganda is information presented in a simplistic manner with the intention of shaping public…"-Alberto Cairo, How Charts Lie: Getting Smarter about Visual Information
"Rationalization is a dialogue with ourselves or with like-minded brains. Reasoning, on the other hand, is an honest and open conversation in which we try to persuade interlocutors who don't necessari…"-Alberto Cairo, How Charts Lie: Getting Smarter about Visual Information
30. The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Merge with AI
By: Ray Kurzweil
3.93
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
The noted inventor and futurist’s successor to his landmark book The Singularity Is Near explor… read more
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- science
- nonfiction
- technology
31. Roar!: A Collection of Mighty Women
By: Ashley Longshore
4.32
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
On the heels of Ashley Longshore’s successful I Do Not Cook, I Do Not Clean, I Do Not Fly Commercia… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
