20 Best nonfiction books like Pinball: A Graphic History of the Silver Ball by Jon Chad

Cover of Pinball: A Graphic History of the Silver Ball by Jon Chad

Pinball: A Graphic History of the Silver Ball

By: Jon Chad

4.15

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

in this dynamic, nonfiction graphic novel, Jon Chad illustrates the little-known story of pinball―h…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Pinball: A Graphic History of the Silver Ball by Jon Chad , here is a list of 20 books like this:

Cover of Andre the Giant: Life and Legend by Box Brown, Brian "Box" Brown

1. Andre the Giant: Life and Legend

By: Box Brown , Brian "Box" Brown

3.67

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Andre Roussimoff is known as both the lovable giant in The Princess Bride and a heroic pro-wrestlin… read more

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  • history
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult

2. You & a Bike & a Road

By: Eleanor Davis

2.62

Format: None pages, Paperback

In 2016, acclaimed cartoonist and illustrator Eleanor Davis documented her cross-country bike tour … read more

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3. Imagine Wanting Only This

By: Kristen Radtke

4.34

Format: 168 pages, Hardcover

A gorgeous graphic memoir about loss, love, and confronting grief When Kristen Radtke was in colleg… read more

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4. Tetris: The Games People Play

By: Box Brown

4.60

Format: None pages, Paperback

It is, perhaps, the perfect video game. Simple yet addictive, Tetris delivers an irresistible, unen… read more

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Cover of The Talk by Darrin Bell

5. The Talk

By: Darrin Bell

4.65

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Darrin Bell was six years old when his mother told him he couldn’t have a realistic water gun. She … read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
Cover of Monica by Daniel Clowes

6. Monica

By: Daniel Clowes

3.95

Format: 106 pages, Hardcover

Monica is a series of interconnected narratives that collectively tell the life story — actually, s… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton

7. Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands

By: Kate Beaton

4.41

Format: 430 pages, Hardcover

Celebrated cartoonist Kate Beaton vividly presents the untold story of Canada. Before there was … read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
Cover of Ten Days in a Mad-House by Brad Ricca

8. Ten Days in a Mad-House

By: Brad Ricca

3.75

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Beautifully adapted and rendered through piercing illustrations by acclaimed creators Brad Ricca an… read more

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  • history
  • graphic novels comics
  • historical
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
"I answered the summons of the grand jury with pleasure, because I longed to help those of God's most unfortunate children whom I had left prisoners behind me. If I could not bring them that boon of a…"

-Brad Ricca, Ten Days in a Mad-House

Cover of Appelez-moi Nathan by Catherine Castro

9. Appelez-moi Nathan

By: Catherine Castro

3.93

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Nathan est né Lila, dans un corps de fille. Un corps qui ne lui a jamais convenu, il décide alors d… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Love Everlasting, Volume 1 (Love Everlasting, #1) by Tom King

10. Love Everlasting, Volume 1 (Love Everlasting, #1)

By: Tom King

3.56

Format: 136 pages, Paperback

From superstar creators Tom King and Elsa Charretier comes he first volume of a thrilling epic in t… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America by Navied Mahdavian

11. This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America

By: Navied Mahdavian

3.98

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

A gorgeously illustrated and written debut graphic memoir about belonging, identity, and making a h… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
Cover of Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller: The Man Who Created Nancy by Bill Griffith

12. Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller: The Man Who Created Nancy

By: Bill Griffith

4.43

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From Bill Griffith, the acclaimed creator of Zippy the Pinhead, comes a history of comics as told t… read more

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  • history
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of The High Desert by James   Spooner

13. The High Desert

By: James Spooner

4.42

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Winner of a 2022 ALA Alex Award Winner of the 2023 Cartoonist Studio Prize for Print Comics One of … read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
Cover of Lugosi: The Rise and Fall of Hollywood's Dracula by Koren Shadmi

14. Lugosi: The Rise and Fall of Hollywood's Dracula

By: Koren Shadmi

3.92

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

As horror cinema's most iconic actor, Bela Lugosi is forever remembered for his haunting role as Co… read more

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  • history
  • graphic novels comics
  • historical
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Twilight Man: Rod Serling and the Birth of Television by Koren Shadmi

15. The Twilight Man: Rod Serling and the Birth of Television

By: Koren Shadmi

4.15

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

A illustrated biographical tale that follows Hollywood revolutionary Rod Serling's rise to fame in … read more

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  • history
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Librarian of Auschwitz: The Graphic Novel by Salva Rubio

16. The Librarian of Auschwitz: The Graphic Novel

By: Salva Rubio

4.18

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

Based on the experience of real-life Auschwitz prisoner Dita Kraus, this graphic novel tells the in… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • historical
  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2) by Emil Ferris

17. My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2)

By: Emil Ferris

4.25

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The most anticipated graphic novel of 2024, concluding the story of young Karen Reyes, the most ins… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
"Courage isn't about not being scared... It's about carrying your fear into battle."

-Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2)

"No, I do not want any kind of censorship. Anka always said, "The minute they tell you that you should not see something, that is the minute you should make it your business to see or read it or whate…"

-Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2)

"All my life I have seen pictures that show women as being what you call 'sexy' when they are being hurt. That sends send me a message and I think that the message is, women are at their best when the…"

-Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2)

Cover of The Con Artists by Luke Healy

18. The Con Artists

By: Luke Healy

3.31

Format: 152 pages, Hardcover

A quintessentially millennial tale about friendship and the quest for self-actualization This is g… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Accidental Czar: The Life and Lies of Vladimir Putin by Andrew S. Weiss

19. Accidental Czar: The Life and Lies of Vladimir Putin

By: Andrew S. Weiss

3.89

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

This riveting graphic novel biography chronicles Vladimir Putin's rise from a mid-level KGB officer… read more

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  • history
  • historical
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together: A Memoir by Maurice Vellekoop

20. I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together: A Memoir

By: Maurice Vellekoop

4.17

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

Meet little Maurice Vellekoop, the youngest of four children raised by Dutch immigrants in the 1970… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
Cover of Power Born of Dreams: My Story is Palestine by Mohammad Sabaaneh

21. Power Born of Dreams: My Story is Palestine

By: Mohammad Sabaaneh

4.55

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

What does freedom look like from inside an Israeli prison? The walls of the cell are etched with… read more

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  • history
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of The He-Man Effect: How American Toymakers Sold You Your Childhood by Brian "Box" Brown

22. The He-Man Effect: How American Toymakers Sold You Your Childhood

By: Brian "Box" Brown

4.04

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Brian "Box" Brown brings history and culture to life through his comics. In his new graphic novel, … read more

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  • history
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
Cover of Earthdivers, Vol. 2: Ice Age by Stephen Graham Jones

23. Earthdivers, Vol. 2: Ice Age

By: Stephen Graham Jones

3.29

Format: 104 pages, Paperback

Guest artists Riccardo Burchielli ( DMZ ), Patricio Delpeche, and Emily Scnall join Stephen Graham … read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of The Cola Pop Creemees: Opening ACT by Desmond  Reed

24. The Cola Pop Creemees: Opening ACT

By: Desmond Reed

4.00

Format: 232 pages, Paperback

Dramedy has never looked so... squiggly. The Cola Pop Opening Act is the debut graphic novel by De… read more

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  • comics
Cover of Pinball: A Graphic History of the Silver Ball by Jon Chad

25. Pinball: A Graphic History of the Silver Ball

By: Jon Chad

4.15

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

in this dynamic, nonfiction graphic novel, Jon Chad illustrates the little-known story of pinball―h… read more

Similar categories in Jon Chad's Pinball: A Graphic History of the Silver Ball book and Jon Chad's Pinball: A Graphic History of the Silver Ball

  • american history
  • history
  • video games
  • graphic novels comics
  • historical
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • games
  • adult
Cover of Polar Vortex: A Family Memoir by Denise Dorrance

26. Polar Vortex: A Family Memoir

By: Denise Dorrance

4.24

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

For fans of Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? , an unputdownable debut graphic The what… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
Cover of Homicide (Homicide: The Graphic Novel, 1) by Philippe Squarzoni

27. Homicide (Homicide: The Graphic Novel, 1)

By: Philippe Squarzoni

4.07

Format: 318 pages, Hardcover

Homicide, the celebrated true crime-book from the creator of HBO's The Wire, is reenvisioned in thi… read more

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  • history
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Middle Ages: A Graphic History by Eleanor Janega

28. The Middle Ages: A Graphic History

By: Eleanor Janega

4.00

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

The Middle Ages: A Graphic History busts the myth of the ‘Dark Ages’, shedding light on the medieva… read more

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  • history
  • graphic novels comics
  • historical
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of Advocate: A Graphic Memoir of Family, Community, and the Fight for Environmental Justice by Eddie Ahn

29. Advocate: A Graphic Memoir of Family, Community, and the Fight for Environmental Justice

By: Eddie Ahn

3.74

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

A moving graphic memoir following Eddie Ahn, an environmental justice lawyer and activist striving … read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
Cover of Sensory: Life on the Spectrum by Bex Ollerton

30. Sensory: Life on the Spectrum

By: Bex Ollerton

4.27

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

A colorful and eclectic comics anthology exploring a wide range of autistic experiences—from diagno… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
Cover of Pinball Wizards: Jackpots, Drains, and the Cult of the Silver Ball by Adam Ruben

31. Pinball Wizards: Jackpots, Drains, and the Cult of the Silver Ball

By: Adam Ruben

4.18

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Pinball’s history is America’s history, from gambling and war-themed machines to the arcade revolut… read more

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  • games
  • nonfiction
  • history

12 Top adult books like Pinball: A Graphic History of the Silver Ball by Jon Chad

Transform Your Habits

Andre the Giant: Life and Legend

Box Brown , Brian "Box" Brown

3.67

Transform Your Habits

The Talk

Darrin Bell

4.65

Transform Your Habits

Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands

Kate Beaton

4.41

Transform Your Habits

Ten Days in a Mad-House

Brad Ricca

3.75

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10 Top adult books like The Talk by Darrin Bell

Transform Your Habits

Shubeik Lubeik

Deena Mohamed

4.50

Transform Your Habits

The Talk

Darrin Bell

4.65

Transform Your Habits

Roaming

Jillian Tamaki

3.77

Transform Your Habits

A Guest in the House

Emily Carroll

4.06

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