18 must-read nonfiction books like What Makes Great Photography: 80 Masterpieces Explained by Val Williams

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What Makes Great Photography: 80 Masterpieces Explained

By: Val Williams

3.75

Format: 223 pages, Paperback

Pourquoi est-ce un chef-d'oeuvre ? C'est ce qu'explique cet ouvrage, en proposant une analyse inédi…

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1. Men Explain Things to Me

By: Rebecca Solnit

3.83

Format: 130 pages, Paperback

In her comic, scathing essay “Men Explain Things to Me,” Rebecca Solnit took on what often goes wro… read more

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  • nonfiction
"...the Men Who Knew came out of the woodwork."

-Rebecca Solnit, Men Explain Things to Me

"By now you’ve noticed that Woolf says “I don’t know"

-Rebecca Solnit, Men Explain Things to Me

"Were revolutions ever really that we thought them to be?"

-Rebecca Solnit, Men Explain Things to Me

"You can use the power of words to bury meaning or to excavate it."

-Rebecca Solnit, Men Explain Things to Me

Cover of Preacher, Volume 1: Gone to Texas by Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon, Joe R. Lansdale

2. Preacher, Volume 1: Gone to Texas

By: Garth Ennis , Steve Dillon , Joe R. Lansdale

4.18

Format: 336 pages, Comics

Alternate Cover Edition One of the most celebrated comics titles of the late 1990s, PREACHER is… read more

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"I thought you an' I'd already settled the roles in the fucker/fuckee relationship! I guess I thought wrong!"

-Garth Ennis, Preacher, Volume 1: Gone to Texas

" Criminal: You can suck my dick, motherfucker! Detective Bridges: You suck mine! [shoves barrel of pistol in the Criminal's mouth] An' you get used to it, cause you get to Rykers you're gonna find a …"

-Garth Ennis, Preacher, Volume 1: Gone to Texas

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3. Colazione da Tiffany

By: Truman Capote , Bruno Tasso

3.72

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

Holly Golightly, la protagonista di questo estroso romanzo breve, è una cover-girl di New York, att… read more

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Cover of What Makes Great Design: 80 Masterpieces Explained by Jessica Glaser, Susie Hodge, Carolyn Knight

4. What Makes Great Design: 80 Masterpieces Explained

By: Jessica Glaser , Susie Hodge , Carolyn Knight

3.94

Format: 224 pages, Flexibound

Why are some designs more successful and influential than others? WHAT MAKES GREAT DESIGN showcases… read more

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  • art
  • nonfiction
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5. The Big Book of Breasts

By: Dian Hanson

3.00

Format: 508 pages, Hardcover

Say no to silicone: The greatest natural breasts of our times Some call it the American obsession, … read more

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  • art
  • photography
  • nonfiction
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6. The Fountainhead

By: Ayn Rand , Leonard Peikoff

3.88

Format: 704 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The revolutionary literary vision that sowed the seeds of Objectivism, Ayn Rand's groundbreaking ph… read more

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"This is pity,"

-Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead

"Integrity is the ability to stand by an idea."

-Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead

"A quest for self-respect is proof of its lack"

-Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead

"Civilization is the process of setting man free from men."

-Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead

7. The Art of Loving

By: Erich Fromm , Rainer Funk , Peter D. Kramer

3.45

Format: 94 pages, Paperback

The fiftieth Anniversary Edition of the groundbreaking international bestseller that has shown mill… read more

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  • nonfiction
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8. The Classical Language of Architecture

By: John Summerson

3.83

Format: None pages, Paperback

Classical architecture is a visual "language" and like any other language has its own grammatical r… read more

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  • art
  • nonfiction

9. The Brooklyn Follies

By: Paul Auster

3.90

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

National Bestseller A New York Times Book ReviewEditors' Choice Nathan Glass has come to Brooklyn t… read more

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10. Arch of Triumph: A Novel of a Man Without a Country

By: Erich Maria Remarque

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

It is 1939. Despite a law banning him from performing surgery, Ravic--a German doctor and refugee l… read more

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11. On Photography

By: Susan Sontag

3.89

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

First published in 1973, this is a study of the force of photographic images which are continually … read more

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  • art
  • photography
  • nonfiction
"The painter constructs, the photographer discloses."

-Susan Sontag, On Photography

"Photographs shock insofar as they show something novel."

-Susan Sontag, On Photography

"Cameras miniaturize experience, transform history into spectacle."

-Susan Sontag, On Photography

"Una fotografía es a la vez una pseudopresencia y un signo de ausencia."

-Susan Sontag, On Photography

12. De helaasheid der dingen

By: Dimitri Verhulst

3.92

Format: None pages, Paperback

In De helaasheid der dingenkeert de schrijver terug naar zijn geboortegrond in Reetveerdegem. We ma… read more

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13. Le Consentement

By: Vanessa Springora

4.30

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

Au milieu des années 1980, élevée par une mère divorcée, V. comble par la lecture le vide laissé pa… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Si las relaciones sexuales entre un adulto y un menor de quince años son ilegales, ¿por qué esa tolerancia cuando son obra del representante de una élite, un fotógrafo, un escritor, un cineasta o un …"

-Vanessa Springora, Le Consentement

"No, ese hombre no albergaba los mejores sentimientos. Ese hombre no era bueno. Era lo que aprendemos a temer desde niños: un ogro. Nuestro amor era un sueño tan potente que nada, ni una sola de las p…"

-Vanessa Springora, Le Consentement

"I would recall my mission in life - pleasuring men. That was my condition, my status. And so I would offer my services anew, with renewed zeal, and with a simulated conviction that I even managed to …"

-Vanessa Springora, Le Consentement

"What he loved more than anything was making love. Who could blame him? When it came to sex, I oscillated between feeling all-powerful and completely apathetic. Sometimes I was filled with a feeling o…"

-Vanessa Springora, Le Consentement

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14. Die with Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life

By: Bill Perkins

3.91

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A Common-Sense Guide to Living Rich….Instead of Dying Rich Imagine if by the time you died, you did… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Your biggest fear ought to be wasting your life and time, not "Am I going to have x number of dollars when I'm 80?"

-Bill Perkins, Die with Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life

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15. Morele ambitie

By: Rutger Bregman

3.71

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

De grootste verspilling van onze tijd is de verspilling van talent. Iedere carrière duurt 2.000 wer… read more

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  • nonfiction
"De geschiedenis doet niks. Mensen doen dingen."

-Rutger Bregman, Morele ambitie

"Het doel van leiderschap is om meer leiders te produceren, niet meer volgers."

-Rutger Bregman, Morele ambitie

"De grote advieskantoren zitten vol met toptalenten die niet weten wat ze met hun talent aan moeten, en daarom maar consultant zijn geworden."

-Rutger Bregman, Morele ambitie

"Ja, we hebben activisten nodig die strijden tegen al het onrecht in het hier en nu, maar er is ook behoefte aan makers en bouwers van de toekomst."

-Rutger Bregman, Morele ambitie

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16. Sapiens: A Graphic History, Volume 1 - The Birth of Humankind

By: David Vandermeulen

4.38

Format: 248 pages, Hardcover

A hardcover edition of the first volume of the graphic adaptation of Yuval Noah Harari's smash #1 N… read more

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17. Herding Cats (Sarah's Scribbles, #3)

By: Sarah Andersen

4.14

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Adjusting to life as a world-famous cartoonist isn't easy. Terrifying deadlines, piles of junk-food… read more

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  • art
  • nonfiction
"Go make stuff."

-Sarah Andersen, Herding Cats (Sarah's Scribbles, #3)

"In a world where every single person -good or bad- has a voice, I hope you pick up your pen and use yours."

-Sarah Andersen, Herding Cats (Sarah's Scribbles, #3)

"The Internet was actually never a nice place. With anonymity, soapbox, lost empathy, fire party harassment campaigns exist mainstream, doing damage to the marginalized, saying it was just a joke. It …"

-Sarah Andersen, Herding Cats (Sarah's Scribbles, #3)

Cover of L'Iris blanc (Astérix, #40) by Fabcaro

18. L'Iris blanc (Astérix, #40)

By: Fabcaro

3.83

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

« Pour éclairer la forêt, la floraison d’un seul iris suffit » L’Iris blanc est le nom d’une nouvel… read more

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19. De eerlijke vinder

By: Lize Spit

3.61

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

Alternative cover edition of ISBN 9789059657328 'Hoe langer hij ermee wachtte, hoe minder moed h… read more

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20. No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference

By: Greta Thunberg

3.86

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

The groundbreaking speeches of Greta Thunberg, the young climate activist who has become the voice … read more

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  • nonfiction
"The real power belongs to the people."

-Greta Thunberg, No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference

"...But it is the sufferings of the many which pay for the luxuries of a few."

-Greta Thunberg, No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference

"You say that you love your children above everything else. And yet you are stealing their future."

-Greta Thunberg, No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference

"Those of us who are still children can’t change what you do now once we’re old enough to do something about it."

-Greta Thunberg, No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference

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21. Buried Magic (White Haven Witches #1)

By: T.J. Green

4.17

Format: 234 pages, Kindle Edition

Witchcraft, dark secrets, and demons. No one is safe in White Haven. White Haven has a history o… read more

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22. Gezinsverpakking

By: Bart Chabot

3.26

Format: 95 pages, Hardcover

De Chabotten ― vier broers, twee ouders en een hond. Alle zeven verhalen ze in Gezinsverpakking ove… read more

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23. Ik werk al (ik krijg er alleen niet voor betaald)

By: Lynn Berger

3.72

Format: 124 pages, Paperback

In tijden van schreeuwend personeelstekort zit er niets anders op: deeltijdparadijs Nederland moet … read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Bowie's Bookshelf: The Hundred Books that Changed David Bowie's Life by John O'Connell

24. Bowie's Bookshelf: The Hundred Books that Changed David Bowie's Life

By: John O'Connell

3.73

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Part epic reading guide and part biography of a music legend, Bowie’s Bookshelf is a collection of … read more

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  • art
  • nonfiction
"Aging changes your relationship with history."

-John O'Connell, Bowie's Bookshelf: The Hundred Books that Changed David Bowie's Life

Cover of Magic Unbound (White Haven Witches, #2) by T.J. Green

25. Magic Unbound (White Haven Witches, #2)

By: T.J. Green

4.42

Format: 220 pages, Kindle Edition

As the secrets of White Haven are uncovered, the witches are in more danger than ever.Avery and the… read more

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26. Dune: House Atreides, Volume One

By: Brian Herbert

3.72

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

An adaptation of the prequel to Dune in graphic novel form. Welcome to the far future on the desert… read more

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27. Geheugen, geschiedenis, beschaving : Een lofzang op de bibliotheek

By: Mira Feticu

3.48

Format: 117 pages, Hardcover

‘Zonder boeken zouden we minder voelen, minder denken, minder om elkaar geven. We zouden minder zij… read more

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  • nonfiction
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28. What Makes Great Art

By: Lucinda Hawksley

3.79

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Why do some artworks stand out head and shoulders above others? Exceptional art somehow satisfies a… read more

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  • art
  • nonfiction
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29. What Makes Great Photography: 80 Masterpieces Explained

By: Val Williams

3.75

Format: 223 pages, Paperback

Pourquoi est-ce un chef-d'oeuvre ? C'est ce qu'explique cet ouvrage, en proposant une analyse inédi… read more

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  • art
  • photography
  • nonfiction
Cover of Life in 50mm: The Photographer's Lens by Tanya Nagar

30. Life in 50mm: The Photographer's Lens

By: Tanya Nagar

3.88

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

This book will set adventurous street photographers on the right track. The 50mm lens is for phot… read more

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  • photography
Cover of Crisis by Jip van den Toorn

31. Crisis

By: Jip van den Toorn

4.05

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

In Crisis toont Jip van den Toorn de kleine en grote crisissen die ons in het dagelijks leven parte… read more

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Transform Your Habits

What Makes Great Design: 80 Masterpieces Explained

Jessica Glaser , Susie Hodge , Carolyn Knight

3.94

Transform Your Habits

The Big Book of Breasts

Dian Hanson

3.00

Transform Your Habits

The Classical Language of Architecture

John Summerson

3.83

Transform Your Habits

On Photography

Susan Sontag

3.89

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L'Iris blanc (Astérix, #40)

Fabcaro

3.83

Transform Your Habits

Loire

Étienne Davodeau

3.74

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Le Retour de Lagaffe (Gaston Lagaffe #22)

Delaf

3.93

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Zidrou

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