14 must-read history books like The Joy of Costco: A Treasure Hunt from A to Z by David Schwartz

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The Joy of Costco: A Treasure Hunt from A to Z

By: David Schwartz

3.95

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Join David & Susan Schwartz on a whirlwind tour of Costco warehouses around the globe . They are tw…

If you liked the history plot in The Joy of Costco: A Treasure Hunt from A to Z by David Schwartz , here is a list of 14 books like this:

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1. A Murder in Hollywood: The Untold Story of Tinseltown's Most Shocking Crime

By: Casey Sherman

3.71

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The dark story behind the bright lights of Tinseltown From the outside, Hollywood starlet Lana Turn… read more

Similar categories in Casey Sherman's A Murder in Hollywood: The Untold Story of Tinseltown's Most Shocking Crime book and David Schwartz's The Joy of Costco: A Treasure Hunt from A to Z

  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life by Lyz Lenz

2. This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life

By: Lyz Lenz

3.99

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A manifesto on the gender politics of marriage (bad) and divorce (actually pretty good!) in America… read more

Similar categories in Lyz Lenz's This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life book and David Schwartz's The Joy of Costco: A Treasure Hunt from A to Z

  • nonfiction
"So much of our culture depicts young girls dreaming about their weddings. But every middle-aged woman I know dreams about living alone in the woods, maybe with a dog."

-Lyz Lenz, This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life

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3. I Must Be Dreaming

By: Roz Chast

3.65

Format: 118 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast's new graphic narrativ… read more

Similar categories in Roz Chast's I Must Be Dreaming book and David Schwartz's The Joy of Costco: A Treasure Hunt from A to Z

  • nonfiction
Cover of If You Can't Take the Heat: Tales of Food, Feminism, and Fury by Geraldine DeRuiter

4. If You Can't Take the Heat: Tales of Food, Feminism, and Fury

By: Geraldine DeRuiter

4.15

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the James Beard Award–winning blogger behind The Everywhereist come hilarious, searing essays … read more

Similar categories in Geraldine DeRuiter's If You Can't Take the Heat: Tales of Food, Feminism, and Fury book and David Schwartz's The Joy of Costco: A Treasure Hunt from A to Z

  • nonfiction
Cover of Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out by Shannon Reed

5. Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

By: Shannon Reed

3.71

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A hilarious and incisive exploration of the joys of reading from a teacher, bibliophile and Thurber… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Reed's Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out book and David Schwartz's The Joy of Costco: A Treasure Hunt from A to Z

  • history
  • nonfiction
"I think, therefore, I cry..."

-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

"Life is so much better with books than without."

-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

"But reading! That I could do. When I read, I felt smart."

-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

"The act of reading makes me feel safe. Not the book itself--but the exercise of running my eyes over the words. The translation from symbol into meaning. The direct, pleasant diction of the voice ins…"

-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

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6. The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt: The Women Who Created a President

By: Edward F. O'Keefe

4.25

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

A spirited and poignant family love story, revealing how an icon of rugged American masculinity was… read more

Similar categories in Edward F. O'Keefe's The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt: The Women Who Created a President book and David Schwartz's The Joy of Costco: A Treasure Hunt from A to Z

  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine by Uché Blackstock

7. Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine

By: Uché Blackstock

4.46

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

“Legacy is an illuminating and stirring journey of a book.” —Ibram X. Kendi, #1 New York Times- bes… read more

Similar categories in Uché Blackstock's Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine book and David Schwartz's The Joy of Costco: A Treasure Hunt from A to Z

  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Four Thousand Paws: Caring for the Dogs of the Iditarod: A Veterinarian's Story by Lee   Morgan

8. Four Thousand Paws: Caring for the Dogs of the Iditarod: A Veterinarian's Story

By: Lee Morgan

4.41

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An intimate account―the first from a trail veterinarian―of the canines who brave the challenges of … read more

Similar categories in Lee Morgan's Four Thousand Paws: Caring for the Dogs of the Iditarod: A Veterinarian's Story book and David Schwartz's The Joy of Costco: A Treasure Hunt from A to Z

  • nonfiction
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9. Barbie: The World Tour

By: Margot Robbie

4.62

Format: 168 pages, Hardcover

For the press tour following the record-breaking release of Greta Gerwig’s award-winning, acclaimed… read more

Similar categories in Margot Robbie's Barbie: The World Tour book and David Schwartz's The Joy of Costco: A Treasure Hunt from A to Z

  • history
  • nonfiction
"Love, friendship, networking - these are all critical connections and the foundation of a healthy, happy life."

-Margot Robbie, Barbie: The World Tour

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10. Everyone But Myself

By: Julie Chavez

3.89

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Like so many mothers, Julie Chavez ran herself ragged trying to meet the needs of everyone else, un… read more

Similar categories in Julie Chavez's Everyone But Myself book and David Schwartz's The Joy of Costco: A Treasure Hunt from A to Z

  • nonfiction
Cover of The French Ingredient: A Memoir by Jane Bertch

11. The French Ingredient: A Memoir

By: Jane Bertch

3.98

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The inspiring and delicious memoir of an American woman who had the gall to open a cooking school i… read more

Similar categories in Jane Bertch's The French Ingredient: A Memoir book and David Schwartz's The Joy of Costco: A Treasure Hunt from A to Z

  • nonfiction
Cover of Village in the Dark (Cara Kennedy, #2) by Iris Yamashita

12. Village in the Dark (Cara Kennedy, #2)

By: Iris Yamashita

3.61

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Detective Cara Kennedy thought she’d lost her husband and son in an accident, but harrowing evidenc… read more

Similar categories in Iris Yamashita's Village in the Dark (Cara Kennedy, #2) book and David Schwartz's The Joy of Costco: A Treasure Hunt from A to Z

Cover of The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts by Loren Grush

13. The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts

By: Loren Grush

4.36

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

In the bestselling tradition of Hidden Figures and Code Girls, the remarkable true story of America… read more

Similar categories in Loren Grush's The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts book and David Schwartz's The Joy of Costco: A Treasure Hunt from A to Z

  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks by Crystal Wilkinson

14. Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks

By: Crystal Wilkinson

4.43

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A lyrical culinary journey that explores the hidden legacy of Black Appalachians, through powerful … read more

Similar categories in Crystal Wilkinson's Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks book and David Schwartz's The Joy of Costco: A Treasure Hunt from A to Z

  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Shortest Way Home: One Mayor's Challenge and a Model for America's Future by Pete Buttigieg

15. Shortest Way Home: One Mayor's Challenge and a Model for America's Future

By: Pete Buttigieg

4.20

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Once described by the Washington Post as “the most interesting mayor you’ve never heard of,” Pete B… read more

Similar categories in Pete Buttigieg's Shortest Way Home: One Mayor's Challenge and a Model for America's Future book and David Schwartz's The Joy of Costco: A Treasure Hunt from A to Z

  • history
  • nonfiction
"As I raised the glass and said, "South Bend is back," the roar of the crowd at once reflected, certified, and caused it to be so."

-Pete Buttigieg, Shortest Way Home: One Mayor's Challenge and a Model for America's Future

"Yet even now he looked on his days as mayor -- not governor or lieutenant governor or baseball team owner or naval aviator -- as the best job he'd ever had."

-Pete Buttigieg, Shortest Way Home: One Mayor's Challenge and a Model for America's Future

"At one point I learned that when I'd told them my college coursework in Arabic might make me a good intelligence officer, they had recorded that my minor at Harvard had been in aerobics."

-Pete Buttigieg, Shortest Way Home: One Mayor's Challenge and a Model for America's Future

"I had a professional background in economic development and was fluent in the language of business - even while having fought and bled politically for organized labor in the auto industry."

-Pete Buttigieg, Shortest Way Home: One Mayor's Challenge and a Model for America's Future

Cover of National Geographic Bucket List Family Travel: Share the World With Your Kids on 50 Adventures of a Lifetime by Jessica Gee

16. National Geographic Bucket List Family Travel: Share the World With Your Kids on 50 Adventures of a Lifetime

By: Jessica Gee

4.61

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

In this indispensable guide by the mega-popular Bucket List Family, discover expert tips for travel… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Gee's National Geographic Bucket List Family Travel: Share the World With Your Kids on 50 Adventures of a Lifetime book and David Schwartz's The Joy of Costco: A Treasure Hunt from A to Z

  • nonfiction
Cover of Women: The National Geographic Image Collection (National Geographic Collectors Series) by Susan Goldberg

17. Women: The National Geographic Image Collection (National Geographic Collectors Series)

By: Susan Goldberg

4.62

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

This powerful photography collection, drawn from the celebrated National Geographic archive, reveal… read more

Similar categories in Susan Goldberg's Women: The National Geographic Image Collection (National Geographic Collectors Series) book and David Schwartz's The Joy of Costco: A Treasure Hunt from A to Z

  • history
  • nonfiction
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18. Ocean's Godori

By: Elaine U. Cho

3.67

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

Ocean Yoon has never felt like much of a Korean, even if she is descended from a long line of haeny… read more

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"She asks, "Do you ever want to go back to Mars?" "It's a weird little place," he replies. "Stuck in its ways. I feel more like a Martian when I'm not there, if that makes sense."

-Elaine U. Cho, Ocean's Godori

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19. I Am Bunny: How a "Talking" Dog Taught Me Everything I Need to Know About Being Human

By: Alexis Devine

4.14

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Social media stars of @WhatAboutBunny, Alexis Devine and Bunny the "talking" dog, deliver a memoir … read more

Similar categories in Alexis Devine's I Am Bunny: How a "Talking" Dog Taught Me Everything I Need to Know About Being Human book and David Schwartz's The Joy of Costco: A Treasure Hunt from A to Z

  • nonfiction
Cover of Perfectly Good Food: A Totally Achievable Zero Waste Approach to Home Cooking by Margaret Li

20. Perfectly Good Food: A Totally Achievable Zero Waste Approach to Home Cooking

By: Margaret Li

4.17

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Want to cook better while saving money and reducing your trash? Learn to eat less wastefully and mo… read more

Similar categories in Margaret Li's Perfectly Good Food: A Totally Achievable Zero Waste Approach to Home Cooking book and David Schwartz's The Joy of Costco: A Treasure Hunt from A to Z

  • nonfiction
Cover of When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion by Julie Satow

21. When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion

By: Julie Satow

4.06

Format: 295 pages, Hardcover

A glittering, glamorous portrait of the golden age of American department stores and of three visio… read more

Similar categories in Julie Satow's When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion book and David Schwartz's The Joy of Costco: A Treasure Hunt from A to Z

  • history
  • nonfiction
  • business
Cover of American Woman: The Transformation of the Modern First Lady, from Hillary Clinton to Jill Biden by Katie Rogers

22. American Woman: The Transformation of the Modern First Lady, from Hillary Clinton to Jill Biden

By: Katie Rogers

3.62

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The first definitive exploration of the changing role of the twenty-first-century First Lady, paint… read more

Similar categories in Katie Rogers's American Woman: The Transformation of the Modern First Lady, from Hillary Clinton to Jill Biden book and David Schwartz's The Joy of Costco: A Treasure Hunt from A to Z

  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Cooking in Real Life: Delicious & Doable Recipes for Every Day (A Cookbook) by Lidey Heuck

23. Cooking in Real Life: Delicious & Doable Recipes for Every Day (A Cookbook)

By: Lidey Heuck

3.84

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

“Lidey subscribes to the same theory of home cooking that I do. We all want recipes that have ingre… read more

Similar categories in Lidey Heuck's Cooking in Real Life: Delicious & Doable Recipes for Every Day (A Cookbook) book and David Schwartz's The Joy of Costco: A Treasure Hunt from A to Z

  • nonfiction
Cover of The Stars Too Fondly by Emily  Hamilton

24. The Stars Too Fondly

By: Emily Hamilton

3.80

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

In her breathtaking debut—part space odyssey, part sapphic rom-com—Emily Hamilton tells a tale of g… read more

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25. The Joy of Costco: A Treasure Hunt from A to Z

By: David Schwartz

3.95

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Join David & Susan Schwartz on a whirlwind tour of Costco warehouses around the globe . They are tw… read more

Similar categories in David Schwartz's The Joy of Costco: A Treasure Hunt from A to Z book and David Schwartz's The Joy of Costco: A Treasure Hunt from A to Z

  • history
  • nonfiction
  • business
Cover of Seriously, So Good: Simple Recipes for a Balanced Life by Carissa Stanton

26. Seriously, So Good: Simple Recipes for a Balanced Life

By: Carissa Stanton

4.32

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Delicious, satisfying recipes that are good for your health, heart, and mind by the beloved blogger… read more

Similar categories in Carissa Stanton's Seriously, So Good: Simple Recipes for a Balanced Life book and David Schwartz's The Joy of Costco: A Treasure Hunt from A to Z

  • nonfiction
Cover of Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves by Nicola Twilley

27. Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves

By: Nicola Twilley

4.26

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

An engaging and far-reaching exploration of refrigeration, tracing its evolution from scientific my… read more

Similar categories in Nicola Twilley's Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves book and David Schwartz's The Joy of Costco: A Treasure Hunt from A to Z

  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Do I Know You?: A Faceblind Reporter’s Journey into the Science of Sight, Memory, and Imagination by Sadie Dingfelder

28. Do I Know You?: A Faceblind Reporter’s Journey into the Science of Sight, Memory, and Imagination

By: Sadie Dingfelder

4.29

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An award-winning science writer discovers she’s faceblind, and investigates the neuroscience of sig… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Big Dip Energy: 88 Parties in a Bowl for Snacking, Dinner, Dessert, and Beyond! by Alyse Whitney

29. Big Dip Energy: 88 Parties in a Bowl for Snacking, Dinner, Dessert, and Beyond!

By: Alyse Whitney

3.82

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Alyse Whitney has been a Dip Queen for decades, making the writer, editor,  Cosmopolitan  food colu… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Who Could Ever Love You: A Family Memoir by Mary L. Trump

30. Who Could Ever Love You: A Family Memoir

By: Mary L. Trump

4.15

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestseller! A New York Times Nonfiction Book to R… read more

Similar categories in Mary L. Trump's Who Could Ever Love You: A Family Memoir book and David Schwartz's The Joy of Costco: A Treasure Hunt from A to Z

  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Good Lookin' Cookin': A Year of Meals - A Lifetime of Family, Friends, and Food by Dolly Parton

31. Good Lookin' Cookin': A Year of Meals - A Lifetime of Family, Friends, and Food

By: Dolly Parton

3.94

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

You’re invited to pull up a chair to a year of meals, friends, and fun with the Partons, as Dolly a… read more

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  • nonfiction

28 must-read nonfiction books like The Joy of Costco: A Treasure Hunt from A to Z by David Schwartz

Transform Your Habits

A Murder in Hollywood: The Untold Story of Tinseltown's Most Shocking Crime

Casey Sherman

3.71

Transform Your Habits

This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life

Lyz Lenz

3.99

Transform Your Habits

I Must Be Dreaming

Roz Chast

3.65

Transform Your Habits

If You Can't Take the Heat: Tales of Food, Feminism, and Fury

Geraldine DeRuiter

4.15

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31 best-selling nonfiction books like Cooking in Real Life: Delicious & Doable Recipes for Every Day (A Cookbook) by Lidey Heuck

Transform Your Habits

Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food

Jessica Seinfeld , Lisa Hubbard

4.15

Transform Your Habits

Dinner in One: Exceptional & Easy One-Pan Meals: A Cookbook

Melissa Clark

4.06

Transform Your Habits

The French Ingredient: A Memoir

Jane Bertch

3.98

Transform Your Habits

Big Heart Little Stove: Bringing Home Meals & Moments from The Lost Kitchen

Erin French

4.11

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