7 Top nonfiction books like Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Hilarious, Heroic, Human Dog: 101 Tales of Canine Companionship by Amy Newmark

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Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Hilarious, Heroic, Human Dog: 101 Tales of Canine Companionship

By: Amy Newmark

4.38

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

The magic of dogs! They keep company, provide unconditional love, share in the ups and downs of our…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Hilarious, Heroic, Human Dog: 101 Tales of Canine Companionship by Amy Newmark , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. A Thousand Acres

By: Jane Smiley

3.82

Format: 371 pages, Paperback

Aging Larry Cook announces his intention to turn over his 1,000-acre farm—one of the largest in Zeb… read more

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"Seeing him somewhere was always a pleasure, like taking a drink of water."

-Jane Smiley, A Thousand Acres

"Had I faced all the facts It seemed like I had but actually you never know just by remembering how many there were to have faced."

-Jane Smiley, A Thousand Acres

"At sixty miles per hour, you could pass our farm in a minute, on County Road 686, which ran due north into the T intersection at Cabot Street Road."

-Jane Smiley, A Thousand Acres

"I had a burden lift off me that I hadn't even felt the heaviness of until then, and it was the burden of having to wait and see what was going to happen."

-Jane Smiley, A Thousand Acres

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2. A Virgin River Christmas (Virgin River, #4)

By: Robyn Carr

4.10

Format: 313 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Last Christmas Marcie Sullivan said a final goodbye to her husband, Bobby. This Christmas she's com… read more

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"But, Marcie had reminded herself, I don’t know the weight of anyone else’s burdens—only my own. She didn’t judge. She didn’t feel smart or strong enough to judge."

-Robyn Carr, A Virgin River Christmas (Virgin River, #4)

"God understands everything. And even He made a mistake or two. Look at the size of avocado seeds - way too big. And pomegranates? Too many seeds. What a waist of fruit!"

-Robyn Carr, A Virgin River Christmas (Virgin River, #4)

"She’d never been any kind of camper, never had been good at relieving a full bladder on a whim. Never had quite figured out that squat; it seemed like she’d always wet her right foot."

-Robyn Carr, A Virgin River Christmas (Virgin River, #4)

"She yelled at the closed door. "But I've come too goddamn far and gone to too much goddamn trouble to be scared for long!" She kicked the closed door as hard as she could, then yelped and hopped arou…"

-Robyn Carr, A Virgin River Christmas (Virgin River, #4)

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3. Whispering Rock (Virgin River, #3)

By: Robyn Carr

4.14

Format: 368 pages, Mass Market Paperback

A decorated U.S. Marine reservist, LAPD officer Mike Valenzuela was badly wounded in the line of du… read more

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"I wanted to do it for you,"

-Robyn Carr, Whispering Rock (Virgin River, #3)

"I'm not wild about throwing up or waddling, but I sure love carrying around a little piece of you. You're right--you make excellent babies." "We all have our special talents," he said. Mel and Jack"

-Robyn Carr, Whispering Rock (Virgin River, #3)

"Paul went to his room, gathered clean clothes and headed down the hall to the shower. He made it quick, but clean. He shaved. Then he thought, I am shaving—why? To be smooth cheeked when I pass out?"

-Robyn Carr, Whispering Rock (Virgin River, #3)

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4. Everything's Eventual

By: Stephen King

3.97

Format: 605 pages, Paperback

In this eerie, enchanting compilation, Stephen King takes readers down a road less travelled (for g… read more

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"Time belongs to the Tower."

-Stephen King, Everything's Eventual

"A broken spoon may become a fork."

-Stephen King, Everything's Eventual

"Black as night and as beautiful as forever."

-Stephen King, Everything's Eventual

"I decided it didn't matter a fuck in a rabbit hutch."

-Stephen King, Everything's Eventual

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5. Shelter Mountain (Virgin River, #2)

By: Robyn Carr

3.49

Format: 312 pages, Mass Market Paperback

For the second time in a year a woman arrives in the small town of Virgin River trying to escape th… read more

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Cover of Started Early, Took My Dog (Jackson Brodie, #4) by Kate Atkinson

6. Started Early, Took My Dog (Jackson Brodie, #4)

By: Kate Atkinson

3.79

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Tracy, a retired police detective, rescues a small child; Jackson Brodie, a detective, rescues an a… read more

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7. Without Mercy

By: Lisa Jackson

4.17

Format: None pages,

Ever since her father was stabbed to death in a home invasion, Julia ?Jules? Farentino has been pla… read more

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8. Death's Acre: Inside the Legendary Forensic Lab the Body Farm Where the Dead Do Tell Tales

By: William M. Bass , Jon Jefferson

3.66

Format: 259 pages, Paperback

Dr. Bill Bass, one of the world's leading forensic anthropologists, gained international attention … read more

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Cover of Chicken Soup for the Teacher's Soul: Stories to Open the Hearts and Rekindle the Spirits of Educators (Chicken Soup for the Soul by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen

9. Chicken Soup for the Teacher's Soul: Stories to Open the Hearts and Rekindle the Spirits of Educators (Chicken Soup for the Soul

By: Jack Canfield , Mark Victor Hansen

4.46

Format: None pages,

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Cover of Stay Close by Harlan Coben

10. Stay Close

By: Harlan Coben

4.25

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Megan is a suburban soccer mom who once upon a time walked on the wild side. Now she's got two kids… read more

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Cover of Vicious Circle (Joe Pickett, #17) by C.J. Box

11. Vicious Circle (Joe Pickett, #17)

By: C.J. Box

3.70

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

The plane circled in the dark. Joe Pickett could just make out down below a figure in the snow and … read more

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12. Free Fire (Joe Pickett, #7)

By: C.J. Box

4.67

Format: 360 pages,

Joe Picket returns, this time to the wilds of Yellowstone National Park. Deftly plotted and full of… read more

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13. A Dog's Purpose (A Dog's Purpose, #1)

By: W. Bruce Cameron

4.33

Format: 700 pages,

This is the remarkable story of one endearing dog's search for his purpose over the course of sever… read more

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14. Hello, Universe

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

3.49

Format: 465 pages, Hardcover

In one day, four lives weave together in unexpected ways. Virgil Salinas is shy and kindhearted and… read more

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15. A Dog's Way Home

By: W. Bruce Cameron

3.03

Format: 234 pages,

From W. Bruce Cameron, the author of the New York Timesand USA Todaybestselling novel A Dog's Purpo… read more

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Cover of Home Sweet Christmas (Wishing Tree, #2) by Susan Mallery

16. Home Sweet Christmas (Wishing Tree, #2)

By: Susan Mallery

3.91

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

With twinkling humor and heartfelt Christmas spirit, two friends find love in a town called Wishing… read more

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Cover of The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (Left-Handed Booksellers of London, #1) by Garth Nix

17. The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (Left-Handed Booksellers of London, #1)

By: Garth Nix

3.86

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A girl’s quest to find her father leads her to an extended family of magical fighting booksellers w… read more

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"Shakespeare knew too much."

-Garth Nix, The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (Left-Handed Booksellers of London, #1)

"Come sleep, oh sleep, the certain knot of peace."

-Garth Nix, The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (Left-Handed Booksellers of London, #1)

"I read. And you know 'no offense' means 'I am about to be or have just been fucking offensive."

-Garth Nix, The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (Left-Handed Booksellers of London, #1)

"Books help us anchor our souls, or re-anchor them; particularly for us, the left-handed, given the things we have to do."

-Garth Nix, The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (Left-Handed Booksellers of London, #1)

Cover of City Spies (City Spies #1) by James Ponti

18. City Spies (City Spies #1)

By: James Ponti

4.31

Format: 378 pages, Hardcover

Sara Martinez is a hacker. She recently broke into the New York City foster care system to expose h… read more

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"Justice doesn’t require a membership card. Just a sense of right and wrong."

-James Ponti, City Spies (City Spies #1)

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19. In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial

By: Mona Chollet

4.10

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Mona Chollet's In Defense of Witches is a celebration by an acclaimed French feminist of the witch … read more

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"En somme, si on voulait être cohérent, il faudrait soit lever le pied sur l'éducation des filles, soit intégrer à leur formation un sérieux entraînement à la guérilla contre le patriarcat, tout en s'…"

-Mona Chollet, In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial

"No obstante, algunas mujeres, vivan o no con hombres, se sientan o no llamadas por una vocación, encuentran otro modo de evitar ser engullidas por el papel de la devota sirvienta: no tener hijos; dar…"

-Mona Chollet, In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial

"Certaines, cependant, qu'elles vivent avec les hommes ou pas, qu'elles se sentent ou non requises par une vocation, trouvent un autre moyen d'échapper à l'engloutissement dans le rôle de la servante …"

-Mona Chollet, In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial

"Il serait temps que les femmes - souvent si peu sûres d'elles, de leurs capacités, de la pertinence de ce qu'elles ont à apporter, de leur droit à une vie pour elles-mêmes - apprennent à se défendre …"

-Mona Chollet, In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial

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20. E.R. Nurses

By: James Patterson

4.19

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

James Patterson and Matt Eversmann present the medical frontline heroes who work to save our lives … read more

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"My job isn't just taking care of patients. I take care of families too. It is the greatest gift."

-James Patterson, E.R. Nurses

"Nursing, I realize, isn't just about medicine. It's also about making---and preserving--- that human connection."

-James Patterson, E.R. Nurses

"I don't think people realize the fight that goes on in nurses' hearts--- sticking to a hospital's legal policy versus acting on humanitarian impulses."

-James Patterson, E.R. Nurses

Cover of Dark Sky (Joe Pickett, #21) by C.J. Box

21. Dark Sky (Joe Pickett, #21)

By: C.J. Box

4.46

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

Don’t miss the JOE PICKETT series—now streaming on Paramount+Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett must a… read more

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Cover of The Best of Me (Blessings, Georgia, #13) by Sharon Sala

22. The Best of Me (Blessings, Georgia, #13)

By: Sharon Sala

4.52

Format: 382 pages, Kindle Edition

Take a trip to Blessings, Georgia, where bestselling author Sharon Sala welcomes you with a touchin… read more

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Cover of Funny Farm: My Unexpected Life with 600 Rescue Animals by Laurie Zaleski

23. Funny Farm: My Unexpected Life with 600 Rescue Animals

By: Laurie Zaleski

4.28

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

An inspiring and moving memoir of the author's turbulent life with 600 rescue animals. Laurie Z… read more

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"That was the end of church for Mom. She retained custody of the kids, and Dad got custody of God."

-Laurie Zaleski, Funny Farm: My Unexpected Life with 600 Rescue Animals

"Many years ago, I made up my mind that, even if a person is 95 percent bad, you focus on the 5 percent that's good and decent---that's what you hold on to."

-Laurie Zaleski, Funny Farm: My Unexpected Life with 600 Rescue Animals

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24. Prom Mom

By: Laura Lippman

3.35

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestseller Laura Lippman tells the story of Amber Glass, desperately trying to get a… read more

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"How do you live with yourself? How does anyone live with themselves, in the end? The way I see it, you either admit to yourself exactly who you are - or you lie to yourself the way you lie to the res…"

-Laura Lippman, Prom Mom

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25. We Are the Light

By: Matthew Quick

3.79

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

LIFE IS FULL OF GUARDIAN ANGELS. Lucas Goodgame lives in Majestic, Pennsylvania, a quaint suburb… read more

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"The best part of my soul loves the best part of your soul."

-Matthew Quick, We Are the Light

Cover of The Gifts That Bind Us (All Our Hidden Gifts, #2) by Caroline O'Donoghue

26. The Gifts That Bind Us (All Our Hidden Gifts, #2)

By: Caroline O'Donoghue

4.15

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

A spellbinding supernatural teen drama - and sequel to All Our Hidden Gifts. Maeve and her frien… read more

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"What follows is the strangest forty minutes I have ever spent at St. Bernadette’s, and I was once locked in a cupboard for an entire afternoon with a deck of cursed tarot cards."

-Caroline O'Donoghue, The Gifts That Bind Us (All Our Hidden Gifts, #2)

"If the girls weren't here, I'd wrap my arms around him. If the girls weren't here, I'd tell him that there's not a single horrible thing about him. That he is calmer and kinder than anyone I've ever …"

-Caroline O'Donoghue, The Gifts That Bind Us (All Our Hidden Gifts, #2)

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27. Valentine

By: Elizabeth Wetmore

3.76

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An astonishing debut novel that explores the lingering effects of a brutal crime on the women of on… read more

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"The only thing I hate more that being home with Alice all day long is feeling guilty about not wanting to do it. Corrine's voice breaks and she pushes her fist against her mouth. She is trying not to…"

-Elizabeth Wetmore, Valentine

"He wears a Stetson so clean you could eat a sandwich off the brim. All hat, no cattle. Keith leaned forward and looked me right in the eye,. Family's been in Texas since forever. Probably got a whole…"

-Elizabeth Wetmore, Valentine

"Yeah. What do you need, Corrine, to be happy with me and Alice? She doesn't hesitate. I need to go back to my work, Potter. Honey, you work, taking care of Alice and me. Yes, I do. I'd prefer to teac…"

-Elizabeth Wetmore, Valentine

"In the church where I grew up, we were taught that sin, even if it happens only in your heart, condemns you all the same. Grace is not assured to any of us, maybe not even most of us, and while being…"

-Elizabeth Wetmore, Valentine

Cover of Every Gift a Curse (All Our Hidden Gifts, #3) by Caroline O'Donoghue

28. Every Gift a Curse (All Our Hidden Gifts, #3)

By: Caroline O'Donoghue

4.29

Format: 414 pages, Paperback

A spellbinding supernatural teen drama and final book in the Gifts series from a New York Times bes… read more

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Cover of A Gathering of Crones (The Crone Wars #2) by Lydia M. Hawke

29. A Gathering of Crones (The Crone Wars #2)

By: Lydia M. Hawke

4.36

Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition

She’s running out of time. And so is the world. After learning on her sixtieth birthday that she… read more

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Cover of Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Hilarious, Heroic, Human Dog: 101 Tales of Canine Companionship by Amy Newmark

30. Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Hilarious, Heroic, Human Dog: 101 Tales of Canine Companionship

By: Amy Newmark

4.38

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

The magic of dogs! They keep company, provide unconditional love, share in the ups and downs of our… read more

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Cover of Chicken Soup to Inspire the Body & Soul: Motivation and Inspiration for Living and Loving a Healthy Lifestyle (Chicken Soup for the Soul) by Jack Canfield

31. Chicken Soup to Inspire the Body & Soul: Motivation and Inspiration for Living and Loving a Healthy Lifestyle (Chicken Soup for the Soul)

By: Jack Canfield

3.76

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Need a physical and spiritual boost to kick the year off right? Need some extra power to reach goal… read more

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16 Best contemporary books like We Are the Light by Matthew Quick

Transform Your Habits

Happiness Falls

Angie Kim

3.75

Transform Your Habits

Hello Beautiful

Ann Napolitano

4.16

Transform Your Habits

The Half Moon

Mary Beth Keane

3.40

Transform Your Habits

Signal Fires

Dani Shapiro

3.91

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