10 best-selling history books like More Bad Days in History: The Delightfully Dismal, Day-by-Day Saga of Ignominy, Idiocy, and Incompetence Continues by Michael Farquhar

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More Bad Days in History: The Delightfully Dismal, Day-by-Day Saga of Ignominy, Idiocy, and Incompetence Continues

By: Michael Farquhar

4.09

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

In this delightful sequel to his sleeper hit Bad Days in History, best-selling author Michael Farqu…

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1. Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Wonderful World of Odd

By: Bathroom Readers' Institute

4.26

Format: 324 pages, Paperback

A compendium of kookiness, Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader Wonderful World of Odd digs up the oddest, … read more

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  • humor
  • nonfiction
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2. Stupid Science: Weird Experiments, Mad Scientists, and Idiots in the Lab

By: Leland Gregory

3.74

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

New York Timesbest-selling humorist Leland Gregory chronicles laboratory experiments gone awry, mod… read more

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  • history
  • humor
  • nonfiction
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3. The Wyndham Case (Imogen Quy, #1)

By: Jill Paton Walsh

4.75

Format: 335 pages, Paperback

The library of St Agatha's, Cambridge, houses an unrivalled and according to scholars, uninterestin… read more

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4. Stupid American History: Tales of Stupidity, Strangeness, and Mythconceptions

By: Leland Gregory

4.57

Format: None pages, Paperback

America is the home of the brave and, apparently, the stupid and gullible. Satirist Leland Gregory … read more

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  • historical
  • history
  • humor
  • nonfiction
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5. Colossus: Hoover Dam and the Making of the American Century

By: Michael A. Hiltzik

3.94

Format: 111 pages, ebook

As breathtaking today as the day it was completed, Hoover Dam not only shaped the American West but… read more

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  • historical
  • history
  • nonfiction
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6. Royal Babylon: The Alarming History of European Royalty

By: Karl Shaw

4.17

Format: None pages, Paperback

An uproarious, eye-opening history of Europe's notorious royal houses that leaves no throne unturne… read more

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  • historical
  • history
  • humor
  • nonfiction

7. Idiots at Work: Chronicles of Workplace Stupidity

By: Leland Gregory

3.32

Format: None pages,

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  • humor
  • nonfiction

8. Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges into History

By: Bathroom Readers' Institute , None , None

4.48

Format: None pages, Paperback

Whether you're a history buff, or you just like reading great stories, you'll see the past in a who… read more

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9. United Kingdumb: Idiots from the British Isles

By: Leland Gregory

3.14

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

A new collection of outrageous, laugh-out-loud anecdotes about the weird and wacky activities of ou… read more

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10. Uncle John's UNCANNY 29th Bathroom Reader

By: Bathroom Readers' Institute

3.86

Format: 536 pages,

What's so uncanny about the 29th annual edition of Uncle John's? This enduring book series has been… read more

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11. Uncle John's Weird, Weird World: Who, What, Where, When, and Wow!

By: Bathroom Readers' Institute

2.50

Format: None pages, Hardcover

It's finally here -- the book that Uncle John's fans have been asking for: a full-color, illustrate… read more

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12. Clete (Dave Robicheaux, #24)

By: James Lee Burke

4.07

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

James Lee Burke returns to his bestselling Dave Robicheaux series, bringing Dave’s partner and frie… read more

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13. Murder Book

By: Thomas Perry

3.87

Format: 420 pages, Hardcover

An ex-cop takes on a widespread criminal organization targeting Midwestern towns in this "master cl… read more

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14. Patient Zero: A Curious History of the World's Worst Diseases

By: Lydia Kang

4.14

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A very timely history of disease outbreaks, from the authors of Quackery: stories of outbreaks (and… read more

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  • historical
  • history
  • nonfiction
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15. Cursed Objects: Strange but True Stories of the World's Most Infamous Items

By: J.W. Ocker

3.70

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

An illustrated compendium that reveals the true stories behind the most infamous, creepy, and bizar… read more

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  • historical
  • history
  • nonfiction
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16. The Llangollen Killings (DI Ruth Hunter, #19)

By: Simon McCleave

4.57

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

DI Ruth Hunter and the Llancastell CID team investigate a murder in Llangollen read more

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17. Who Ate the First Oyster?: The Extraordinary People Behind the Greatest Firsts in History

By: Cody Cassidy

3.87

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Who wore the first pants? Who painted the first masterpiece? Who first rode the horse? Who invented… read more

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  • historical
  • history
  • humor
  • nonfiction
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18. Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters: Thirty-Nine Tiny Mistakes That Changed the World Forever

By: Jared Knott

4.01

Format: 457 pages, Kindle Edition

How often does it happen that a single tiny mistake causes an entire civilization to collapse? More… read more

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  • historical
  • history
  • nonfiction
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19. Hey, Idiot!: Chronicles of Human Stupidity

By: Leland Gregory

3.85

Format: 482 pages, Kindle Edition

It's not feelings of superiority that make us suspect the universe is filled with dumb people: The … read more

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  • history
  • humor
  • nonfiction
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20. Unexplained, Unsolved, Unsealed Mysteries of the World (Volume 10): Strange Disappearances, Paranormal Activities, Cold Murder Cases and Abnormal Occurrences

By: Gerald Burns

3.93

Format: 39 pages, Kindle Edition

Read about strange disappearances, paranormal activities, cold murder cases and abnormal occurrence… read more

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21. The Classified Dossier: Sherlock Holmes and Count Dracula

By: Christian Klaver

3.71

Format: 425 pages, Hardcover

The first in a stylish new series, in which the worlds of Sherlock and the uncanny collide. Sher… read more

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22. Yes, That Happened!: A Collection of Wildly Insane-But-True Stories in Pop Culture, Science, and History That Seniors Will Remember

By: Kimberly Miller

3.67

Format: 99 pages, Kindle Edition

From the gift J. Edgar Hoover gave twenty-year-old Shirly Temple to secret government tests on huma… read more

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23. Crazy True Tales - A funny book for adults: Anecdotes and hilarious true stories. For the coffee table, bathroom or as a conversation starter (Crazy True Stories and Anecdotes)

By: Adam Douglas

3.74

Format: 159 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover why the Pope declared war on cats but the cats had the last laugh, or the time when the Au… read more

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  • humor
  • nonfiction
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24. Uncle John’s Awesome 35th Anniversary Bathroom Reader: Facts, don't fail me now! (Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Annual #35)

By: Bathroom Readers' Institute

4.55

Format: 415 pages, Kindle Edition

The 35th annual edition of Uncle John’s compendium features entertaining, informative, and amusing … read more

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25. Unexplained, Unsolved, Unsealed Mysteries of the World (Volume 9): Strange Disappearances, Paranormal Activities, Cold Murder Cases, Abnormal Occurrences

By: Gerald Burns

3.99

Format: 41 pages, Kindle Edition

Read about strange disappearances, paranormal activities, cold murder cases and abnormal occurrence… read more

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26. Don't Let the Devil Ride

By: Ace Atkins

3.79

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

“An instant Southern noir classic” –S.A. Cosby S.A. Cosby meets Don Winslow in the breakout thri… read more

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27. More Bad Days in History: The Delightfully Dismal, Day-by-Day Saga of Ignominy, Idiocy, and Incompetence Continues

By: Michael Farquhar

4.09

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

In this delightful sequel to his sleeper hit Bad Days in History, best-selling author Michael Farqu… read more

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  • historical
  • history
  • humor
  • nonfiction
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28. The World's Greatest Mysteries: Investigating Our World's Most Fascinating Secrets And Unsolved Mysteries

By: Bill O'Neill

4.05

Format: 135 pages, Kindle Edition

Are you a curious soul ready to dive into some of our world's biggest mysteries? The World's Great… read more

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29. Stupid Texas: Idiots in the Lone Star State (Stupid History)

By: Leland Gregory

3.20

Format: 160 pages, Kindle Edition

New York Times best-selling author Leland Gregory (Stupid History, Stupid American History) present… read more

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30. Uncle John’s Truth, Trivia, and the Pursuit of Factiness Bathroom Reader (Uncle John's Bathroom Reader #32)

By: Bathroom Readers' Institute

4.39

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

It’s all about the facts—and Uncle John is back with a ton of them!For the 32nd year, Uncle John an… read more

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31. Uncle John's Action-Packed Bathroom Reader (Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Annual Book 37)

By: Bathroom Readers' Institute

4.57

Format: 414 pages, Kindle Edition

This 37th annual Bathroom Reader from Uncle John and his team is filled with highly entertaining an… read more

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4.57

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3.94

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4.17

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Neil Bradbury

4.12

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Erika Engelhaupt

4.09

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