11 Top nonfiction books like Weather Flying by Robert N. Buck

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Weather Flying

By: Robert N. Buck

4.26

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Weather Flying is regarded in the industry as the bible of weather flying. Robert Buck, a general a…

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1. The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

By: Dalai Lama XIV , Desmond Tutu , Douglas Carlton Abrams

4.38

Format: 354 pages, Hardcover

Two great spiritual masters share their own hard-won wisdom about living with joy even in the face … read more

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"What the Dalai Lama and I are offering,"

-Dalai Lama XIV, The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

"It is not happiness that makes us grateful, it’s gratefulness that makes us happy."

-Dalai Lama XIV, The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

"The more time you spend thinking about yourself, the more suffering you will experience."

-Dalai Lama XIV, The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

"Our perspective toward life is our final and ultimate freedom. - Viktor Frankl quoted by Desmond Tutu"

-Dalai Lama XIV, The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

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2. The Drawing of the Three

By: Stephen King

3.39

Format: 440 pages, Paperback

In 1978, Stephen King introduced the world to the last gunslinger, Roland of Gilead. Nothing has be… read more

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3. Wizard and Glass

By: Stephen King , Dave McKean

3.39

Format: 440 pages, Paperback

Roland of Gilead and his fellow pilgrims determine to reach the Dark Tower, but their quest is rife… read more

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4. Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying

By: Wolfgang Langewiesche

3.80

Format: 184 pages, Hardcover

"Stick and Rudder" is the first exact analysis of the art of flying ever attempted. It has been con… read more

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  • aviation
  • nonfiction
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5. The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business

By: Erin Meyer

4.34

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

An international business expert helps you understand and navigate cultural differences in this ins… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Try seeing, feeling, and tasting the water you swim in the way a land animal might perceive it. You may find the experience fascinating -- and mind-expanding."

-Erin Meyer, The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business

"This is the philosophy of low - context communication in a nutshell: Tell them what you are going to tell them, then tell them ,then tell them what you’ve told them."

-Erin Meyer, The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business

"This is where I learned the traditional American rule for successfully transferring a powerful message to an audience: tell them what you are going to tell them, then tell them, then tell them what y…"

-Erin Meyer, The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business

"You may find yourself reacting defensively when you hear what others have said about the culture you call your own. It isn't true: my culture is not a bit like that. At the risk of pouring oil on the…"

-Erin Meyer, The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business

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6. The Killing Zone: How & Why Pilots Die

By: Paul A. Craig

3.84

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

This literal survival guide for new pilots identifies "the killing zone," the 40-250 flight hours d… read more

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  • aviation
  • nonfiction

7. Wind, Sand and Stars

By: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry , Lewis Galantière

3.82

Format: 340 pages, Paperback

Recipient of the Grand Prix of the Academie Francaise, Wind, Sand and Stars captures the grandeur, … read more

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  • nonfiction
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8. Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code

By: Kent Beck , Erich Gamma , Martin Fowler , Don Roberts

4.06

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

As the application of object technology--particularly the Java programming language--has become com… read more

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  • nonfiction

9. Fate Is the Hunter

By: Ernest K. Gann

3.00

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

Ernest K. Gann's classic memoir is an up-close and thrilling account of the treacherous early days … read more

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10. Eye of the Needle

By: Ken Follett

4.21

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

One enemy spy knows the secret to the Allies' greatest deception, a brilliant aristocrat and ruthle… read more

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11. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1)

By: Robert M. Pirsig

3.78

Format: 540 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Robert M. Pirsig's Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is an examination of how we live, a medi… read more

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"This forest silence improves anyone."

-Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1)

"The more you read, the more you calm down."

-Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1)

"For every fact there is an infinity of hypotheses. "

-Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1)

"To all appearances he was just drifting. In actuality he was just drifting."

-Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1)

12. Heart of Darkness

By: Joseph Conrad

3.99

Format: 284 pages, Paperback

Marlow, a seaman and wanderer, recounts his physical and psychological journey in search of the inf… read more

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13. On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

By: Stephen King

3.96

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

On Writing begins with King's childhood and his uncannily early focus on writing to tell a story. K… read more

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14. Instrument Flying

By: Richard L. Taylor

4.90

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The fourth edition of the perennial best-seller. Fully updated, with everything the private pilot n… read more

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15. The Lord of the Rings (The Lord of the Rings, #1-3)

By: J.R.R. Tolkien

4.36

Format: 524 pages, Paperback

A fantastic starter set for new Tolkien fans or readers interested in rediscovering the magic of Mi… read more

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16. Wolves of the Calla

By: Stephen King , Bernie Wrightson

4.34

Format: 413 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Roland Deschain and his ka-tetare bearing southeast through the forests of Mid-World on their quest… read more

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17. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

By: Philip K. Dick

4.09

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

It was January 2021, and Rick Deckard had a license to kill. Somewhere among the hordes of humans o… read more

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"An android,"

-Philip K. Dick, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

"Mors certa, vita incerta,"

-Philip K. Dick, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

"Mankind needs more empathy."

-Philip K. Dick, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

"Frankly, you look more like a goat man to me."

-Philip K. Dick, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

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18. The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness

By: Eric Jorgenson

4.44

Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition

Getting rich is not just about luck; Happiness is not just a trait we are born with. These aspirati… read more

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  • nonfiction
"No one in the world is going to beat you at being you."

-Eric Jorgenson, The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness

"Intentions don’t matter. Actions do. That’s why being ethical is hard."

-Eric Jorgenson, The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness

"An old boss once warned: “You’ll never be rich since you’re obviously smart, and someone will always offer you a job that’s just good enough."

-Eric Jorgenson, The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness

"I don’t buy the everlasting afterlife answers because it’s insane to me, with absolutely no evidence, to believe because of how you live seventy years here on this planet, you’re going to spend etern…"

-Eric Jorgenson, The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness

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19. How to Pronounce Knife: Stories

By: Souvankham Thammavongsa

3.85

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780316422130. In the title story of Souvankham Thammavongsa's d… read more

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"Whether or not you understood the oath you made, you had to move your lips."

-Souvankham Thammavongsa, How to Pronounce Knife: Stories

"The only love Red knew was that simple, uncomplicated, lonely love one feels for oneself in the quiet moments of the day. It was there, steady and solid in the laughter and talk of the television and…"

-Souvankham Thammavongsa, How to Pronounce Knife: Stories

"At church, she told us they ate one cracker and took one swallow of red wine and the rest of the time there was a man talking. She did not know exactly what he said, but he said it for a long time. S…"

-Souvankham Thammavongsa, How to Pronounce Knife: Stories

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20. Why We Swim

By: Bonnie Tsui

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

An immersive, unforgettable, and eye-opening perspective on swimming—and on human behavior itself. … read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of The Art of Clear Thinking: A Stealth Fighter Pilot's Timeless Rules for Making Tough Decisions by Hasard Lee

21. The Art of Clear Thinking: A Stealth Fighter Pilot's Timeless Rules for Making Tough Decisions

By: Hasard Lee

4.25

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

THE #2 WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER Based on a career of making high-stakes, split-second decisi… read more

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  • aviation
  • nonfiction
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22. Weather Flying

By: Robert N. Buck

4.26

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Weather Flying is regarded in the industry as the bible of weather flying. Robert Buck, a general a… read more

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  • aviation
  • nonfiction
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23. Pass Your Private Pilot Checkride

By: Jason Schappert

4.40

Format: 136 pages, Paperback

Pass your private pilot checkride now in it's 2nd edition, is a compilation of checkride examiners … read more

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24. Snow Crash

By: Neal Stephenson

4.02

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

The "brilliantly realized" (The New York Times Book Review) modern classic that coined the term "me… read more

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"They made data a controlled substance."

-Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash

"To condense fact from the vapor of nuance."

-Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash

"I just saved your fucking life, Mom. . . . You could at least offer me an Oreo."

-Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash

"Southern California doesn't know whether to bustle or just strangle itself on the spot."

-Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash

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25. The Thinking Pilot's Flight Manual: Or, How to Survive Flying Little Airplanes and Have a Ball Doing It

By: Rick Durden

4.28

Format: 388 pages, Kindle Edition

In a provocative and sometimes controversial style, this guide starts where standard-issue flight t… read more

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  • aviation
  • nonfiction
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26. The Thinking Pilot's Flight Manual: Or, How to Survive Flying Little Airplanes and Have a Ball Doing It, Volume 2

By: Rick Durden

4.50

Format: 212 pages, Kindle Edition

Volume 2 of The Thinking Pilot's Flight Manual carries on the widely praised, penetrating, and clea… read more

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  • aviation

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Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying

Wolfgang Langewiesche

3.80

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Paul A. Craig

3.84

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4.25

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Frederick Forsyth

4.14

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Martin Cruz Smith

3.13

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John Grisham , Robin Waterfield

4.06

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