7 best-selling nonfiction books like The Office and Philosophy: Scenes from the Unexamined Life (The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series) by J. Jeremy Wisnewski

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The Office and Philosophy: Scenes from the Unexamined Life (The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series)

By: J. Jeremy Wisnewski

3.35

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Just when you thought paper couldn’t be more exciting, this book comes your way! This book―jammed f…

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1. Lullaby

By: Chuck Palahniuk

3.74

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

Carl Streator is a reporter investigating Sudden Infant Death Syndrome for a soft-news feature. Aft… read more

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"I'm in love. So kill me."

-Chuck Palahniuk, Lullaby

"Anymore, no one's mind is their own."

-Chuck Palahniuk, Lullaby

"We're all of us haunted and haunting."

-Chuck Palahniuk, Lullaby

"Some people still think knowledge is power."

-Chuck Palahniuk, Lullaby

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2. Shutter Island

By: Dennis Lehane

4.12

Format: 369 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The year is 1954. U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels and his new partner, Chuck Aule, have come to Shutter … read more

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"I'm just bones in a box, Teddy."

-Dennis Lehane, Shutter Island

"There's always a 'she'. Isn't there?"

-Dennis Lehane, Shutter Island

"You was in all sorts of places, huh?"

-Dennis Lehane, Shutter Island

"One that society can't forgive, but I can."

-Dennis Lehane, Shutter Island

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3. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Charlie Bucket, #2)

By: Roald Dahl , Quentin Blake

3.68

Format: 159 pages, Paperback

Last seen flying through the sky in a giant elevator in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie … read more

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"You'll never get anywhere if you go about what-iffing like that."

-Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Charlie Bucket, #2)

"It was an unhappy truth, he told himself, that nearly all people in the world behave badly when there is something really big at stake."

-Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Charlie Bucket, #2)

"The President said a very rude word into the microphone and ten million children across the nation began repeating it gleefully and got smacked by their parents."

-Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Charlie Bucket, #2)

"It's very difficult to phone people in China, Mr President,' said the Postmaster General. 'The country's so full of Wings and Wongs, every time you wing you get the wong number."

-Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Charlie Bucket, #2)

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4. Tenth of December

By: George Saunders

3.98

Format: 251 pages, Hardcover

One of the most important and blazingly original writers of his generation, George Saunders is an u… read more

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"Ted, I swear to God, quothe he."

-George Saunders, Tenth of December

"Every step was a victory. He had to remember that."

-George Saunders, Tenth of December

"Why was she dancing? No reason. Just alive, I guess."

-George Saunders, Tenth of December

"The thing about girls? Suzanne said. Is we are more content-driven."

-George Saunders, Tenth of December

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5. V for Vendetta

By: Alan Moore , David Lloyd

3.50

Format: 92 pages, Hardcover

"Remember, remember the fifth of November..." A frightening and powerful tale of the loss of freedo… read more

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6. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

By: Mark Twain , John Seelye , Guy Cardwell

3.92

Format: 244 pages, Paperback

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer revolves around the youthful adventures of the novel's schoolboy prota… read more

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"Tom!"

-Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

"Company would be a palpable improvement"

-Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

"But old fools is the biggest fools there is."

-Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

"Life to him seemed hollow, and existence but a burden."

-Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

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7. The Invisible Man

By: H.G. Wells , Дмитро Паламарчук

3.64

Format: 192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

This masterpiece of science fiction is the fascinating story of Griffin, a scientist who creates a … read more

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"But giving drugs to a cat is no joke, Kemp!"

-H.G. Wells, The Invisible Man

"I never blame anyone," said Kemp. "It's quite out of fashion."

-H.G. Wells, The Invisible Man

"Very well," said the Voice, in a tone of relief. "Then I'm going to throw flints at you till you think differently."

-H.G. Wells, The Invisible Man

"And there it was, on a shabby bed in a tawdry, ill-lighted bedroom, surrounded by a crowd of ignorant and excited people, broken and wounded, betrayed and unpitied, that Griffin, the first of all men…"

-H.G. Wells, The Invisible Man

Cover of The Psychology of Harry Potter: An Unauthorized Examination Of The Boy Who Lived by Susan Engel, None, Wind Goodfriend, None, Robin S. Rosenberg, E. David Klonsky, Neil Mulholland, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None

8. The Psychology of Harry Potter: An Unauthorized Examination Of The Boy Who Lived

By: Susan Engel , None , Wind Goodfriend , None , Robin S. Rosenberg , E. David Klonsky , Neil Mulholland , None , None , None , None , None , None , None , None , None , None , None , None , None , None , None , None , None , None , None , None , None , None , None , None , None

3.09

Format: None pages, Paperback

Harry Potter has provided a portal to the wizarding world for millions of readers, but an examinati… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • pop culture
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9. Dandelion Wine

By: Ray Bradbury

4.08

Format: 239 pages, Paperback

The summer of '28 was a vintage season for a growing boy. A summer of green apple trees, mowed lawn… read more

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"No,"

-Ray Bradbury, Dandelion Wine

"and sleeping put an end to summer, 1928,"

-Ray Bradbury, Dandelion Wine

"And the sea moved her back down the shore."

-Ray Bradbury, Dandelion Wine

"Those women like to see their tongues dance."

-Ray Bradbury, Dandelion Wine

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10. Journey to the Center of the Earth

By: Jules Verne , Kim Stanley Robinson , Lowell Bair

3.85

Format: 240 pages, Mass Market Paperback

An adventurous geology professor chances upon a manuscript in which a 16th-century explorer claims … read more

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"Axel,"

-Jules Verne, Journey to the Center of the Earth

"Then don’t you despair?"

-Jules Verne, Journey to the Center of the Earth

"I dream with my eyes open."

-Jules Verne, Journey to the Center of the Earth

"And whichsoever way thou goest, may fortune follow."

-Jules Verne, Journey to the Center of the Earth

11. Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls

By: David Sedaris

3.85

Format: 370 pages, Hardcover

A guy walks into a bar car and... From here the story could take many turns. When this guy is David… read more

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12. Ulysses

By: James Joyce

3.75

Format: 925 pages, Paperback

Ulysses is a modernist novel by Irish writer James Joyce. It was first serialized in parts in the A… read more

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"Shite and onions!"

-James Joyce, Ulysses

"Let my country die for me."

-James Joyce, Ulysses

"Be just before you are generous."

-James Joyce, Ulysses

"no more pain. wake no more. nobody owns"

-James Joyce, Ulysses

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13. What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

By: Randall Munroe

4.14

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

Randall Munroe left NASA in 2005 to start up his hugely popular site XKCD 'a web comic of romance, … read more

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  • nonfiction
"A darkened Sun would liberate us from the parsnip threat."

-Randall Munroe, What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

"So Yoda sounds like our best bet as an energy source. But with world electricity consumption pushing 2 terawatts, it would take a hundred million Yodas to meet our demands. All things considered, swi…"

-Randall Munroe, What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

"But what about gender and sexual orientation? And culture? And language? We could keep using demographics to try to narrow things down further, but we would be drifting away from the idea of a random…"

-Randall Munroe, What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

14. Lucky Man

By: Michael J. Fox

4.25

Format: 512 pages,

In September 1998, Michael J. Fox stunned the world by announcing he had been diagnosed with Parkin… read more

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15. Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: An Introvert's Year of Living Dangerously

By: Jessica Pan

3.89

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

An introvert spends a year trying to live like an extrovert with hilarious results and advice for r… read more

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  • nonfiction
"That’s the truth of the world, Jessica,"

-Jessica Pan, Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: An Introvert's Year of Living Dangerously

"I hate flakiness, and I blame the Facebook ‘Maybe’ button,"

-Jessica Pan, Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: An Introvert's Year of Living Dangerously

"I'm giddy just imagining the shit I'll get up to when I'm eighty."

-Jessica Pan, Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: An Introvert's Year of Living Dangerously

"I watched my first penalty shoot-out during the World Cup 2014 (Brazil vs. Chile): men cried, I cried, Neymar cried. I was done for. I loved it."

-Jessica Pan, Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: An Introvert's Year of Living Dangerously

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16. MOX

By: Jon Moxley

4.30

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER! A vivid trip through the mind of the top professional wrestler in the… read more

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  • nonfiction
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17. Happy People Are Annoying

By: Josh Peck

4.06

Format: 272 pages, ebook

A wonderfully candid memoir from one of the most recognizable faces of a generation, actor, writer,… read more

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  • nonfiction
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18. Supernatural Psychology: Roads Less Traveled (Volume 8) (Popular Culture Psychology)

By: Travis Langley

4.04

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

A fascinating analysis of the psychology behind the popular TV series Supernatural. Following the a… read more

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  • nonfiction
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19. The Office and Philosophy: Scenes from the Unexamined Life (The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series)

By: J. Jeremy Wisnewski

3.35

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Just when you thought paper couldn’t be more exciting, this book comes your way! This book―jammed f… read more

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  • pop culture
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • tv
  • reference
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20. Saturday Night Live and Philosophy: Deep Thoughts Through the Decades

By: William Irwin

3.55

Format: 272 pages, ebook

This hilarious cast of star philosophers will make you laugh while you think as they explore the mo… read more

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  • philosophy
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21. Quest for the Dragon Star: An Oral History of WMAC Masters

By: Kristopher Landis

4.33

Format: 382 pages, Paperback

Quest for the Dragon Star: An Oral History of WMAC Masters is the behind-the-scenes story of the le… read more

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17 Best fiction books like Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne, Kim Stanley Robinson, Lowell Bair

Transform Your Habits

Robinson Crusoe

Virginia Woolf , Daniel Defoe , Gerald McCann

3.68

Transform Your Habits

The Lost World (Professor Challenger, #1)

Arthur Conan Doyle

3.93

Transform Your Habits

The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)

Arthur Conan Doyle , Anne Perry , Sidney Paget , Maria Buitoni Duca

4.13

Transform Your Habits

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Alexandre Dumas , Richard Pevear , John Lee

4.09

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