18 Top nonfiction books like How to Raise Your Adult Children: Because Big Kids Have Even Bigger Problems by Gail Parent

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How to Raise Your Adult Children: Because Big Kids Have Even Bigger Problems

By: Gail Parent

3.29

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A funny and practical guide to parenting "grown" children. Today's "kids" are taking longer to mov…

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1. Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

By: Sheryl Sandberg , Nell Scovell

3.95

Format: 217 pages, Hardcover

Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In is a massive cultural phenomenon and its title has become an instant catc… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Done is better than perfect."

-Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

"It's a jungle gym, not a ladder."

-Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

"Careers are a jungle gym, not a ladder."

-Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

"What would you do if you weren't afraid?"

-Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

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2. I've Got Your Number

By: Sophie Kinsella

3.94

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Poppy Wyatt has never felt luckier. She is about to marry her ideal man, Magnus Tavish, but in one … read more

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"Are you so scared people will hate you?"

-Sophie Kinsella, I've Got Your Number

"If it's in the bin, it's public property."

-Sophie Kinsella, I've Got Your Number

"You shouldn't go into a marriage feeling inferior in any way."

-Sophie Kinsella, I've Got Your Number

"All I can say is, she's the one I think about. All the time. She's the voice I want to hear. She's the face I hope to see. - Sam Roxton"

-Sophie Kinsella, I've Got Your Number

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3. The Four Tendencies: The Indispensable Personality Profiles That Reveal How to Make Your Life Better

By: Gretchen Rubin

3.54

Format: 337 pages, Audio CD

In this groundbreaking analysis of personality type, bestselling author of Better Than Beforeand Th… read more

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  • nonfiction
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4. The Indigo Girl

By: Natasha Boyd

3.94

Format: None pages, Hardcover

An incredible story of dangerous and hidden friendships, ambition, betrayal, and sacrifice. The yea… read more

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5. Ten Stupid Things Couples Do to Mess Up Their Relationships

By: Laura Schlessinger

3.95

Format: 768 pages, Paperback

1. Stupid Secrets Withholding important information for fear of rejection 2. Stupid Egotism Asking … read more

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  • nonfiction
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6. Gift from the Sea

By: Anne Morrow Lindbergh

3.86

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

In this inimitable, beloved classic--graceful, lucid and lyrical--Anne Morrow Lindbergh shares her … read more

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  • nonfiction
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7. The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down: Guidance on the Path to Mindfulness from a Spiritual Leader

By: Chi-Young Kim , Haemin Sunim , Youngcheol Lee

4.12

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A multimillion-copy bestselling book of spiritual wisdom about the importance of slowing down in ou… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Master Your Metabolism: The 3 Diet Secrets to Naturally Balancing Your Hormones for a Hot and Healthy Body! by Jillian Michaels, Mariska Van Aalst, Christine Darwin

8. Master Your Metabolism: The 3 Diet Secrets to Naturally Balancing Your Hormones for a Hot and Healthy Body!

By: Jillian Michaels , Mariska Van Aalst , Christine Darwin

4.30

Format: None pages,

Simplified Chinese edition of Master Your Metabolism: The 3 Diet Secrets to Naturally Balancing You… read more

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  • nonfiction
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9. ChiRunning: A Revolutionary Approach to Effortless, Injury-Free Running

By: Danny Dreyer , Katherine Dreyer

4.25

Format: 127 pages, Paperback

Join the hundreds of thousands of people who are now running without injury or pain using the ChiRu… read more

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  • nonfiction

10. In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto

By: Michael Pollan

3.89

Format: 266 pages,

Michael Pollan's last book, The Omnivore's Dilemma, launched a national conversation about the Amer… read more

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11. Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World

By: William H. McRaven

4.00

Format: 2 pages, Audiobook

Listening Length: 1 hour and 53 minutes If you want to change the world, start off by making you… read more

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  • nonfiction

12. Anatomy of a Scandal: A Novel

By: Sarah Vaughan

3.91

Format: 434 pages, Hardcover

An astonishingly incisive and suspenseful novel about a scandal amongst Britain's privileged elite … read more

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13. Setting Boundaries® with Your Adult Children: Six Steps to Hope and Healing for Struggling Parents

By: Allison Bottke

4.07

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

This important and compassionate new book from the creator of the successful God Allows U-Turns ser… read more

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14. Confessions of a Sociopath: A Life Spent Hiding in Plain Sight

By: M.E. Thomas

3.92

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

The first memoir of its kind, Confessions of a Sociopathis an engrossing, highly captivating narrat… read more

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15. Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive

By: Stephanie Land

3.85

Format: 289 pages, Hardcover

At 28, Stephanie Land’s plans of breaking free from the roots of her hometown in the Pacific Northw… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Our space was a home because we loved each other in it."

-Stephanie Land, Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive

"Being poor, living in poverty, seemed a lot like probation - the crime being a lack of means to survive."

-Stephanie Land, Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive

"Most of my friendships had faded over the last year because I’d isolated myself and hidden from the embarrassment of my daily life."

-Stephanie Land, Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive

"My parents had moved on leaving me emotionally orphaned. I vowed to never put the same amount of physical and emotional space between Mia and me."

-Stephanie Land, Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive

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16. Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education

By: Stephanie Land

3.62

Format: 285 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author who inspired the hit Netflix series about a struggling m… read more

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  • nonfiction
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17. Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond

By: Henry Winkler

4.14

Format: 246 pages, Hardcover

From Emmy-award winning actor, author, comedian, producer, and director Henry Winkler, a deeply tho… read more

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  • nonfiction
"It’s so funny about time - you get into these nice little grooves with people you love, and you think it’ll go on forever. But time goes so fast, and nothing goes on forever."

-Henry Winkler, Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond

"If you don't nail your feet to the ground, you can just believe - and you want to believe. It's so enticing. It felt so good. You could just become a gigantic balloon in the Thanksgiving Day parade a…"

-Henry Winkler, Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond

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18. Wandering Stars

By: Tommy Orange

3.89

Format: 315 pages, Hardcover

The eagerly awaited follow-up to Pulitzer Prize-finalist Tommy Orange’s breakout best seller There … read more

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"And in the year 1924 Indian citizenship will have been granted, even though they will mean to dissolve tribes by giving citizenship, dissolve being another word for disappearance, a kind of chemical …"

-Tommy Orange, Wandering Stars

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19. Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

By: Alan Rickman

3.58

Format: 469 pages, Hardcover

Madly Deeply is a rare invitation into the mind of Alan Rickman—one of the most magnetic, beloved … read more

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  • nonfiction
"The trouble with death is that there is no next."

-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

"Why was I dreaming about having got myself a Saturday job at Woolworth's??"

-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

"The walls we are surrounded by, the objects we fill the spaces with, the lives they all describe."

-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

"Savoy Grill with Emma[Thompson]. A very easy, enjoyable meal with an easy enjoyable person. She says 'fuck' a lot. Much laughter."

-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

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20. The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family

By: Ron Howard

4.27

Format: 393 pages, Hardcover

Happy Days, The Andy Griffith Show, Gentle Ben—these shows captivated millions of TV viewers in the… read more

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  • nonfiction
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21. Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me About Life, Love, and Baking Biscuits

By: Reese Witherspoon

3.61

Format: 380 pages, Kindle Edition

Academy award-winning actress, producer, and entrepreneur Reese Witherspoon invites you into her wo… read more

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  • nonfiction
"You can be nervous as all get out. Just drink a beer and do it anyway."

-Reese Witherspoon, Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me About Life, Love, and Baking Biscuits

"Life isn't about perfection. There is no rule book. Life has many different chapters, and every chapter deserves celebrating."

-Reese Witherspoon, Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me About Life, Love, and Baking Biscuits

"Now, this is my little public service announcement: If you get invited to something, it's incumbent upon you to RSVP as soon as possible. A quick “no"

-Reese Witherspoon, Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me About Life, Love, and Baking Biscuits

"One historical note that I just love: When the suffragettes were marching, at one point they started wearing red lipstick so they would all be wearing the same bold color and stand in solidarity with…"

-Reese Witherspoon, Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me About Life, Love, and Baking Biscuits

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22. Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me

By: Ralph Macchio

4.02

Format: 241 pages, Hardcover

Since The Karate Kid first crane-kicked its way into the pop culture stratosphere in June 1984, the… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Doing Life with Your Adult Children: Keep Your Mouth Shut and the Welcome Mat Out by Jim Burns

23. Doing Life with Your Adult Children: Keep Your Mouth Shut and the Welcome Mat Out

By: Jim Burns

4.15

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Are you struggling to connect with your child now that they've left the nest? Are you feeling the t… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • parenting
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24. The Sleeping Car Porter

By: Suzette Mayr

3.46

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

When a mudslide strands a train, Baxter, a queer Black sleeping car porter, must contend with the p… read more

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"Desperate feelings can swivel into loathing."

-Suzette Mayr, The Sleeping Car Porter

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25. The Strangers

By: Katherena Vermette

4.10

Format: 336 pages, None

From the bestselling author of The Break comes a staggering intergenerational saga that explores ho… read more

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"Summer was always the worst season. Everyone always complained about winter, but winter was simple, you just didn't go outside. Summer always tried to sneak in where it was not wanted."

-Katherena Vermette, The Strangers

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26. The New Menopause: Navigating Your Path Through Hormonal Change with Purpose, Power, and Facts

By: Mary Claire Haver

4.35

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Filling a gaping hole in menopause care, everything a woman needs to know to thrive during her horm… read more

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  • nonfiction
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27. How to Raise Your Adult Children: Because Big Kids Have Even Bigger Problems

By: Gail Parent

3.29

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A funny and practical guide to parenting "grown" children. Today's "kids" are taking longer to mov… read more

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21 best-selling fiction books like Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange

Transform Your Habits

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Percival Everett

4.54

Transform Your Habits

North Woods

Daniel Mason

4.15

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Tommy Orange

3.89

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4.04

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