13 must-read nonfiction books like Happy Bonsai: Choose It, Shape It, Love It by Michael Tran

Cover of Happy Bonsai: Choose It, Shape It, Love It by Michael Tran

Happy Bonsai: Choose It, Shape It, Love It

By: Michael Tran

3.93

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

Busting myths and making bonsai accessible to everyone, Happy Bonsai will make you fall in love wit…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Happy Bonsai: Choose It, Shape It, Love It by Michael Tran , here is a list of 13 books like this:

Cover of Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu, Gia-Fu Feng, Jane English, Jacob Needleman, Toinette Lippe

1. Tao Te Ching

By: Lao Tzu , Gia-Fu Feng , Jane English , Jacob Needleman , Toinette Lippe

4.30

Format: 107 pages, Paperback

A lucid translation of the well-known Taoist classic by a leading scholar-now in a Shambhala Pocket… read more

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"The heart that gives, gathers."

-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

"Love is a decision - not an emotion!"

-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

"When nothing is done, nothing is left undone."

-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

"To understand the limitation of things, desire them."

-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

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2. Over The Garden Wall: Tome of the Unknown

By: Jim Campbell , Pat McHale

4.04

Format: None pages, Paperback

Based on a Emmy Award-winning Cartoon Network miniseries, Wirt and Greg are brothers, lost in a str… read more

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3. Redwall (Redwall, #1)

By: Brian Jacques

4.14

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A quest to recover a legendary lost weapon by bumbling young apprentice monk, mouse Matthias. R… read more

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"I am that is, my sword shall wield for me."

-Brian Jacques, Redwall (Redwall, #1)

"All work and no play makes Matthias a dull mouse."

-Brian Jacques, Redwall (Redwall, #1)

"Err, sorry Father Abbot. I tripped y'see. Trod on my Abbot, Father Habit. Oh dear, I mean...."

-Brian Jacques, Redwall (Redwall, #1)

"Who knows, my friend? Maybe the sword does have some magic. Personally, I think it's the warrior who wields it."

-Brian Jacques, Redwall (Redwall, #1)

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4. One Piece, Volume 02: Buggy the Clown (One Piece, #2)

By: Eiichiro Oda , Jason Thompson , None

3.82

Format: 340 pages, Paperback

As a kid, Monkey D. Luffy vowed to become King of the Pirates and find the legendary treasure calle… read more

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5. The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload

By: Daniel J. Levitin

3.64

Format: 221 pages, Hardcover

New York Timesbestselling author and neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin shifts his keen insights from… read more

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6. Akata Witch (Akata Witch, #1)

By: Nnedi Okorafor

3.97

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Akata Witchtransports the reader to a magical place where nothing is quite as it seems. Born in New… read more

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7. Dog on It (A Chet and Bernie Mystery #1)

By: Spencer Quinn

3.95

Format: None pages,

As sidekicks, Maxwell Smart and Agent 99 have nothing on Chet and Bernie. This charming detective d… read more

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8. The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England

By: Dan Jones

3.25

Format: 198 pages, Hardcover

The first Plantagenet king inherited a blood-soaked kingdom from the Normans and transformed it int… read more

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9. How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7

By: Adele Faber , Julie Adair King , Joanna Faber

3.87

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A must-have resource for anyone who lives or works with young kids, with an introduction by Adele F… read more

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10. The Prince of Tides

By: Pat Conroy

4.15

Format: None pages, Paperback

PAT CONROY has created a huge, brash thunderstorm of a novel, stinging with honesty and resounding … read more

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11. Investing For Dummies

By: Eric Tyson

3.80

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Do you have a few investments that you would like to develop into a full investment plan? Would you… read more

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12. The Emperor and the Endless Palace

By: Justinian Huang

3.52

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

“What if I told you that the feeling we call love is actually the feeling of metaphysical recogniti… read more

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"Despair not. History is carved by men who did not have their fathers' favor."

-Justinian Huang, The Emperor and the Endless Palace

"You mean like a past life?' Calvin says. Garden snorts. 'Are you for real?' 'Excuse me, this is a "yes and" environment, G,' Calvin replies, 'and billions of people around the world believe in reinca…"

-Justinian Huang, The Emperor and the Endless Palace

"[River] 'Maybe he was just trying to shake me off. I mean, why would he want to be with me?' Without warning, Calvin bonks me on the side of my head, not hard, though it startles me, and some wine sp…"

-Justinian Huang, The Emperor and the Endless Palace

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13. Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening

By:

3.97

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Set in an alternate matriarchal 1900's Asia, in a richly imagined world of art deco-inflected steam… read more

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"Master Ren: "To quote the poets.. we're fucked"."

-, Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening

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14. The Moth Keeper

By: Kay O'Neill

4.08

Format: 257 pages, Paperback

Being a Moth Keeper is a huge responsibility and a great honor, but what happens when the new Moth … read more

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15. On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to Be Good

By: Elise Loehnen

3.80

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A groundbreaking exploration of the ancient rules women unwittingly follow in order to be considere… read more

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"When you don't stop, you don't have to feel."

-Elise Loehnen, On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to Be Good

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16. River Kings: A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Road

By: Cat Jarman

4.06

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant new history that dramatically reassesses how far the Viking world extended. Dr Cat Ja… read more

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17. The Dawn of Yangchen (The Yangchen Novels, #1)

By: F.C. Yee

3.92

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Avatar, the Last Airbender: The Rise of Kyoshi and Av… read more

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"Human desires were responsible for the situation they were in."

-F.C. Yee, The Dawn of Yangchen (The Yangchen Novels, #1)

"Better to parry the sword than heal the wound it made in the flesh."

-F.C. Yee, The Dawn of Yangchen (The Yangchen Novels, #1)

"Let a problem least for too long and people begin to believe it's not a problem."

-F.C. Yee, The Dawn of Yangchen (The Yangchen Novels, #1)

"Ah, the faint grain of sand, the merciless hound at our heels, the spoke of the season's wheel"

-F.C. Yee, The Dawn of Yangchen (The Yangchen Novels, #1)

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18. How to Keep House While Drowning

By: K.C. Davis

4.25

Format: 151 pages, Kindle Edition

How to Keep House While Drowning will introduce you to six life-changing principles that will revol… read more

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"Shame has never helped anyone's mental health."

-K.C. Davis, How to Keep House While Drowning

"No one ever shamed themselves into better mental health."

-K.C. Davis, How to Keep House While Drowning

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19. Ghost Station

By: S.A. Barnes

3.57

Format: 377 pages, Hardcover

A crew must try to survive on an ancient, abandoned planet in the latest space horror novel from S.… read more

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20. Rental Person Who Does Nothing

By: Shoji Morimoto

3.34

Format: 160 pages, ebook

Need a rental person who does nothing? Shoji Morimoto provides a fascinating service to the lone… read more

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"– that people have a value even if they do nothing."

-Shoji Morimoto, Rental Person Who Does Nothing

"I felt comfortable in a community that existed just for the moment, with simple, temporary relationships uncomplicated by past or future."

-Shoji Morimoto, Rental Person Who Does Nothing

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21. Tasting History: Explore the Past through 4,000 Years of Recipes

By: Max Miller

4.36

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Begin your very own food journey through the centuries and around the … read more

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22. The Keeper's Six

By: Kate Elliott

3.63

Format: 197 pages, Hardcover

Kate Elliott's action-packed The Keeper's Six features a world-hopping, bad-ass, spell-slinging mot… read more

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23. The Stardust Grail

By: Yume Kitasei

3.78

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

Save one world. Doom her own. From the acclaimed author of The Deep Sky comes a thrilling anti-c… read more

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24. When Among Crows

By: Veronica Roth

3.73

Format: 166 pages, Hardcover

When Among Crows is swift and striking, drawing from the deep well of Slavic folklore and asking if… read more

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"I don't find it painful to be ordinary."

-Veronica Roth, When Among Crows

"He pinches one of the petals and breaks it away from the flower. It doesn't feel like it's as powerful as it is, but maybe that's just how powerful things are- like the zmory, like Baba Jaga herself,…"

-Veronica Roth, When Among Crows

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25. The Bonsai Bible: The definitive guide to choosing and growing bonsai

By: Peter Chan

4.23

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

The Japanese and Chinese have been creating bonsai trees for centuries and it is now an internation… read more

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Cover of Mending Matters: Stitch, Patch, and Repair Your Favorite Denim & More by Katrina Rodabaugh

26. Mending Matters: Stitch, Patch, and Repair Your Favorite Denim & More

By: Katrina Rodabaugh

3.94

Format: 228 pages, Kindle Edition

This guide explores visible mending techniques in both hands-on projects and thoughtful insight abo… read more

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Cover of Happy Bonsai: Choose It, Shape It, Love It by Michael Tran

27. Happy Bonsai: Choose It, Shape It, Love It

By: Michael Tran

3.93

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

Busting myths and making bonsai accessible to everyone, Happy Bonsai will make you fall in love wit… read more

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Cover of Happy Orchid: Help it Flower, Watch it Flourish by Sara Rittershausen

28. Happy Orchid: Help it Flower, Watch it Flourish

By: Sara Rittershausen

3.96

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

Proud new owner of a gorgeous orchid? Learn the essentials of buying orchids, orchid care and how t… read more

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Cover of The Little Book of Bonsai: An Easy Guide to Caring for Your Bonsai Tree by Jonas Dupuich

29. The Little Book of Bonsai: An Easy Guide to Caring for Your Bonsai Tree

By: Jonas Dupuich

4.02

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

This charming, beautifully photographed beginner's guide from a trusted bonsai expert covers all th… read more

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Cover of Miniature Japanese Gardens: Beautiful Bonsai Landscape Gardens for Your Home by Kenji Kobayashi

30. Miniature Japanese Gardens: Beautiful Bonsai Landscape Gardens for Your Home

By: Kenji Kobayashi

3.78

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

Bring a mini Japanese garden into your home--whether as a stress-reducing desk accessory, interesti… read more

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5 must-read adult books like The Little Book of Bonsai: An Easy Guide to Caring for Your Bonsai Tree by Jonas Dupuich

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Brandon Sanderson

3.44

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Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.19

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4.23

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