6 best-selling science books like Cranky Uncle vs. Climate Change: How to Understand and Respond to Climate Science Deniers by John Cook

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Cranky Uncle vs. Climate Change: How to Understand and Respond to Climate Science Deniers

By: John Cook

4.21

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

It’s Not Just the Facts When it comes to climate change, this truly is a golden age—of fake news, …

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1. Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness

By: Cass R. Sunstein , Richard H. Thaler

3.84

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

From the winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Economics, Richard H. Thaler, and Cass R. Sunstein: a r… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • science
"Just as no building lacks an architecture, so no choice lacks a context."

-Cass R. Sunstein, Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness

"As good architects know, seemingly arbitrary decisions, such as where to locate the bathrooms, will have subtle influences on how the people who use the building interact. Every trip to the bathroom …"

-Cass R. Sunstein, Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness

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2. A Week in Winter

By: Maeve Binchy

3.71

Format: 412 pages, Hardcover

Stoneybridge is a small town on the west coast of Ireland where all the families know one another. … read more

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3. The Invention of Wings

By: Sue Monk Kidd

3.83

Format: 35 pages,

Writing at the height of her narrative and imaginative gifts, Sue Monk Kidd presents a masterpiece … read more

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4. Cake Wrecks: When Professional Cakes Go Hilariously Wrong

By: None

3.21

Format: 192 pages,

From Jen, the creator of the hit blog CakeWrecks.com, comes the "best" of the worst cakey creations… read more

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5. How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion

By: David McRaney

4.14

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In this lively journey through human psychology, bestselling author and creator of the You Are Not … read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • science
"I couldn’t shake the idea that I, too, was probably one conversation away from changing my own mind about something, maybe a lot of things. But I also recalled how many conversations I’d had that onl…"

-David McRaney, How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion

"Before scientists began researching the Leadership LAB’s technique, few studies supported the possibility that campaigns could change voters’ views on polarized, partisan, politically controversial i…"

-David McRaney, How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion

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6. Romney: A Reckoning

By: McKay Coppins

4.36

Format: 416 pages, ebook

A remarkably illuminating biography of the political maverick, filled with revelations and written … read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
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7. Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America

By: Heather Cox Richardson

4.42

Format: 286 pages, Hardcover

“Engaging and highly accessible.” —Boston Globe “A vibrant, and essential history of America's u… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
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8. Why We Did It: A Travelogue from the Republican Road to Hell

By: Tim Miller

3.97

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Former Republican political operative Tim Miller admits what no one else on the right ever will: th… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
" Why We Did It is a book about the people who submitted to every whim of a comically unfit and detestable man who crapped all over them and took over the party they had given their life to. It’s abou…"

-Tim Miller, Why We Did It: A Travelogue from the Republican Road to Hell

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9. Peril

By: Bob Woodward

4.09

Format: 512 pages, Kindle Edition

The book covers the end of the Trump presidency and the early months of the Biden presidency. Th… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
"Graham said, "I can get an affidavit tomorrow saying the world is flat."

-Bob Woodward, Peril

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10. The Lost Tomb: And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder

By: Douglas Preston

3.81

Format: 299 pages, Hardcover

Douglas Preston, the #1 bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God , presents jaw-droppi… read more

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  • nonfiction
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11. Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World

By: John Vaillant

4.35

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A stunning account of a colossal wildfire that collided with a city and a panoramic exploration of … read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • climate change
  • environment
  • science
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12. Enough

By: Cassidy Hutchinson

4.31

Format: 379 pages, Kindle Edition

Cassidy Hutchinson’s desk was mere steps from the most controversial president in recent American h… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
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13. Misbelief: What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things

By: Dan Ariely

3.92

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

“In this thoughtful, moving, and well-written book, Dan Ariely narrates his personal and profession… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • science
"A higher level of income inequality in our community can fray our sense of social trust."

-Dan Ariely, Misbelief: What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things

"How can science - which is slow and methodical, providing only an occasional breakthrough - compete with creative minds unfettered by facts?"

-Dan Ariely, Misbelief: What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things

"Would you enthusiastically recommend that a friend purchase something you'd never tested yourself? Probably not. But you may be unwittingly doing this with information every day."

-Dan Ariely, Misbelief: What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things

"[M]isbelief is enormously engaging and even fun for those who become deeply involved in its cleverly constructed alternate worlds. People who work in the gaming industry have drawn striking parallels…"

-Dan Ariely, Misbelief: What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things

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14. Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema

By: Lindy West

3.90

Format: 243 pages, Hardcover

**Your Favorite Movies, Re-Watched** New York Times opinion writer and bestselling author Lindy… read more

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  • nonfiction
"We’re going to make a fortune with this place,"

-Lindy West, Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema

"Which, to be clear, I support. I was twenty-one in 2003, and tasteless shit isn’t just IN my blood, IT IS MY BLOOD. I crave excess!"

-Lindy West, Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema

"From this point on, Edward is just constantly staring at Bella around corners and peeking at her from under manholes and disguising himself as a potted plant so he can watch her pee. Heads up: your c…"

-Lindy West, Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema

"Chris Tucker gives Jackie Chan his LAPD ID and tells him to pretend to be LAPD if anything goes sideways in the Foo Chow restaurant. Jackie Chan looks at the ID with Chris Tucker’s picture on it and …"

-Lindy West, Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema

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15. White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy

By: Thomas F. Schaller

3.82

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A searing portrait and damning takedown of America’s proudest citizens — who are also the least lik… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
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16. The Persuaders: At the Front Lines of the Fight for Hearts, Minds, and Democracy

By: Anand Giridharadas

4.09

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An insider account of activists, politicians, educators, and everyday citizens working to change mi… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • psychology
"We were being explicitly taught: Don’t think that you are first to anything, pay attention to what preceded you, trust that you are standing on someone else’s ground until proven otherwise."

-Anand Giridharadas, The Persuaders: At the Front Lines of the Fight for Hearts, Minds, and Democracy

"All this is new to white people, because white people generally think they can just do what they want. There’s no consulting, there’s no talking to people of color about what they think. So we were p…"

-Anand Giridharadas, The Persuaders: At the Front Lines of the Fight for Hearts, Minds, and Democracy

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17. Myth America: Historians Take On the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past

By: Kevin M. Kruse

3.93

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In this instant New York Times  bestseller, America’s top historians set the record straight on the… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Violence meant to seize and shore up power—a claim to sovereignty through the violence of the mob—is fundamentally American."

-Kevin M. Kruse, Myth America: Historians Take On the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past

"Although in this case it is an understandable, emotional reaction meant to decry antidemocratic violence, the notion that January 6 is 'not who we are' is one manifestation of what has become a regul…"

-Kevin M. Kruse, Myth America: Historians Take On the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past

"People may hear ‘white nationalism’ and assume it to be adjacent with patriotism, or at the very least consider it as pro-American. But after 1983 the nation at the heart of white nationalism was not…"

-Kevin M. Kruse, Myth America: Historians Take On the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past

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18. Smashing Statues: The Rise and Fall of America's Public Monuments

By: Erin L. Thompson

4.14

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

An urgent and fractious national debate over public monuments has erupted in America. Some people r… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Displaying a monument that claims white people control America in an institution that is controlled by white people merely reinforces its message."

-Erin L. Thompson, Smashing Statues: The Rise and Fall of America's Public Monuments

"When there is no process, people lose hope that their voices will be heard. And then they take action, even if there's no legal route to do so. But this action might not be the one they really want t…"

-Erin L. Thompson, Smashing Statues: The Rise and Fall of America's Public Monuments

"Some of those who say they are worried about erasing history are really objecting to decisions about monuments being taken down by a small group of people, whether protesters or officials. Ideally, c…"

-Erin L. Thompson, Smashing Statues: The Rise and Fall of America's Public Monuments

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19. Mushrooming: An Illustrated Guide to the Fantastic, Delicious, Deadly, and Strange World of Fungi

By: Diane Borsato

4.36

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

“A merry, idiosyncratic guide, charmingly illustrated.”—Eugenia Bone,  The Wall Street Journal   An… read more

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  • science
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20. Cranky Uncle vs. Climate Change: How to Understand and Respond to Climate Science Deniers

By: John Cook

4.21

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

It’s Not Just the Facts When it comes to climate change, this truly is a golden age—of fake news, … read more

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  • environment
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21. The Message

By: Ta-Nehisi Coates

4.58

Format: 232 pages, Hardcover

Ta-Nehisi Coates originally set off to write a book about writing, in the tradition of Orwell’s cla… read more

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  • nonfiction
"My sense is that if I spend more time talking to you than I spend complaining about you, then something wonderful often happens and the enlightenment is mutual. So I don't really worry about the youn…"

-Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Message

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3.84

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David McRaney

4.14

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4.36

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4.25

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4.13

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