8 must-read nonfiction books like Die Frau aus 1001 Nacht. Mein Leben in einem Harem. by Denise Zintgraff

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Die Frau aus 1001 Nacht. Mein Leben in einem Harem.

By: Denise Zintgraff

3.38

Format: None pages, Paperback

Denise Zintgraffs Leben zeichnet sich durch schicksalhafte Intermezzos aus, die ihren Weg oft plötz…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Die Frau aus 1001 Nacht. Mein Leben in einem Harem. by Denise Zintgraff , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. Men Explain Things to Me

By: Rebecca Solnit

3.83

Format: 130 pages, Paperback

In her comic, scathing essay “Men Explain Things to Me,” Rebecca Solnit took on what often goes wro… read more

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  • nonfiction
"...the Men Who Knew came out of the woodwork."

-Rebecca Solnit, Men Explain Things to Me

"By now you’ve noticed that Woolf says “I don’t know"

-Rebecca Solnit, Men Explain Things to Me

"Were revolutions ever really that we thought them to be?"

-Rebecca Solnit, Men Explain Things to Me

"You can use the power of words to bury meaning or to excavate it."

-Rebecca Solnit, Men Explain Things to Me

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2. A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments

By: David Foster Wallace

4.15

Format: 353 pages, Paperback

In this exuberantly praised book — a collection of seven pieces on subjects ranging from television… read more

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  • nonfiction
"What I know about auto racing could be inscribed with a dry Magic Marker on the lip of a Coke bottle."

-David Foster Wallace, A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments

"If Realism called it like it saw it, Metafiction simply called it as it saw itself seeing itself see it."

-David Foster Wallace, A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments

"Quentin Tarantino is interested in watching somebody's ear getting cut off; David Lynch is interested in the ear."

-David Foster Wallace, A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments

"American human beings are a slippery and protean bunch in real life, hard as hell to get any kind of universal handle on."

-David Foster Wallace, A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments

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3. Body Double (Rizzoli & Isles, #4)

By: Tess Gerritsen

4.18

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

Boston medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles literally meets her match–and must face a savage serial kil… read more

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"We are not as impervious as we think we are. - Dr Maura Isles"

-Tess Gerritsen, Body Double (Rizzoli & Isles, #4)

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4. Desert Dawn

By: Waris Dirie , Jeanne D'Haem

3.85

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Fashion model, UN ambassador, and courageous spirit, Waris Dirie is a remarkable woman. Born into a… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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5. Los suicidas del fin del mundo: Crónica de un pueblo patagónico

By: Leila Guerriero

4.17

Format: None pages, Paperback

Entre 1997 y 1999, una oleada de suicidios conmovio a la pequena localidad petrolera de Las Heras, … read more

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  • nonfiction
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6. The Tales of Beedle the Bard

By: J.K. Rowling , Hermione Granger

3.53

Format: 39 pages, Hardcover

The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a Wizarding classic, first came to Muggle readers' attention in the b… read more

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7. Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ

By: Daniel Goleman

4.05

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The groundbreaking book that redefines what it means to be smart, with a new introduction by the au… read more

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"In a very real sense we have two minds, one that thinks and one that feels"

-Daniel Goleman, Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ

"Emotional self-control-- delaying gratification and stifling impulsiveness- underlies accomplishment of every sort"

-Daniel Goleman, Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ

"[Sharmayne Williams:]...puoi avere tutte le emozioni possibili, ma non devi permettere che siano loro a manovrarti."

-Daniel Goleman, Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ

"In the calculus of the heart it is the ratio of positive to negative emotions that determines the sense of well- being."

-Daniel Goleman, Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ

8. The Green Mile, Part 3: Coffey's Hands

By: Stephen King

4.06

Format: 663 pages, Mass Market Paperback

John Coffey, the brutal killer of two girls, reveals something extraordinary, and life on the Green… read more

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9. The Green Mile, Part 4: The Bad Death of Eduard Delacroix

By: Stephen King

4.06

Format: 663 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The Green Miletells the story of two men, a prison guard and his new death row inmate, and their su… read more

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10. The Green Mile, Part 2: The Mouse on the Mile

By: Stephen King

4.06

Format: 663 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The Green Miletells the story of two men, a prison guard and his new death row inmate, and their su… read more

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11. Der Seelenbrecher

By: Sebastian Fitzek

3.86

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

(This is the original cover. Find the alternate Cover edition here: ) Drei Frauen - alle jung, sch… read more

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12. Das Mädchen, das den Himmel berührte

By: Luca Di Fulvio

3.94

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Wie wird ein junger Tagedieb, der seine Kindheit in einer Hohle verbracht hat, zu einem gluhenden V… read more

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13. The Green Mile, Part 1: The Two Dead Girls

By: Stephen King

4.28

Format: 141 pages, Paperback

They were sisters, and the picture-perfect image of innocence. No one could understand their brutal… read more

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14. The Green Mile, Part 5: Night Journey

By: Stephen King

5.00

Format: 172 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Noshchnoto p'tuvane V zatvora v Studenata planina nablizhava chas't na istinata. Pol Edzhkoum risku… read more

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15. The Green Mile, Part 6: Coffey on the Mile

By: Stephen King

3.98

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

The Green Mile, Stephen King's #1 New York Timesbestselling novel, was first published twenty years… read more

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16. Homo Faber

By: Max Frisch

4.19

Format: 496 pages, Paperback

Walter Faber, engineer, is a man for whom only the tangible, calculable, verifiable exists. Dubbed … read more

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17. Bad Girls

By: Camila Sosa Villada

4.43

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Gritty and unflinching, yet also tender, fantastical, and funny, a trans woman’s coming-of-age tale… read more

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"Nosotras habíamos nacido ya expulsadas del armario,esclavas de nuestra apariencia."

-Camila Sosa Villada, Bad Girls

"Cuando una puerta se cierra, se abre una ventana, pero hay que ser muy ágil para entrar o salir por la ventana"

-Camila Sosa Villada, Bad Girls

"La infancia y las travestis son incompatibles. La imagen de una travesti con un niño en brazos es pecado para esa gentuza."

-Camila Sosa Villada, Bad Girls

"A las travestis no nos nombra nadie, salvo nosotras. El resto de la gente ignora nuestros nombres, usa el miso para todas: putos."

-Camila Sosa Villada, Bad Girls

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18. The Offing

By: Benjamin Myers

4.25

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

After all, there are only a few things truly worth fighting for: freedom, of course, and all that i… read more

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"I was neither old enough to have made myself a heron young enough to have escaped the newsreel images or the long dark shadows that the returning soldiers dragged behind them like empty coffins. For …"

-Benjamin Myers, The Offing

"At times like this, or when hoeing soil or sanding wood, or just sitting on a bench with my face turned to the sun, I appeared to slip out of the moment so entirely - or, conversely, perhaps was so d…"

-Benjamin Myers, The Offing

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19. La mala costumbre

By: Alana S. Portero

4.55

Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition

Narrada desde una singular y desgarradora voz en primera persona, La mala costumbre recorre la adol… read more

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"Cuando reímos con ganas no tenemos edad, lo hacemos igual durante toda nuestra vida y puede adivinarse en nuestra mueca la niña que fuimos o la anciana que seremos."

-Alana S. Portero, La mala costumbre

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20. Alte Sorten

By: Ewald Arenz

4.20

Format: 255 pages, Hardcover

Sally und Liss: zwei Frauen, wie sie unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten. Sally, kurz vor dem Abit… read more

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21. Der große Sommer

By: Ewald Arenz

4.28

Format: 320 pages, ebook

Der Zauber des ersten Erlebens Ein Mann, Friedrich, läuft über einen Friedhof und fragt sich, wi… read more

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22. Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World

By: Cal Newport

4.06

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

Minimalism is the art of knowing how much is just enough. Digital minimalism applies this idea to o… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Who could justify trading a lifetime of stress and backbreaking labor for better blinds? Is a nicer-looking window treatment really worth so much of your life?"

-Cal Newport, Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World

"Digital minimalism definitively does not reject the innovations of the internet age, but instead rejects the way so many people currently engage with these tools."

-Cal Newport, Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World

"The thought process that went into building these applications, Facebook being the first of them, . . . was all about: “How do we consume as much of your time and conscious attention as possible?"

-Cal Newport, Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World

"For many people, their compulsive phone use papers over a void created by a lack of a well-developed leisure life. Reducing the easy distraction without also filling the void can make life unpleasant…"

-Cal Newport, Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World

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23. Die Frau aus 1001 Nacht. Mein Leben in einem Harem.

By: Denise Zintgraff

3.38

Format: None pages, Paperback

Denise Zintgraffs Leben zeichnet sich durch schicksalhafte Intermezzos aus, die ihren Weg oft plötz… read more

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  • biography
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24. What Women Want: A Therapist, Her Patients, and Their True Stories of Desire, Power, and Love

By: Maxine Mei-Fung Chung

3.98

Format: 305 pages, Paperback

A profound and intimate exploration of female desire and identity, as studied through the lives of … read more

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  • nonfiction

18 must-read fiction books like Bad Girls by Camila Sosa Villada

Transform Your Habits

Las primas

Aurora Venturini

3.91

Transform Your Habits

Things We Lost in the Fire

Mariana Enríquez , Megan McDowell

4.06

Tengo Miedo Torero

Pedro Lemebel

4.00

Transform Your Habits

Bad Girls

Camila Sosa Villada

4.43

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