5 must-read nonfiction books like The Messenger by Shiv Malik

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The Messenger

By: Shiv Malik

3.59

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Every reporter knows the first rule of journalism: never betray your source. But what if your sourc…

"All stories have their power, but it doesn't matter if they're true or not. What matters is us. Because we choose to listen, we choose to be controlled. We can choose to be afraid."

-Shiv Malik, The Messenger

"All stories have their power, but it doesn't matter if they're true or not. What matters is us. Because we choose to listen, we choose to be controlled. We can choose to be afraid."

-Shiv Malik, The Messenger

If you liked the nonfiction plot in The Messenger by Shiv Malik , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. The Collector Collector

By: Tibor Fischer

4.17

Format: 200 pages,

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  • british literature
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2. பொன்னியின் செல்வன் - கொலை வாள் (#3) [Ponniyin Selvan - Kolai Vaal]

By: Kalki

3.66

Format: 146 pages, Hardcover

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3. ZeroZeroZero

By: Roberto Saviano

4.00

Format: 100 pages, Paperback

"Scrivere di cocaina e come farne uso. Vuoi sempre piu notizie, piu informazioni, e quelle che trov… read more

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4. I Hope You Have a Good Life: A True Story of Love, Loss and Redemption

By: Campbell Armstrong

4.62

Format: None pages, Paperback

The remarkable story of two extraordinary women who had to live a whole lifetime of caring in a few… read more

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5. Disgrace

By: J.M. Coetzee

3.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

Set in post-apartheid South Africa, J. M. Coetzee's searing novel tells the story of David Lurie, a… read more

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6. Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown

By: Anne Glenconner

4.06

Format: 326 pages, Hardcover

An extraordinary memoir of drama, tragedy, and royal secrets by Anne Glenconner--a close member of … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • british literature
"According to Princess Margaret, "You can't possibly have a picnic without your butler."

-Anne Glenconner, Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown

"One of the protocols of being in the company of a member of the Royal Family is that if they are standing, you have to stand - you can't sit down until they do. They seem to do an awful lot of standi…"

-Anne Glenconner, Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown

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7. The Lamplighters

By: Emma Stonex

3.53

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Inspired by a haunting true story, a gorgeous and atmospheric novel about the mysterious disappeara… read more

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  • crime
"Helen thinks I haven't noticed that she's stopped wearing it. But I notice everything about her, all that's changed when I go ashore."

-Emma Stonex, The Lamplighters

"It felt like the more I read, the more free I was in my mind, and if you’re free in your mind, then it doesn’t matter what else is going on."

-Emma Stonex, The Lamplighters

"Time gives you a bit of distance where you can look back on whatever's happened to you and not feel all the feelings you once had; those feeling have calmed down and they're not at the forefront of y…"

-Emma Stonex, The Lamplighters

"Time gives you a bit of distance where you can look back on whatever's happened to you and not feel all the feelings you once had; those feeling have calmed down and they're not at the forefront of y…"

-Emma Stonex, The Lamplighters

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8. The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change your Life and Achieve Real Happiness

By: Ichiro Kishimi

3.98

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

The Japanese phenomenon that teaches us the simple yet profound lessons required to liberate our re… read more

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  • nonfiction
"All you can do in regard to your own life is choose the best path that you believe in."

-Ichiro Kishimi, The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change your Life and Achieve Real Happiness

"But is being normal, being ordinary, really such a bad thing? Is it something inferior? Or, in truth, isn't everybody normal?"

-Ichiro Kishimi, The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change your Life and Achieve Real Happiness

"Your unhappiness cannot be blamed on your past or your environment. And it isn’t that you lack competence. You just lack courage. One might say you are lacking in the courage to be happy."

-Ichiro Kishimi, The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change your Life and Achieve Real Happiness

"Look, no matter how much you want to be Y, you cannot be reborn as him. You are not Y. It's okay for you to be you. However, I am not saying it's fine to be 'just as you are'. If you are unable to re…"

-Ichiro Kishimi, The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change your Life and Achieve Real Happiness

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9. Windswept & Interesting: My Autobiography

By: Billy Connolly

4.42

Format: 356 pages, Kindle Edition

In his first full-length autobiography, comedy legend and national treasure Billy Connolly reveals … read more

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  • nonfiction
"Blessed are those who yodel - for they shall never be troubled by offers of work."

-Billy Connolly, Windswept & Interesting: My Autobiography

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10. Alan Partridge: Big Beacon

By: Alan Partridge

4.27

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

In Big Beacon, Norwich's favourite son and best broadcaster, Alan Partridge, triumphs against the o… read more

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  • british literature
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11. Diego Garcia

By: Natasha Soobramanien

3.89

Format: 278 pages, Paperback

Edinburgh, 2014: N. and L., two writer friends arrive from London, a city they believe killed L.'s … read more

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  • british literature
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12. A Lie Someone Told You about Yourself

By: Peter Ho Davies

3.79

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A Lie Someone Told You About Yourself traces the complex consequences of one of the most personal y… read more

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13. For the Good Times

By: David Keenan

4.01

Format: 348 pages, Paperback

Sammy and his three friends live in the Ardoyne, an impoverished, predominantly Catholic area of No… read more

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  • british literature
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14. Identity Crisis

By: Ben Elton

3.78

Format: 381 pages, Kindle Edition

Why are we all so hostile? So quick to take offence? Truly we are living in the age of outrage. A s… read more

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  • crime
"I threaten to kill lots of people. But it doesn’t actually mean that in a tweet.’ ‘Mean what?’ ‘Mean that you actually want to kill them. It’s more like “Oh, I disagree with you. Maybe you should thi…"

-Ben Elton, Identity Crisis

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15. The Messenger

By: Shiv Malik

3.59

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Every reporter knows the first rule of journalism: never betray your source. But what if your sourc… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
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"All stories have their power, but it doesn't matter if they're true or not. What matters is us. Because we choose to listen, we choose to be controlled. We can choose to be afraid."

-Shiv Malik, The Messenger

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16. It Burns: The Scandal-Plagued Race to Breed the World’s Hottest Chilli

By: Marc Fennell

3.64

Format: 6 pages, Audible Audio

Written and hosted by Marc Fennell, It Burns is the story of a 10-year scandal-plagued internationa… read more

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  • nonfiction

6 Best british literature books like The Messenger by Shiv Malik

Transform Your Habits

The Collector Collector

Tibor Fischer

4.17

Transform Your Habits

Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown

Anne Glenconner

4.06

Transform Your Habits

Alan Partridge: Big Beacon

Alan Partridge

4.27

Transform Your Habits

Diego Garcia

Natasha Soobramanien

3.89

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Transform Your Habits

The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

Eckhart Tolle

4.15

Transform Your Habits

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

Mark Manson , None

3.88

Transform Your Habits

101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think

Brianna Wiest

3.76

Transform Your Habits

How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

David Brooks

4.14

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