14 must-read nonfiction books like Euphemisms That Get on My You-Know-Whats: And Other Meticulously Assembled Lists of Extremely Valuable Nonsense by Adam Sharp

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Euphemisms That Get on My You-Know-Whats: And Other Meticulously Assembled Lists of Extremely Valuable Nonsense

By: Adam Sharp

3.74

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

There’s one thing that can provide comfort in a world of chaos and overly specific lists. Ever wo…

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1. Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life

By: Steve Martin

3.88

Format: 207 pages, Hardcover

In the midseventies, Steve Martin exploded onto the comedy scene. By 1978 he was the biggest concer… read more

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"I did stand-up comedy for eighteen years."

-Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life

"...teaching is, after all, a form of show business."

-Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life

"How many people have never raised their hand before?"

-Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life

"Thankfully, persistence is a great substitute for talent."

-Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life

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2. Hide and Seek (Helen Grace, #6)

By: M.J. Arlidge

4.27

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Prison is no place for a detective Helen Grace was one of the country's best police investigators.… read more

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3. Big Mushy Happy Lump (Sarah's Scribbles, #2)

By: Sarah Andersen

3.86

Format: None pages, Paperback

Sarah's Scribbles, Goodreads ChoiceAward for 2016: Best Graphic Novels & Comics Sarah Andersen's hu… read more

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4. I Feel Bad about My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman

By: Nora Ephron

4.01

Format: 217 pages, Hardcover

With her disarming, intimate, completely accessible voice, and dry sense of humor, Nora Ephron shar… read more

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5. Masterminds (Masterminds, #1)

By: Gordon Korman

4.50

Format: 228 pages, Hardcover

From bestselling author Gordon Korman comes a thrilling new middle grade trilogy about a group of k… read more

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6. Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters

By: Mark Dunn

3.86

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Ella Minnow Pea is a girl living happily on the fictional island of Nollop off the coast of South C… read more

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7. Every Thing on It

By: Shel Silverstein

4.35

Format: 255 pages, Hardcover

From New York Timesbestselling Shel Silverstein, celebrated creator of Where the Sidewalk Ends, A L… read more

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8. We Are Never Meeting In Real Life

By: Samantha Irby

3.14

Format: 54 pages, Paperback

Sometimes you just have to laugh, even when life is a dumpster fire. With We Are Never Meeting in R… read more

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9. Signs: The Secret Language of the Universe

By: Laura Lynne Jackson

4.16

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A renowned psychic medium teaches us how to recognize and interpret the… read more

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"We are all leaves on different branches of the same tree."

-Laura Lynne Jackson, Signs: The Secret Language of the Universe

"Sometimes, the sign is the whisper in our heart, the deep and undeniable pull, the inherent knowing that the answer is already there.... If we are open to this, it will truly enrich our lives. Becaus…"

-Laura Lynne Jackson, Signs: The Secret Language of the Universe

"Souls have deep connections and unique contracts that span centuries, exist back and forth in time, and bind us in ways we can't really understand.... These connections are ancient and everlasting, a…"

-Laura Lynne Jackson, Signs: The Secret Language of the Universe

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10. Life in Five Senses: How Exploring the Senses Got Me Out of My Head and Into the World

By: Gretchen Rubin

3.72

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Project discovers a surprising path to a … read more

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11. Oddball (Sarah's Scribbles, #4)

By: Sarah Andersen

4.22

Format: 105 pages, Paperback

The newest Sarah's Scribbles collection from New York Times bestselling author Sarah Andersen Th… read more

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12. Cryptid Club

By: Sarah Andersen

4.27

Format: 112 pages, ebook

Do you hate social gatherings? Dodge cameras? Enjoy staying up just a little too late at night? You… read more

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13. The Lie Maker

By: Linwood Barclay

4.13

Format: 337 pages, Hardcover

In this twisty, fast-paced thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Find You First an… read more

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14. Herding Cats (Sarah's Scribbles, #3)

By: Sarah Andersen

4.14

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Adjusting to life as a world-famous cartoonist isn't easy. Terrifying deadlines, piles of junk-food… read more

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"Go make stuff."

-Sarah Andersen, Herding Cats (Sarah's Scribbles, #3)

"In a world where every single person -good or bad- has a voice, I hope you pick up your pen and use yours."

-Sarah Andersen, Herding Cats (Sarah's Scribbles, #3)

"The Internet was actually never a nice place. With anonymity, soapbox, lost empathy, fire party harassment campaigns exist mainstream, doing damage to the marginalized, saying it was just a joke. It …"

-Sarah Andersen, Herding Cats (Sarah's Scribbles, #3)

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15. Even Though I Knew the End

By: C.L. Polk

3.85

Format: 136 pages, Hardcover

A magical detective dives into the affairs of Chicago's divine monsters to secure a future with the… read more

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"A warm firework blossomed in my chest, the brilliant sparks flying along my nerves. I barely stopped myself from reaching across the table for her hand."

-C.L. Polk, Even Though I Knew the End

"I never told her how she had saved me. I never told her how she became the dearest friend I’d ever had. I told her I loved her, but never enough. My Edith of the sparrows. My heart. My world."

-C.L. Polk, Even Though I Knew the End

"Ten years. It wasn't enough time, but I would live every blessed second of it. "We're going to San Fransisco." She smiled up at me. "We'll get a house in North Beach." "Right away," I said. "I've got…"

-C.L. Polk, Even Though I Knew the End

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16. Everything Is OK

By: Debbie Tung

4.31

Format: 189 pages, Paperback

From the bestselling author of Quiet Girl in a Noisy World comes a gently humorous and poignant col… read more

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17. You, Happier: The 7 Neuroscience Secrets of Feeling Good Based on Your Brain Type

By: Daniel G. Amen

3.83

Format: 341 pages, Kindle Edition

#1 New York Times bestselling author Dr. Daniel Amen reveals the seven neuroscience secrets to beco… read more

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18. Bad Tourists

By: Caro Carver

3.69

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Three tight-knit friends embark on an extravagant divorce trip to the Maldives where they can unwin… read more

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"Her default setting is to say no to any offers of help, that she’s fine, even when she’s not."

-Caro Carver, Bad Tourists

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19. Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise

By: Katherine Rundell

4.10

Format: 76 pages, Hardcover

An unmissable essay on the importance of children's literature by the bestselling and award-winning… read more

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"Children's books are not a hiding place, they are a seeking place."

-Katherine Rundell, Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise

"But the writing we call children’s fiction is not a childish thing: childish things include picking your nose and eating the contents, and tantruming at the failure to get your own way. The 45th Pres…"

-Katherine Rundell, Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise

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20. The Puzzler: One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life

By: A.J. Jacobs

3.94

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically goes on a rollicking journey… read more

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21. The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

By: John Koenig

4.46

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “It’s undeniably thrilling to find words for our strangest feelings…Koeni… read more

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"liberosis n. the desire to care less about things—to loosen your grip on your life, to stop glancing behind you every few steps, afraid that someone will snatch it from you before you reach the end z…"

-John Koenig, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

"harke n. a painful memory that you look back upon with unexpected fondness, even though you remember having dreaded it at the time; a tough experience that has since been overridden by the pride of h…"

-John Koenig, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

"Maybe there is no single self to speak of. Maybe you're a shifting collage of many different personas, each as authentic as the next. A kaleidoscope of ever-moving fragments, reflecting a thousand li…"

-John Koenig, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

"But maybe all along, we had the story backward. Maybe we were the ones who cast out the jungle, who striped it naked, and tried to teach it good and evil, breaking it down into pieces that served a p…"

-John Koenig, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

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22. The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers

By: Samuel Burr

3.86

Format: 362 pages, Hardcover

An extraordinary, gloriously uplifting novel about the power of friendship and the puzzling ties th… read more

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"As far as she was concerned, it was something people didn't do enough of: to take a few moments to yourself, when your mind was at its clearest. To reflect on the endless possibilities of the day str…"

-Samuel Burr, The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers

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23. Bring Your Baggage and Don't Pack Light

By: Helen Ellis

3.61

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

The bestselling author of American Housewife and Southern Lady Code returns with a viciously funny,… read more

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"but there were ceiling fans, which is my idea of nature."

-Helen Ellis, Bring Your Baggage and Don't Pack Light

"first choice had been to rent a cabin in the woods, but that is too much nature. I don't do cabins in the woods because I have seen too many movies about cabins in the woods. If someone wants to murd…"

-Helen Ellis, Bring Your Baggage and Don't Pack Light

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24. A Talent for Murder (Henry Kimball/Lily Kintner, #3)

By: Peter Swanson

3.61

Format: 255 pages, Hardcover

A newlywed librarian begins to suspect the man she married might be a murderer—in this spectacularl… read more

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25. Love & Saffron

By: Kim Fay

4.11

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

The #1 Indie Next Pick, in the vein of the classic 84, Charing Cross Road and Meet Me at the Museum… read more

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"The less we cement ourselves to our certainties, the fuller our lives can be."

-Kim Fay, Love & Saffron

"When a new experience comes into my life, it doesn't feel real anymore until I've shared it with you."

-Kim Fay, Love & Saffron

"Those were painful times, but that particular longing was only one small part of the much bigger life I have shared with Francis."

-Kim Fay, Love & Saffron

"Dazzling jacaranda petals covered the sidewalk like a carpet of amethyst velvet. It always amazes me how the trees sit so quietly, unnoticed all spring, until one day it feels as if every single one …"

-Kim Fay, Love & Saffron

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26. My Murder

By: Katie Williams

3.66

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

What if the murder you had to solve was your own? Lou is a happily married mother of an adorable… read more

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27. How to Age Disgracefully

By: Clare Pooley

4.24

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A senior citizens’ center and a daycare collide with hilarious results in the new ensemble comedy f… read more

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"Mature? Good grief! I'm not a cheese. Or a herbaceous border."

-Clare Pooley, How to Age Disgracefully

"Mature'? Good grief! I'm not a cheese. Or a herbaceous border."

-Clare Pooley, How to Age Disgracefully

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28. Things Don't Break on Their Own

By: Sarah Easter Collins

3.95

Format: 259 pages, Hardcover

Twenty-five years ago, a young girl left home to walk to school. Her younger sister soon followed. … read more

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29. Glitter Every Day: 365 Quotes from Women I Love

By: Andy Cohen

3.62

Format: 373 pages, Kindle Edition

From Andy Cohen, the New York Times bestselling author and host of Watch What Happens Live comes an… read more

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30. Euphemisms That Get on My You-Know-Whats: And Other Meticulously Assembled Lists of Extremely Valuable Nonsense

By: Adam Sharp

3.74

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

There’s one thing that can provide comfort in a world of chaos and overly specific lists. Ever wo… read more

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31. We'll Prescribe You a Cat

By: Syou Ishida

3.95

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A cat a day keeps the doctor away… Discover the award-winning, bestselling Japanese novel that has… read more

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Catana Chetwynd

4.38

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4.22

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4.03

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