A Better Man: A (Mostly Serious) Letter to My Son
By: Michael Ian Black
4.07
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
“Raw, intimate, and true . . . A Better Man cracked me wide open, and it’s a template for the con…
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1. Once an Eagle
By: Anton Myrer
4.39
Format: 1312 pages, Paperback
Once An Eagle is the story of one special man, a soldier named Sam Damon, and his adversary over a … read more
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"We stand at an immense fork in the raod. One way is the path of generosity, dignity and a respect for other races and customs; the other leads most certainly to greed, suspicion, hatered and the old,…"-Anton Myrer, Once an Eagle
2. Attempting Normal
By: Marc Maron
3.78
Format: 244 pages, Hardcover
People make a mess. Marc Maron was a parent-scarred, angst-filled, drug-dabbling, love-starved come… read more
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- biography
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- humor
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
3. An Hour Before Daylight: Memories of a Rural Boyhood
By: Jimmy Carter
4.48
Format: 252 pages, Paperback
In An Hour Before Daylight,Jimmy Carter, bestselling author of Living Faithand Sources of Strength,… read more
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- nonfiction
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4. The Son
By: Philipp Meyer
4.12
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
The acclaimed author of American Rust, returns with The Son: an epic, multigenerational saga of pow… read more
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- audiobook
5. Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays
By: David Sedaris
3.65
Format: 448 pages, Paperback
In David Sedaris's world, no one is safe and no cow is sacred. A manic cross between Mark Leyner, F… read more
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6. My Year of Running Dangerously: A Dad, a Daughter, and a Ridiculous Plan
By: Tom Foreman
4.15
Format: 384 pages,
CNN correspondent Tom Foreman's remarkable journey from half-hearted couch potato to ultra-marathon… read more
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7. How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking
By: Jordan Ellenberg
5.00
Format: 299 pages, Hardcover
The Freakonomics of math--a math-world superstar unveils the hidden beauty and logic of the world a… read more
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8. The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed
By: Jessica Lahey
4.08
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
In the tradition of Paul Tough's How Children Succeed and Wendy Mogel's The Blessing of a Skinned K… read more
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9. Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be
By: Becky Kennedy
4.55
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
"This book is for any parent who has ever struggled under the substantial weight of caregiving--whi… read more
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- self help
- nonfiction
- parenting
- audiobook
10. Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (And More Life to Live)
By: Eve Rodsky
3.56
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
A revolutionary, real-world solution to the problem of unpaid, invisible work that women have shoul… read more
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- nonfiction
- parenting
- audiobook
"Resentment grows out of perceived unfairness."-Eve Rodsky, Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (And More Life to Live)
"From where we sat, this man appeared to be enjoying a luxury all of the women we know couldn't imagine: the freedom to focus on one task at a time."-Eve Rodsky, Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (And More Life to Live)
"A reminder, in itself, takes tremendous mental effort by you . It requires knowing what needs to be done, remembering what needs to be done, and reminding someone to get it done, whereas the person b…"-Eve Rodsky, Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (And More Life to Live)
11. The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness
By: Jonathan Haidt
4.46
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in t… read more
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- nonfiction
- parenting
- audiobook
"Socially prescribed perfectionism is closely related to anxiety; people who suffer from anxiety are more prone to it. Being a perfectionist also increases your anxiety because you fear the shame of p…"-Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness
"Girls in virtual networks are subjected to hundreds of times more social comparison than girls had experienced for all of human evolution. They are exposed to more cruelty and bullying because social…"-Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness
12. Becky Lynch: The Man—Not Your Average Average Girl
By: Rebecca Quin
4.51
Format: 367 pages, Hardcover
This compelling and deeply personal memoir from WWE superstar Rebecca Quin—a.k.a. The Man, a.k.a. B… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will complete you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will destroy you"-Rebecca Quin, Becky Lynch: The Man—Not Your Average Average Girl
"Then and there, I vowed to lose weight so I might have a chance of actually being like my mom when I grew up. But then I got hungry and sad and just wanted pizza. Beauty was my mom's domain. Pizza wa…"-Rebecca Quin, Becky Lynch: The Man—Not Your Average Average Girl
13. Molly
By: Blake Butler
3.66
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
A gripping, unforgettable memoir from one of the best, most original writers of the 21st century. … read more
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- biography memoir
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- biography
- memoir
14. Sharing Too Much: Inspirational Musings and Lessons from an Unlikely Life
By: Richard Paul Evans
4.28
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times bestselling author and “king of Christmas fiction” ( The New York Times ) del… read more
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- biography
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- nonfiction
- essays
- audiobook
15. Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It
By: Richard V. Reeves
4.07
Format: 298 pages, Hardcover
"A landmark, one of the most important books of the year" - David Brooks, New York Times“Real, prac… read more
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- gender
- parenting
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"True equality between groups that are different in any way can be attained only by providing for the differences". That´s Margaret Mead again, in 1974. Mead´s idea of true equality might now be label…"-Richard V. Reeves, Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It
16. Across the River: Life, Death, and Football in an American City
By: Kent Babb
4.46
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
On the west bank of the Mississippi lies the New Orleans neighborhood of Algiers. Short on hope but… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- audiobook
17. Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power on the Internet
By: Taylor Lorenz
3.62
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Acclaimed Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz presents a groundbreaking social history of the in… read more
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- audiobook
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18. I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This [But I'm Going to Anyway]
By: Chelsea Devantez
4.08
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A dynamic memoir-in-essays by comedian, screenwriter, and podcaster Chelsea Devantez, detailing her… read more
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- humor
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- essays
- audiobook
19. Total F*cking Godhead: The Biography of Chris Cornell
By: Corbin Reiff
3.96
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
"The new Chris Cornell biography is the book his legacy deserves." — Kerrang! "Reiff unearths pl… read more
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- biography
- memoir
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
20. It’s Hard for Me to Live with Me
By: Rex Chapman
4.12
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A powerful memoir from the University of Kentucky basketball legend, NBA veteran, and social media … read more
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- audiobook
21. Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America
By: Leila Philip
3.79
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times Editors' Choice NPR Science Friday Book Club Selection An intimate and revelato… read more
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22. The Rule of Three (Extinction New Zealand #1)
By: Adrian J. Smith
3.89
Format: 251 pages, Kindle Edition
What would you do to survive the apocalypse? Jack Gee, hiking the New Zealand mountains, is bliss… read more
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23. Right Thing, Right Now: Justice in an Unjust World
By: Ryan Holiday
4.21
Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition
In his New York Times bestselling book, Discipline Is Destiny, Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case for… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
24. Texas Flood: The Inside Story of Stevie Ray Vaughan
By: Alan Paul
4.28
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
An instant New York Times bestseller! The definitive biography of guitar legend Stevie Ray Vaughan… read more
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25. The World Deserves My Children
By: Natasha Leggero
3.70
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A laugh-out-loud funny collection of insightful and razor-sharp essays on motherhood in our post-ap… read more
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- humor
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- essays
- audiobook
"I meet twenty-three-year-olds who need to watch a ten-second video on their phones to figure out how much milk to put in their coffee."-Natasha Leggero, The World Deserves My Children
26. Pops: Fatherhood in Pieces
By: Michael Chabon
3.72
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
“Magical prose stylist” Michael Chabon (Michiko Kakutani, New York Times) delivers a collection of … read more
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"Every work of art is one half of a secret handshake."-Michael Chabon, Pops: Fatherhood in Pieces
"The handy thing about being a father is that the historical standard is so pitifully low."-Michael Chabon, Pops: Fatherhood in Pieces
"Books were hungry things, and if you stayed too long in any one place, they would consume everything and everyone around you."-Michael Chabon, Pops: Fatherhood in Pieces
"At least he kept trying to express himself, his real self, as motley and inchoate for now as the outfit he was wearing. And maybe that was part of the purpose of middle school: to give you something …"-Michael Chabon, Pops: Fatherhood in Pieces
27. We Need to Hang Out: A Memoir of Making Friends
By: Billy Baker
3.69
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
In this comic adventure through the loneliness epidemic, a middle-aged everyman looks around one da… read more
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"The social joys of making a meal with friends are known to all who have done so/"-Billy Baker, We Need to Hang Out: A Memoir of Making Friends
"Men need somewhere to go, something to do, and someone to talk to. [Dick McGowan]"-Billy Baker, We Need to Hang Out: A Memoir of Making Friends
"...the fundamental rule of male friendship [:] intent was the gesture, but activity was the glue."-Billy Baker, We Need to Hang Out: A Memoir of Making Friends
"...the only thing I know about women with absolute certainty is that they don't want a man telling them how they feel."-Billy Baker, We Need to Hang Out: A Memoir of Making Friends
28. Decoding Boys: New Science Behind the Subtle Art of Raising Sons
By: Cara Natterson
3.90
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
When boys enter puberty, they tend to get quiet—or at least quieter than before—and parents often m… read more
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- gender
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- self help
29. Nothing Is Wrong and Here Is Why
By: Alexandra Petri
3.82
Format: 211 pages, Hardcover
These impossibly cheerful essays on the routine horrors of the present era explain everything from … read more
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- humor
- nonfiction
- essays
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"At the end of the day, there is only one way to parent: wrong."-Alexandra Petri, Nothing Is Wrong and Here Is Why
"[That five-year-old refugee] has plans to grow up to become the most terrifying thing in the world: an American."-Alexandra Petri, Nothing Is Wrong and Here Is Why
"A little child was in the audience [at Donald Trump’s inauguration], and he started to cry, because the emperor was wearing so many clothes."-Alexandra Petri, Nothing Is Wrong and Here Is Why
"The good news about approaching a black hole is that you will live a very long time. The bad news about approaching a black hole is that you will never die."-Alexandra Petri, Nothing Is Wrong and Here Is Why
30. BoyMom: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity
By: Ruth Whippman
4.28
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Combining painfully honest memoir, cultural analysis, and reporting, BoyMom is a humorous and heart… read more
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- gender
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31. A Better Man: A (Mostly Serious) Letter to My Son
By: Michael Ian Black
4.07
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
“Raw, intimate, and true . . . A Better Man cracked me wide open, and it’s a template for the con… read more
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