9 must-read nonfiction books like The Book of Bizarre Truths by Publications International

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The Book of Bizarre Truths

By: Publications International

4.00

Format: 704 pages, Hardcover

The Book of Bizarre Truths is a 704-page collection of answers to hundreds of provocative questions…

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1. The Bone Clocks

By: David Mitchell

3.84

Format: 624 pages, Hardcover

Following a scalding row with her mother, fifteen-year-old Holly Sykes slams the door on her old li… read more

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"The Future,"

-David Mitchell, The Bone Clocks

"Books’ll be back,"

-David Mitchell, The Bone Clocks

"Guys are all sperm-guns."

-David Mitchell, The Bone Clocks

"Don’t mess with the fairies."

-David Mitchell, The Bone Clocks

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2. Rise of the Governor (The Walking Dead: Novels, #1)

By: Robert Kirkman , Jay Bonansinga

3.86

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

Based on "The Walking Dead" graphic novels/comic books and the series starring Andrew Lincoln ("Tea… read more

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3. As Old as Time (A Twisted Tale, #3)

By: Liz Braswell

3.56

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

What if Belle's mother cursed the Beast? Belle is a lot of things: smart, resourceful, restless. Sh… read more

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4. The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind

By: Michio Kaku

4.09

Format: 377 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times best-selling author of Physics of the Impossible, Physics of the Future and Hype… read more

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  • nonfiction
"In science fiction, telepaths often communicate across language barriers, since thoughts are considered to be universal. However, this might not be true. Emotions and feelings may well be nonverbal a…"

-Michio Kaku, The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind

"But on the question of whether the robots will eventually take over, he { Rodney A. Brooks } says that this will probably not happen, for a variety of reasons. First, no one is going to accidentally …"

-Michio Kaku, The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind

"Maybe somewhere telepaths walked the Earth, but I wasn't one of them. In the process, I began to realize that the wondrous exploits of telepaths were probably impossible--at least without outside ass…"

-Michio Kaku, The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind

"Recent brain scans have shed light on how the brain simulates the future. These simulation are done mainly in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, the CEO of the brain, using memories of the past. On …"

-Michio Kaku, The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind

5. The Neverending Story

By: Michael Ende , Roswitha Quadflieg , Ralph Manheim

3.33

Format: 170 pages, Hardcover

This epic work of the imagination has captured the hearts of millions of readers worldwide since it… read more

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6. Tweak: Growing Up On Methamphetamines

By: Nic Sheff

3.34

Format: 320 pages,

Nic Sheff was drunk for the first time at age eleven. In the years that followed, he would regularl… read more

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  • nonfiction

7. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1)

By: Gregory Maguire , Douglas Smith

4.34

Format: 132 pages, Paperback

When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale we heard o… read more

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8. Reflection

By: Elizabeth Lim

3.99

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

What if Mulan had to travel to the Underworld? When Captain Shang is mortally wounded by Shan Yu… read more

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"only the brave may enter, but only the worthy may leave."

-Elizabeth Lim, Reflection

"Mulan stared at the steaming liquid, watching the dried leaves swirl to the bottom. How beautiful the tea looked, too- she'd never seen tea so colorful. Reds and pinks swirled in with amber and blue-…"

-Elizabeth Lim, Reflection

"Soy Fa Mulán, una chica que sacrificaría su vida por su familia y por China. Soy una chica que viajó al inframundo para salvar a su amigo agonizante. Soy una chica que ha peleado batalla tras batalla…"

-Elizabeth Lim, Reflection

"We must be in the heart of Diyu." "The heart of Diyu is a garden?" Mulan spoke up. As far as she could see were flowers and trees, all so lush and beautiful Mulan could almost forget she was in the U…"

-Elizabeth Lim, Reflection

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9. Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe

By: Steven H. Strogatz

4.30

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

Without calculus, we wouldn’t have cell phones, TV, GPS, or ultrasound. We wouldn’t have unraveled … read more

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  • nonfiction
"For reasons nobody understands, the universe is deeply mathematical. Maybe God made it that way. Or maybe it’s the only way a universe with us in it could be, because nonmathematical universes can’t …"

-Steven H. Strogatz, Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe

"With the star up above and the blackness of space, I can't avoid feeling awe. How could we, Homo sapiens, an insignificant species on an insignificant planet adrift in a middleweight galaxy, have man…"

-Steven H. Strogatz, Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe

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10. Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond

By: Henry Winkler

4.14

Format: 246 pages, Hardcover

From Emmy-award winning actor, author, comedian, producer, and director Henry Winkler, a deeply tho… read more

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  • nonfiction
"It’s so funny about time - you get into these nice little grooves with people you love, and you think it’ll go on forever. But time goes so fast, and nothing goes on forever."

-Henry Winkler, Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond

"If you don't nail your feet to the ground, you can just believe - and you want to believe. It's so enticing. It felt so good. You could just become a gigantic balloon in the Thanksgiving Day parade a…"

-Henry Winkler, Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond

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11. The Slob

By: Aron Beauregard

3.38

Format: 146 pages, Paperback

SOME STAINS DON'T COME OUT... Raised in a household that was so filthy it was stomach spilling, Ver… read more

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12. Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America

By: Beth Macy

4.08

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Beth Macy takes us into the epicenter of America's twenty-plus year struggle with opioid addiction.… read more

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  • nonfiction
"The corporation feels no pain."

-Beth Macy, Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America

"You whack one [dealer], and the others just pop right up, like Whac-A-Mole"

-Beth Macy, Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America

"Too many Americans go to too many prisons for far too long and for truly no good law enforcement reason."

-Beth Macy, Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America

"But you can't put a corporation in jail; you just take their money, and it's not really their money anyway."

-Beth Macy, Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America

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13. Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

By: Alan Rickman

3.58

Format: 469 pages, Hardcover

Madly Deeply is a rare invitation into the mind of Alan Rickman—one of the most magnetic, beloved … read more

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  • nonfiction
"The trouble with death is that there is no next."

-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

"Why was I dreaming about having got myself a Saturday job at Woolworth's??"

-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

"The walls we are surrounded by, the objects we fill the spaces with, the lives they all describe."

-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

"Savoy Grill with Emma[Thompson]. A very easy, enjoyable meal with an easy enjoyable person. She says 'fuck' a lot. Much laughter."

-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

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14. Part of Your World

By: Liz Braswell

3.74

Format: 475 pages, Hardcover

What if Ariel had never defeated Ursula? Five years after the (twisted) events of the film, Ari… read more

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"... such a mess of wants and desires."

-Liz Braswell, Part of Your World

"Sometimes being a good parent means knowing when to let go."

-Liz Braswell, Part of Your World

"Games take a long time, and a lot of moves, before someone wins."

-Liz Braswell, Part of Your World

"There is magic," she said softly. "There is always magic. Even if you can't see it."

-Liz Braswell, Part of Your World

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15. Conceal, Don't Feel

By: Jen Calonita

3.79

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

What if Anna and Elsa never knew each other? When a magical accident erases Anna and Elsa's memo… read more

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"Your childhood may have been lonely, but your future won't be."

-Jen Calonita, Conceal, Don't Feel

"Hey, do me a favor and grab my butt," Olaf´s head said to Hans."

-Jen Calonita, Conceal, Don't Feel

"The late-afternoon sun was casting shadows that tip-toed along the walls"

-Jen Calonita, Conceal, Don't Feel

"Truth be told, she still preferred to lve life in the shadows, but duty called."

-Jen Calonita, Conceal, Don't Feel

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16. Playground

By: Aron Beauregard

3.48

Format: 290 pages, Hardcover

ONCE IN A LIFETIME Three low-income families have been given a handsome retainer to join Geraldi… read more

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"But, I’m-I’m your mother!"

-Aron Beauregard, Playground

"She now looked like an ad for gape porn."

-Aron Beauregard, Playground

"The wheels were turning in all their heads, but the one with the dead hamster inside spoke first."

-Aron Beauregard, Playground

"Greg turned around, shooting laser beams though the most disappointing sperm he’d ever unleashed."

-Aron Beauregard, Playground

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17. The Devil Aspect

By: Craig Russell

4.03

Format: 414 pages, Hardcover

Prague, 1935: Viktor Kosárek, a psychiatrist newly trained by Carl Jung, arrives at the infamous Hr… read more

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18. Serial Killers of the ’70s: Stories Behind a Notorious Decade of Death

By: Jane Fritsch

3.37

Format: 265 pages, Paperback

From Ted Bundy to John Wayne Gacy and David Berkowitz, the 1970s were a time of notorious and bruta… read more

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Cover of A Silent Fire: The Story of Inflammation, Diet, and Disease by Shilpa Ravella

19. A Silent Fire: The Story of Inflammation, Diet, and Disease

By: Shilpa Ravella

3.97

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Inflammation is the body’s ancestral response to its greatest threats, the first line of defense it… read more

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  • nonfiction
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20. The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve

By: Ellen Datlow

3.94

Format: 599 pages, Kindle Edition

From Ellen Datlow (“the venerable queen of horror anthologies” (New York Times) comes a new entry i… read more

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21. The Book of Bizarre Truths

By: Publications International

4.00

Format: 704 pages, Hardcover

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