13 must-read nonfiction books like Ugly-Cute: What Misunderstood Animals Can Teach Us About Life by Jennifer McCartney

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Ugly-Cute: What Misunderstood Animals Can Teach Us About Life

By: Jennifer McCartney

4.08

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

It’s time to shun our perfectionist society and discover the beauty in everything! Ugly-Cute is an …

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1. I Could Chew on This: And Other Poems by Dogs

By: Francesco Marciuliano

3.87

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times bestseller? Oh, you know the dogs weren't going to let the cats get away with that… read more

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"Best not to ask "What is it?" until you finish rolling in it."

-Francesco Marciuliano, I Could Chew on This: And Other Poems by Dogs

"We were wolves once / Wild and wary / Then we noticed you had sofas"

-Francesco Marciuliano, I Could Chew on This: And Other Poems by Dogs

"Every time I watch Lady and the Tramp I think "SHE'S HAVING SOME OF YOUR PASTA!" "QUICK! EAT IT ALL! EAT IT ALL, NOW!!!" "GROWL! BARE YOUR TEETH! DO SOMETHING! "OH, DON'T GIVE HER THE MEATBALL! THERE…"

-Francesco Marciuliano, I Could Chew on This: And Other Poems by Dogs

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2. Alice in the Country of Hearts, Vol. 1 (Alice in the Country of Hearts, #1-2)

By: QuinRose , Soumei Hoshino , Beni Axia Conrad

4.26

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Kidnapped by a handsome man with rabbit ears, Alice Liddell finds herself abandoned in an odd place… read more

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3. The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce, #2)

By: Alan Bradley

4.44

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In 1950s English bucolic Bishop's Lacy, narrator Flavia de Luce 11, has a passion for chemistry and… read more

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4. Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops

By: Jen Campbell

3.60

Format: 212 pages, Hardcover

This Sunday Times bestseller is a miscellany of hilarious and peculiar bookshop moments: 'Can books… read more

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5. Alice in the Country of Hearts, Vol. 2 (Alice in the Country of Hearts, #3-4)

By: QuinRose

4.25

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

Kidnapped by a handsome man with rabbit ears, Alice Liddell finds herself abandoned in an odd place… read more

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6. The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

By: Jon Klassen

4.26

Format: 105 pages, None

Jon Klassen's retelling of a traditional Tyrolean folktale.In a big abandoned house, on a barren hi… read more

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7. The Journey (Big Panda & Tiny Dragon, #2)

By: James Norbury

4.45

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

The journey of Big Panda and Tiny Dragon continues with an inspiring story of friendship and discov… read more

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8. 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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9. The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading

By: James Patterson

3.92

Format: 335 pages, Hardcover

Booksellers and librarians are superheroes, saving lives every single day. Here are their amazing, … read more

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"Different books speak to us at different times."

-James Patterson, The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading

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10. The Christmas Appeal (The Appeal, #1.5)

By: Janice Hallett

3.63

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

This immersive holiday caper from the “modern Agatha Christie” (The Sunday Times, London) follows t… read more

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11. The Sneaking, Hiding, Vibrating Creature (Strange Planet)

By: Nathan W. Pyle

4.16

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

Based on his popular Instagram comics, Nathan W. Pyle presents a picture book. When the nearest st… read more

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12. The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science

By: Sam Kean

4.00

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science Fr… read more

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"Many people agreed with one executive who sneered that [Thomas] Edison had a vacuum where his conscience ought to be."

-Sam Kean, The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science

"A rival politician countered that he too supported the dissection of those who were sucking the public teat dry. He proposed starting with the royal family."

-Sam Kean, The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science

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13. A Snake Falls to Earth

By: Darcie Little Badger

3.95

Format: 377 pages, Kindle Edition

Nina is a Lipan girl in our world. She's always felt there was something more out there. She still … read more

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"Hey Daysona!"

-Darcie Little Badger, A Snake Falls to Earth

"And their voices had a keenly musical quality. It wasn't that the animal people barked out literal instrumental notes or sand when they spoke. Rather, their words ignited emotional responses Nina had…"

-Darcie Little Badger, A Snake Falls to Earth

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14. Olivetti

By: Allie Millington

4.10

Format: 253 pages, Hardcover

Being a typewriter is not as easy as it looks. Surrounded by books (notorious attention hogs) and r… read more

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15. Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops

By: Shaun Bythell

3.48

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

A cantankerously funny view of books and the people who love them. It does take all kinds and throu… read more

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"It should go without saying that anyone who introduces themselves as 'a bit weird' is almost certainly not."

-Shaun Bythell, Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops

"This group derives an alternate sort of gratification from the fact that their niche obsession somehow differentiates them from other people, mistakenly assuming that it makes them more interesting."

-Shaun Bythell, Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops

"It's not as though there is anything wrong with being American, although perhaps in a land of immigrants the only way to differentiate yourself is to cling onto a piece of the land you left, even if …"

-Shaun Bythell, Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops

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16. The Book of Bill (Gravity Falls)

By: Alex Hirsch

4.57

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Did you miss him? Admit it, you missed him. The demon that terrorized Gravity Falls is back from… read more

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17. The Bridge Home

By: Padma Venkatraman

4.27

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

When Viji and her sister, Rukku, whose developmental disability makes her overly trusting and vulne… read more

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"If I wanted a better future, I needed to change the life we had .Now."

-Padma Venkatraman, The Bridge Home

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18. The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club

By: Helen Simonson

3.96

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A timeless comedy of manners—refreshing as a summer breeze and bracing as the British seaside—about… read more

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19. And Finally: Matters of Life and Death

By: Henry Marsh

3.73

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling neurosurgeon and author of Do No Harm, comes Henry Marsh's And Finally, an unf… read more

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20. The Murder Pit (Arrowood, #2)

By: Mick Finlay

3.86

Format: 426 pages, Paperback

Where Evil Lies Buried 1896: Sherlock Holmes has once again hit the headlines, solving mysteries… read more

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21. Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains

By: Bethany Brookshire

4.03

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

An engrossing and revealing study of why we deem certain animals “pests” and others not—from cats t… read more

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22. Sometimes People Die

By: Simon Stephenson

3.96

Format: 350 pages, Paperback

‘In Stephenson, Vonnegut may have his first true protégé’ Washington Post ‘[A] thriller from [an… read more

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23. 100 Animals That Can F*cking End You

By: Mamadou Ndiaye

4.38

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A wittily informative field guide to the deadliest animals on Earth from "AnimalTok" star @mndiaye_… read more

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Cover of Heart to Heart: A Conversation on Love and Hope for Our Precious Planet by Dalai Lama XIV

24. Heart to Heart: A Conversation on Love and Hope for Our Precious Planet

By: Dalai Lama XIV

4.42

Format: 148 pages, Kindle Edition

From His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Mutt’s cartoonist and award-winning author Patrick McDonnell c… read more

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25. Surrounded by Energy Vampires: How to Slay the Time, Joy, and Soul Suckers in Your Life (The Surrounded by Idiots Series)

By: Thomas Erikson

3.51

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Vanquish the energy thieves in your life and at work.Are there people in your life that leave you f… read more

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Cover of Het No-Nonsense Meditatieboek by Steven Laureys

26. Het No-Nonsense Meditatieboek

By: Steven Laureys

3.82

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Werkt meditatie of is het zweverig tijdverlies? Topneuroloog Steven Laureys voert al jaren onderzoe… read more

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27. The Color of the Sky Is the Shape of the Heart

By: Chesil

3.31

Format: 168 pages, Hardcover

Now in translation for the first time, the award-winning debut that broke literary ground in Japan … read more

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28. Birding with Benefits

By: Sarah T. Dubb

3.67

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A divorcee embarks on her “year of yes” and crosses paths with a shy but sensitive birdwatcher who… read more

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29. Kinderen krijgen is optioneel

By: Marloes De Vries

4.43

Format: 199 pages, Hardcover

Het besluit om bewust geen moeder te worden wekt vaak vragen, onbegrip en weerstand op. Daarom besl… read more

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30. Ugly-Cute: What Misunderstood Animals Can Teach Us About Life

By: Jennifer McCartney

4.08

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

It’s time to shun our perfectionist society and discover the beauty in everything! Ugly-Cute is an … read more

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31. The Life Impossible

By: Matt Haig

3.66

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The remarkable next novel from Matt Haig, the author of #1 New York Times bestseller The Midnight L… read more

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"And, like so many of life's fun things, it will begin with minimally invasive radiofrequency-based vein ablation surgery."

-Matt Haig, The Life Impossible

"When you grieve someone you see their message in everything. Even in the sunlight on a blade of grass. The whole world becomes their translator."

-Matt Haig, The Life Impossible

15 must-read adult books like The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading by James Patterson

Transform Your Habits

Miss Morgan's Book Brigade

Janet Skeslien Charles

4.02

Transform Your Habits

The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading

James Patterson

3.92

Transform Your Habits

The Paris Novel

Ruth Reichl

3.84

Transform Your Habits

Sipsworth

Simon Van Booy

4.26

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