9 best-selling nonfiction books like The Real James Herriot: The Authorized Biography by Jim Wight

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The Real James Herriot: The Authorized Biography

By: Jim Wight

4.00

Format: None pages, ebook

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1. The Arabian Nights

By: Anonymous , Richard Francis Burton , A.S. Byatt

4.03

Format: 1049 pages, Mass Market Paperback

This volume reproduces the 1932 Modern Library edition, for which Bennett A. Cerf chose the most fa… read more

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"Experience shapes perception."

-Anonymous, The Arabian Nights

"It is amazing what women in love will do"

-Anonymous, The Arabian Nights

"If you need a hug, give it to someone else."

-Anonymous, The Arabian Nights

"Glory be to Him who changes others and remains Himself unchanged!"

-Anonymous, The Arabian Nights

Cover of The Vanishing Box (Stephens & Mephisto, #4) by Elly Griffiths

2. The Vanishing Box (Stephens & Mephisto, #4)

By: Elly Griffiths

4.05

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

DI Edgar Stephens and the magician Max Mephisto discover once again that the line between art, life… read more

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3. The Blood Card (Stephens & Mephisto Mystery, #3)

By: Elly Griffiths

3.11

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Elizabeth II's coronation is looming, but the murder of their wartime commander, Colonel Cartwright… read more

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4. The Lord God Made Them All

By: James Herriot

4.27

Format: 637 pages, Paperback

The Lord God Made Them Allis the bestselling sequel to All Things Wise and Wonderfuland the fourth … read more

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5. James Herriot's Yorkshire Revisited

By: James Herriot

2.90

Format: 96 pages,

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6. Weekends with Daisy

By: Sharron Kahn Luttrell

3.83

Format: None pages, Hardcover

"A heartwarming and utterly charming story about empathy, hope, and letting go. Weekends with Daisy… read more

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7. Dying In the Wool (Kate Shackleton, #1)

By: Frances Brody

4.16

Format: 422 pages, Paperback

Take one quiet Yorkshire village, Bridgestead is a peaceful spot: a babbling brook, rolling hills a… read more

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8. All Creatures Great and Small (All Creatures Great and Small, #1-2)

By: James Herriot

3.59

Format: 251 pages,

The classic multimillion copy bestseller Delve into the magical, unforgettable world of James Herri… read more

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9. A Place Called Freedom

By: Ken Follett

4.05

Format: None pages, Paperback

NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER Scotland, 1766. Sentenced to a life of misery in the brutal coal mines, tw… read more

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10. Three Men in a Boat (Three Men, #1)

By: Jerome K. Jerome

4.60

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Martyrs to hypochondria and general seediness, J. and his friends George and Harris decide that a j… read more

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11. The Zig Zag Girl (Stephens & Mephisto, #1)

By: Elly Griffiths

3.65

Format: 328 pages, Hardcover

Brighton, 1950. When the body of a girl is found, cut into three, Detective Inspector Edgar Step… read more

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12. The Ghost Fields (Ruth Galloway, #7)

By: Elly Griffiths

3.00

Format: 253 pages, Hardcover

The chilling discovery of a downed World War II plane with a body inside leads Ruth and DCI Nelson … read more

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13. The Angel Tree

By: Lucinda Riley

3.85

Format: None pages, Paperback

Thirty years have passed since Greta left Marchmont Hall, a grand and beautiful house nestled in th… read more

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14. All Things Bright and Beautiful

By: James Herriot

4.00

Format: None pages,

"A very warm, very engaging read. . . . The reader falls totally under his spell." --Associated Pre… read more

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15. Vets Might Fly

By: James Herriot

3.96

Format: 286 pages, Paperback

A few months of married bliss, a lovers' nest in Darrowby and the wonders of home cooking are rudel… read more

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16. Lady's Well (DCI Ryan Mysteries, #20)

By: L.J. Ross

4.42

Format: 311 pages, Kindle Edition

THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE WATER... When the ancient waters of Lady’s Well in the rural village of… read more

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17. The Romantic

By: William Boyd

4.15

Format: 451 pages, Paperback

Set in the 19th century, The Romantic is the story of life itself. Following the roller-coaster for… read more

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18. Murder Before Evensong (Canon Clement, #1)

By: Richard Coles

3.32

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Canon Daniel Clement is Rector of Champton. He has been there for eight years, living at the Rector… read more

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19. The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)

By: Elly Griffiths

4.23

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Pandemic lockdowns have Ruth Galloway feeling isolated from everyone but a new neighbor—until Nelso… read more

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"It's a locked room mystery,' says Tony. 'Like in the books.' 'Nothing,' says Nelson, 'is like it is in the books."

-Elly Griffiths, The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)

"The churches are all closed. She was surprised how shocked she'd been to hear this news. Judy might be a lapsed Catholic, but she'd always assumed that, all her life, mass would be carrying on somewh…"

-Elly Griffiths, The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)

"The air is so sweet and pure that it almost takes her breath away. It's as if nature is conspiring to make lockdown a less terrifying experience. Ruth has already noticed herself becoming interested …"

-Elly Griffiths, The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)

"There are no commuters, no children jostling for school buses, no taxis, no old men in hats driving in the centre of the road. It should feel like heaven but, as Nelson drives through the old city ga…"

-Elly Griffiths, The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)

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20. The House of Fortune (The Miniaturist, #2)

By: Jessie Burton

3.87

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Alive with the magic of Amsterdam, the enchanting new historical novel from the author of the sensa… read more

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"The road in front is empty: it is behind them that something waits."

-Jessie Burton, The House of Fortune (The Miniaturist, #2)

Cover of The Postscript Murders (Harbinder Kaur, #2) by Elly Griffiths

21. The Postscript Murders (Harbinder Kaur, #2)

By: Elly Griffiths

3.93

Format: 315 pages, Hardcover

Murder leaps off the page when crime novelists begin to turn up dead in this intricate new novel by… read more

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22. The Stranger Diaries (Harbinder Kaur, #1)

By: Elly Griffiths

3.88

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

Clare Cassidy is no stranger to murder. A high school English teacher specializing in the Gothic wr… read more

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"Why are Georgette Heyer's covers so naff? When you think of all the exciting things that happen - abductions, false identities, wild horseback chases - the front of the book nearly always shows a wom…"

-Elly Griffiths, The Stranger Diaries (Harbinder Kaur, #1)

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23. Very Very Lucky

By: Amanda Prowse

4.37

Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition

A life-affirming story from million-copy bestselling author Amanda Prowse about having it all, losi… read more

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24. The Keeper of Stories

By: Sally Page

4.08

Format: 386 pages, Kindle Edition

She can’t recall what started her collection. Maybe it was in a fragment of conversation overheard … read more

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"Perhaps guilt is like a disease. You can have it without knowing you do."

-Sally Page, The Keeper of Stories

"I think it's in people stories that you discover the best of what we can be."

-Sally Page, The Keeper of Stories

"I don't think guilt asks for permission to come in. I don't think it knocks and waits politely on the mat."

-Sally Page, The Keeper of Stories

"I figured out long ago that if I listen to the few people who shout at me, I'm making them more important than they are. What they say will stay with me, upset me, and those loud voices would go on a…"

-Sally Page, The Keeper of Stories

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25. Ellie and the Harpmaker

By: Hazel Prior

3.83

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

In the rolling hills of beautiful Exmoor, there’s a barn. And in that barn, you’ll find Dan. He’s a… read more

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26. The Wild Silence

By: Raynor Winn

3.98

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

The follow-up to The Salt Path. Nature holds the answers for Raynor and her husband Moth. After … read more

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"At what point in our lives does cynicism take over from instinct? When we stop feeling the softness of rain on our face and start worrying about being wet?…When do we make that switch from being part…"

-Raynor Winn, The Wild Silence

"Wat is toch dat moment in ons leven dat cynisme de overhand krijgt over intuïtie? Wanneer maakt het voelen van de zachtheid van regendruppels in ons gezicht plaats voor de bezorgdheid dat we nat word…"

-Raynor Winn, The Wild Silence

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27. Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom

By: Ilyon Woo

3.99

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

New York Times Bestseller | New York Times 10 Best Books of 2023 The remarkable true story of El… read more

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Cover of Every Living Thing  (All Creatures Great and Small, #8) by James Herriot

28. Every Living Thing (All Creatures Great and Small, #8)

By: James Herriot

4.49

Format: 355 pages, Kindle Edition

For more than twenty years, James Herriot has captivated millions of readers and television viewers… read more

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29. The Yorkshire Vet: In The Footsteps of Herriot

By: Peter Wright

4.31

Format: 232 pages, Kindle Edition

The life story of vet Peter Wright, as he walked in the footsteps of the famous ‘James Herriot’, fr… read more

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Cover of The Real James Herriot: The Authorized Biography by Jim Wight

30. The Real James Herriot: The Authorized Biography

By: Jim Wight

4.00

Format: None pages, ebook

Take a trip down memory lane and read about the life of Britain's most beloved vet, who charmed us … read more

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Cover of The Air Raid Girls (Air Raid Girls #1) by Jenny Holmes

31. The Air Raid Girls (Air Raid Girls #1)

By: Jenny Holmes

4.40

Format: 363 pages, Kindle Edition

May, 1941. Meet the Air Raid Girls: three young women keen to do their bit during the Yorkshire bli… read more

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11 best-selling adult books like Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom by Ilyon Woo

Transform Your Habits

The Women

Kristin Hannah

4.64

Transform Your Habits

The Frozen River

Ariel Lawhon

4.43

Transform Your Habits

Let Us Descend

Jesmyn Ward

3.70

Transform Your Habits

The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

Erik Larson

4.24

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