14 Best nonfiction books like Karl, the Universe and Everything by Karl Kruszelnicki

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Karl, the Universe and Everything

By: Karl Kruszelnicki

3.88

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Grab your towel and hitchhike across the galaxy with Australia's most popular scientist Dr Karl Kru…

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1. I Am the Messenger

By: Markus Zusak

4.03

Format: 357 pages, Paperback

protect the diamonds survive the clubs dig deep through the spades feel the hearts Ed Kennedy… read more

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"How’s yours?"

-Markus Zusak, I Am the Messenger

"I’m Angelina,"

-Markus Zusak, I Am the Messenger

"What do I do now?"

-Markus Zusak, I Am the Messenger

"My soul needs yours"

-Markus Zusak, I Am the Messenger

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2. He Died With A Felafel In His Hand

By: John Birmingham

3.87

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

These are the memoirs of 29 year old John Birmingham, who has shared houses and apartments with 89 … read more

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  • nonfiction
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3. Amazinger Face

By: Zoë Foster Blake

4.11

Format: 64 pages,

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  • nonfiction
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4. The Barefoot Investor: The Only Money Guide You'll Ever Need

By: Scott Pape

4.47

Format: 310 pages,

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  • nonfiction

5. A Short History of Nearly Everything

By: Bill Bryson

3.42

Format: None pages,

In Bryson's biggest book, he confronts his greatest challenge: to understand--and, if possible, ans… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science

6. Breath

By: Tim Winton

3.19

Format: 292 pages, Hardcover

Breath is an extraordinary evocation of an adolescence spent resisting complacency, testing one's l… read more

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7. Jasper Jones

By: Craig Silvey

4.14

Format: None pages, Paperback

Late on a hot summer night in 1965, Charlie Bucktin, a precocious and bookish boy of thirteen, is s… read more

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8. The Turning

By: Tim Winton , Humphrey Bower , Caroline Lee , Klaus Berr

3.93

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

Set on a coastal stretch of Western Australia, Tim Winton's stunning collection of connected storie… read more

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9. Lola in the Mirror

By: Trent Dalton

4.41

Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition

Bighearted, gritty, magical and moving, Lola in the Mirror is the irresistible new novel from inter… read more

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10. Limberlost

By: Robbie Arnott

4.25

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

In the heat of a long summer Ned hunts rabbits in a river valley, hoping the pelts will earn him en… read more

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"After an hour of sodden stomping they saw ghostly figures beckoning them through the dense cloud. Highland snow gums, colour-swirled and hardy, and alpine yellow gums, splashed with shades of lemon a…"

-Robbie Arnott, Limberlost

"He told her the story of it, his words coming faster than with the others, without artifice or caution. Told her how he'd known there was something wonderful under the old paint from the moment he sa…"

-Robbie Arnott, Limberlost

"He'd stare at that field of water until all the things he could not handle were rinsed out of him, and all that remained within him was the memory of that night: the whale, the warmth of the coat, hi…"

-Robbie Arnott, Limberlost

"Three days after their wedding they were standing at the base of Liffey Falls, at the brisk death of winter, watching an airborne river thrash its way earthward. The water tumbled through high ridges…"

-Robbie Arnott, Limberlost

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11. Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

By: Hans Rosling

4.36

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporti… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science
"Free access to data doesn’t turn into knowledge without effort"

-Hans Rosling, Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

"Something frightening poses a perceived risk. Something dangerous poses a real risk."

-Hans Rosling, Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

"We like to believe that things happen because someone wanted them to, that individuals have power and agency: otherwise, the world feels unpredictable, confusing, and frightening."

-Hans Rosling, Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

"Does saying "things are improving" imply that everything is fine, and we should all relax and not worry? No, not at all. Is it helpful to have to choose between bad and improving? Definitely not. It'…"

-Hans Rosling, Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

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12. The Murders at Fleat House

By: Lucinda Riley

4.12

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

The Murders at Fleat House is a suspenseful and utterly compelling crime novel from the multi-milli… read more

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"He looked at her and smiled. ‘You know, one of the things I’ve thought about in here is the fact that during your life, I may have influenced your decision-making process far too much. Because I’m to…"

-Lucinda Riley, The Murders at Fleat House

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13. Before You Knew My Name

By: Jacqueline Bublitz

3.81

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

This is not just another novel about a dead girl. Two women—one alive, one dead—are brought togethe… read more

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"I know what it's like for the horror to follow you home."

-Jacqueline Bublitz, Before You Knew My Name

"What happened to her makes me so mad. The entitlement of these fucking men who destroy lives, just because they can."

-Jacqueline Bublitz, Before You Knew My Name

"The thing is. When the dead speak back, we are seldom loud enough to be heard over the clamour of all that living going on."

-Jacqueline Bublitz, Before You Knew My Name

"For the first time, I understand it's not only the dead who have lives they don't get to live out. The people left behind have as many versions of themselves unexplored, as many possible paths that c…"

-Jacqueline Bublitz, Before You Knew My Name

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14. Love Stories

By: Trent Dalton

4.14

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Trent Dalton, Australia's best-loved writer, goes out into the world and asks a simple, direct ques… read more

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  • nonfiction
"True love is exposing all the pieces."

-Trent Dalton, Love Stories

"Love is knowing when you've come home."

-Trent Dalton, Love Stories

"You ever felt that kinda low? The kind you want to stay in?"

-Trent Dalton, Love Stories

"She realises now that grief is the price she will willingly pay to have loved someone so deeply."

-Trent Dalton, Love Stories

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15. The Things That Matter Most

By: Gabbie Stroud

4.44

Format: 358 pages, Paperback

A powerful and moving debut novel about a school community in crisis from the bestselling author of… read more

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16. How to Kill a Client

By: Joanna Jenkins

3.84

Format: 392 pages, Paperback

Taking on law's old boys club can have deadly results... A gripping thriller from a bold new voice … read more

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17. Seeing Other People

By: Diana Reid

3.42

Format: 295 pages, Paperback

Which comes first—those you love, or those you want? Charlie’s skin was stinging. Not with heat … read more

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18. What Happened to Nina?

By: Dervla McTiernan

4.11

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

10 hours, 50 minutes From the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Murder Rule comes an… read more

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19. The 5 AM Club: Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life

By: Robin S. Sharma

3.73

Format: 336 pages, ebook

Legendary leadership and elite performance expert Robin Sharma introduced The 5am Club concept over… read more

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  • nonfiction
"The smallest of implementations is always worth more than the grandest of intentions."

-Robin S. Sharma, The 5 AM Club: Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life

"...the soreness of growth is so much less expensive than the devastating costs of regret"

-Robin S. Sharma, The 5 AM Club: Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life

"I need to tell you that too many among us die at thirty and are buried at eighty. So, I do get you. You hoped things would be different. More interesting. More exciting. More fulfilling, special and …"

-Robin S. Sharma, The 5 AM Club: Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life

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20. The Salt Path

By: Raynor Winn

4.02

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Just days after Raynor learns that Moth, her husband of 32 years, is terminally ill, their home and… read more

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  • nonfiction
"It’s six hundred and thirty miles and we’ll have to camp all the way."

-Raynor Winn, The Salt Path

"Give time for what you know you must do and you will have what you desire the most."

-Raynor Winn, The Salt Path

"Refugees from western civilisation, cut adrift from life in a boat that rarely finds a harbour."

-Raynor Winn, The Salt Path

"We had lost everything except our children and each other, but we had the wet grass and the rhythm of the sea on the rocks."

-Raynor Winn, The Salt Path

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21. Love Language: A memoir of family, music and pasta

By: Linda Marigliano

4.01

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

A compelling, relatable and powerfully moving memoir of people-pleasing, family and what it means t… read more

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  • nonfiction
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22. When Things Are Alive They Hum

By: Hannah Bent

4.03

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

This is a previously-published edition of ISBN 9781761150081. Marlowe and Harper share a bond de… read more

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23. Tuesday Evenings with the Copeton Craft Resistance

By: Kate Solly

3.97

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Meredith established the Copeton Crochet Collective (no knitters please) because it would be like h… read more

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"The problem was with the constant deliciousness of a new idea. It was always more exciting to start a new project than to plod away with one whose appeal had gone stale."

-Kate Solly, Tuesday Evenings with the Copeton Craft Resistance

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24. The Housemate

By: Sarah Bailey

3.91

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

Three housemates. One dead, one missing and one accused of murder. Dubbed the Housemate Homic… read more

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25. Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia

By: Anita Heiss

4.31

Format: 311 pages, Paperback

What is it like to grow up Aboriginal in Australia? This anthology, compiled by award-winning au… read more

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  • nonfiction
"We’ve never been alone, and we have each other. Not everyone gets everything, and we are so lucky for so much. I’m learning my place, my responsibilities."

-Anita Heiss, Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia

"I love that I’ve been lucky enough to travel to every Australian city and work with some of the best, most forward-thinking individuals, and coach many to extraordinary feats. I love the friendships …"

-Anita Heiss, Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia

"P.S. I truly love every square inch of Australia. I look forward to when we realise that this country is our giver of life and will survive long after we have passed on. Maybe, then, we will each cho…"

-Anita Heiss, Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia

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26. How to be Remembered

By: Michael Thompson

3.98

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

On an ordinary night in an ordinary year, Tommy Llewellyn's doting parents wake in a home without t… read more

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27. Positively Geared: How to Build a Multi-million Dollar Property Portfolio from a $40K Deposit

By: Lloyd Edge

3.76

Format: 276 pages, Kindle Edition

Positively Geared offers a powerful approach for clever property investment, empowering readers to … read more

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  • nonfiction
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28. Growing Up in Country Australia

By: Rick Morton

3.81

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Growing Up in Country Australia is a fresh, modern look at country Australia. There are stories of … read more

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  • nonfiction
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29. The Sex Ed You Never Had

By: Chantelle Otten

4.04

Format: 376 pages, Paperback

From award-winning psychosexologist Chantelle Otten comes the well-overdue, inclusive and meticulou… read more

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  • nonfiction
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30. Karl, the Universe and Everything

By: Karl Kruszelnicki

3.88

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Grab your towel and hitchhike across the galaxy with Australia's most popular scientist Dr Karl Kru… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science

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