12 best-selling nonfiction books like Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life: The Definitive Visual Guide to Prehistoric Animals (DK Definitive Visual Encyclopedias) by D.K. Publishing

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Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life: The Definitive Visual Guide to Prehistoric Animals (DK Definitive Visual Encyclopedias)

By: D.K. Publishing

4.37

Format: 440 pages, Hardcover

From the origin of life, through the age of dinosaurs stalked by the terrifying Tyrannosaurus rex, …

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1. Mostly Harmless (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #5)

By: Douglas Adams

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Now celebrating the 42nd anniversary of  The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,  soon to be a Hulu o… read more

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"Fuck ’em,"

-Douglas Adams, Mostly Harmless (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #5)

"You live and learn. At any rate, you live."

-Douglas Adams, Mostly Harmless (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #5)

"Life will always find a way og hanging on in somewhere."

-Douglas Adams, Mostly Harmless (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #5)

"I think we have different value systems." —Arthur "Well mine's better." —Ford"

-Douglas Adams, Mostly Harmless (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #5)

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2. So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #4)

By: Douglas Adams

4.09

Format: 225 pages, Kindle Edition

Back on Earth with nothing more to show for his long, strange trip through time and space than a ra… read more

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"Shit!"

-Douglas Adams, So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #4)

"Non tout baigne, tout ce qui est susceptible de biagner, baigne."

-Douglas Adams, So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #4)

"Non è un vero scienziato chi ha timore che la gente lo ritenga pazzo."

-Douglas Adams, So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #4)

"God's Final Message to His Creation: 'We apologize for the inconvenience."

-Douglas Adams, So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #4)

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3. Adulthood Is a Myth (Sarah's Scribbles, #1)

By: Sarah Andersen

4.27

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

Are you a special snowflake? Do you enjoy networking to advance your career? Is adulthood an exciti… read more

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  • nonfiction
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4. The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History

By: Elizabeth Kolbert

4.12

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Over the last half-billion years, there have been five mass extinctions, when the diversity of life… read more

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  • history
  • biology
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science

5. The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer

By: Siddhartha Mukherjee

4.26

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

The Emperor of All Maladies is a magnificent, profoundly humane "biography" of cancer--from its fir… read more

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6. The Complete Calvin and Hobbes

By: Bill Watterson

3.93

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Calvin and Hobbesis unquestionably one of the most popular comic strips of all time. The imaginativ… read more

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7. The Romanovs: 1613-1918

By: Simon Sebag Montefiore

3.17

Format: None pages,

The Romanovs were the most successful dynasty of modern times, ruling a sixth of the world's surfac… read more

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8. The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World

By: Steve Brusatte

4.20

Format: 404 pages, Hardcover

The dinosaurs. Sixty-six million years ago, the Earth’s most fearsome creatures vanished. Today the… read more

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  • history
  • biology
  • animals
  • natural history
  • palaeontology
  • dinosaurs
  • nonfiction
  • nature
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"There is a dinosaur outside my window. I'm watching it as I write this."

-Steve Brusatte, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World

"The Great Hall of Dinosaurs at Yale's Peabody Museum may not bill itself as a place of spiritual pilgrimage, but that's sure what it feels like to me."

-Steve Brusatte, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World

"...let's not forget about those birds--they are dinosaurs, they survived, they are still with us. The dinosaur empire may be over, but the dinosaurs remain."

-Steve Brusatte, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World

"...another trove of spectacular fossils, found in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia...provide unprecedented insight into the lifestyles of dinosaurs and early birds."

-Steve Brusatte, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World

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9. Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2)

By: Jay Kristoff

4.58

Format: 709 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Nevernight Chronicle, Jay Kristoff, comes the muc… read more

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"No fear. Only fury."

-Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2)

"Eat shit, you limp-dicked coward."

-Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2)

"The right book is worth a hundred blades"

-Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2)

"Folk who know nothing still insist on saying something."

-Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2)

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10. Poison for Breakfast

By: Lemony Snicket

3.86

Format: 158 pages, Hardcover

For more than twenty years, Lemony Snicket has led millions of young readers through a mysterious w… read more

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"Bye bye doggie."

-Lemony Snicket, Poison for Breakfast

"I am a loneliness savant."

-Lemony Snicket, Poison for Breakfast

"I can compare sadness to a car because both are quite capable of running me over."

-Lemony Snicket, Poison for Breakfast

"In a manner of speaking," I said, using one of my favorite ways of saying "No, you are wrong."

-Lemony Snicket, Poison for Breakfast

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11. Island of the Blue Dolphins

By: Scott O'Dell

3.87

Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition

In the Pacific there is an island that looks like a big fish sunning itself in the sea. Around it, … read more

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"They were black like a lizard's and very large and, like the eyes of a lizard, could sometimes look sleepy."

-Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins

"Everyone in our tribe had two names, the real one which was secret and was seldom used, and one which was common, for if people use your secret name it becomes worn out and loses its magic."

-Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins

"Below me Rontu was running along the cliffs barking at the screaming gulls. Pelicans were chattering as they finished the blue water. But suddenly I thought of Tutok, and the island seemed very quiet."

-Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins

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12. The Secret Wisdom of Nature: Trees, Animals, and the Extraordinary Balance of All Living Things ― Stories from Science and Observation

By: Peter Wohlleben

4.06

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The final book in The Mysteries of Nature trilogy by the New York Times bestselling author of The H… read more

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  • biology
  • animals
  • natural history
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  • nature
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"The more we acknowledge that even the smallest disturbance can lead to unpredictable changes, the stronger the arguments for protecting larger areas of the environment."

-Peter Wohlleben, The Secret Wisdom of Nature: Trees, Animals, and the Extraordinary Balance of All Living Things ― Stories from Science and Observation

"A whole generation of trees, including many that are deciduous, is standing by to form a solid foundation for the old-growth forest of the future, which means that bark beetles are more than just fun…"

-Peter Wohlleben, The Secret Wisdom of Nature: Trees, Animals, and the Extraordinary Balance of All Living Things ― Stories from Science and Observation

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13. No God but God: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam

By: Reza Aslan

4.13

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

In No god but God, internationally acclaimed scholar Reza Aslan explains Islam—the origins and evol… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
"The Islamic Reformation is already here. We are all living in it."

-Reza Aslan, No God but God: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam

"[...] there can be no a priori moral framework in a modern democracy [...]"

-Reza Aslan, No God but God: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam

"[...] pluralism implies religious tolerance, not unchecked religious freedom."

-Reza Aslan, No God but God: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam

"Muhammad was not yet establishing a new religion; he was calling for sweeping social reforms. He was not yet preaching monotheism; he was demanding economic justice."

-Reza Aslan, No God but God: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam

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14. Someone You Can Build a Nest In

By: John Wiswell

4.07

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

Discover this creepy, charming monster-slaying fantasy romance—from the perspective of the monster—… read more

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"No young woman of means has gone through her entire life without at least once surveying her opportunities and wishing for a dragon instead."

-John Wiswell, Someone You Can Build a Nest In

"Homily professed her love by digging a second crossbow bolt of Shersheshin's body. It was so much clearer a declaration of affection than any of those speeches spun by poets or playwrights. And stuff…"

-John Wiswell, Someone You Can Build a Nest In

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15. The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

By: Kobe Bryant

4.26

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

In the wake of his retirement from professional basketball, Kobe “The Black Mamba” Bryant has decid… read more

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"You have to work hard in the dark to shine in the light"

-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

"Good coaches tell you where the fish are, great coaches teach you how to find them."

-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

"If you want to be a better player, you have to prepare, prepare, and prepare some more."

-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

"If you really want to be great at something you have to truly care about it. If you want to be great in a particular area, you have to obsess over it."

-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

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16. The Twilight Man: Rod Serling and the Birth of Television

By: Koren Shadmi

4.15

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

A illustrated biographical tale that follows Hollywood revolutionary Rod Serling's rise to fame in … read more

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17. The Future of Dinosaurs: What We Don't Know, What We Can, and What We'll Never Know

By: David Hone

4.19

Format: 252 pages, Hardcover

Ever since we first started discovering dinosaurs in the early-1800s, our obsession for uncovering … read more

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  • history
  • biology
  • natural history
  • palaeontology
  • dinosaurs
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
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18. Sensory: Life on the Spectrum

By: Bex Ollerton

4.27

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

A colorful and eclectic comics anthology exploring a wide range of autistic experiences—from diagno… read more

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19. National Geographic Spectacle: Rare and Astonishing Photographs

By: National Geographic Society

4.53

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

An exquisite photo collection showcasing awe-inducing moments from around the world, including the … read more

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  • nature
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20. Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life: The Definitive Visual Guide to Prehistoric Animals (DK Definitive Visual Encyclopedias)

By: D.K. Publishing

4.37

Format: 440 pages, Hardcover

From the origin of life, through the age of dinosaurs stalked by the terrifying Tyrannosaurus rex, … read more

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  • biology
  • animals
  • natural history
  • palaeontology
  • dinosaurs
  • nonfiction
  • reference
  • nature
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21. Dinosaur Facts and Figures: The Theropods and Other Dinosauriformes

By: Rubén Molina-Pérez

4.54

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

An illustrated record book of theropod facts and figures―from the biggest to the fastest to the sma… read more

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6 best-selling history books like Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life: The Definitive Visual Guide to Prehistoric Animals (DK Definitive Visual Encyclopedias) by D.K. Publishing

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The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History

Elizabeth Kolbert

4.12

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The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World

Steve Brusatte

4.20

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No God but God: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam

Reza Aslan

4.13

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The Twilight Man: Rod Serling and the Birth of Television

Koren Shadmi

4.15

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The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy

Bill Simmons

4.20

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Shaq Uncut: My Story

Shaquille O'Neal , Jackie MacMullan

4.06

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Michael Jordan: The Life

Roland Lazenby

4.31

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Not a Game: The Incredible Rise and Unthinkable Fall of Allen Iverson

Kent Babb

3.90

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