10 Best nonfiction books like The Kindness of the Hangman: Even in Hell, There is Hope (1) by Henry Oster

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The Kindness of the Hangman: Even in Hell, There is Hope (1)

By: Henry Oster

4.67

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

The Kindness of the Hangman is the inspiring true story of a young German boy, Henry Oster, and his…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in The Kindness of the Hangman: Even in Hell, There is Hope (1) by Henry Oster , here is a list of 10 books like this:

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1. Open

By: J.R. Moehringer , Andre Agassi

4.31

Format: 388 pages, Hardcover

From Andre Agassi, one of the most beloved athletes in history and one of the most gifted men ever … read more

Similar categories in J.R. Moehringer's Open book and Henry Oster's The Kindness of the Hangman: Even in Hell, There is Hope (1)

  • nonfiction
  • memoir
"Control what you can control."

-J.R. Moehringer, Open

"We talk about things. We talk about nothing."

-J.R. Moehringer, Open

"The most animated talks we have are about…things"

-J.R. Moehringer, Open

"When they hand me the trophy I think about vomiting into it"

-J.R. Moehringer, Open

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2. Wool (Wool, #1)

By: Hugh Howey

4.16

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Thousands of them have lived underground. They've lived there so long, there are only legends about… read more

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3. When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress

By: Gabor Maté

3.91

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

In this accessible and groundbreaking book--filled with the moving stories of real people--medical … read more

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4. Those Who Save Us

By: Jenna Blum

3.12

Format: None pages,

For fifty years, Anna Schlemmer has refused to talk about her life in Germany during World War II. … read more

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5. Beautiful Country

By: Qian Julie Wang

4.18

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In Chinese, the word for America, Mei Guo, translates directly to “beautiful country.” Yet when sev… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
"Words rolled out of my mouth one after another and I do not dare to interrupt them with a breath. They are new words, foreign words but familiar all the same because they have been sitting at my thro…"

-Qian Julie Wang, Beautiful Country

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6. The Lost Book of Bonn

By: Brianna Labuskes

3.95

Format: 374 pages, Paperback

For fans of The Rose Code and The Librarian Spy comes another literary themed historical novel from… read more

Similar categories in Brianna Labuskes's The Lost Book of Bonn book and Henry Oster's The Kindness of the Hangman: Even in Hell, There is Hope (1)

  • historical
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7. The Twins of Auschwitz

By: Eva Mozes Kor

4.22

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

The Nazis spared their lives because they were twins. In the summer of 1944, Eva Mozes Kor and h… read more

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  • historical
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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8. When We Were Bright And Beautiful

By: Jillian Medoff

3.41

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The acclaimed, bestselling author of This Could Hurt returns with her biggest, boldest novel yet--a… read more

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"Which is the funny thing about families; no matter how cake you have someone will always feel starved."

-Jillian Medoff, When We Were Bright And Beautiful

"Which is the funny thing about families; no matter how much cake you have, someone will always feel starved."

-Jillian Medoff, When We Were Bright And Beautiful

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9. Left on Tenth: A Second Chance at Life

By: Delia Ephron

4.09

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The bestselling, beloved writer of romantic comedies like You've Got Mail tells her own late-in-lif… read more

Similar categories in Delia Ephron's Left on Tenth: A Second Chance at Life book and Henry Oster's The Kindness of the Hangman: Even in Hell, There is Hope (1)

  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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10. We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story

By: Simu Liu

4.35

Format: 320 pages, ebook

Marvel's newest recruit shares his own inspiring and unexpected origin story, from China to the bri… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
"Nobody forced us to come here,"

-Simu Liu, We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story

"Canada is not unilaterally friendly, nor is “friendly"

-Simu Liu, We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story

"Acting, like life, gets a bit stale when you only make safe choices."

-Simu Liu, We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story

"Jared had taught me the value of swinging for the fences and being the master of my own destiny."

-Simu Liu, We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story

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11. The Auschwitz Photographer: The Forgotten Story of the WWII Prisoner Who Documented Thousands of Lost Souls

By: Luca Crippa

4.36

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

The Nazis asked him to swear allegiance to Hitler, betraying his country, his friends, and everythi… read more

Similar categories in Luca Crippa's The Auschwitz Photographer: The Forgotten Story of the WWII Prisoner Who Documented Thousands of Lost Souls book and Henry Oster's The Kindness of the Hangman: Even in Hell, There is Hope (1)

  • historical
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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12. Lily's Promise: How I Survived Auschwitz and Found the Strength to Live

By: Lily Ebert

4.60

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A heart-wrenching and ultimately life-affirming Holocaust survivor story that demonstrates the powe… read more

Similar categories in Lily Ebert's Lily's Promise: How I Survived Auschwitz and Found the Strength to Live book and Henry Oster's The Kindness of the Hangman: Even in Hell, There is Hope (1)

  • historical
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of The Daughter of Auschwitz: A Memoir by Tova Friedman

13. The Daughter of Auschwitz: A Memoir

By: Tova Friedman

4.53

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A powerful memoir by one of the youngest ever survivors of Auschwitz, Tova Friedman, following her … read more

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  • historical
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of My Name Is Selma: The Remarkable Memoir of a Jewish Resistance Fighter and Ravensbrück Survivor by Selma van de Perre

14. My Name Is Selma: The Remarkable Memoir of a Jewish Resistance Fighter and Ravensbrück Survivor

By: Selma van de Perre

4.17

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An international bestseller, this powerful memoir by a ninety-eight-year-old Jewish Resistance figh… read more

Similar categories in Selma van de Perre's My Name Is Selma: The Remarkable Memoir of a Jewish Resistance Fighter and Ravensbrück Survivor book and Henry Oster's The Kindness of the Hangman: Even in Hell, There is Hope (1)

  • history
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of A Jewish Girl in Paris by Melanie Levensohn

15. A Jewish Girl in Paris

By: Melanie Levensohn

4.14

Format: 442 pages, Kindle Edition

Paris, 1940, a city under German occupation. A young Jewish girl, Judith, meets a young man, Christ… read more

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16. The Kindness of the Hangman: Even in Hell, There is Hope (1)

By: Henry Oster

4.67

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

The Kindness of the Hangman is the inspiring true story of a young German boy, Henry Oster, and his… read more

Similar categories in Henry Oster's The Kindness of the Hangman: Even in Hell, There is Hope (1) book and Henry Oster's The Kindness of the Hangman: Even in Hell, There is Hope (1)

  • historical
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • memoir

6 Top history books like The Kindness of the Hangman: Even in Hell, There is Hope (1) by Henry Oster

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4.22

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4.36

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Lily Ebert

4.60

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4.53

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Martha Wells

4.15

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Blake Crouch

2.78

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