6 must-read nonfiction books like A Piece of Cake by Roald Dahl

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A Piece of Cake

By: Roald Dahl

3.13

Format: None pages, Audio Download

A Piece of Cake is a short story from Roald Dahl, often read published within The Wonderful Story o…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in A Piece of Cake by Roald Dahl , here is a list of 6 books like this:

Cover of The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson

1. The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid

By: Bill Bryson

3.93

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From one of the most beloved and bestselling authors in the English language, a vivid, nostalgic, a… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
"It’s a bit burned,"

-Bill Bryson, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid

"I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to."

-Bill Bryson, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid

"Imagine having a city full of things that no other city had."

-Bill Bryson, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid

"They were Republicans, Nixon Republicans, and so didn't subscribe to the notion that laws are supposed to apply to all people equally."

-Bill Bryson, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid

Cover of It Works: The Famous Little Red Book That Makes Your Dreams Come True! by None, R.H.J.

2. It Works: The Famous Little Red Book That Makes Your Dreams Come True!

By: None , R.H.J.

4.22

Format: 28 pages, Kindle Edition

IT WORKS presents a concise, definite plan for bettering your conditions in life. It shows you how … read more

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  • classics
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr

3. The Tiger Who Came to Tea

By: Judith Kerr

4.25

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

For over 30 years children have been enthralled and delighted by this fanciful tale of a tiger join… read more

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  • classics
Cover of Pinocchio by John Boyne, Unknown, Monteiro Lobato, Carlo Collodi

4. Pinocchio

By: John Boyne , Unknown , Monteiro Lobato , Carlo Collodi

3.85

Format: 262 pages, Paperback

A timeless classic to be read over and over. This is the story of Pinocchio, filled with harrowi… read more

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  • classics
"Hunger is the best cook."

-John Boyne, Pinocchio

"A conscience is that still small voice that people won't listen to."

-John Boyne, Pinocchio

"Would it be possible to find a more ungrateful boy, or one with less heart than I have!"

-John Boyne, Pinocchio

"Laziness is a serious illness and one must cure it immediately; yes, even from early childhood. If not, it will kill you in the end."

-John Boyne, Pinocchio

Cover of Feeling Is The Secret 1944 by Neville Goddard

5. Feeling Is The Secret 1944

By: Neville Goddard

4.29

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

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  • nonfiction
Cover of The Dragon Heir (The Heir Chronicles, #3) by Cinda Williams Chima

6. The Dragon Heir (The Heir Chronicles, #3)

By: Cinda Williams Chima

3.51

Format: 178 pages, Hardcover

The covenant that was meant to keep the wizard wars at bay has been stolen, and the sanctuary of Tr… read more

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7. Princess Princess Ever After

By: Kay O'Neill

3.65

Format: 276 pages, Hardcover

When the heroic princess Amira rescues the kind-hearted princess Sadie from her tower prison, neith… read more

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8. A Good Man Is Hard To Find

By: Flannery O'Connor , Frederick Asals

3.96

Format: 433 pages, Paperback

A Good Man Is Hard to Findis Flannery O'Connor's most famous and most discussed story. O'Connor her… read more

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9. Fables, Vol. 1: Legends in Exile

By: Bill Willingham , Steve Leialoha , Lan Medina , James Jean , Craig Hamilton

3.78

Format: 472 pages, Paperback

When a savage creature known only as the Adversary conquered the fabled lands of legends and fairy … read more

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10. The Game of Life and How to Play It

By: Florence Scovel Shinn

3.84

Format: None pages, Paperback

With her classic book, THE GAME OF LIFE AND HOW TO PLAY IT, Florence Scovel Shinn established herse… read more

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11. The Electric State

By: Simon Stålenhag

4.43

Format: 143 pages, Hardcover

In 1997, a runaway teenager and her yellow toy robot travel west through a strange USA. The ruins o… read more

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"To, čo robíme, nie je civilizované, viem to. Ale viem i to, že aj tebe sa to muselo prihodiť - presne ako ja si sa zobudil a zrazu si si uvedomil niečo nezvratné: nežijeme už v civilizovaných časoch."

-Simon Stålenhag, The Electric State

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12. Pilu of the Woods

By: Mai K. Nguyen

4.24

Format: 151 pages, Paperback

A heartwarming story of friendship, loss, and finding your way home from debut author/illustrator M… read more

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13. Sweet Sweet Revenge Ltd.

By: Jonas Jonasson

3.80

Format: 367 pages, Kindle Edition

The brand-new adventure from the beloved author of The Hundred Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the … read more

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14. Frizzy

By: Claribel A. Ortega

4.48

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A middle grade graphic novel about Marlene, a young girl who stops straightening her hair and embra… read more

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"We learn things from our parents, who learn things from their parents, who learned that from their parents. It doesn't make those things okay to believe..."

-Claribel A. Ortega, Frizzy

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15. Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad (Austin Kleon)

By: Austin Kleon

4.27

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Keep Working. Keep Playing. Keep Creating. In his previous books Steal Like an Artist and Show You… read more

Similar categories in Austin Kleon's Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad (Austin Kleon) book and Roald Dahl's A Piece of Cake

  • nonfiction
"To be on brand is to be 100% certain of who you are and what you do, and certainly, in art and in life, is not only completely overrated, it is also a roadblock to discovery. Uncertainty is the very …"

-Austin Kleon, Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad (Austin Kleon)

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16. Home

By: Whitney Hanson

4.21

Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition

Home is a poetical map in finding peace, identity, and direction through heartbreak. It imparts the… read more

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  • short stories
  • nonfiction
"There are some people who are just meant to be a sunrise for you."

-Whitney Hanson, Home

"i know that right now you want to run to them but closed arms will not hold you and careless hearts will not heal you"

-Whitney Hanson, Home

"dear empathy, please stop telling me that it’s okay when they hurt me stop allowing me to accept the knife you see in their side is a reasonable excuse for them to put two in mine please stop introdu…"

-Whitney Hanson, Home

"i told you that you remind me of springtime and i didn’t lie i just forgot that seasons are temporary you can’t tell spring to stay the same way you can’t ask the sun not to set but sometimes i can c…"

-Whitney Hanson, Home

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17. Look Out For The Little Guy!

By: Scott Lang

3.54

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

This is the incredible story of an ex-con turned world-saving superhero. In Look Out for the Lit… read more

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18. The Jaunt

By: Stephen King

4.18

Format: 25 pages, None

"The Jaunt" is a horror short story by Stephen King first published in The Twilight Zone Magazine i… read more

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  • short stories

19. Laurie

By: Stephen King

3.67

Format: 32 pages, ebook

Short story about a widower and an unwanted dog, foisted on him by his sister. read more

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  • short stories
"Puppies are God’s idea of a perfect workout program."

-Stephen King, Laurie

"Una persona en duelo necesita mantener la mente ocupada.."

-Stephen King, Laurie

"It was life, you were stuck with it, and all you could do was live it."

-Stephen King, Laurie

"Could you control how your mind sorted things? No more than you could control your dreams?"

-Stephen King, Laurie

Cover of Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom by Sylvia Plath

20. Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom

By: Sylvia Plath

3.98

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

Faber Stories, a landmark series of individual volumes, presents masters of the short story form at… read more

Similar categories in Sylvia Plath's Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom book and Roald Dahl's A Piece of Cake

  • classics
  • short stories
"«Pero ¿qué es el noveno reino?», le pregunta a una mujer de ojos azules y piel arrugada. «Es el reino de la negación, de la voluntad congelada -responde-. No hay retorno posible.»"

-Sylvia Plath, Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom

Cover of A Piece of Cake by Roald Dahl

21. A Piece of Cake

By: Roald Dahl

3.13

Format: None pages, Audio Download

A Piece of Cake is a short story from Roald Dahl, often read published within The Wonderful Story o… read more

Similar categories in Roald Dahl's A Piece of Cake book and Roald Dahl's A Piece of Cake

  • nonfiction
  • classics
  • biography
  • short stories

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None , R.H.J.

4.22

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Judith Kerr

4.25

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John Boyne , Unknown , Monteiro Lobato , Carlo Collodi

3.85

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3.98

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Fyodor Dostoevsky

4.06

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Sarah Hall

4.15

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Sally Rooney

3.78

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