10 Top nonfiction books like Golf For Dummies by Gary McCord

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Golf For Dummies

By: Gary McCord

3.61

Format: 360 pages, Paperback

Basically simple in principle -- hit the ball into the hole by using as few strokes as possible -- …

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1. In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex

By: Nathaniel Philbrick

4.16

Format: 302 pages, Paperback

"With its huge, scarred head halfway out of the water and its tail beating the ocean into a white-w… read more

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  • nonfiction
"There was a saying on the island: "[I]t is a pity to spoil a good mate by making him a master."

-Nathaniel Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex

"Unable to sleep for the third night in a row, he continued to dwell obsessively on the circumstances of the ship's sinking. He could not get the creature out of his mind."

-Nathaniel Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex

"Many of the so-called American characteristics,’ a chronicler of the [WW2 University of Minnesota starvation] experiment wrote, ‘—abounding energy, generosity, optimism—become intelligible as the exp…"

-Nathaniel Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex

"How much of assumed national and personal character comes from the fact that we have never truly known need to the point of having our character tested? Willing conscientious objectors underwent cont…"

-Nathaniel Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex

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2. Harvey Penick's Little Red Book: Lessons and Teachings From a Lifetime of Golf

By: Bud Shrake , Harvey Penick

4.34

Format: 175 pages, Paperback

THE CLASSIC BOOK OF GOLF WISDOM FROM THE GAME'S GREATEST TEACHER The Little Red Book has become req… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • self help
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3. My Lucky Life in and Out of Show Business

By: Dick Van Dyke

4.17

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Dick Van Dyke, indisputably one of the greats of the golden age of television, is admired and belov… read more

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  • nonfiction

4. Thinking in Systems: A Primer

By: Donella H. Meadows , None

3.57

Format: None pages, Paperback

Meadows' Thinking in Systems, is a concise and crucial book offering insight for problem solving on… read more

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5. Butcher's Crossing

By: John Williams , Michelle Latiolais

4.28

Format: 364 pages, Paperback

In his National Book Award-winning novel Augustus, John Williams uncovered the secrets of ancient R… read more

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6. Lying

By: Sam Harris

3.78

Format: 80 pages, Kindle Edition

As it was in Anna Karenina, Madame Bovary, and Othello, so it is in life. Most forms of private vic… read more

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7. The Beach

By: Alex Garland

4.08

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

After discovering a seemingly Edenic paradise on an island in a Thai national park, Richard soon fi… read more

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8. Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience and Finding Joy

By: Sheryl Sandberg , Adam M. Grant , Adam Grant

3.93

Format: 512 pages,

From Facebook's COO and Wharton's top-rated professor, the #1 New York Timesbest-selling authors of… read more

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9. Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits

By: David Wong

3.63

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

Nightmarish villains with superhuman enhancements. An all-seeing social network that tracks your ev… read more

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10. Ben Hogan's Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf

By: Anthony Ravielli , Ben Hogan

3.74

Format: 646 pages, Hardcover

A timeless classic with nearly one million copies in print, Ben Hogan's Five Lessonsoutlines the bu… read more

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11. The Bhagavad Gita

By: Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa , Juan Mascaró , None

4.20

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

The Bhagavad Gitais an intensely spiritual work that forms the cornerstone of the Hindu faith, and … read more

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12. Look on the Bright Side

By: Kristan Higgins

4.25

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

From the author of Pack Up the Moon comes a funny, romantic, and deeply moving novel about the unex… read more

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13. What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (What If?, #2)

By: Randall Munroe

4.37

Format: 354 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times–bestselling author of What If? and How To provides his best answers yet to th… read more

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  • nonfiction
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14. Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes

By: Morgan Housel

4.19

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

“Want to understand the changing world? Start with what stays the same. That’s the amazing conclusi… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • self help
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15. A Shining

By: Jon Fosse

3.49

Format: 56 pages, Paperback

A man starts driving without knowing where he is going. He alternates between turning right and lef… read more

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"but you can’t just touch a whiteness like that. because if you did you’d probably get it dirty. and imagine getting something so white dirty"

-Jon Fosse, A Shining

"Es ist auch nicht zu begreifen, es ist etwas anderes, vielleicht etwas, das man nur erlebt und das nicht wirklich geschieht. Aber geht es an, dass man so etwas einfach erlebt. Alles, was man erlebt, …"

-Jon Fosse, A Shining

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16. Invisible

By: Danielle Steel

4.20

Format: 273 pages, Kindle Edition

In this riveting novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel, a gifted young wom… read more

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17. The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11

By: Garrett M. Graff

4.72

Format: 16 pages, Audiobook

15 hours, 54 minutes Read by a 45-person cast, with Holter Graham and the author Over the pas… read more

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  • nonfiction
"We met when we were only 16, at a high school dance. When he died, we were 50. I remember how I didn't want that day to end, terrible as it was. I didn't want to go to sleep because as long as I was …"

-Garrett M. Graff, The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11

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18. The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human

By: Siddhartha Mukherjee

4.28

Format: 473 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the 2023 PROSE Award for Excellence in Biological and Life Sciences and the 2023 Chautauq… read more

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  • nonfiction
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19. Call Us What We Carry

By: Amanda Gorman

4.28

Format: 228 pages, Hardcover

Formerly titled The Hill We Climb and Other Poems, Amanda Gorman’s remarkable new collection reveal… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Loss is the cost of loving"

-Amanda Gorman, Call Us What We Carry

"We write Because you might listen."

-Amanda Gorman, Call Us What We Carry

"And the norms and notions of what “just is"

-Amanda Gorman, Call Us What We Carry

"We've learned that quiet isn't always peace."

-Amanda Gorman, Call Us What We Carry

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20. Love + Work: How to Find What You Love, Love What You Do, and Do It for the Rest of Your Life

By: Marcus Buckingham

3.80

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

We're in the middle of an epidemic of stress and anxiety. A global pandemic has wreaked havoc on ou… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • self help
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21. Golf For Dummies

By: Gary McCord

3.61

Format: 360 pages, Paperback

Basically simple in principle -- hit the ball into the hole by using as few strokes as possible -- … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • reference
  • games
  • sports
  • self help

11 Top adult books like What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (What If?, #2) by Randall Munroe

Transform Your Habits

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Martha Wells

4.22

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John Scalzi

3.99

Transform Your Habits

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John Scalzi

4.16

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