9 Best nonfiction books like Detroit in 50 Maps by Alex B. Hill

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Detroit in 50 Maps

By: Alex B. Hill

3.90

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Detroit in 50 Maps shows you the Motor City from entirely new perspectives, from neighborhood coffe…

"We map these lands, but they are not ours."

-Alex B. Hill, Detroit in 50 Maps

"There is a power in maps that can never be taken lightly."

-Alex B. Hill, Detroit in 50 Maps

"Detroit means a lot of things to a lot of different people. It’s a very clearly defined boundary line, but the interest and influence of the city reaches far beyond."

-Alex B. Hill, Detroit in 50 Maps

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Detroit in 50 Maps by Alex B. Hill , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. Here

By: Richard McGuire

4.10

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Hereis Richard McGuire's unique graphic novel based on the legendary 1989 comic strip of the same n… read more

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2. Blankets

By: Craig Thompson

None

Format: 582 pages, Paperback

Blankets is the story of a young man coming of age and finding the confidence to express his creati… read more

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3. Cities for People

By: Jan Gehl

3.90

Format: 77 pages, Hardcover

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  • nonfiction
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4. The Marriage Plot

By: Jeffrey Eugenides

3.32

Format: 224 pages,

With devastating wit and an abiding understanding of and affection for his characters, Jeffrey Euge… read more

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5. Redshirts

By: John Scalzi

3.86

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Ensign Andrew Dahl has just been assigned to the Universal Union Capital Ship Intrepid, flagship of… read more

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"Sooner or later the Narrative will come for each of us."

-John Scalzi, Redshirts

"We've already established whoever is writing us is an asshole."

-John Scalzi, Redshirts

"Who are you and what medications aren't you taking?" Finn said."

-John Scalzi, Redshirts

"In other words, crew deaths are a feature, not a bug," Cassaway said, dryly."

-John Scalzi, Redshirts

6. Walk in Their Shoes: Can One Person Change the World?

By: James S. Hirsch , None

3.75

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The powerful, personal story of Jim Ziolkowski, the man behind the organization buildOn--which turn… read more

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7. How To Live In Detroit Without Being A Jackass

By: Aaron Foley

4.47

Format: 907 pages, Paperback

Are you moving to Detroit because your rent is too high? Did you read somewhere that the only thing… read more

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8. How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question

By: Michael Schur

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the creator of The Good Place and the cocreator of Parks and Recreation, a hilarious, thought-… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better. —MAYA ANGELOU"

-Michael Schur, How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question

"Part of the wonder of being human is that we get to learn about the extraordinary levels of virtue of which other humans are capable."

-Michael Schur, How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question

"Our behaviors create deep grooves in our personalities, like a heavy chair forming impressions in a shaggy rug, and it becomes harder and harder to escape them."

-Michael Schur, How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question

"... There is no way to achieve a higher-level enjoyment from running, because there's no way to achieve any enjoyment from running, because there is nothing enjoyable about running. Running is awful,…"

-Michael Schur, How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question

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9. The Last White Man

By: Mohsin Hamid

3.44

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times -bestselling author of Exit West , a story of love, loss, and rediscovery i… read more

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"…the way people act around you, it changes what you are, who you are."

-Mohsin Hamid, The Last White Man

"If he stayed, it would not be for them--need not be for them--but for himself. And yet each day he did stay. Bored and tense, true, but he stayed. And he discovered thereby how badly he wanted to sta…"

-Mohsin Hamid, The Last White Man

"Online you could form your own opinion of what was going on and your opinion was, likely as not, different from the next person's, and there was no real way to determine which of you was right, and t…"

-Mohsin Hamid, The Last White Man

"Anders knew he would soon lose his father, and that impending loss seemed more concrete now, more real, not like air but like a door or a wall, something you could bang against, bang into, and of cou…"

-Mohsin Hamid, The Last White Man

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10. Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America

By: Heather Cox Richardson

4.42

Format: 286 pages, Hardcover

“Engaging and highly accessible.” —Boston Globe “A vibrant, and essential history of America's u… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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11. Dearborn

By: Ghassan Zeineddine

4.23

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Spanning several decades, Ghassan Zeineddine’s debut collection examines the diverse range and comp… read more

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12. Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story

By: Bono

4.20

Format: 564 pages, Hardcover

Bono--artist, activist, and the lead singer of Irish rock band U2--has written a memoir: honest and… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
"Fame is a currency. I want to spend mine on the right stuff."

-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story

"Wisdom is the recovery of innocence at the far end of experience"

-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story

"I remain more suspicious of religion than most people who'd never darken the door of a church."

-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story

"the only true way to be victorious is to surrender. To each other. To love. To the higher power."

-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story

Cover of The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jones

13. The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story

By: Nikole Hannah-Jones

4.62

Format: 590 pages, Hardcover

The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story offers a revealing vision of the American past and present. … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil

14. World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments

By: Aimee Nezhukumatathil

4.06

Format: 165 pages, Hardcover

From beloved, award-winning poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil comes a debut work of nonfiction--a collecti… read more

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  • nonfiction
"It is this way with wonder: it takes a bit of patience, and it takes putting yourself in the right place at the right time. It requires that we be curious enough to forgo our small distractions in or…"

-Aimee Nezhukumatathil, World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments

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15. The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design

By: Roman Mars

4.03

Format: 394 pages, Hardcover

A beautifully designed guidebook to the unnoticed yet essential elements of our cities, from the cr… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
"A round of applause for circles."

-Roman Mars, The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design

"For better or worse, defensive designs limit the range of activities people can engage in. They can also create real problems for the elderly or disabled. Some of the goals of unpleasant designs can …"

-Roman Mars, The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design

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16. The Low, Low Woods

By: Carmen Maria Machado

3.95

Format: 168 pages, Hardcover

When your memories are stolen, what would you give to remember? Follow El and Vee as they search fo… read more

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17. The Detroit Neighborhood Guidebook (Belt Neighborhood Guidebooks)

By: Aaron Foley

4.06

Format: 152 pages, Paperback

Detroiters need to get to know their neighbors better. Wait ― maybe that should be, Detroiters shou… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Detroit in 50 Maps by Alex B. Hill

18. Detroit in 50 Maps

By: Alex B. Hill

3.90

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Detroit in 50 Maps shows you the Motor City from entirely new perspectives, from neighborhood coffe… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
"We map these lands, but they are not ours."

-Alex B. Hill, Detroit in 50 Maps

"There is a power in maps that can never be taken lightly."

-Alex B. Hill, Detroit in 50 Maps

"Detroit means a lot of things to a lot of different people. It’s a very clearly defined boundary line, but the interest and influence of the city reaches far beyond."

-Alex B. Hill, Detroit in 50 Maps

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19. Liquor Store Theatre

By: Maya Stovall

4.33

Format: 328 pages, Hardcover

For six years Maya Stovall staged Liquor Store Theatre , a conceptual art and anthropology video pr… read more

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