7 Best pop culture books like Like Water: A Cultural History of Bruce Lee by Daryl Joji Maeda

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Like Water: A Cultural History of Bruce Lee

By: Daryl Joji Maeda

3.70

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Highlights Bruce Lee’s influence beyond martial arts and film An Asian and Asian American icon o…

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1. Lexicon Devil: The Fast Times and Short Life of Darby Crash and The Germs

By: Adam Parfrey , Brendan Mullen , Don Bolles

4.28

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

"Lexicon Devilis, pure and simple, the finest volume on punk to have seen the light of print. (Yes,… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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2. The Surrender Experiment: My Journey into Life's Perfection

By: Michael A. Singer

3.38

Format: None pages, Paperback

From the author of the New York Times #1 bestseller The Untethered Soul comes this thought-provokin… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir

3. Bruce Lee: The Art of Expressing the Human Body

By: John Little , Bruce Lee

3.92

Format: None pages, Paperback

Learn the secrets to obtaining Bruce Lee's astounding physique with this insightful martial arts tr… read more

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4. Making It So

By: Patrick Stewart

4.33

Format: 469 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited memoir from iconic, beloved actor and living legend Sir Patrick Stewart! From h… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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5. The New Life

By: Tom Crewe

3.77

Format: 392 pages, Hardcover

Two Victorian marriages, two dangerous love affairs, one extraordinary partnership . . .London, 189… read more

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"Science requires a rational audience."

-Tom Crewe, The New Life

"True development does not respect comfort."

-Tom Crewe, The New Life

"We British are used to being ruthless, of course, but only the men. The women aren't. We don't grab. We shouldn't . But we have to, to make some room for ourselves."

-Tom Crewe, The New Life

"...John wondered if she would ever be so unthinkingly imperious again; whether her childish powers of command would survive the dislocation from home, the knowledge of her smallness in the greater wo…"

-Tom Crewe, The New Life

Cover of Blood and Moonlight (Blood and Moonlight, #1) by Erin Beaty

6. Blood and Moonlight (Blood and Moonlight, #1)

By: Erin Beaty

3.89

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Rising above the city of Collis is the holy Sanctum. And watching over its spires is Catrin, an orp… read more

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7. Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond

By: Henry Winkler

4.14

Format: 246 pages, Hardcover

From Emmy-award winning actor, author, comedian, producer, and director Henry Winkler, a deeply tho… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • pop culture
  • nonfiction
"It’s so funny about time - you get into these nice little grooves with people you love, and you think it’ll go on forever. But time goes so fast, and nothing goes on forever."

-Henry Winkler, Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond

"If you don't nail your feet to the ground, you can just believe - and you want to believe. It's so enticing. It felt so good. You could just become a gigantic balloon in the Thanksgiving Day parade a…"

-Henry Winkler, Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond

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8. Me and Paul: Untold Stories of a Fabled Friendship

By: Willie Nelson

4.30

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Discover the untold stories and unbreakable bond between country music icon Willie Nelson and his l… read more

Similar categories in Willie Nelson's Me and Paul: Untold Stories of a Fabled Friendship book and Daryl Joji Maeda's Like Water: A Cultural History of Bruce Lee

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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9. The Way I Heard It

By: Mike Rowe

4.18

Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition

Emmy-award winning gadfly Mike Rowe presents a ridiculously entertaining, seriously fascinating col… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
"My father has a tendency to start conversations in the middle of sentences. He’s also suspicious of anything modern - like nouns."

-Mike Rowe, The Way I Heard It

"The fact that we heated most of the old farmhouse with nothing but a woodstove was a source of great pride for my father and endless inspiration for witticisms like, “Chop your own wood it’ll warm yo…"

-Mike Rowe, The Way I Heard It

"Personally, I don’t mind being corrected, even when I’m right. It’s nice to know that people are paying attention. But when I am corrected, I prefer it to be in the style of Lieutenant Dixon. He didn…"

-Mike Rowe, The Way I Heard It

"If you ask the other John and Peggy (my parents) how they’ve managed to stay married for well over half a century, they’ll credit an uncompromising level of honesty with each other. If you press them…"

-Mike Rowe, The Way I Heard It

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10. When the Game Was War: The NBA's Greatest Season

By: Rich Cohen

3.90

Format: 265 pages, Hardcover

The gritty, no-holds-barred account of the 1987 NBA season, a thrilling year of fierce battles and … read more

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  • history
  • sports
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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11. The Ghost in You (Reckless, #4)

By: Ed Brubaker

4.26

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

The fourth book in the best-selling Reckless series is here! Bestselling crime noir masters Ed B… read more

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12. Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood

By: Danny Trejo

4.42

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

For the first time, the full, fascinating, and inspirational true story of Danny Trejo’s journey fr… read more

Similar categories in Danny Trejo's Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood book and Daryl Joji Maeda's Like Water: A Cultural History of Bruce Lee

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
"...even in prison I could be free."

-Danny Trejo, Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood

"...it's hard to teach anyone anything when they think they know everything already."

-Danny Trejo, Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood

"When you're an addict you think the only person you're hurting is you. And that's not true."

-Danny Trejo, Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood

"Once you know where drugs and alcohol will take you, you can never enjoy them the same way again."

-Danny Trejo, Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood

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13. Heat 2

By: Michael Mann

4.26

Format: 470 pages, Hardcover

Michael Mann, four-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker and writer-director of Heat, Collateral, Thief, M… read more

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Cover of The Last Action Heroes: The Triumphs, Flops, and Feuds of Hollywood's Kings of Carnage by Nick de Semlyen

14. The Last Action Heroes: The Triumphs, Flops, and Feuds of Hollywood's Kings of Carnage

By: Nick de Semlyen

4.12

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The behind-the-scenes story of the action heroes who ruled 1980s and ’90s Hollywood and the beloved… read more

Similar categories in Nick de Semlyen's The Last Action Heroes: The Triumphs, Flops, and Feuds of Hollywood's Kings of Carnage book and Daryl Joji Maeda's Like Water: A Cultural History of Bruce Lee

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • pop culture
  • nonfiction
Cover of April in Spain (Quirke, #8) by John Banville

15. April in Spain (Quirke, #8)

By: John Banville

3.54

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Booker Prize winner John Banville returns with a dark and evocative new mystery set on the Spanish … read more

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Cover of Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane! by David Zucker

16. Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane!

By: David Zucker

4.17

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Surely You Can't Be Serious is an in-depth and hysterical look at the making of 1980's comedy class… read more

Similar categories in David Zucker's Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane! book and Daryl Joji Maeda's Like Water: A Cultural History of Bruce Lee

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • pop culture
  • nonfiction
Cover of Happier Hour: How to Beat Distraction, Expand Your Time, and Focus on What Matters Most by Cassie Holmes

17. Happier Hour: How to Beat Distraction, Expand Your Time, and Focus on What Matters Most

By: Cassie Holmes

3.82

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Learn how to reframe your time around life’s happiest moments to build days that aren’t just full b… read more

Similar categories in Cassie Holmes's Happier Hour: How to Beat Distraction, Expand Your Time, and Focus on What Matters Most book and Daryl Joji Maeda's Like Water: A Cultural History of Bruce Lee

  • nonfiction
Cover of Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America by Abraham Riesman

18. Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America

By: Abraham Riesman

3.75

Format: 464 pages, ebook

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Riveting, essential reading.” —Rick Perlstein, author of Reaganl… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • pop culture
  • nonfiction
  • sports
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19. Just Tyrus

By: Tyrus

4.40

Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition

Pro wrestler and political commentator Tyrus goes deep into his wild but triumphant life story, fro… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
  • memoir
"You can coexist with people when you understand what they stand for."

-Tyrus, Just Tyrus

"I learned through those experiences that, as a teacher, you always have to be open to learning more. You can never assume that you have all the answers."

-Tyrus, Just Tyrus

"Ideology is no excuse for not focusing on working for and with the people who pay you to represent them, despite their politics — people who you are supposed to be fighting for."

-Tyrus, Just Tyrus

"My point is, we all have demons. Seeing other people's demons come to light makes it so easy to judge because it's not your demons and it's not your shit--it is their shit. The reality is, your shit …"

-Tyrus, Just Tyrus

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20. All of the Marvels: A Journey to the Ends of the Biggest Story Ever Told

By: Douglas Wolk

4.01

Format: 367 pages, Hardcover

The first-ever full reckoning with Marvel Comics' interconnected, half-million-page story, a revela… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • pop culture
"If he does find himself back in the mountain of Marvels, or if he never leaves it, I hope he finds its glorious imaginary world changing all the time, keeping pace with the real one in which he lives…"

-Douglas Wolk, All of the Marvels: A Journey to the Ends of the Biggest Story Ever Told

"As you explore the Marvel story, it becomes another world you can call your own, one that's constantly expanding and full of unfinished wonders. You can no more exhaust its possibilities than the rea…"

-Douglas Wolk, All of the Marvels: A Journey to the Ends of the Biggest Story Ever Told

Cover of Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk by Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe

21. Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk

By: Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe

4.14

Format: 225 pages, Hardcover

An Indigenous artist blends the aesthetics of punk rock with the traditional spiritual practices of… read more

Similar categories in Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe's Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk book and Daryl Joji Maeda's Like Water: A Cultural History of Bruce Lee

  • history
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
Cover of But Have You Read the Book?: 52 Literary Gems That Inspired Our Favorite Films by Kristen  Lopez

22. But Have You Read the Book?: 52 Literary Gems That Inspired Our Favorite Films

By: Kristen Lopez

3.36

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

For film buffs and literature lovers alike, Turner Classic Movies presents an essential guide to 52… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • pop culture
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23. The Kingdoms of Savannah

By: George Dawes Green

3.71

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Savannah may appear to be “some town out of a fable,” with its vine flowers, turreted mansions, and… read more

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Cover of Monster: The True Story of the Jeffrey Dahmer Murders by Anne E. Schwartz

24. Monster: The True Story of the Jeffrey Dahmer Murders

By: Anne E. Schwartz

3.75

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

The real story of the shocking Jeffrey Dahmer murders, as told by the Milwaukee Journal reporter wh… read more

Similar categories in Anne E. Schwartz's Monster: The True Story of the Jeffrey Dahmer Murders book and Daryl Joji Maeda's Like Water: A Cultural History of Bruce Lee

  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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25. The Secret History of Bigfoot

By: John O’Connor

3.10

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the shrouded forests of the Pacific Northwest to off-the-wall cryptozoological conventions, on… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Illegally Yours: A Memoir by Rafael Agustin

26. Illegally Yours: A Memoir

By: Rafael Agustin

4.18

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A funny and poignant memoir about how as a teenager, TV writer Rafael Agustin ( Jane The Virgin ) a… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
Cover of In the Land of Dead Horses (American Paladin, #1) by Bruce McCandless III

27. In the Land of Dead Horses (American Paladin, #1)

By: Bruce McCandless III

4.06

Format: 254 pages, Hardcover

The Dead Have No Love for the Living In the Land of Dead Horses tells the story of Texas Ranger … read more

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28. Like Water: A Cultural History of Bruce Lee

By: Daryl Joji Maeda

3.70

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Highlights Bruce Lee’s influence beyond martial arts and film An Asian and Asian American icon o… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • pop culture
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of Wrath of the Dragon: The Real Fights of Bruce Lee by John Little

29. Wrath of the Dragon: The Real Fights of Bruce Lee

By: John Little

4.55

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

NO RULES. NO PROBLEM. Bruce Lee remains the gold standard that all martial artists are compared to.… read more

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  • nonfiction

14 best-selling history books like Like Water: A Cultural History of Bruce Lee by Daryl Joji Maeda

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Adam Parfrey , Brendan Mullen , Don Bolles

4.28

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Making It So

Patrick Stewart

4.33

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Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond

Henry Winkler

4.14

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Mike Rowe

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The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

Erik Larson

4.24

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James L. Swanson

3.44

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Douglas Preston

3.81

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Laurah Norton

3.87

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