22 must-read nonfiction books like Hidden Places: An Inspired Traveller's Guide by Sarah Baxter

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Hidden Places: An Inspired Traveller's Guide

By: Sarah Baxter

3.73

Format: 144 pages, Kindle Edition

Wander off the beaten track to uncover the world’s most secret destinations through insightful text…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Hidden Places: An Inspired Traveller's Guide by Sarah Baxter , here is a list of 22 books like this:

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1. Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things

By: William McDonough , Michael Braungart

4.09

Format: 193 pages, Paperback

"Reduce, reuse, recycle," urge environmentalists; in other words, do more with less in order to min… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • environment
"When you talk about “saving the planet"

-William McDonough, Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things

"Cradle to Cradle is like good gardening; it is not about “saving"

-William McDonough, Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things

"Here's where redesign begins in earnest, where we stop trying to be less bad and we start figuring out how to be good."

-William McDonough, Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things

"as a buyer you got the item or service you wanted, plus additives that you didn’t ask for and that may be harmful to you and your loved ones."

-William McDonough, Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things

2. Minus 148 Degrees

By: Art Davidson

4.21

Format: 539 pages, Paperback

Classic tale of dramatic near-death experiences in the harshest of conditions. read more

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3. The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year

By: Margaret Renkl

4.37

Format: 270 pages, Hardcover

From the beloved New York Times opinion writer and bestselling author of Late Migrations comes a “h… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • environment
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4. Butter

By: Asako Yuzuki

3.60

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

The cult Japanese bestseller about a female gourmet cook and serial killer and the journalist inten… read more

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"Dessert was home-made candied chestnuts, chiffon cake baked with amazake and rice flour, and cups of gingery chai. Biting into the cake, Rika discovered that it was perfectly fluffy, with a pleasing …"

-Asako Yuzuki, Butter

"Soon after, Rika heard the sizzle of butter melting in a hot frying pan. It smelt to her like life itself. Maybe because it was animal fat, there was rough, raw depth and fragrance to its smell, whic…"

-Asako Yuzuki, Butter

"Milk was originally blood. In that case, was the butter in the Babaji story actually a metaphor for all the carnage that took place under the cover of the jungle? What seemed pure, white and creamy h…"

-Asako Yuzuki, Butter

"The whipped butter had already started melting across the waffles' latticed brown surface, creating a golden trickling waterfall that pooled in their hollows. Rika bit into the dough, savoring how ju…"

-Asako Yuzuki, Butter

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5. Šikmý kostel 3: románová kronika ztraceného města, léta 1945–1961

By: Karin Lednická

4.71

Format: 696 pages, Hardcover

Jak dlouho trvá válka po tom, co skončí? Navždy, pokud jí člověk prošel. Ptejme se spíše, jak může… read more

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6. Všechny cesty vedou do Santiaga

By: Ladislav Zibura

4.59

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Příběh o cestě, která mění lidem životy Už více než tisíc let míří lidé ze všech koutů Evropy do S… read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
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7. Šepot z lesa

By: Kateřina Surmanová

4.17

Format: 472 pages, Paperback

Mezi stromy číhá zlo… Před dvaceti lety v hlubokých lesích Orlických hor beze stopy zmizel jeho nej… read more

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8. Beneath the Moon: Fairy Tales, Myths, and Divine Stories from Around the World

By: Yoshi Yoshitani

4.17

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Powerful and universal retellings of seventy-eight divine stories, legends, and myths from around t… read more

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  • art
Cover of Gebrauchsanweisung fürs Zugreisen by Jaroslav Rudiš

9. Gebrauchsanweisung fürs Zugreisen

By: Jaroslav Rudiš

3.99

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Sein Großvater war Weichensteller, sein Onkel Fahrdienstleiter und sein Cousin Lokführer. Klar, das… read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
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10. The Bookshop Woman

By: Nanako Hanada

3.60

Format: 204 pages, ebook

A love story to climbing all the way down a book's rope, free diving to its bottom, and then resurf… read more

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  • nonfiction
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11. The Golden Mole: and Other Living Treasure

By: Katherine Rundell

4.42

Format: 152 pages, Kindle Edition

The world is more astonishing, more miraculous and more wonderful than our wildest imaginings. In … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • environment
"We live in a world of such marvels. We should wake in the morning and as we put on our trousers we should remember the seahorse and we should scream with awe and not stop screaming until we fall asle…"

-Katherine Rundell, The Golden Mole: and Other Living Treasure

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12. On Time and Water

By: Andri Snær Magnason

4.27

Format: 329 pages, Hardcover

In the next hundred years, the nature of water on Earth will undergo a fundamental change. Glaciers… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • environment
"Molte persone hanno avuto negli ultimi mesi la sensazione di vivere un'apocalisse, ma occorre ricordare che il significato della parola greca apokálypsis è «rivelazione». In questo senso i fatti rece…"

-Andri Snær Magnason, On Time and Water

"Sullo schermo le diapositive continuano a scorrere: adesso sono più che altro foto di loro due sugli sci. Il nonno trasporta legname nel rifugio sopra la Draumadalur, nei Bláfjöll. Il rifugio si chia…"

-Andri Snær Magnason, On Time and Water

"Anche se la spudorata devastazione di quel luogo tanto speciale mi rattristava molto, ho optato per parole che tutti potessero considerare sensate e adeguate. Ho usato il linguaggio predominante del …"

-Andri Snær Magnason, On Time and Water

"Per tutto il XX secolo abbiamo preteso che la terra ci fosse utile, abbiamo voluto aumentarne la resa [...]. Buonsenso, lo abbiamo chiamato. A che ci serve una palude? Perché avere tante mosche? Perc…"

-Andri Snær Magnason, On Time and Water

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13. Around the World in 80 Trees

By: Jonathan Drori

4.57

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Trees are one of humanity's most constant yet most varied companions. From India's sacred banyan tr… read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • environment
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14. Drak spí

By: Michaela Klevisová

4.26

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

V zapadlé jihočeské vesničce se před čtrnácti lety odehrálo něco, o čem Eliščina matka už nikdy nec… read more

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15. Around the World in 80 Birds

By: Mike Unwin

4.44

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

This beautiful and inspiring book tells the stories of 80 birds around the from the Sociable Weave… read more

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  • travel
  • art
  • nonfiction
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16. We Fed an Island: The True Story of Rebuilding Puerto Rico, One Meal at a Time

By: José Andrés

3.87

Format: 277 pages, Kindle Edition

FOREWORD BY LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA AND LUIS A. MIRANDA, JR. The true story of how a group of chefs fed … read more

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  • nonfiction
"There is no recovery to manage, and no citizens to govern, if we cannot get water and food to the people."

-José Andrés, We Fed an Island: The True Story of Rebuilding Puerto Rico, One Meal at a Time

"Too often charity is about the redemption of the giver, not the liberation of the receiver. (Said to José Andrés by Robert Eggers)"

-José Andrés, We Fed an Island: The True Story of Rebuilding Puerto Rico, One Meal at a Time

"As I looked up to the stars, I began to cry. I thought the one star that was missing was the Puerto Rican star on the American flag."

-José Andrés, We Fed an Island: The True Story of Rebuilding Puerto Rico, One Meal at a Time

"We needed leadership to feed the people of Puerto Rico, but we had a leader who was more interested in patting himself on the back than the difficult work of disaster recovery."

-José Andrés, We Fed an Island: The True Story of Rebuilding Puerto Rico, One Meal at a Time

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17. Your Best Skin: The Science of Skincare

By: Hannah English

4.30

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Your Best Skin is your essential skincare manual, breaking down the science of your skin in a frien… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of The Last Wild Men of Borneo: A True Story of Death and Treasure by Carl Hoffman

18. The Last Wild Men of Borneo: A True Story of Death and Treasure

By: Carl Hoffman

3.85

Format: 368 pages, ebook

Two modern adventurers sought a treasure possessed by the legendary “Wild Men of Borneo.” One found… read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
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19. Breve atlas de los faros del fin del mundo

By: José Luis González Macías

4.25

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Sentinelle che si tengono ben salde ai loro scogli, i fari sono veri e propri monumenti ai segreti … read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
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20. Japan: The Cookbook

By: Nancy Singleton Hachisu

4.28

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

More than 400 authentic Japanese recipes for the home cook from bestselling author Nancy Singleton … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • reference
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21. Secrets of the Witch: An initiation into our history and our wisdom (Supernatural Sourcebook, #1)

By: Julie Légère

4.08

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

Explore the mystical history of witches throughout time and all over the world. Discover the symbol… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Houses with a Story: A Dragon’s Den, a Ghostly Mansion, a Library of Lost Books, and 30 More Amazing Places to Explore by Seiji Yoshida

22. Houses with a Story: A Dragon’s Den, a Ghostly Mansion, a Library of Lost Books, and 30 More Amazing Places to Explore

By: Seiji Yoshida

4.54

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Studio Ghibli, artist Seiji Yoshida’s fantastical art book is a perfect gift that trans… read more

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  • art
  • nonfiction
  • reference
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23. Hidden Places: An Inspired Traveller's Guide

By: Sarah Baxter

3.73

Format: 144 pages, Kindle Edition

Wander off the beaten track to uncover the world’s most secret destinations through insightful text… read more

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  • art
  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • reference
  • environment
Cover of Atlas of Forgotten Places: Journey to Abandoned Destinations from Around the Globe (Unexpected Atlases) by Travis Elborough

24. Atlas of Forgotten Places: Journey to Abandoned Destinations from Around the Globe (Unexpected Atlases)

By: Travis Elborough

3.75

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Explore the places that time forgot. Abandoned, mysterious, sleeping monuments around the world hav… read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • reference
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25. Cinematic Places (Volume 7) (Inspired Traveller's Guides, 7)

By: Sarah Baxter

3.61

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

Go beyond the big screen and explore the real places that inspired some of the greatest films of al… read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
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26. Artistic Places (Volume 5) (Inspired Traveller's Guides, 5)

By: Susie Hodge

3.64

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

Explore the landscapes and places that inspired great art: find peace in Monet’s lily-filled garden… read more

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  • travel
  • art
  • nonfiction
  • reference
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27. Wild Places (Inspired Traveller's Guides)

By: Sarah Baxter

4.43

Format: 159 pages, Kindle Edition

Get back to nature and explore sites unspoilt by humankind with the latest addition to the Inspired… read more

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28. Vodník

By: Tereza Bartošová

4.05

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

V brdském údolí bublá něco temnějšího než kalné vody rybníků Ema Štípalová pátrá po své kamarádc… read more

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29. The Glow Up: Your skin, only much better

By: Paula Joye

4.00

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

Six simple steps to the best skin of your life. Do pores really open and close? Is eye cream necess… read more

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  • nonfiction
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30. Panoptikum pana Perkinse

By: Ilona Dobrovolná

4.55

Format: 392 pages, Hardcover

Alfréd Perkins má zdánlivě všechno. Peníze, milenku, a především úspěšný podnik, s nímž na sklonku … read more

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31. Slow Travel: A Movement

By: Penny Watson

3.32

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

It can be challenging to travel at your own pace in the modern world without falling for the tempta… read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction

6 must-read environment books like Hidden Places: An Inspired Traveller's Guide by Sarah Baxter

Transform Your Habits

Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things

William McDonough , Michael Braungart

4.09

Transform Your Habits

The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year

Margaret Renkl

4.37

Transform Your Habits

The Golden Mole: and Other Living Treasure

Katherine Rundell

4.42

Transform Your Habits

On Time and Water

Andri Snær Magnason

4.27

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5 best-selling japan books like Butter by Asako Yuzuki

Transform Your Habits

More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, #2)

Satoshi Yagisawa

3.87

Transform Your Habits

The Kamogawa Food Detectives (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #1)

Hisashi Kashiwai

3.70

Transform Your Habits

Butter

Asako Yuzuki

3.60

Transform Your Habits

Mongrel

Hanako Footman

4.38

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