10 best-selling science books like Alternative Medicine: A Critical Assessment of 150 Modalities by Edzard Ernst

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Alternative Medicine: A Critical Assessment of 150 Modalities

By: Edzard Ernst

4.38

Format: 312 pages, Kindle Edition

Alternative medicine (AM) is hugely popular; about 40% of the US general population have used at le…

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1. Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon's Army and Other Diabolical Insects

By: Amy Stewart , Briony Morrow-Cribbs

3.75

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In this darkly comical look at the sinister side of our relationship with the natural world, Stewar… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science
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2. King Kong théorie

By: Virginie Despentes

4.01

Format: 155 pages, Paperback

J’écris de chez les moches, pour les moches, les frigides, les mal baisées, les imbaisables, toutes… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Le prostitute costituiscono l'unico proletariato la cui condizione commuove tanto la borghesia"

-Virginie Despentes, King Kong théorie

"Dans la morale judéo-chrétienne, mieux vaut être prise de force que prise pour une chienne, on nous l'a assez répété."

-Virginie Despentes, King Kong théorie

"Il faut être crétin, ou simplement malhonnête, pour trouver une oppression insupportable et juger l'autre pleine de poésie."

-Virginie Despentes, King Kong théorie

"Hace falta ser idiota, o asquerosamente deshonesto, para pensar que una forma de opresión es insoportable y juzgar que la otra está llena de poesía."

-Virginie Despentes, King Kong théorie

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3. Sweetbitter

By: Stephanie Danler

3.49

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

A lush, raw, thrilling novel of the senses about a year in the life of a uniquely beguiling young w… read more

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4. Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany

By: Shaun Whiteside , Norman Ohler

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In this highly original book, a bestseller in Germany, Norman Ohler investigates the murky, chaotic… read more

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5. The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well

By: Meik Wiking

3.41

Format: None pages,

Denmark is often said to be the happiest country in the world. That's down to one thing: hygge. 'Hy… read more

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6. A Room with a View

By: E.M. Forster

5.00

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

'"But you do," he went on, not waiting for contradiction. "You love the boy body and soul, plainly,… read more

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7. Vernon Subutex, 2 (Vernon Subutex, #2)

By: Virginie Despentes

3.10

Format: None pages,

QUI EST VERNON SUBUTEX ? Une legende urbaine. Un ange dechu. Un disparu qui ne cesse de ressurgir. … read more

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8. Pippi Longstocking

By: Astrid Lindgren , Louis S. Glanzman , Florence Lamborn

4.41

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

The beloved story of a spunky young girl and her hilarious escapades. Tommy and his sister Annika h… read more

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9. The Awakening

By: Kate Chopin

3.68

Format: 195 pages, Paperback

When first published in 1899, The Awakening shocked readers with its honest treatment of female mar… read more

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"The morning was full of sunlight and hope."

-Kate Chopin, The Awakening

"She had resolved to never take another step backward."

-Kate Chopin, The Awakening

"She wanted to destroy something. The crash and clatter were what she wanted to hear."

-Kate Chopin, The Awakening

"She felt that her speech was voicing the incoherency her thoughts, and stopped abruptly."

-Kate Chopin, The Awakening

10. Vernon Subutex 3 (Vernon Subutex, #3)

By: Virginie Despentes

3.75

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Vous l'attendez depuis deux ans, le voici ! Vernon Subutex 3, le retour de Vernon, suite et fin de … read more

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11. The Art of Thinking Clearly

By: Rolf Dobelli

3.85

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In engaging prose and with practical examples and anecdotes, an eye-opening look at human reasoning… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science
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12. Brief Answers to the Big Questions

By: Stephen Hawking

4.28

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Stephen Hawking was recognized as one of the greatest minds of our time and a figure of inspiration… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science
"I use the word “God"

-Stephen Hawking, Brief Answers to the Big Questions

"This “Hawking temperature"

-Stephen Hawking, Brief Answers to the Big Questions

"So some might imagine that I am an expert on time, although of course these days an expert is not necessarily a good thing to be."

-Stephen Hawking, Brief Answers to the Big Questions

"I think it is legitimate to take a broader view and include externally transmitted information, as well as DNA, in the evolution of the human race."

-Stephen Hawking, Brief Answers to the Big Questions

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13. Puika, kurš redzēja tumsā

By: Rasa Bugavičute-Pēce

4.53

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Latviešu dramaturģes Rasas Bugavičutes – Pēces grāmata “Puika, kurš redzēja tumsā,” kuru ir ilustrē… read more

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14. Glucose Revolution: The Life-Changing Power of Balancing Your Blood Sugar

By: Jessie Inchauspé

4.44

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

USA TODAY BESTSELLER * WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER * INSTANT INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Improve a… read more

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  • science
  • nonfiction
  • health
"Fructose molecules glycate things 10 times as fast as glucose, generating much more damage. Again, this is another reason why spikes from sugary foods such as cookies (which contain fructose) make us…"

-Jessie Inchauspé, Glucose Revolution: The Life-Changing Power of Balancing Your Blood Sugar

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15. A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them

By: Neil Bradbury

4.12

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant blend of science and crime, 'A TASTE FOR POISON' reveals how eleven notorious poisons a… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science
"Sometimes what makes things toxic is exactly what allows them to be used for good."

-Neil Bradbury, A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them

"Rather than throw the white arsenic away, it was realised that money could be made by selling the substance as a poison to get rid of all kinds of vermin, including cockroaches, rats, stray animals -…"

-Neil Bradbury, A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them

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16. 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

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  • nonfiction
"...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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17. Permanent Record

By: Edward Snowden

4.30

Format: 339 pages, Hardcover

Edward Snowden, the man who risked everything to expose the US government’s system of mass surveill… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science
"The government should be afraid of the people, the people shouldn't be afraid of the government."

-Edward Snowden, Permanent Record

"This was the ultimate leap of faith, in a way: I could hardly trust anyone, so I had to trust everyone."

-Edward Snowden, Permanent Record

"A little bit of math can accomplish what all the guns and barbed wire can't: a little bit of math can keep a secret."

-Edward Snowden, Permanent Record

"The reason you're reading this book is that I did a dangerous thing for a man in my position: I decided to tell the truth."

-Edward Snowden, Permanent Record

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18. Taeva tütred

By: Piret Jaaks

4.08

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

„See on haruldase sisendusjõu ja psühholoogilise täpsusega kirjutatud missioonilugu, mis pühendub k… read more

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19. Les villes de papier

By: Dominique Fortier

3.94

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Si, comme elle l'écrit, l'eau s'apprend par la soif et l'oiseau par la neige, alors Emily Dickinson… read more

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"Emily écrit sur le monde qu'elle habite, tout en sachant qu'il serait plus beau si personne ne l'habitait."

-Dominique Fortier, Les villes de papier

"All she needs is to lay down a few sentences, sometimes just a few words, on paper to feel soothed, for a moment delivered from this nameless, pointless urgency that consumes her. Even saved. What is…"

-Dominique Fortier, Les villes de papier

"En écrivant, elle s'efface. Elle disparaît derrière le brin d'herbe que, sans elle, on n'aurait jamais vu. Elle n'écrit pas pour s'exprimer, quelle horreur, ce mot lui rappelle celui d'expectorer, da…"

-Dominique Fortier, Les villes de papier

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20. Hässlichkeit

By: Moshtari Hilal

4.46

Format: 225 pages, Kindle Edition

Vom Sehen und Gesehenwerden, von Selbstbildern und Selbstzweifeln – Moshtari Hilal schreibt über Hä… read more

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  • nonfiction
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21. Kuu teine pool

By: Urmas Vadi

4.42

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Mõned asjad meie elus on kindlad, teised jällegi pole. On midagi, mis ei muutu kunagi, isegi kui me… read more

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22. Kus lendab part

By: Olav Osolin

3.15

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Baaris turvamehena töötanud Samuel Part on sunnitud otsima endale uue töökoha ning temast saab 42-a… read more

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23. How We Learn: Why Brains Learn Better Than Any Machine . . . for Now

By: Stanislas Dehaene

4.33

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

“There are words that are so familiar they obscure rather than illuminate the thing they mean, and … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science
"Yann LeCun's strategy provides a good example of a much more general notion: the exploitation of innate knowledge. Convolutional neural networks learn better and faster than other types of neural net…"

-Stanislas Dehaene, How We Learn: Why Brains Learn Better Than Any Machine . . . for Now

"Our brain is therefore not simply passively subjected to sensory inputs. From the get-go, it already possesses a set of abstract hypotheses, an accumulated wisdom that emerged through the sift of Dar…"

-Stanislas Dehaene, How We Learn: Why Brains Learn Better Than Any Machine . . . for Now

"The moral here is that nature and nurture should not be opposed. Pure learning, in the absence of any innate constraints, simply does not exist. Any learning algorithm contains, in one way or another…"

-Stanislas Dehaene, How We Learn: Why Brains Learn Better Than Any Machine . . . for Now

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24. Relax, Dammit!: A User's Guide to the Age of Anxiety

By: Timothy Caulfield

3.71

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An entertaining and practical guide to getting through the day with less stress and better health, … read more

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  • science
  • nonfiction
  • health
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25. Biwa järve kaheksa nägu

By: Max Dauthendey

3.93

Format: 125 pages, Paperback

Maximilian Albert Dauthendey, kirjanik ja maalikunstnik, on kaheksa vaatega Biwa järve maastikule e… read more

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26. Varjuteater

By: Viivi Luik

4.01

Format: 309 pages, Hardcover

Autor räägib oma jõudmisest Rooma, Igavesse Linna, kuhu igatsus teda juba lapseeas kandis. Kuid sam… read more

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27. Teadus kolme minutiga (Elav teadus, #5)

By: Ebe Pilt

3.86

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Isikuandmete turvalisus. Kihav järveelu. Liimis püherdavad bakterid. Kõrvitsad ... ei, kukurbiturii… read more

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28. Mürgiallikad

By: Märt Laur

4.13

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Kas SINUL on põhimõtteid, mis on suuremad elutahtest? Teadus ja ebateadus, meditsiin ja esoteeri… read more

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29. Alternative Medicine: A Critical Assessment of 150 Modalities

By: Edzard Ernst

4.38

Format: 312 pages, Kindle Edition

Alternative medicine (AM) is hugely popular; about 40% of the US general population have used at le… read more

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30. Populism ja poliitiline äärmuslus muistsest ajast kuni tänapäevani

By: Holger Mölder

4.00

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Kuigi populist ei pea ilmtingimata äärmuslane olema ega äärmuslane populist, kipub inimkonna ajalug… read more

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31. Jamais seul. Ces microbes qui construisent les plantes, les animaux et les civilisations

By: Marc-André Selosse

4.06

Format: 370 pages, Paperback

Au fil d'un récit foisonnant d'exemples et plein d'esprit, Marc-André Selosse nous conte une vérita… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science

13 Best nonfiction books like Alternative Medicine: A Critical Assessment of 150 Modalities by Edzard Ernst

Transform Your Habits

Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon's Army and Other Diabolical Insects

Amy Stewart , Briony Morrow-Cribbs

3.75

Transform Your Habits

King Kong théorie

Virginie Despentes

4.01

Transform Your Habits

The Art of Thinking Clearly

Rolf Dobelli

3.85

Transform Your Habits

Brief Answers to the Big Questions

Stephen Hawking

4.28

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Nøkkelvitnet (William Wisting #1)

Jørn Lier Horst

4.11

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Vareda

Sven Mikser

3.99

Transform Your Habits

Zur See

Dörte Hansen

4.17

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The Mercy Chair (Washington Poe #6)

M.W. Craven

4.63

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