10 Top nonfiction books like Always Italy by Frances Mayes

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Always Italy

By: Frances Mayes

4.16

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The world's favorite expert on la dolce vita (Under the Tuscan Sun author) guides readers through I…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Always Italy by Frances Mayes , here is a list of 10 books like this:

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1. Las primas

By: Aurora Venturini

3.91

Format: None pages, pocket

Cuatro mujeres orbitando eternamente en el vacio. La premiadisima primera novela de la octogenaria … read more

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2. Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen: How One Girl Risked Her Marriage, Her Job, and Her Sanity to Master the Art of Living

By: Julie Powell

4.00

Format: 371 pages, Hardcover

With the humor of Bridget Jones and the vitality of Augusten Burroughs, Julie Powell recounts how s… read more

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  • nonfiction

3. Born to Run

By: Bruce Springsteen

4.00

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In 2009, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed at the Super Bowl's halftime show. The e… read more

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4. Italy

By: Ros Belford , Sophie Martin , None

4.67

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

Italy offers an extraordinary kaleidoscope of regions and experiences for all visitors. Packed with… read more

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5. Holy Moments: A handbook for the rest of your life

By: Matthew Kelly

3.95

Format: 120 pages, Hardcover

You have so much more to offer. You know it. You have sensed it for some time now. This sacred trut… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Make choices that are easy to live with."

-Matthew Kelly, Holy Moments: A handbook for the rest of your life

"Don’t underestimate yourself, God doesn’t!"

-Matthew Kelly, Holy Moments: A handbook for the rest of your life

"Holy Moments are going to make you insanely happy."

-Matthew Kelly, Holy Moments: A handbook for the rest of your life

"You were made in the image of God. Act accordingly!"

-Matthew Kelly, Holy Moments: A handbook for the rest of your life

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6. After Annie

By: Anna Quindlen

4.03

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

When Annie Brown dies suddenly, her husband, her four young children and her closest friend are lef… read more

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7. Family Family

By: Laurie Frankel

4.00

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

“Not all stories of adoption are stories of pain and regret. Not even most of them. Why don’t we ev… read more

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"When people thought of mothers, they smelled cookies baking and chocolate melting. But actual mothers got shit for giving their kids too much sugar. When people thought of mothers, they thought soft …"

-Laurie Frankel, Family Family

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8. The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together

By: Heather McGhee

4.63

Format: 415 pages, Hardcover

Heather McGhee's specialty is the American economy--and the mystery of why it so often fails the Am… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
"They have to make Americans afraid of one another. They're exploiting fear in America to sell guns."

-Heather McGhee, The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together

"Ultimately, an economy, the rules we abide by and set for what's fair and who merits what, is an expression of our moral understanding."

-Heather McGhee, The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together

"Instead of being blind to race, color blindness makes people blind to racism, unwilling to acknowledge where its effects have shaped opportunity or to use race-conscious solutions to address it."

-Heather McGhee, The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together

"It's often unconscious, but their perception of The Other as undeserving is so important to their perception of themselves as deserving that they'll tear apart the web that supports everyone, includi…"

-Heather McGhee, The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together

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9. 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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10. She and Her Cat: Stories

By: Makoto Shinkai

3.89

Format: 135 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Mieko Kawakami’s Breasts and Eggs and Murata Sayaka’s Earthlings, this Japanese bestsel… read more

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"I recalled that rainy day when I'd rescued Chobi-or so I'd arrogantly believed at the time. Actually, I was the one who'd been rescued."

-Makoto Shinkai, She and Her Cat: Stories

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11. Lies and Weddings

By: Kevin Kwan

3.82

Format: 437 pages, Hardcover

A forbidden affair erupts dramatically amid a decadent Hawaiian wedding in this hilarious, sophisti… read more

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12. What You Need to Be Warm

By: Neil Gaiman

4.20

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

During the coldest season, when the world feels scary—what do you remember about being warm? Baked … read more

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  • art
  • nonfiction
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13. A Very Inconvenient Scandal

By: Jacquelyn Mitchard

3.19

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jacquelyn Mitchard comes a thrilling family drama that ex… read more

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14. The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir

By: Griffin Dunne

4.19

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

At nine, Sean Connery saved him from drowning. At thirteen, desperate to hook up with Janis Joplin,… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
"At the moment when Mrs. Griffin had been notified of her husband’s death, she was in bed with her lover at the Hotel del Coronado in California, and took the news that she was a widow rather well. Sh…"

-Griffin Dunne, The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir

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15. All the Summers in Between

By: Brooke Lea Foster

3.27

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

When wealthy, impulsive summer girl Margot meets hardworking and steady local girl Thea in the summ… read more

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16. Mika in Real Life

By: Emiko Jean

3.92

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

One phone call changes everything. At thirty-five, Mika Suzuki’s life is a mess. Her last relat… read more

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17. You Can Only Yell at Me for One Thing at a Time: Rules for Couples

By: Patricia Marx

3.56

Format: 142 pages, Hardcover

Everyone’s heard the old advice for a healthy relationship: Never go to bed angry. Play hard to ge… read more

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  • nonfiction
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18. A Year in Fleurville

By: Felicita Sala

4.36

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From Felicita Sala comes this exquisite sequel to the bestselling Lunch at 10 Pomegranate Street. … read more

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19. Always Italy

By: Frances Mayes

4.16

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The world's favorite expert on la dolce vita (Under the Tuscan Sun author) guides readers through I… read more

Similar categories in Frances Mayes's Always Italy book and Frances Mayes's Always Italy

  • italy
  • art
  • architecture
  • history
  • travel
  • nonfiction
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20. Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir

By: Ina Garten

4.60

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In her long-awaited memoir, Ina Garten—aka the Barefoot Contessa, author of thirteen bestselling co… read more

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  • nonfiction
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21. What I Ate in One Year (And Related Thoughts)

By: Stanley Tucci

4.07

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From Stanley Tucci, award-winning actor and New York Times bestselling author, a deliciously unique… read more

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  • nonfiction

16 Best adult books like Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir by Ina Garten

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Rufi Thorpe

3.97

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Coco Mellors

4.21

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Liane Moriarty

4.15

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