12 Best nonfiction books like The Hearsts: Father and Son by William Randolph Hearst Jr.

Cover of The Hearsts: Father and Son by William Randolph Hearst Jr.

The Hearsts: Father and Son

By: William Randolph Hearst Jr.

3.32

Format: 450 pages, Hardcover

The Hearst name has been at the forefront of American life for over a century. As founder of a medi…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in The Hearsts: Father and Son by William Randolph Hearst Jr. , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. If You Only Knew

By: Kristan Higgins

4.82

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Sisterhood in all its drama, hilarity and tears is at the heart of New York Timesbestselling author… read more

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2. Rules of Civility

By: Amor Towles

2.83

Format: None pages, Hardcover

On the last night of 1937, twenty-five-year-old Katey Kontent is in a second-rate Greenwich Village… read more

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3. Ordinary Grace

By: William Kent Krueger

4.09

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author William Kent Krueger comes a brilliant new novel about a you… read more

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4. The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed

By: None

3.22

Format: 111 pages, Paperback

Did Patrizia Reggiani murder her ex-husband, Maurizio Gucci, in 1995 because his spending was wildl… read more

Similar categories in None's The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed book and William Randolph Hearst Jr.'s The Hearsts: Father and Son

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5. A Long Petal of the Sea

By: Isabel Allende

4.06

Format: 325 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of The House of the Spirits, this epic novel spanning decades and crossing continen… read more

Similar categories in Isabel Allende's A Long Petal of the Sea book and William Randolph Hearst Jr.'s The Hearsts: Father and Son

"Despite being English, they served an edible meal."

-Isabel Allende, A Long Petal of the Sea

"She embellished the facts, because she was aware that life is"

-Isabel Allende, A Long Petal of the Sea

"Victor's nephew was plump and bald: all babies that age looked like Winston Churchill to him."

-Isabel Allende, A Long Petal of the Sea

"Nothing can grow in the shade of secrets, she would say, love needs light and space to flourish."

-Isabel Allende, A Long Petal of the Sea

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6. The Great Divide

By: Cristina Henríquez

3.70

Format: 321 pages, Hardcover

An epic novel of the construction of the Panama Canal, casting light on the unsung people who lived… read more

Similar categories in Cristina Henríquez's The Great Divide book and William Randolph Hearst Jr.'s The Hearsts: Father and Son

"Ada had always believed that her mother, in rebuilding the house only three miles from where it had once been, had kept her world piteously small, but maybe what mattered, Ada thought as she gazed at…"

-Cristina Henríquez, The Great Divide

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7. Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty

By: Anderson Cooper

3.82

Format: 317 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author and journalist Anderson Cooper teams with New York Times bestsell… read more

Similar categories in Anderson Cooper's Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty book and William Randolph Hearst Jr.'s The Hearsts: Father and Son

  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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8. If You Would Have Told Me

By: John Stamos

3.81

Format: 333 pages, Hardcover

If you would have told a young John Stamos flipping burgers at his dad’s fast-food joint that one d… read more

Similar categories in John Stamos's If You Would Have Told Me book and William Randolph Hearst Jr.'s The Hearsts: Father and Son

  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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9. Will

By: Will Smith

4.26

Format: 418 pages, Hardcover

The instant #1 New York Times bestseller! “It's the best memoir I've ever read.” —Oprah Winfrey … read more

Similar categories in Will Smith's Will book and William Randolph Hearst Jr.'s The Hearsts: Father and Son

  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
"No paralysis, do analysis. No paralysis, do analysis!"

-Will Smith, Will

"...either "know what you're talking about or be quiet". (Will's mom)"

-Will Smith, Will

"Learning is really easy when you can feel that your teachers love you."

-Will Smith, Will

"The slamming of her bedroom door functioned as a disastrous exclamation point."

-Will Smith, Will

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10. Like a Rolling Stone

By: Jann S. Wenner

3.84

Format: 592 pages, Hardcover

In this New York Times bestseller, Rolling Stone founder, co-editor, and publisher Jann Wenner offe… read more

Similar categories in Jann S. Wenner's Like a Rolling Stone book and William Randolph Hearst Jr.'s The Hearsts: Father and Son

  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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11. No Filter: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful

By: Paulina Porizkova

3.61

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

“A book about a rare life, profound love, profound grief, anxiety, self-assurance, empowerment, agi… read more

Similar categories in Paulina Porizkova's No Filter: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful book and William Randolph Hearst Jr.'s The Hearsts: Father and Son

  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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12. Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories

By: Kelly Ripa

3.78

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An instant  New York Times  bestseller from Kelly Ripa—a sharp, funny, and honest collection of rea… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Ripa's Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories book and William Randolph Hearst Jr.'s The Hearsts: Father and Son

  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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13. All Things Aside: Absolutely Correct Opinions

By: Iliza Shlesinger

3.92

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

All Things Aside is a punchy, honest, incisive book that shares a view of the world through the eye… read more

Similar categories in Iliza Shlesinger's All Things Aside: Absolutely Correct Opinions book and William Randolph Hearst Jr.'s The Hearsts: Father and Son

  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
"I feel like the 3D and vampire obsessions are two things in entertainment that keep coming back around. Like every ten years, executives are like “ All right, new group of horny weirdos, let’s revive…"

-Iliza Shlesinger, All Things Aside: Absolutely Correct Opinions

"My biggest argument to the "we don't know what's in the vaccine" folks (who have hopefully decided to go along with science by the time this book comes out) is "remember what you were okay with drink…"

-Iliza Shlesinger, All Things Aside: Absolutely Correct Opinions

"I looked into their new mom gift baskets. The basket included... a scarf. A fucking scarf. My first thought was that this company bulk ordered them for something else, and couldn't get rid of them, s…"

-Iliza Shlesinger, All Things Aside: Absolutely Correct Opinions

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14. The House by the Sea

By: Louise Douglas

4.06

Format: 340 pages, Kindle Edition

When Edie’s mother-in-law, Anna DeLuca, dies, she is relieved. Edie blames Anna for the accident th… read more

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Cover of The Castle on Sunset: Life, Death, Love, Art, and Scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont by Shawn Levy

15. The Castle on Sunset: Life, Death, Love, Art, and Scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont

By: Shawn Levy

3.67

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Since 1929, Hollywood’s brightest stars have flocked to the Chateau Marmont as if it were a second … read more

Similar categories in Shawn Levy's The Castle on Sunset: Life, Death, Love, Art, and Scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont book and William Randolph Hearst Jr.'s The Hearsts: Father and Son

  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
Cover of Women of Means: The Fascinating Biographies of Royals, Heiresses, Eccentrics and Other Poor Little Rich Girls by Marlene Wagman-Geller

16. Women of Means: The Fascinating Biographies of Royals, Heiresses, Eccentrics and Other Poor Little Rich Girls

By: Marlene Wagman-Geller

3.44

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

People are riveted by royals, captivated by celebrities, mesmerized by the monied and enthralled by… read more

Similar categories in Marlene Wagman-Geller's Women of Means: The Fascinating Biographies of Royals, Heiresses, Eccentrics and Other Poor Little Rich Girls book and William Randolph Hearst Jr.'s The Hearsts: Father and Son

  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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17. Diamonds and Deadlines: A Tale of Greed, Deceit, and a Female Tycoon in the Gilded Age

By: Betsy Prioleau

3.55

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Betsy Prioleau’s biography of Gilded Age female tycoon Miriam Leslie is “an appropriately twisty ta… read more

Similar categories in Betsy Prioleau's Diamonds and Deadlines: A Tale of Greed, Deceit, and a Female Tycoon in the Gilded Age book and William Randolph Hearst Jr.'s The Hearsts: Father and Son

  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Hearsts: Father and Son by William Randolph Hearst Jr.

18. The Hearsts: Father and Son

By: William Randolph Hearst Jr.

3.32

Format: 450 pages, Hardcover

The Hearst name has been at the forefront of American life for over a century. As founder of a medi… read more

Similar categories in William Randolph Hearst Jr.'s The Hearsts: Father and Son book and William Randolph Hearst Jr.'s The Hearsts: Father and Son

  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of The Third Gilmore Girl: A Memoir by Kelly  Bishop

19. The Third Gilmore Girl: A Memoir

By: Kelly Bishop

4.52

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

“Come for the Gilmore Girls anecdotes, stay for the revealing truths about what it takes to build a… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Bishop's The Third Gilmore Girl: A Memoir book and William Randolph Hearst Jr.'s The Hearsts: Father and Son

  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • memoir

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