5 best-selling nonfiction books like Oxford (Horrible Histories) by Terry Deary

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Oxford (Horrible Histories)

By: Terry Deary

3.78

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

It's history with the nasty bits left in. Want to What a liripoop is? Which potty professor liked t…

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1. The Children of Jocasta

By: Natalie Haynes

3.91

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

My siblings and I have grown up in a cursed house, children of cursed parents... Jocasta is just… read more

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  • historical
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2. Partners in Crime (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries, #2)

By: Agatha Christie

3.78

Format: 347 pages, Paperback

Tommy and Tuppence Beresford are restless for adventure, so when they are asked to take over Blunt'… read more

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  • british literature
"And you do dance so nicely, Tommy dear." "Gently with the butter, Tuppence."

-Agatha Christie, Partners in Crime (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries, #2)

"You do think you know about everything," said her husband. I do," said Tuppence."

-Agatha Christie, Partners in Crime (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries, #2)

"Tommy, why did they put Maldon Surrey on the telegram?" "Because Maldon is in Surrey, idiot."

-Agatha Christie, Partners in Crime (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries, #2)

"As the visitor left the office, Tuppence grabbed the violin and putting it in the cupboard turned the key in the lock. "If you must be Sherlock Holmes," she observed, "I'll get you a nice little syri…"

-Agatha Christie, Partners in Crime (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries, #2)

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3. The Secret Adversary (Tommy and Tuppence Mysteries, #1)

By: Agatha Christie

3.85

Format: 266 pages, Paperback

Tommy Beresford and Prudence 'Tuppence' Cowley are young, in love… and flat broke. Just after Great… read more

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  • british literature
"It's dangerous to know too much."

-Agatha Christie, The Secret Adversary (Tommy and Tuppence Mysteries, #1)

"Youth is a failing only too easily outgrown."

-Agatha Christie, The Secret Adversary (Tommy and Tuppence Mysteries, #1)

"Shades of Pelmanism!’ said Tommy, and relapsed into silence."

-Agatha Christie, The Secret Adversary (Tommy and Tuppence Mysteries, #1)

"Never tell all you know-not even to the person you know best."

-Agatha Christie, The Secret Adversary (Tommy and Tuppence Mysteries, #1)

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4. James Acaster's Classic Scrapes

By: James Acaster

3.56

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

James Acaster has been nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award five timesand has appeared on prime… read more

Similar categories in James Acaster's James Acaster's Classic Scrapes book and Terry Deary's Oxford (Horrible Histories)

  • humor
  • nonfiction
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5. Disorientation

By: Elaine Hsieh Chou

3.84

Format: 403 pages, Hardcover

A Taiwanese American woman’s coming-of-consciousness ignites eye-opening revelations and chaos on a… read more

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  • humor
"Never apologize, Ingrid. Especially not when it concerns a man."

-Elaine Hsieh Chou, Disorientation

"She'd be split apart, never certain if the submissive and docile figure in the mirror was a reflection of who she really was, or the ghostly effect of someone telling her her entire life: this is who…"

-Elaine Hsieh Chou, Disorientation

"For once in her life, she wanted to be selfishly and deliciously lazy. To embody the most abhorred word of her generation: unproductive. She, yes she, wanted to be the person who walks away as a car …"

-Elaine Hsieh Chou, Disorientation

"Though it was a little shabby and could do with more frequent dusting, sudents flocked to the café for the worn-in armchairs and couches, free wi-fi and cheap coffee. Ingrid particularly liked the to…"

-Elaine Hsieh Chou, Disorientation

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6. Looking Glass Sound

By: Catriona Ward

3.49

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

Looking Glass Sound is the newest twisty psychological horror novel from Catriona Ward, the interna… read more

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"Potatoes make everything okay."

-Catriona Ward, Looking Glass Sound

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7. The Gathering

By: C.J. Tudor

3.93

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A detective investigating a grisly crime in rural Alaska finds herself caught up in the dark secret… read more

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8. Guts (Smile, #3)

By: Raina Telgemeier

4.31

Format: 144 pages, None

Raina wakes up one night with a terrible upset stomach. Her mom has one, too, so it's probably just… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
"Thoughts can exist... feelings can exist... but words do not always exist."

-Raina Telgemeier, Guts (Smile, #3)

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9. The Wake-Up Call

By: Beth O'Leary

3.57

Format: 356 pages, Paperback

Two hotel receptionists--and arch-rivals--find a collection of old wedding rings and compete to ret… read more

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10. All The Young Dudes - Volume Three: ‘Til the End (All The Young Dudes, #3)

By: MsKingBean89

4.71

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

MsKingBean’s “All The Young Dudes” has been divided into three volumes. This third book covers... t… read more

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"Is Lily ok?"

-MsKingBean89, All The Young Dudes - Volume Three: ‘Til the End (All The Young Dudes, #3)

"I love you,"

-MsKingBean89, All The Young Dudes - Volume Three: ‘Til the End (All The Young Dudes, #3)

"I loved him."

-MsKingBean89, All The Young Dudes - Volume Three: ‘Til the End (All The Young Dudes, #3)

"You’ve been fine,"

-MsKingBean89, All The Young Dudes - Volume Three: ‘Til the End (All The Young Dudes, #3)

Cover of The House with the Golden Door (Wolf Den Trilogy, #2) by Elodie Harper

11. The House with the Golden Door (Wolf Den Trilogy, #2)

By: Elodie Harper

4.22

Format: 472 pages, Kindle Edition

The life of a courtesan in Pompeii is glittering, yet precarious... Amara has escaped her life as … read more

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  • historical
Cover of The Ghost Ship (The Joubert Family Chronicles, #3) by Kate Mosse

12. The Ghost Ship (The Joubert Family Chronicles, #3)

By: Kate Mosse

4.05

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

Next in the #1 Sunday Times bestselling series, New York Times bestselling author Kate Mosse return… read more

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  • historical
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13. The Murder Game

By: Tom Hindle

3.57

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

One house. Nine guests. Endless motives for murder...In the seaside town of Hamlet Wick, guests ass… read more

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  • british literature
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14. You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight

By: Kalynn Bayron

3.59

Format: 230 pages, Hardcover

At Camp Mirror Lake, terror is the name of the game . . . but can you survive the night?This heart-… read more

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"I turn my Black ass right around and book it back to my cabin, where I close and lock the door."

-Kalynn Bayron, You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight

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15. Mudlark: In Search of London's Past Along the River Thames

By: Lara Maiklem

4.15

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Long heralded as a city treasure herself, expert “mudlarker” Lara Maiklem is uniquely trained in th… read more

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  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • british literature
"The Thames is England's longest archaeological landscape and thousands of the objects that fill our museums have come from its foreshore. (p.47)"

-Lara Maiklem, Mudlark: In Search of London's Past Along the River Thames

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16. The Retreat (Detective Elin Warner, #2)

By: Sarah Pearse

3.63

Format: 400 pages, ebook

An eco-wellness retreat has opened on an island off the English coast, promising rest and relaxatio… read more

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17. Late Bloomer

By: Mazey Eddings

3.73

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A sapphic opposites-attract romance with Mazey Edding's signature sparkling voice! Winning the l… read more

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"Fuck anything and anyone that made you have to survive instead of live. You deserve a life so peaceful it feels deliciously boring. A life filled with flowers and sunny days and people who show you a…"

-Mazey Eddings, Late Bloomer

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18. Lies We Sing to the Sea

By: Sarah Underwood

3.42

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Each spring, Ithaca condemns twelve maidens to the noose. This is the price vengeful Poseidon deman… read more

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19. A Short History of the World in 50 Lies

By: Natasha Tidd

3.64

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Taking readers on a global journey through human history, historian Natasha Tidd examines how lies … read more

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  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
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20. Oxford (Horrible Histories)

By: Terry Deary

3.78

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

It's history with the nasty bits left in. Want to What a liripoop is? Which potty professor liked t… read more

Similar categories in Terry Deary's Oxford (Horrible Histories) book and Terry Deary's Oxford (Horrible Histories)

  • history
  • childrens
  • british literature
  • historical
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction

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