5 must-read nonfiction books like Björk by Bjork

Cover of Björk by Bjork

Björk

By: Bjork

4.26

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

An intimate look at one of the most creative artists at work today. When it comes to making musi…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Björk by Bjork , here is a list of 5 books like this:

Cover of A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf

1. A Room of One’s Own

By: Virginia Woolf

4.21

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

A Room of One's Own is an extended essay by Virginia Woolf. First published on the 24th of October,… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Truth had run through my fingers. Every drop had escaped."

-Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own

"Freedom and fullness of expression are of the essence of the art."

-Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own

"Women and fiction remain, so far as I am concerned, unsolved problems."

-Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own

"Anon, who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman."

-Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own

Cover of Tomie by Junji Ito, Naomi Kokubo

2. Tomie

By: Junji Ito , Naomi Kokubo

3.40

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

Tomie Kawakami is a femme fatale with long black hair and a beauty mark just under her left eye. Sh… read more

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Cover of Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari

3. Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow

By: Yuval Noah Harari

4.35

Format: 26 pages,

Yuval Noah Harari, author of the critically-acclaimed New York Timesbestseller and international ph… read more

Similar categories in Yuval Noah Harari's Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow book and Bjork's Björk

  • nonfiction
Cover of Uzumaki by Junji Ito, Yuji Oniki

4. Uzumaki

By: Junji Ito , Yuji Oniki

3.95

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Kurozu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the… read more

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5. Kitchen

By: Banana Yoshimoto , Megan Backus

3.66

Format: 296 pages,

Banana Yoshimoto's novels have made her a sensation in Japan and all over the world, and Kitchen, t… read more

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6. Leaves of Grass

By: Walt Whitman

3.50

Format: 364 pages, Paperback

A collection of quintessentially American poems, the seminal work of one of the most influential wr… read more

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7. Björk: Archives

By: Alex Ross , Klaus Biesenbach , None

4.10

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

Bjork is a contemporary icon whose contributions to music, video, film, fashion and art have influe… read more

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Cover of 21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari

8. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century

By: Yuval Noah Harari

4.17

Format: 372 pages, Hardcover

In Sapiens, he explored our past. In Homo Deus, he looked to our future. Now, one of the most innov… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Total annihilation has a way of sharpening people's minds."

-Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century

"Questions you cannot answer are usually far better for you than answers you cannot question."

-Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century

"So if you want to know the truth about the universe, about the meaning of life, and about your own identity, the best place to start is by observing suffering and exploring what it is. The answer isn…"

-Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century

"To survive and flourish in such a world, you will need a lot of mental flexibility and great reserves of emotional balance. You will have to repeatedly let go of some of what you know best, and feel …"

-Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century

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9. The Soul of a Woman

By: Isabel Allende

4.03

Format: 174 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Petal of the Sea comes a passionate and inspir… read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
"I was a voracious reader and what I had learned in books confirmed that the world changes constantly and humanity evolves, but the changes are only obtained after much struggle."

-Isabel Allende, The Soul of a Woman

"This is what women want: to be safe, to be valued, to live in peace, to have their own resources, to be connected, to have control over their bodies and lives, and above all, to be loved."

-Isabel Allende, The Soul of a Woman

"Since my daughter died I am perfectly aware of death's proximity; and now, in my seventies, death is my friend. It's not true that she looks like a skeleton armed with a scythe and trailed by a rotte…"

-Isabel Allende, The Soul of a Woman

Cover of Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead

10. Jonny Appleseed

By: Joshua Whitehead

3.95

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

(Alternate cover edition of ISBN 1551527251 / 9781551527253.) "You're gonna need a rock and a w… read more

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"I am my own best medicine."

-Joshua Whitehead, Jonny Appleseed

"...leaving home always hurts--home isn't a space, it's a feeling. You have to feel home and to feel it, you have to sense it: smell it, taste it, hear it. And it isn't always comfortable--"

-Joshua Whitehead, Jonny Appleseed

"Maybe we're more like dandelions. A weed that's a pest in the yard but pretty to look at. Yeah, an Indian home is like a dandelion, pretty, but disposable and imbued with a million little seeds that …"

-Joshua Whitehead, Jonny Appleseed

"The nurses were busybodies, I could hear them scurrying about in the rooms adjacent to ours. They were telling jokes and laughing. Their happiness pissed me off. Stop fucking laughing, I thought, my …"

-Joshua Whitehead, Jonny Appleseed

Cover of Björk by Bjork

11. Björk

By: Bjork

4.26

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

An intimate look at one of the most creative artists at work today. When it comes to making musi… read more

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  • music
  • art
  • biography
  • photography
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction

15 must-read audiobook books like 21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari

Transform Your Habits

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman

4.18

Transform Your Habits

The Selfish Gene

Richard Dawkins

4.16

A Short History of Nearly Everything

Bill Bryson

3.42

Transform Your Habits

A Brief History of Time

Stephen Hawking , Phạm Văn Thiều , None

4.21

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