17 best-selling nonfiction books like From May Sarton's Well: Writings of May Sarton by Edith Royce Schade

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From May Sarton's Well: Writings of May Sarton

By: Edith Royce Schade

4.34

Format: 156 pages, Paperback

Like many other women, Connecticut photographer Edith Royce Schade first discovered May Sarton's wr…

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1. A Tale for the Time Being

By: Ruth Ozeki

4.06

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

In Tokyo, sixteen-year-old Nao has decided there's only one escape from her aching loneliness and h… read more

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"Maketa,"

-Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being

"Live. For Now. For the time being."

-Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being

"True freedom comes from being unknown."

-Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being

"Forget the clock. It has no power over time."

-Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being

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2. Citizen: An American Lyric

By: Claudia Rankine

4.27

Format: 169 pages, Paperback

A provocative meditation on race, Claudia Rankine's long-awaited follow up to her groundbreaking bo… read more

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  • poetry
  • nonfiction
  • essays
"You can't drive yourself sane."

-Claudia Rankine, Citizen: An American Lyric

"Memory is a tough place. You were there."

-Claudia Rankine, Citizen: An American Lyric

"That's the bruise the ice in the heart was meant to ice."

-Claudia Rankine, Citizen: An American Lyric

"The past is a life sentence, a blunt instrument aimed at tomorrow."

-Claudia Rankine, Citizen: An American Lyric

Cover of Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1) by Jacqueline Winspear

3. Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1)

By: Jacqueline Winspear

3.59

Format: 320 pages,

Maisie Dobbs isn't just any young housemaid. Through her own natural intelligence--and the patronag… read more

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4. Blameless (Parasol Protectorate, #3)

By: Gail Carriger

4.00

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Quitting her husband's house and moving back in with her horrible family, Lady Maccon becomes the s… read more

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5. Dear Martin

By: Nic Stone

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Raw, captivating, and undeniably real, Nic Stone joins industry giants Jason Reynolds and Walter De… read more

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6. The Tennis Partner

By: Abraham Verghese

3.44

Format: 213 pages,

An unforgettable, illuminating story of how men live and how they survive, from the acclaimed New Y… read more

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  • nonfiction
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7. The Writing Life

By: Annie Dillard

3.26

Format: 212 pages, Paperback

Annie Dillard has written eleven books, including the memoir of her parents, An American Childhood;… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • essays
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8. Trickster Makes This World: Mischief, Myth, and Art

By: Lewis Hyde

4.48

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Trickster Makes This World solidifies Lewis Hyde's reputation as, in Robert Bly's words, "the most … read more

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  • nonfiction

9. Journal of a Solitude

By: May Sarton

3.91

Format: 2 pages, Paperback

"I am here alone for the first time in weeks," May Sarton begins this book, "to take up my 'real' l… read more

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10. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

By: Robin Wall Kimmerer

4.04

Format: 226 pages, Hardcover

As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer as been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of sci… read more

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11. When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice

By: Terry Tempest Williams

3.07

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The beloved author of Refugereturns with a work that explodes and startles, illuminates and celebra… read more

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12. The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration

By: Isabel Wilkerson

3.69

Format: 121 pages, Hardcover

In this epic, beautifully written masterwork, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson chroni… read more

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13. Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement

By: Cornel West , Angela Y. Davis , Frank Barat

3.78

Format: None pages, Paperback

In these newly collected essays, interviews, and speeches, world-renowned activist and scholar Ange… read more

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14. If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit

By: Brenda Ueland

3.94

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

In her 93 remarkable years, Brenda Ueland published six million words. She said she had two rules s… read more

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15. The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle

By: Matt Cain

4.06

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Albert Entwistle is a private man with a quiet, simple life. He lives alone with his cat Gracie. An… read more

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"I feel like a carefree, beautiful butterfly!"

-Matt Cain, The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle

"In some ways I’m like a picture that hasn’t been colored in yet."

-Matt Cain, The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle

"Come on, we only get one chance at life. This isn't a dress rehearsal."

-Matt Cain, The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle

"I love you a little bit more than yesterday and a little bit less than tomorrow."

-Matt Cain, The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle

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16. Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard

By: Douglas W. Tallamy

4.37

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Douglas W. Tallamy’s first book, Bringing Nature Home, sparked a national conversation about the li… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of These Precious Days: Essays by Ann Patchett

17. These Precious Days: Essays

By: Ann Patchett

4.43

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The beloved New York Times bestselling author reflects on home, family, friendships and writing in … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • essays
"It is possible to love someone with all your heart and still know your union would never have survived having children together."

-Ann Patchett, These Precious Days: Essays

"The future is not one thing. So many possibilities can arise as a result of intelligence, education, curiosity, and hard work. No one ever told me that, and I'm sorry it took this long for me to figu…"

-Ann Patchett, These Precious Days: Essays

"People want you to want what they want. If you want the same things they want, then their want is validated. If you don’t want the same things, your lack of wanting can, to certain people, come acros…"

-Ann Patchett, These Precious Days: Essays

"Without ever meaning to, my father taught me at a very early age to give up on the idea of approval. I wish I could bottle that freedom now and give it to every young writer I meet, with an extra bot…"

-Ann Patchett, These Precious Days: Essays

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18. Happy-Go-Lucky

By: David Sedaris

4.17

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

David Sedaris, the “champion storyteller,” ( Los Angeles Times ) returns with his first new collect… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • essays
Cover of Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judi Dench

19. Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent

By: Judi Dench

4.56

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Discover the work of the greatest writer in the English language as you've never encountered it bef… read more

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  • nonfiction
"There's magic to be mined in mistakes."

-Judi Dench, Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent

"[Judi Dench, referring to departed colleagues] Where are all those people? Can't believe it. How can it happen? They were so alive and -- so present, so vital. That's why we have to love the now, hav…"

-Judi Dench, Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent

Cover of Two Women Walk into a Bar by Cheryl Strayed

20. Two Women Walk into a Bar

By: Cheryl Strayed

4.06

Format: 31 pages, Kindle Edition

Cheryl Strayed, the bestselling author of Wild and Tiny Beautiful Things , finds humor and connecti… read more

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  • nonfiction
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21. When the Stars Go Dark

By: Paula McLain

3.85

Format: 370 pages, Hardcover

Anna Hart is a missing persons detective in San Francisco. When tragedy strikes her personal life, … read more

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"Getting your heart broken is the privilege of being human."

-Paula McLain, When the Stars Go Dark

"What is all the suffering for if not so we can see how alike we are, and not alone? Where will the mercy come from, if not from us?"

-Paula McLain, When the Stars Go Dark

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22. True Refuge: Finding Peace and Freedom in Your Own Awakened Heart

By: Tara Brach

4.21

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

How do you cope when facing life-threatening illness, family conflict, faltering relationships, old… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Awakening self-compassion is often the greatest challenge people face on the spiritual path."

-Tara Brach, True Refuge: Finding Peace and Freedom in Your Own Awakened Heart

"Stepping out of the busyness, stopping our endless pursuit of getting somewhere else, is perhaps the most beautiful offering we can make to our spirit."

-Tara Brach, True Refuge: Finding Peace and Freedom in Your Own Awakened Heart

"You have a unique body and mind, with a particular history and conditioning. No one can offer you a formula for navigating all situations and all states of mind. Only by listening inwardly in a fresh…"

-Tara Brach, True Refuge: Finding Peace and Freedom in Your Own Awakened Heart

"The intimacy that arises in listening and speaking truth is only possible if we can open to the vulnerability of our own hearts. Breathing in, contacting the life that is right here, is our first ste…"

-Tara Brach, True Refuge: Finding Peace and Freedom in Your Own Awakened Heart

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23. Stealing

By: Margaret Verble

4.04

Format: 238 pages, Hardcover

A gripping, gut-punch of a novel about a Cherokee child removed from her family and sent to a Chris… read more

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24. Saved by a Song: The Art and Healing Power of Songwriting

By: Mary Gauthier

4.53

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the Grammy nominated folk singer and songwriter, an inspiring exploration of creativity and th… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of An Abolitionist's Handbook: 12 Steps to Changing Yourself and the World by Patrisse Khan-Cullors

25. An Abolitionist's Handbook: 12 Steps to Changing Yourself and the World

By: Patrisse Khan-Cullors

4.19

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In An Abolitionist's Handbook, Cullors charts a framework for how everyday activists can effectivel… read more

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  • nonfiction
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26. Anhelo de raíces

By: May Sarton

4.16

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

«En aquel primer fin de semana establecí el rito de la cena. Cuando me sentara a la mesa, tenía que… read more

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  • poetry
  • nonfiction
  • essays
"Plants do not speak, but their silence is alive with change."

-May Sarton, Anhelo de raíces

"In the end I knew I would have to trust to instinct, not estimates."

-May Sarton, Anhelo de raíces

"I know that I myself have felt that prickling of the scalp that Emily Dickinson tells us is the sign of recognition before a true poem."

-May Sarton, Anhelo de raíces

"Together they breathed deeply, like people who exaggerate their soul because they have no other riches.' May Sarton, quoting Jean Dominique"

-May Sarton, Anhelo de raíces

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27. Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed

By: Maureen Callahan

4.25

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestseller Maureen Callahan, a fierce, character-driven exposé of the real Kenn… read more

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  • nonfiction

28. May Sarton: A Self-Portrait

By: May Sarton

4.05

Format: 82 pages, Hardcover

Presents the distinguished poet talking spontaneously about herself and her work and reading from h… read more

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  • poetry
  • nonfiction
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29. From May Sarton's Well: Writings of May Sarton

By: Edith Royce Schade

4.34

Format: 156 pages, Paperback

Like many other women, Connecticut photographer Edith Royce Schade first discovered May Sarton's wr… read more

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  • poetry
  • photography
  • nonfiction
  • essays

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Claudia Rankine

4.27

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Annie Dillard

3.26

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Ann Patchett

4.43

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David Sedaris

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4.37

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Ben Goldfarb

4.45

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Amy Tan

4.14

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