16 must-read nonfiction books like Something's Off by Virgil Abloh

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Something's Off

By: Virgil Abloh

4.37

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

From Air Jordan 1 to Air Presto, Nike and Virgil Abloh reinvented sneaker culture with their projec…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Something's Off by Virgil Abloh , here is a list of 16 books like this:

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1. An Object of Beauty

By: Steve Martin

3.77

Format: 292 pages, Hardcover

Lacey Yeager is young, captivating, and ambitious enough to take the NYC art world by storm. Groome… read more

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  • art
"she is nearing forty and not so easily forgiven as when her skin bloomed like roses."

-Steve Martin, An Object of Beauty

"…when the person beside you is making you alert and keen and the idea of being with anyone else is not imaginable…"

-Steve Martin, An Object of Beauty

"You want to know how I think art should be taught to children? Take them to a museum and say, 'This is art, and you can't do it."

-Steve Martin, An Object of Beauty

"...a young man, Jamaican, perhaps, his head circled in a scarf with sunbleached dreadlocks on piled on top, looking like a plate of soft-shell crabs."

-Steve Martin, An Object of Beauty

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2. Pharrell: Places and Spaces I've Been

By: Jay-Z , Pharrell Williams , None , None , Takashi Murakami

4.16

Format: 248 pages, Hardcover

Redefining cool for a new generation, Pharrell Williams is a creative force, using music, fashion, … read more

Similar categories in Jay-Z's Pharrell: Places and Spaces I've Been book and Virgil Abloh's Something's Off

  • fashion
  • art
  • nonfiction
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3. The Rose That Grew from Concrete

By: Tupac Shakur

3.44

Format: 213 pages, Hardcover

This collection of more than 100 poems that honestly and artfully confront topics ranging from pove… read more

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  • nonfiction
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4. The 4-Hour Workweek

By: Timothy Ferriss

3.50

Format: 0 pages,

What do you do? Tim Ferriss has trouble answering the question. Depending on when you ask this cont… read more

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  • nonfiction
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5. Meditations

By: Marcus Aurelius , Martin Hammond , Diskin Clay

3.75

Format: 148 pages,

Written in Greek, without any intention of publication, by the only Roman emperor who was also a ph… read more

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  • nonfiction

6. Conquest of the Useless: Reflections from the Making of Fitzcarraldo

By: Werner Herzog , Krishna Winston

3.53

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man) is one of the most revered and enigmatic filmmakers of our time, and Fi… read more

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7. Erasure

By: Percival Everett

3.62

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

"Thelonious (Monk) Ellison has never allowed race to define his identity. But as both a writer and … read more

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8. The Narrow Road Between Desires (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #0.6)

By: Patrick Rothfuss

4.07

Format: 240 pages, ebook

Bast knows how to bargain. The give-and-take of a negotiation is as familiar to him as the in-and-o… read more

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"Laughter was the true applause you offered to the world for being beautiful."

-Patrick Rothfuss, The Narrow Road Between Desires (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #0.6)

"But this? Convincing someone of the truth they were too twisted up to see? How could Bast begin to loosen such a knot? It was baffling. These creatures, fraught and frayed in their desire. A snake wo…"

-Patrick Rothfuss, The Narrow Road Between Desires (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #0.6)

"What he was asking for was, effectively, a story without all the conflict. Without tension and animosity. Without many of the things I'd been taught were essential to storytelling. This wasn't a tota…"

-Patrick Rothfuss, The Narrow Road Between Desires (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #0.6)

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9. Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes

By: Morgan Housel

4.19

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

“Want to understand the changing world? Start with what stays the same. That’s the amazing conclusi… read more

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  • nonfiction
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10. The Psychology of Money

By: Morgan Housel

4.30

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

Doing well with money isn't necessarily about what you know. It's about how you behave. And behavio… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Saving is the gap between your ego and your income."

-Morgan Housel, The Psychology of Money

"Spending money to show people how much money you have is the fastest way to have less money."

-Morgan Housel, The Psychology of Money

"To grasp why people bury themselves in debt, you don’t need to study interest rate: you need to sturdy the history of greed , insecurity and optimism."

-Morgan Housel, The Psychology of Money

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11. The Creative Act: A Way of Being

By: Rick Rubin

4.04

Format: 406 pages, Hardcover

From the legendary music producer, a master at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their… read more

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  • art
  • nonfiction
  • design
"Find the sustainable rituals that best support your work."

-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being

"In terms of priority, inspiration comes first. You come next. The audience comes last."

-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being

"When it comes to the creative process, patience is accepting that the majority of the work we do is out of our control."

-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being

"Turning something from an idea into a reality can make it seem smaller. It changes from unearthly to earthly. The imagination has no limits. The physical world does. The work exists in both."

-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being

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12. The Infinite Game

By: Simon Sinek

4.17

Format: 251 pages, Hardcover

Do you know how to play the game you're in? In finite games, like football or chess, the players a… read more

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  • nonfiction
"In any game, there are always two currencies required to play - will and resources."

-Simon Sinek, The Infinite Game

"And like all infinite games, in the game of life, the goal is not to win, it is to perpetuate the game."

-Simon Sinek, The Infinite Game

"The best way to drive performance in an organization is to create an environment in which information can flow freely, mistakes can be highlighted and help can be offered and received."

-Simon Sinek, The Infinite Game

"Traditional competition forces us to take on an attitude of winning. A worthy rival inspires us to take an attitude of improvement. The former focuses our attention on the outcome, the latter focuses…"

-Simon Sinek, The Infinite Game

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13. The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

By: Kobe Bryant

4.26

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

In the wake of his retirement from professional basketball, Kobe “The Black Mamba” Bryant has decid… read more

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  • nonfiction
"You have to work hard in the dark to shine in the light"

-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

"Good coaches tell you where the fish are, great coaches teach you how to find them."

-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

"If you want to be a better player, you have to prepare, prepare, and prepare some more."

-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

"If you really want to be great at something you have to truly care about it. If you want to be great in a particular area, you have to obsess over it."

-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

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14. Virgil Abloh: Figures of Speech

By: Michael Darling

4.62

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

From street fashion to high culture, the work of Virgil Abloh, a celebrated multi-hyphenate artist,… read more

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  • fashion
  • art
  • nonfiction
  • design
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15. Awakening Your Ikigai: How the Japanese Wake Up to Joy and Purpose Every Day

By: Ken Mogi

3.59

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Introducing IKIGAI: find your passions and live with joy Ikigai is a Japanese phenomenon commonl… read more

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  • nonfiction
"The Japanese do not need grandiose motivational frameworks to keep going, but rely more on the little rituals in their daily routines."

-Ken Mogi, Awakening Your Ikigai: How the Japanese Wake Up to Joy and Purpose Every Day

"Di sebuah dunia tempat nilai kita sebagai seorang manusia dan harga-diri kita utamanya ditentukan oleh kesuksesan kita, banyak orang meng­alami tekanan yang tidak diperlukan. Anda mungkin merasa bahw…"

-Ken Mogi, Awakening Your Ikigai: How the Japanese Wake Up to Joy and Purpose Every Day

"There is no absolute formula for happiness—each unique condition of life can serve as the foundation for happiness in its own unique way. You can be happy when married with children, or when married …"

-Ken Mogi, Awakening Your Ikigai: How the Japanese Wake Up to Joy and Purpose Every Day

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16. Titles Ruin Everything: A Stream of Consciousness

By: Aubrey Graham

2.36

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

Aubrey Drake Graham is a cultural phenomenon – a record-breaking musician, style icon, creative ent… read more

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  • nonfiction
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17. Sneaker Freaker: The Ultimate Sneaker Book!

By: Simon Wood

4.57

Format: 672 pages, Hardcover

Back in 2002, Simon “Woody” Wood was dreaming up schemes to get free sneakers. Two weeks later, he … read more

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  • fashion
  • art
  • nonfiction
Cover of Something's Off by Virgil Abloh

18. Something's Off

By: Virgil Abloh

4.37

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

From Air Jordan 1 to Air Presto, Nike and Virgil Abloh reinvented sneaker culture with their projec… read more

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  • fashion
  • art
  • nonfiction
  • design
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19. After All, There Is No Finish Line

By: Nike

3.57

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

“No Finish Line” is Nike’s design vision for the next 50 years. Through exploratory, multilevel con… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • design
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20. KAWS: WHAT PARTY (Black on Pink edition)

By: Eugenie Tsai

4.47

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A comprehensive monograph on the work of KAWS, one of the most sought-after artists and creative fo… read more

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  • art
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21. Nike: Better is Temporary

By: Sam Grawe

4.59

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

At Nike, the desire to be the best is a journey, not a destination – better is always temporary. P… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • design

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The Creative Act: A Way of Being

Rick Rubin

4.04

Transform Your Habits

Virgil Abloh: Figures of Speech

Michael Darling

4.62

Transform Your Habits

Something's Off

Virgil Abloh

4.37

Transform Your Habits

After All, There Is No Finish Line

Nike

3.57

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The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy

Bill Simmons

4.20

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Shaq Uncut: My Story

Shaquille O'Neal , Jackie MacMullan

4.06

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Michael Jordan: The Life

Roland Lazenby

4.31

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Not a Game: The Incredible Rise and Unthinkable Fall of Allen Iverson

Kent Babb

3.90

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