7 must-read history books like Museum Bums: A Cheeky Look at Butts in Art by Mark Small

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Museum Bums: A Cheeky Look at Butts in Art

By: Mark Small

4.06

Format: 158 pages, Kindle Edition

Based on the eponymous viral Twitter account, Museum Bums, a celebration of classical art, history,…

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1. The Pleasures of the Damned

By: Charles Bukowski , John Martin

4.35

Format: 557 pages, Hardcover

To his legions of fans, Charles Bukowski was—and remains—the quintessential counterculture icon. A … read more

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"I want quiet thunder."

-Charles Bukowski, The Pleasures of the Damned

"a poem is a city burning"

-Charles Bukowski, The Pleasures of the Damned

"we sat there smoking cigarettes at 5 in the morning."

-Charles Bukowski, The Pleasures of the Damned

"no te precipites. si existe la luz ella misma dará contigo."

-Charles Bukowski, The Pleasures of the Damned

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2. The Bacchae

By: Euripides , Kenneth McLeish , None

3.92

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Euripides' classic drama about the often mortifying consequences of the unbridled--and frequently h… read more

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"Cleverness is not wisdom."

-Euripides, The Bacchae

"He who believes needs no explanation."

-Euripides, The Bacchae

"Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish."

-Euripides, The Bacchae

"Prepare yourselves for the roaring voice of the God of Joy!"

-Euripides, The Bacchae

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3. Pepperharrow (The Watchmaker of Filigree Street #2)

By: Natasha Pulley

3.30

Format: 208 pages,

The author has said in an interview: The next book follows on from Watchmaker. Thaniel and Mori go … read more

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4. Story of the Eye

By: Georges Bataille , Joachim Neugroschel , Dovid Bergelson

3.66

Format: 103 pages, Paperback

Only Georges Bataille could write, of an eyeball removed from a corpse, that "the caress of the eye… read more

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"We pedaled rapidly, without laughing or speaking, peculiarly satisfied with our mutual presence, akin to one another in the common isolation of lewdness, weariness, and absurdity."

-Georges Bataille, Story of the Eye

"Simone was tall and lovely. She was usually very natural; there was nothing heartbreaking in her eyes or her voice. But on a sensual level, she so bluntly craved any upheaval that the faintest call f…"

-Georges Bataille, Story of the Eye

"I remember that one day, when we were in a car tooling along at top speed,we crashed into a cyclist, an apparently very young and very pretty girl. Her head was almost totally ripped off by the wheel…"

-Georges Bataille, Story of the Eye

"As for the fact that Simone dared to piss on the corpse, whether in boredom or, at worst, in irritation: it mainly goes to prove how impossible it was for us to understand what was happening, and of …"

-Georges Bataille, Story of the Eye

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5. Angela Carter's Book of Fairy Tales

By: Angela Carter , Corinna Sargood

3.20

Format: 144 pages,

Once upon a time fairy tales weren't meant just for children, and neither is Angela Carter's Book o… read more

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6. Mauvais genre

By: Chloé Cruchaudet

3.84

Format: 223 pages, Hardcover

Paul et Louise s'aiment, Paul et Louise se marient, mais la Premiere Guerre mondiale eclate et les … read more

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7. Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture

By: Ross King

3.26

Format: None pages,

read more

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8. Crossings

By: Alex Landragin

3.85

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Crossings is an unforgettable and explosive genre-bending debut--a novel in three parts, designed t… read more

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"As long as I have a glimpse of sky, I can tolerate almost any hardship."

-Alex Landragin, Crossings

"Here was a man who seemed to take amusement in the messiness of life--as close to a definition of happiness as I know."

-Alex Landragin, Crossings

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9. Midnight at Malabar House (Malabar House #1)

By: Vaseem Khan

4.02

Format: 344 pages, Kindle Edition

Bombay, New Year's Eve, 1949As India celebrates the arrival of a momentous new decade, Inspector Pe… read more

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"Just because a cow stands in a field all day doesn’t make it a philosopher"

-Vaseem Khan, Midnight at Malabar House (Malabar House #1)

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10. All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me

By: Patrick Bringley

4.07

Format: 240 pages, ebook

A fascinating, revelatory portrait of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its treasures by a former … read more

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  • art
  • history
  • nonfiction
"Much of the greatest art, I find, seeks to remind us of the obvious."

-Patrick Bringley, All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me

"Nobody has ever been so much themselves over a span of three thousand years as the ancient Egyptians,"

-Patrick Bringley, All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me

"It feels like the more I explore, the more I will see, the more I’ll understand how very little I’ve seen."

-Patrick Bringley, All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me

Cover of The Dark Queens: The Bloody Rivalry That Forged the Medieval World by Shelley Puhak

11. The Dark Queens: The Bloody Rivalry That Forged the Medieval World

By: Shelley Puhak

4.09

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The remarkable, little-known story of two trailblazing women in the Early Middle Ages who wielded i… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Rebel Folklore: Empowering Tales of Spirits, Witches, and Other Misfits from Anansi to Baba Yaga by Icy Sedgwick

12. Rebel Folklore: Empowering Tales of Spirits, Witches, and Other Misfits from Anansi to Baba Yaga

By: Icy Sedgwick

3.96

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Rebel Folklore gathers 50 of the darkest and most complicated folktale characters from around the w… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life by Dacher Keltner

13. Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life

By: Dacher Keltner

3.64

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Awe is mysterious. How do we begin to quantify the goose bumps we feel when we see the Grand Canyon… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of I'm Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself: One Woman's Pursuit of Pleasure in Paris by Glynnis MacNicol

14. I'm Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself: One Woman's Pursuit of Pleasure in Paris

By: Glynnis MacNicol

3.59

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

When you’re a woman smack in so-called “middle age” you are not promised anything at all other than… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth by Natalie Haynes

15. Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth

By: Natalie Haynes

4.05

Format: 259 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Natalie Haynes returns to the world of ancient Greek myth in thi… read more

Similar categories in Natalie Haynes's Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth book and Mark Small's Museum Bums: A Cheeky Look at Butts in Art

  • history
  • nonfiction
"The distinction that only sciences are useful and only arts are spirit-enhancing is a nonsensical one. I couldn't write much without scientists designing my computer. And some of them must want to re…"

-Natalie Haynes, Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth

"According to Hesiod's Theogony , Rhea gives birth to the following children in this order: Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus. Kronos swallows each of the first five deities, and Rhea i…"

-Natalie Haynes, Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth

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16. Kink: Stories

By: R.O. Kwon

3.11

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Kink is a groundbreaking anthology of literary short fiction exploring love and desire, BDSM, and i… read more

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"Mr. Harris kept glancing up and down Omar’s body, lingering around his chest and his groin. At first, Omar pretended not to notice. It was a compulsive kind of looking, one that cis people indulged i…"

-R.O. Kwon, Kink: Stories

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17. Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl

By: Andrea Lawlor

3.87

Format: 354 pages, Paperback

It’s 1993 and Paul Polydoris tends bar at the only gay club in a university town thrumming with pol… read more

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"Inside Paul something tight released: a rusted nut turned finally around its old bolt. White sheets were thrown off moldering couches with a fanfare of dust and sunlight."

-Andrea Lawlor, Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl

"It was June, and like everyone else Paul made himself extremely busy going to queer art openings and queer punk shows and queer spoken word showcases and queer evenings of performance art. He was exh…"

-Andrea Lawlor, Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl

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18. Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health

By: Casey Means

4.21

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A bold new vision for optimizing our health now and in the future. What if depression, anxiety, … read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of The World Record Book of Racist Stories by Amber Ruffin

19. The World Record Book of Racist Stories

By: Amber Ruffin

4.40

Format: 217 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling authors of You’ll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey, comedia… read more

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  • humor
  • nonfiction
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20. Welcome to the O.C.: The Oral History

By: Alan Sepinwall

4.18

Format: None pages, Audio CD

Welcome to the O.C., b* it's the definitive oral history of beloved TV show The O.C., from the show… read more

Similar categories in Alan Sepinwall's Welcome to the O.C.: The Oral History book and Mark Small's Museum Bums: A Cheeky Look at Butts in Art

  • history
  • nonfiction
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21. Marzahn, mon amour: Geschichten einer Fußpflegerin

By: Katja Oskamp

3.91

Format: 144 pages, Kindle Edition

Katja Oskamp ist Mitte vierzig, als ihr das Leben fad wird. Das Kind ist aus dem Haus, der Mann ist… read more

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"One of the women was a blonde from Eastern Europe who wore sweaters interwoven with gold. She had the loveliest uniform out of all of us, a tunic with a cinched waist and diagonally arranged buttons.…"

-Katja Oskamp, Marzahn, mon amour: Geschichten einer Fußpflegerin

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22. Do You Mind If I Cancel?: Things That Still Annoy Me

By: Gary Janetti

3.50

Format: 159 pages, Hardcover

Gary Janetti, the writer and producer for some of the most popular television comedies of all time,… read more

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  • humor
  • nonfiction
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23. Joyful Recollections of Trauma

By: Paul Scheer

4.23

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning actor and comedian Paul Scheer, a candid and humorous memoir-in-essays on coming… read more

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  • humor
  • nonfiction
"I didn’t need a girlfriend when I had Blockbuster."

-Paul Scheer, Joyful Recollections of Trauma

"But not acknowledging my trauma took away my triumph. I survived, and I wanted to make surviving the abuse part of my story. I want to wear my former shame with pride."

-Paul Scheer, Joyful Recollections of Trauma

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24. Glorious Exploits

By: Ferdia Lennon

4.24

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An utterly original celebration of that which binds humanity across battle lines and history. On… read more

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  • humor
"He sang a song from Media's chorus, it was a few bitter scenes later when the kids are dead, and it gives a weird sense of time mergin', and for a moment I had the feeling that the future and the pas…"

-Ferdia Lennon, Glorious Exploits

"He sang a song from Media's chorus, it was a few bitter scenes later when the kids are dead, and it gives a weird sense of time mergin', and for a moment I have the feeling that the future and the pa…"

-Ferdia Lennon, Glorious Exploits

Cover of Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist by Jennifer   Wright

25. Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist

By: Jennifer Wright

4.19

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

“This is the story of one of the boldest women in American history: a self-made millionaire, a cele… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Impossible City: Paris in the Twenty-First Century by Simon Kuper

26. Impossible City: Paris in the Twenty-First Century

By: Simon Kuper

4.17

Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition

'Kuper is a shrewd observer [in] this entertaining mix of memoir and anthropology' The Sunday Times… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of We Are Experiencing a Slight Delay: Tips, Tales, Travels by Gary Janetti

27. We Are Experiencing a Slight Delay: Tips, Tales, Travels

By: Gary Janetti

4.20

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In this hilarious and often touching collection, the New York Times bestselling author, television … read more

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  • humor
  • nonfiction
Cover of Queen B: The Story of Anne Boleyn, Witch Queen (Her Majesty's Royal Coven, #0.5) by Juno  Dawson

28. Queen B: The Story of Anne Boleyn, Witch Queen (Her Majesty's Royal Coven, #0.5)

By: Juno Dawson

3.76

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

The next enchanting instalment of the sensational #1 SUNDAY TIMES bestselling HER MAJESTY’S ROYAL C… read more

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29. The Corset & The Jellyfish: A Conundrum of Drabbles

By: Nick Bantock

3.70

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

[STARRED REVIEW] “Readers will find themselves delighted, intrigued, and often moved by the love, p… read more

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  • art
Cover of Museum Bums: A Cheeky Look at Butts in Art by Mark Small

30. Museum Bums: A Cheeky Look at Butts in Art

By: Mark Small

4.06

Format: 158 pages, Kindle Edition

Based on the eponymous viral Twitter account, Museum Bums, a celebration of classical art, history,… read more

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  • art
  • history
  • humor
  • nonfiction

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Amber Ruffin

4.40

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Gary Janetti

3.50

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Paul Scheer

4.23

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Ferdia Lennon

4.24

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The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)

Dorothy L. Sayers

4.05

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Fatal Throne

Candace Fleming

3.96

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The Haunting of Velkwood

Gwendolyn Kiste

3.64

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Elizabeth Hand

3.35

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