14 must-read nonfiction books like The Physiology of Yoga by Andrew McGonigle

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The Physiology of Yoga

By: Andrew McGonigle

4.21

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

While many people practice yoga simply because it helps them feel good, the physiological basis for…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in The Physiology of Yoga by Andrew McGonigle , here is a list of 14 books like this:

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1. The Science of Yoga: The Risks and the Rewards

By: William J. Broad

3.89

Format: 221 pages, Hardcover

A lead science writer for TheNew York Times--and lifelong yoga practitioner--examines centuries of … read more

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  • science
  • nonfiction
  • health
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2. Eastern Body, Western Mind: Psychology and the Chakra System As a Path to the Self

By: Anodea Judith

4.67

Format: 121 pages, Paperback

In EASTERN BODY, WESTERN MIND, chakra authority Anodea Judith brought a fresh approach to the yoga-… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • health

3. The Yoga Sutras

By: Patañjali , Satchidananda

3.79

Format: None pages, Paperback

This valuable book provides a complete manual for the study and practice of Raja Yoga, the path of … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • health

4. The Yamas Niyamas: Exploring Yoga's Ethical Practice

By: Deborah Adele

4.57

Format: 270 pages, Paperback

The first two limbs of the eight-fold path of yoga sutras--the basic text for classical yoga--are e… read more

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5. Light on Life

By: B.K.S. Iyengar , Douglas Abrams , None

3.83

Format: None pages,

B.K.S. Iyengar--hailed as "the Michelangelo of yoga" (BBC) and considered by many to be the most im… read more

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6. The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself

By: Michael A. Singer

5.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

What would it be like to free yourself from limitations and soar beyond your boundaries? What can y… read more

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7. Bringing Yoga to Life: The Everyday Practice of Enlightened Living

By: Donna Farhi

4.18

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Internationally renowned and bestselling author Donna Farhi moves yoga practice beyond the mat into… read more

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8. Yoga Anatomy

By: Leslie Kaminoff , Amy Matthews , None

5.00

Format: 298 pages, Paperback

See inside every yoga pose! With clear, expert instruction and full-color, detailed anatomical draw… read more

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9. Nuclear War: A Scenario

By: Annie Jacobsen

4.47

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

There is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science
"The fundamental idea behind this book is to demonstrate, in appalling detail, just how horrifying nuclear war would be."

-Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario

"Humans are wired to advance. Humans do whatever it takes. And yet, nuclear war zeros it all out. Nuclear weapons reduce human brilliance and ingenuity, love and desire, empathy and intellect, to ash."

-Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario

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10. Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution

By: Cat Bohannon

4.32

Format: 624 pages, Hardcover

THE REAL ORIGIN OF OUR SPECIES: a myth-busting, eye-opening landmark account of how humans evolved,… read more

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  • science
  • nonfiction
  • health
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11. The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human

By: Siddhartha Mukherjee

4.28

Format: 473 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the 2023 PROSE Award for Excellence in Biological and Life Sciences and the 2023 Chautauq… read more

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  • science
  • nonfiction
  • health
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12. The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth

By: Zoë Schlanger

4.37

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning environment and science reporter Zoë Schlanger delivers a groundbreaking work of popu… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science
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13. Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art

By: James Nestor

4.15

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

No matter what you eat, how much you exercise, how skinny or young or wise you are, none of it matt… read more

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  • science
  • nonfiction
  • health
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14. The Menopause Manifesto: Own Your Health with Facts and Feminism

By: Jen Gunter

4.09

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Just as she did in her groundbreaking bestseller The Vagina Bible, Dr. Jen Gunter, the internet’s m… read more

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  • science
  • nonfiction
  • health
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15. Embrace Yoga's Roots

By: Susanna Barkataki

4.27

Format: 290 pages, Paperback

Embrace Yoga's Roots is for you if you practice, teach or want to learn yoga and integrate your val… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • health
"You see, to be colonized is to become a stranger in your own land and culture."

-Susanna Barkataki, Embrace Yoga's Roots

"If our thought, speech or action is not bringing us right there, toward connection, it is not yoga."

-Susanna Barkataki, Embrace Yoga's Roots

"When we mistake yoga for a workout routine, reduce it to physical fitness or even practice some of the deeper practices without an eye to the whole system of liberation it offers, we rob ourselves an…"

-Susanna Barkataki, Embrace Yoga's Roots

"It’s for you, if you’ve ever been unsure, insecure or curious about how to practice yoga without causing harm. Even the best-intentioned can cause harm by taking yoga out of context or diluting the p…"

-Susanna Barkataki, Embrace Yoga's Roots

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16. The Joy of Movement: How exercise helps us find happiness, hope, connection, and courage

By: Kelly McGonigal

3.85

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The bestselling author of The Willpower Instinct introduces a surprising science-based book that do… read more

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  • science
  • nonfiction
  • health
"I don't think it's a coincidence that so many people are drawn to communities where they can pursue physical challenges alongside others. It's a joy to watch people to exert themselves, face their fe…"

-Kelly McGonigal, The Joy of Movement: How exercise helps us find happiness, hope, connection, and courage

"Movement offers us pleasure, identity, belonging and hope. It puts us in places that are good for us, whether that's outdoors in nature, in an environment that challenges us, or with a supportive com…"

-Kelly McGonigal, The Joy of Movement: How exercise helps us find happiness, hope, connection, and courage

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17. The Kleshas: Exploring the Elusiveness of Happiness

By: Deborah Adele

4.61

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

The Yoga Sutras are a collection of ancient directions about the mental and physical benefits of yo… read more

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18. Playground

By: Richard Powers

4.35

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A magisterial new novel from the Pulitzer Prize–winning and New York Times best-selling author of T… read more

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19. The Good Eater: A Vegan’s Search for the Future of Food

By: Nina Guilbeault

4.58

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An enlightening and delicious look at how vegans – and their critics – are redefining the way the w… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • health
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20. The Physiology of Yoga

By: Andrew McGonigle

4.21

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

While many people practice yoga simply because it helps them feel good, the physiological basis for… read more

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  • science
  • nonfiction
  • health
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21. How to Read the Wilderness: An Illustrated Guide to the Natural Wonders of North America

By: Nature Study Guild

3.72

Format: 392 pages, Hardcover

This book invites you to see the natural world in all its intricacy and intense beauty and become a… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science

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William J. Broad

3.89

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Annie Jacobsen

4.47

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Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution

Cat Bohannon

4.32

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Siddhartha Mukherjee

4.28

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Ed Yong

4.18

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4.37

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Robert M. Sapolsky

4.25

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