24 Best nonfiction books like The Book of Animal Secrets: Nature's Lessons for a Long and Happy Life by David B. Agus

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The Book of Animal Secrets: Nature's Lessons for a Long and Happy Life

By: David B. Agus

3.40

Format: 389 pages, Kindle Edition

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The End of Illness comes an ingenious guide to wha…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in The Book of Animal Secrets: Nature's Lessons for a Long and Happy Life by David B. Agus , here is a list of 24 books like this:

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1. The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

By: Dalai Lama XIV , Desmond Tutu , Douglas Carlton Abrams

4.38

Format: 354 pages, Hardcover

Two great spiritual masters share their own hard-won wisdom about living with joy even in the face … read more

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  • nonfiction
"What the Dalai Lama and I are offering,"

-Dalai Lama XIV, The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

"It is not happiness that makes us grateful, it’s gratefulness that makes us happy."

-Dalai Lama XIV, The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

"The more time you spend thinking about yourself, the more suffering you will experience."

-Dalai Lama XIV, The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

"Our perspective toward life is our final and ultimate freedom. - Viktor Frankl quoted by Desmond Tutu"

-Dalai Lama XIV, The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

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2. The Interestings

By: Meg Wolitzer

4.00

Format: 202 pages, Hardcover

The Interestings explores the meaning of talent; the nature of envy; the roles of class, art, money… read more

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3. The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman

By: Timothy Ferriss

3.54

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Thinner, bigger, faster, stronger... which 150 pages will you read? Is it possible to: Reach your g… read more

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  • nonfiction

4. The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less

By: Barry Schwartz

3.82

Format: 295 pages, Paperback

About the Book: The Paradox of Choice In the spirit of Alvin Tofflers Future Shock, a social critiq… read more

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5. The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the Remarkable American Life of a 109-Year-Old Man

By: David von Drehle

4.00

Format: 194 pages, Hardcover

One of our nation’s most prominent writers finds the truth about how to live a long and happy life … read more

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  • nonfiction
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6. Table for Two

By: Amor Towles

4.26

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway, A Gentleman in Moscow, and Rules of Civility, a… read more

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"And though she couldn’t remember the exact reference and whether it was from mythology or the Bible, she knew instinctively as they approached the pier’s limit she mustn’t look back."

-Amor Towles, Table for Two

"It is a funny aspect of life, thought Charlie, how a group of grown people can convince themselves to do something that none of them really want to do. They start by talking an idea into existence. O…"

-Amor Towles, Table for Two

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7. Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments

By: Joe Posnanski

4.56

Format: 377 pages, Hardcover

A masterful ode to the a countdown of 50 of the most memorable moments in baseball’s history, to m… read more

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  • nonfiction
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8. Worthy

By: Jada Pinkett Smith

3.64

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A gripping, painfully honest, and ultimately inspirational memoir from global superstar and creator… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life by Arnold Schwarzenegger

9. Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life

By: Arnold Schwarzenegger

4.14

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The seven rules to follow to realize your true purpose in life—di… read more

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  • nonfiction
"The fact that I had such vivid impressions and expectations at all is the reason I got there in the first place."

-Arnold Schwarzenegger, Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life

"The beauty of pain, not only is it temporary...is it tells you when you begin to give enough of yourself in pursuit of your dreams. If the work hasn't hurt or cost you anything, or at least made you …"

-Arnold Schwarzenegger, Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life

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10. Mockingbird Summer

By: Lynda Rutledge

4.25

Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition

A powerful and emotional coming-of-age novel set amid the turmoil and profound changes of the 1960s… read more

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11. The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis

By: George Stephanopoulos

4.45

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

George Stephanopoulos, former senior advisor to President Clinton and for more than 20 years anchor… read more

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  • nonfiction
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12. The 6 Types of Working Genius

By: Patrick Lencioni

4.15

Format: 228 pages, Hardcover

New York Times best-selling author Patrick Lencioni unveils a truly groundbreaking new model that w… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of How Not to Age: The Scientific Approach to Getting Healthier as You Get Older by Michael Greger

13. How Not to Age: The Scientific Approach to Getting Healthier as You Get Older

By: Michael Greger

4.29

Format: 640 pages, Hardcover

Uncover the evidence-based science to slowing the effects of aging, from the New York Times bestsel… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science
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14. 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
  • science
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15. What This Comedian Said Will Shock You

By: Bill Maher

4.27

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The hilarious and controversial host of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher has written his funniest, m… read more

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  • nonfiction
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16. In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife

By: Sebastian Junger

3.92

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

A near-fatal health emergency leads to this powerful reflection on death—and what might follow—by t… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science
"Everyone has a relationship with death whether they want one or not; refusing to think about death is its own kind of relationship. When we hear about another person's death, we are hearing a version…"

-Sebastian Junger, In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife

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17. Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy

By: Elizabeth Beller

3.86

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The life and legacy of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, wife of John F. Kennedy Jr., are reexamined in thi… read more

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  • nonfiction
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18. The Menopause Brain: New Science Empowers Women to Navigate the Pivotal Transition with Knowledge and Confidence

By: Lisa Mosconi

4.05

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of The XX Brain shows women how to navigate menopause success… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science
Cover of Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All by Michael Shellenberger

19. Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All

By: Michael Shellenberger

4.18

Format: 272 pages, ebook

Michael Shellenberger has been fighting for a greener planet for decades. He helped save the world’… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
Cover of Attack from Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America by Barbara McQuade

20. Attack from Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America

By: Barbara McQuade

4.15

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

An urgent, comprehensive explanation of the ways disinformation is impacting democracy, and practic… read more

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  • nonfiction
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21. All the Glimmering Stars

By: Mark T. Sullivan

4.66

Format: 475 pages, Kindle Edition

Inspired by a true story, two teens kidnapped by an African warlord find salvation through love in … read more

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Cover of Wake Up With Purpose!: What I’ve Learned in My First Hundred Years by Jean Dolores Schmidt

22. Wake Up With Purpose!: What I’ve Learned in My First Hundred Years

By: Jean Dolores Schmidt

4.18

Format: 222 pages, Hardcover

Known to millions as simply "Sister Jean," the Loyola Chicago matriarch and college basketball icon… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning by A.J. Jacobs

23. The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning

By: A.J. Jacobs

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically attempts to follow the origi… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Ageless: The New Science of Getting Older Without Getting Old by Andrew  Steele

24. Ageless: The New Science of Getting Older Without Getting Old

By: Andrew Steele

3.84

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

With the help of science, could humans find a way to become old without getting elderly, a phenomen… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science
Cover of On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service by Anthony Fauci

25. On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service

By: Anthony Fauci

4.59

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

The memoir by the doctor who became a beacon of hope for millions through the COVID pandemic, and w… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science
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26. How to Prevent the Next Pandemic

By: Bill Gates

3.75

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The COVID-19 pandemic isn't over. But even as governments around the world try to get it under cont… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science
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27. Pink Glass Houses

By: Asha Elias

3.57

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A seductive social satire about the wealthy PTA moms of an elite elementary school in Miami Beach, … read more

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28. What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust (Flavia de Luce, #11)

By: Alan Bradley

4.26

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In the absence of adult supervision, Flavia has taken on the mentorship of her “pestilent” younger … read more

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Cover of The Death of Truth: How Social Media and the Internet Gave Snake Oil Salesmen and Demagogues the Weapons They Needed to Destroy Trust and Polarize the World--And What We Can Do by Steven Brill

29. The Death of Truth: How Social Media and the Internet Gave Snake Oil Salesmen and Demagogues the Weapons They Needed to Destroy Trust and Polarize the World--And What We Can Do

By: Steven Brill

4.02

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A best-selling author documents how facts—shared truths—have lost their power to hold us together a… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of The Book of Animal Secrets: Nature's Lessons for a Long and Happy Life by David B. Agus

30. The Book of Animal Secrets: Nature's Lessons for a Long and Happy Life

By: David B. Agus

3.40

Format: 389 pages, Kindle Edition

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The End of Illness comes an ingenious guide to wha… read more

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  • nature
  • science
Cover of Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering by Malcolm Gladwell

31. Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering

By: Malcolm Gladwell

4.16

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Twenty-five years after the publication of his groundbreaking first book, Malcolm Gladwell returns … read more

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  • science

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How Not to Age: The Scientific Approach to Getting Healthier as You Get Older

Michael Greger

4.29

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Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health

Casey Means

4.21

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In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife

Sebastian Junger

3.92

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Lisa Mosconi

4.05

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Kristin Hannah

4.64

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The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the Remarkable American Life of a 109-Year-Old Man

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4.00

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Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear

Jinger Duggar Vuolo

3.60

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