6 must-read nonfiction books like Hoodwinked: Uncovering Our Fundamental Superstitions by Larry Gottlieb

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Hoodwinked: Uncovering Our Fundamental Superstitions

By: Larry Gottlieb

4.33

Format: 153 pages, Kindle Edition

One day in 1974, the author had an experience which forever changed the way he looked at life. And …

"The barrier between ourselves and a greater range of possibilities of experience is a contradictory belief, a filter that removes those possibilities."

-Larry Gottlieb, Hoodwinked: Uncovering Our Fundamental Superstitions

"I speak a bit about physics in this book. I do so in order to see if I can convince you, as I have been convinced, that what we call common sense, our shared “knowledge"

-Larry Gottlieb, Hoodwinked: Uncovering Our Fundamental Superstitions

"Trying to change situations or conditions solely with action in the world would be like trying to fix an unwanted image in the mirror without changing what’s being reflected. It just doesn't work."

-Larry Gottlieb, Hoodwinked: Uncovering Our Fundamental Superstitions

"A strange mixture of disbelief and complete trust washed over me. On the one hand, I had no way to explain what had just happened, and on the other I was again feeling that everything was fine. In terms of what I see now, the world had stopped for me."

-Larry Gottlieb, Hoodwinked: Uncovering Our Fundamental Superstitions

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Hoodwinked: Uncovering Our Fundamental Superstitions by Larry Gottlieb , here is a list of 6 books like this:

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1. Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl

By: Carrie Brownstein

3.83

Format: 244 pages, Hardcover

From a leader of feminist punk music at the dawn of the riot-grrrl era, a candid and deeply persona… read more

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"I've always felt unclaimed."

-Carrie Brownstein, Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl

"I don't want to know what's going to happen. As frightening as that is in real life, it's a crucial aspect in creativity. Being predictable is boring, and it's also disheartening and usinspiring."

-Carrie Brownstein, Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl

"If someone didn’t feel included, if someone felt marginalised, they would form their own band, write their own fanzine, or just call you out on what they deemed racist or classist, sizeist, sexist, b…"

-Carrie Brownstein, Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl

"I suppose we were better observers than communicators; we were all subjects to be worried over, complained about, even adored, but never quite people to be held or loved. There was an intellectual, a…"

-Carrie Brownstein, Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl

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2. Travels with Charley: In Search of America

By: John Steinbeck

4.37

Format: None pages, Paperback

An intimate journey across and in search of America, as told by one of its most beloved writers, in… read more

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  • nonfiction

3. Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality

By: Donald Miller

3.43

Format: 331 pages,

"I never liked jazz music because jazz music doesn't resolve. I used to not like God because God di… read more

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4. Hiroshima

By: John Hersey

3.50

Format: 36 pages,

On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atom bomb ever dropped on a city. This book… read more

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5. Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die

By: Chip Heath , Dan Heath

4.30

Format: 256 pages,

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6. Crossroads and the Himalayan Crystals

By: C. Toni Graham

4.13

Format: None pages, Paperback

An ordinary school day in Middlefield turns into a mystical tale filled with endless adventures of … read more

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7. The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)

By: Barry Kirwan

4.23

Format: 392 pages, Kindle Edition

In 2063, Earth's overheated climate and war-ravaged cities are near breaking point. A new habitable… read more

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"People rarely search for bodies in ceilings…"

-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)

"It has no eyes. Zack, why doesn’t it have any eyes? "

-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)

"Vasquez faced off Vince. “We’ll meet in hell for sure."

-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)

"Your life is a beer glass Micah, but you want champagne"

-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)

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8. Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2)

By: Gabriel F.W. Koch

4.30

Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition

Then comes the brutal announcement that his pregnant fiancée has committed suicide. Marlowe simply … read more

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"Death is the ultimate test of faith."

-Gabriel F.W. Koch, Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2)

"You sound like you’re enjoying my suffering."

-Gabriel F.W. Koch, Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2)

"Her growing possessiveness felt both good and bad."

-Gabriel F.W. Koch, Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2)

"The verdict got both the fish and me off the hook."

-Gabriel F.W. Koch, Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2)

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9. Get Rich or Get Lucky

By: Max Nowaz

4.25

Format: 276 pages, Paperback

Get Rich or Get Lucky is a gripping fantasy thriller that follows Adam who finds himself in control… read more

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"I’m fucking asking you!"

-Max Nowaz, Get Rich or Get Lucky

"You don’t think he’s our man?"

-Max Nowaz, Get Rich or Get Lucky

"Charlie said your friend’s disappeared,"

-Max Nowaz, Get Rich or Get Lucky

"Rachael, I don’t think this is a very good idea."

-Max Nowaz, Get Rich or Get Lucky

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10. Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

By: Jack Weatherford

4.06

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

The name Genghis Khan often conjures the image of a relentless, bloodthirsty barbarian on horseback… read more

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  • nonfiction
"The first key to leadership is self-control."

-Jack Weatherford, Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

"Without the vision of a goal, a man cannot manage his own life, much less the lives of others."

-Jack Weatherford, Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

"A leader should demonstrate his thoughts and opinions through his actions, not through his words."

-Jack Weatherford, Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

"The first key to leadership was self-control, particularly the mastery of pride, which was something more difficult, he explained, to subdue than a wild lion and anger, which was more difficult to de…"

-Jack Weatherford, Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

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11. A Story of Yesterday

By: Sergio Cobo

4.57

Format: 70 pages, Kindle Edition

A Story of Yesterday is a concise and straight punch to the jaw of life. Under a sky of different … read more

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"Love is a coincidence that is never permanent,"

-Sergio Cobo, A Story of Yesterday

"The night was when all the failures were remembered longer."

-Sergio Cobo, A Story of Yesterday

"Every day that passed, the young woman thought more and understood less"

-Sergio Cobo, A Story of Yesterday

"The girl's cigarette released this shocking pink smoke reserved for the feminine genre."

-Sergio Cobo, A Story of Yesterday

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12. Matching Configurations (Quantum Roots, #3)

By: Kyle Keyes

4.30

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

Matching Configurations is the second sequel to Quantum Roots, a light Sci-Fi adventure story that … read more

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"Somehow, creation manages to form without species intervention."

-Kyle Keyes, Matching Configurations (Quantum Roots, #3)

"Molly is not a Quaker, Jeremy. Quakers don't have tits that big."

-Kyle Keyes, Matching Configurations (Quantum Roots, #3)

"Most of us can find our way out of the wilderness without Moses."

-Kyle Keyes, Matching Configurations (Quantum Roots, #3)

"You're not a Quaker, Jeremy. I happen to know you put beer on your cornflakes."

-Kyle Keyes, Matching Configurations (Quantum Roots, #3)

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13. Fierce Love: Creating a Love that Lasts—One Conversation at a Time

By: Susan Scott

4.30

Format: None pages, Audio CD

New York Times bestselling author Susan Scott guides couples through eight must-have conversations … read more

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"Maya Angelou said, “When someone shows you who he is, believe him the first time."

-Susan Scott, Fierce Love: Creating a Love that Lasts—One Conversation at a Time

"While no single conversation is guaranteed to change the trajectory of a relationship, any single conversation can."

-Susan Scott, Fierce Love: Creating a Love that Lasts—One Conversation at a Time

"The idea I want you to embrace is that our relationships thrive, flatline, or fail, gradually then suddenly—one conversation at a time."

-Susan Scott, Fierce Love: Creating a Love that Lasts—One Conversation at a Time

"When people agree, often someone smiles and says – Great minds think alike.  Think about this for a minute. If that were true, then nothing new would emerge in this world.  "

-Susan Scott, Fierce Love: Creating a Love that Lasts—One Conversation at a Time

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14. Paradox Effect: Time Travel and Purified DNA Merge to Halt the Collapse of Human Existence

By: Gabriel F.W. Koch

4.34

Format: 284 pages, Paperback

In 2554, the World is Coming to its End, unless an impossible mission through 600 years of time tra… read more

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"Truthfully, Professor Hawking? Why would we allow tourists from the future muck up the past when your contemporaries had the task well in Hand?" Brigadier General Patrick E Buckwalder 2241C.E."

-Gabriel F.W. Koch, Paradox Effect: Time Travel and Purified DNA Merge to Halt the Collapse of Human Existence

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15. Projector for Sale

By: Steven Decker

4.23

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Emily Noland is a trauma survivor who never remembers her dreams. While searching for a job, her li… read more

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"My people believe in balance,"

-Steven Decker, Projector for Sale

"Emily was beginning to realize that the word hope had a different meaning than the word dream."

-Steven Decker, Projector for Sale

"The money we spend to help you is really to help ourselves. We invest in you because you will do great things, and we want to be part of it."

-Steven Decker, Projector for Sale

"My people are taught from a young age to try to remember their dreams, to learn from them, and to aspire to achieve their dreams in the physical world."

-Steven Decker, Projector for Sale

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16. The Search for Mother Missing: A Peek Inside International Adoption (Adoption Books for Adults)

By: Janine Vance

4.49

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

Travel for fun with the Vance Twins during their very first trip to Seoul, South Korea! This advent… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Eye for Eye (Talion #1) by J.K. Franko

17. Eye for Eye (Talion #1)

By: J.K. Franko

4.26

Format: None pages, Paperback

What would YOU do if someone hurt the one you love? Roy and Susie are the perfect couple, an ide… read more

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"Tobacco and coffee,"

-J.K. Franko, Eye for Eye (Talion #1)

"You see, there are no pretty pink flowers in the woods at night."

-J.K. Franko, Eye for Eye (Talion #1)

"Yep. God’s giving me a second chance at motherhood as a “thank you"

-J.K. Franko, Eye for Eye (Talion #1)

"In many ways, revenge is much like an extramarital affair. It never just “happens."

-J.K. Franko, Eye for Eye (Talion #1)

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18. Uncovering Love

By: J.J. Sorel

4.27

Format: 237 pages, Kindle Edition

To escape an abusive ex, Scarlet Black takes on a new identity and accepts a role masquerading as a… read more

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19. A Decade of Desire: Erotic Memoirs from The Office Diaries

By: Charles Dyson

4.35

Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition

Can the online world bring people closer together? Charlie Doyle is a regular sort of guy who, too … read more

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"Yes, sir, I will,"

-Charles Dyson, A Decade of Desire: Erotic Memoirs from The Office Diaries

"She walked into the room, her hips swaying, a tiny smile playing around her lips."

-Charles Dyson, A Decade of Desire: Erotic Memoirs from The Office Diaries

"Our conversation flowed soft and easy, like a breeze on a summer’s day—such a pleasure."

-Charles Dyson, A Decade of Desire: Erotic Memoirs from The Office Diaries

"After further teasing, she made a slight wiggle of the hips; she was undoubtedly enjoying his attentions."

-Charles Dyson, A Decade of Desire: Erotic Memoirs from The Office Diaries

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20. The Friendly Mouse

By: Sophia R. Tyler

4.44

Format: 38 pages, Hardcover

A Small Mouse with a Big Heart Changes the World One Friend at a Time. . . Mouse is a field mous… read more

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"I wanted to do for you what you did for me..."

-Sophia R. Tyler, The Friendly Mouse

"I don’t know what else to do, so I’m asking You to give me a solution."

-Sophia R. Tyler, The Friendly Mouse

"Even though Mr. Roo had been very hard on him, Mouse felt compassion and kindness..."

-Sophia R. Tyler, The Friendly Mouse

"But when I heard that you were feeling the same way, I wanted to do something to help you."

-Sophia R. Tyler, The Friendly Mouse

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21. Hoodwinked: Uncovering Our Fundamental Superstitions

By: Larry Gottlieb

4.33

Format: 153 pages, Kindle Edition

One day in 1974, the author had an experience which forever changed the way he looked at life. And … read more

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  • nonfiction
"The barrier between ourselves and a greater range of possibilities of experience is a contradictory belief, a filter that removes those possibilities."

-Larry Gottlieb, Hoodwinked: Uncovering Our Fundamental Superstitions

"I speak a bit about physics in this book. I do so in order to see if I can convince you, as I have been convinced, that what we call common sense, our shared “knowledge"

-Larry Gottlieb, Hoodwinked: Uncovering Our Fundamental Superstitions

"Trying to change situations or conditions solely with action in the world would be like trying to fix an unwanted image in the mirror without changing what’s being reflected. It just doesn't work."

-Larry Gottlieb, Hoodwinked: Uncovering Our Fundamental Superstitions

"A strange mixture of disbelief and complete trust washed over me. On the one hand, I had no way to explain what had just happened, and on the other I was again feeling that everything was fine. In te…"

-Larry Gottlieb, Hoodwinked: Uncovering Our Fundamental Superstitions

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