11 Top nonfiction books like The History of the Computer by Rachel Ignotofsky

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The History of the Computer

By: Rachel Ignotofsky

4.26

Format: 127 pages, Hardcover

A strikingly illustrated overview of the computing machines that have changed our world—from the ab…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in The History of the Computer by Rachel Ignotofsky , here is a list of 11 books like this:

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1. The Apartment

By: Danielle Steel

3.90

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

They come together by chance in the heart of New York City, four young women at turning points in t… read more

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2. Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon

By: Steve Sheinkin

4.13

Format: 266 pages, Hardcover

In December of 1938, a chemist in a German laboratory made a shocking discovery: When placed next t… read more

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  • history
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • science
"She was too well-trained to panic."

-Steve Sheinkin, Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon

"When do I start?" is the most refreshing thing I've heard in this whole war."

-Steve Sheinkin, Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon

"Here at great expense,' [Colonel Groves] moaned to Oppenheimer, 'the government has assembled the world's largest collection of crackpots."

-Steve Sheinkin, Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon

"Everyone worked day and night, Monday through Saturday. Oppenheimer insisted people take Sundays off to rest and recharge. Scientists fished for trout in nearby streams, or climbed mountains and disc…"

-Steve Sheinkin, Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon

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3. Your Erroneous Zones

By: Wayne W. Dyer

4.02

Format: 320 pages, Mass Market Paperback

THE RECORD-BREAKING, #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – OVER 35 MILLION COPIES SOLD The first book by W… read more

Similar categories in Wayne W. Dyer's Your Erroneous Zones book and Rachel Ignotofsky's The History of the Computer

  • nonfiction
"This road will be new because you will see a given emotion as a choice rather than a condition of life."

-Wayne W. Dyer, Your Erroneous Zones

"Acceptance means no complaining, and happiness means no complaining about the things over which you can do nothing."

-Wayne W. Dyer, Your Erroneous Zones

"Amor:capacidade e disposição para permitir que aqueles que você ama façam suas próprias escolhas, sem insistir que satisfaçam a você."

-Wayne W. Dyer, Your Erroneous Zones

"Syllogism ― Major premise: I can control my thoughts. Minor premise: My feelings come from my thoughts. Conclusion: I can control my feelings."

-Wayne W. Dyer, Your Erroneous Zones

4. The Arrival

By: Shaun Tan

4.30

Format: 237 pages, Hardcover

In a heartbreaking parting, a man gives his wife and daughter a last kiss and boards a steamship to… read more

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5. Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism

By: Fumio Sasaki , None

3.89

Format: 202 pages, Hardcover

Fumio Sasaki is not an enlightened minimalism expert; he's just a regular guy who was stressed at w… read more

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6. Peter and the Starcatchers (Peter and the Starcatchers, #1)

By: Ridley Pearson , Greg Call , Dave Barry

4.57

Format: 270 pages, Paperback

Orphan Peter and his mates are dispatched to an island ruled by the evil King Zarboff. They set sai… read more

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7. Hungry Ghost

By: Victoria Ying

4.01

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

A beautiful and heart-wrenching young adult graphic novel takes a look at eating disorders, family … read more

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8. Indigenous Ingenuity: A Celebration of Traditional North American Knowledge

By: Deidre Havrelock

4.26

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

This beautifully designed, interactive nonfiction work celebrates North American Indigenous thinker… read more

Similar categories in Deidre Havrelock's Indigenous Ingenuity: A Celebration of Traditional North American Knowledge book and Rachel Ignotofsky's The History of the Computer

  • history
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • science
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9. Subpar Parks: America's Most Extraordinary National Parks and Their Least Impressed Visitors

By: Amber Share

3.97

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Based on the wildly popular Instagram account, Subpar Parks features both the greatest hits and bra… read more

Similar categories in Amber Share's Subpar Parks: America's Most Extraordinary National Parks and Their Least Impressed Visitors book and Rachel Ignotofsky's The History of the Computer

  • art
  • nonfiction
  • history
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10. Bitch: On the Female of the Species

By: Lucy Cooke

4.45

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A fierce, funny, and revolutionary look at the queens of the animal kingdom. Studying zoology m… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • science
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11. The He-Man Effect: How American Toymakers Sold You Your Childhood

By: Brian "Box" Brown

4.04

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Brian "Box" Brown brings history and culture to life through his comics. In his new graphic novel, … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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12. Lies My Teacher Told Me: A Graphic Adaptation

By: James W. Loewen

4.33

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

At last! The long-awaited graphic version of the multi-million copy bestselling corrective to Ameri… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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13. Woe: A Housecat's Story of Despair

By: Lucy Knisley

4.43

Format: 208 pages, Library Binding

WOE! SCREAM! MEOW! ...PURR? Join the hilarious and of course dramatic world of Linney the House Cat… read more

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  • nonfiction
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14. A Brief History of Timekeeping: The Science of Marking Time, from Stonehenge to Atomic Clocks

By: Chad Orzel

3.67

Format: 324 pages, Paperback

Predating written language and marching on through human history, the desire for ever-better timeke… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • science
  • technology
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15. Sensory: Life on the Spectrum

By: Bex Ollerton

4.27

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

A colorful and eclectic comics anthology exploring a wide range of autistic experiences—from diagno… read more

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  • nonfiction
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16. Hope It All Works Out!: A Poorly Drawn Lines Collection

By: Reza Farazmand

4.20

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

The absurd antics, good-natured sarcasm, and misguided optimism of Mouse, Bird, Turtle, and Snail a… read more

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17. Ash's Cabin

By: Jen Wang

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Ash has always felt alone. Adults ignore the climate crisis. Other kids Ash’s age are more inter… read more

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  • middle grade
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18. We Are Definitely Human

By: X. Fang

4.47

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A hilarious alien invasion story with a feel-good message about what it means to be human. Perfect … read more

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  • childrens
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19. The History of the Computer

By: Rachel Ignotofsky

4.26

Format: 127 pages, Hardcover

A strikingly illustrated overview of the computing machines that have changed our world—from the ab… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Ignotofsky's The History of the Computer book and Rachel Ignotofsky's The History of the Computer

  • computers
  • art
  • engineering
  • science
  • history
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • computer science
  • technology
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20. The Rez Doctor

By: Gitz Crazyboy

3.63

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

Young Ryan Fox gets good grades, but he’s not sure what he wants to be when he grows up. It isn’t u… read more

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  • middle grade
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21. Cryptid Club

By: Sarah Andersen

4.27

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

The latest from New York Times bestselling, Goodread's Choice Award-winning, Eisner Award-nominated… read more

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Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon

Steve Sheinkin

4.13

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Indigenous Ingenuity: A Celebration of Traditional North American Knowledge

Deidre Havrelock

4.26

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Subpar Parks: America's Most Extraordinary National Parks and Their Least Impressed Visitors

Amber Share

3.97

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Bitch: On the Female of the Species

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4.45

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3.67

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Darrin Bell

4.65

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Chip Zdarsky

3.94

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Jillian Tamaki

3.77

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