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Cover of Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character

Richard Feynman

4.3

1984

Cover of Yes Please

Yes Please

Amy Poehler

3.8

2014

Cover of Cat's Cradle

Cat's Cradle

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

4.2

1963

Cover of Breakfast of Champions

Breakfast of Champions

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

4.1

1973

Cover of Candide

Candide

Voltaire

3.8

1759

Cover of Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

Anthony Bourdain

4.0

2000

Cover of The Master and Margarita

The Master and Margarita

Mikhail Bulgakov, Katherine Tiernan O'Connor, Diana Burgin, Ellendea Proffer

4.3

1967

Cover of Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea

Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea

Chelsea Handler

3.9

2007

Cover of Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

Mary Roach

4.0

2003

Cover of Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen: How One Girl Risked Her Marriage, Her Job, and Her Sanity to Master the Art of Living

Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen: How One Girl Risked Her Marriage, Her Job, and Her Sanity to Master the Art of Living

Julie Powell

3.7

2005

Cover of Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir

Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir

Jenny Lawson

3.9

2012

Cover of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales

Oliver Sacks

4.0

1985

Cover of Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life

Barbara Kingsolver, Steven L. Hopp, Camille Kingsolver, Richard A. Houser

4.0

2007

Cover of Skeleton Crew

Skeleton Crew

Stephen King

3.9

1985

Cover of The Mist

The Mist

Stephen King

3.9

1980

Cover of Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls

Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls

David Sedaris

3.8

2013

Cover of How to Be a Woman

How to Be a Woman

Caitlin Moran

3.7

2011

Cover of In a Sunburned Country

In a Sunburned Country

Bill Bryson

4.0

2000

Cover of Still Life with Woodpecker

Still Life with Woodpecker

Tom Robbins

4.0

1980

Cover of Redshirts

Redshirts

John Scalzi

3.8

2012

Cover of Galápagos

Galápagos

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

3.9

1985

Cover of I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America after Twenty Years Away

I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America after Twenty Years Away

Bill Bryson

3.9

1998

Cover of Bad Feminist

Bad Feminist

Roxane Gay

3.9

2014

Cover of Dad Is Fat

Dad Is Fat

Jim Gaffigan

3.8

2013

Cover of God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater

God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

3.9

1965

Cover of Tenth of December

Tenth of December

George Saunders

4.0

2013

Cover of I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence

I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence

Amy Sedaris

3.9

2006

Cover of Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation

Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation

Joseph J. Ellis

3.9

2000

Cover of Super Sad True Love Story

Super Sad True Love Story

Gary Shteyngart

3.4

2010

Cover of The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl

The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl

Ree Drummond

4.2

2008

Cover of Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science

Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science

Atul Gawande, Susanne Kuhlmann-Krieg

4.2

2002

Cover of An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

Chris Hadfield

4.1

2013

Cover of Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates

Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates

Tom Robbins

4.0

2000

Cover of The Partly Cloudy Patriot

The Partly Cloudy Patriot

Sarah Vowell, Katherine Streeter

3.9

2002

Cover of The Stepford Wives

The Stepford Wives

Ira Levin

3.7

1972

Cover of Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance

Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance

Atul Gawande

4.2

2007

Cover of Food: A Love Story

Food: A Love Story

Jim Gaffigan

3.7

2014

Cover of Bone Gap

Bone Gap

Laura Ruby

3.9

2015

Cover of What Do You Care What Other People Think?

What Do You Care What Other People Think?

Richard Feynman

4.3

1988

Cover of The Twelve Chairs

The Twelve Chairs

Ilya Ilf, Eugene Petrov, Maurice Friedberg, John H.C. Richardson

4.4

1927

Cover of Binge

Binge

Tyler Oakley

4.3

2015

Cover of Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny

Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny

Holly Madison

3.4

2015

Cover of Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination

Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination

J.K. Rowling, Joel Holland

4.3

2015

Cover of An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales

An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales

Oliver Sacks

4.2

1995

Cover of If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries What Am I Doing in the Pits?

If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries What Am I Doing in the Pits?

Erma Bombeck

4.1

1971

Cover of The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World's Most Glorious - and Perplexing - City

The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World's Most Glorious - and Perplexing - City

David Lebovitz

3.9

2009

Cover of Primates of Park Avenue

Primates of Park Avenue

Wednesday Martin

3.0

2015

Cover of Code to Zero

Code to Zero

Ken Follett

3.6

2000

Cover of The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House

The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House

Kate Andersen Brower

3.8

2015

Cover of Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery

Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery

Henry Marsh

4.2

2014

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