Books like Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words
12 books with a reading profile close to Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words by Randall Munroe. Practical, outward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.
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Lies & the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair & Balanced Look at the Right
by Al Franken
Also practical and outward-looking · analytical, entertainment
Al Franken uses documented research and satirical commentary to identify specific instances of misinformation within American conservative media and political circles.
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Goodnight Bush
by Erich Origen
Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible
Goodnight Bush is a political parody that reimagines the classic children’s bedtime story as a critique of George W.
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Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories
by Dr. Seuss
Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible
This 1958 collection contains three rhyming tales centered on pride and vanity.
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Dirty Beasts
by Roald Dahl
Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible
Dirty Beasts is a collection of narrative poems featuring unconventional animals that frequently turn the tables on humans.
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THE DAY AFTER
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, accessible
The author of “Shameless” looks at the relationship Republicans and Democrats have to power and prescribes ways for it to be used after Donald Trump’s presidency.
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Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops
by Jen Campbell
Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible
Jen Campbell, a bookseller based in London and Edinburgh, chronicles the bizarre and illogical requests encountered while working behind a sales counter.
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The Cat in the Hat and Other Dr. Seuss Favorites
by Dr. Seuss
Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible
This 2003 collection compiles several of Theodor Geisel’s most recognized works into a single volume.
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The Witches Are Coming
by Lindy West
analytical, entertainment
Lindy West examines the cultural climate of the United States following the 2016 election and the rise of the Me Too movement.
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Curious George
by H.A. Rey
Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible
The story begins in Africa, where a man in a large yellow hat captures a small, nameless monkey and brings him across the ocean on a ship.
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The Wit & Wisdom of Tyrion Lannister
Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible
This volume compiles the most cynical and sharp-tongued observations from Tyrion Lannister, the stunted nobleman from the A Song of Ice and Fire series.
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Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, accessible
Neil deGrasse Tyson assembles a collection of essays that explain the laws governing the universe and the history of scientific discovery.
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