Books like Wall and Piece
12 books with a reading profile close to Wall and Piece by Banksy. Outward-looking; an easy read.
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The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century
Also outward-looking · narrative, accessible
In 2009, Edwin Rist, a twenty-year-old flute student and competitive fly-tier, broke into the British Museum of Natural History at Tring.
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Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House
Also outward-looking · narrative, accessible
Michael Wolff provides an account of the first nine months of the Trump administration, drawing on extensive access to the West Wing.
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What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures
Also outward-looking · narrative, accessible
Malcolm Gladwell’s collection compiles his journalism from The New Yorker, focusing on how minor peculiarities in behavior or design dictate large-scale outcomes.
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Shakespeare: The World as Stage
by Bill Bryson
Also outward-looking · narrative, accessible
Bill Bryson reconstructs the life of William Shakespeare by scrutinizing the scant physical evidence remaining from the Elizabethan era.
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Blood, Sweat, and Pixels
Also outward-looking · narrative, accessible
Jason Schreier investigates the volatile manufacturing process of modern video games, chronicling the chaotic development cycles of titles like Pillars of Eternity, Stardew Valley, and Dragon Age: Inquisition.
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Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law
by Mary Roach
Also outward-looking · narrative, accessible
Mary Roach investigates the legal and lethal intersections where wildlife violates human safety and property laws.
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The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
by Jon Scieszka
Also outward-looking · accessible, experimental
In this postmodern picture book, the Jack of beanstalk fame acts as a frantic narrator attempting to organize a series of fractured fairy tales while dodging a falling giant.
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The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain
by Bill Bryson
Also outward-looking · narrative, accessible
Twenty years after his first tour of Britain, Bill Bryson returns to traverse the island along a route he names the Bryson Line, stretching from Bognor Regis to Cape Wrath.
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The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11
Also outward-looking · narrative, accessible
Garrett M.
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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
by Mary Roach
Also outward-looking · narrative, accessible
Mary Roach examines the practical applications of human remains in scientific research and historical experimentation.
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Dodger
narrative, accessible
In the rain-slicked filth of Victorian London, a tosher named Dodger earns his living scavenging through the city sewers.
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The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
by David Grann
Also outward-looking · narrative, accessible
In 1925, British explorer Percy Fawcett entered the Amazon jungle to locate a hidden civilization he named "Z," believing it to be the birthplace of complex South American culture.
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