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Light(ish) Nonfiction

I love nonfiction, but much of it is so serious and sometimes I want something else. Without including all the same memoirs from the "funny books" lists, I looked for nonfiction that might put a smile on your face.
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A Walk in the Woods (Bill Bryson)
A Walk in the Woods
1
Bill Bryson
James Herriot's Cat Stories (James Herriot)
James Herriot's Cat Stories
2
James Herriot
James Herriot's Favorite Dog Stories (James Herriot)
James Herriot's Favorite Dog Stories
3
James Herriot
Medicine Men: Extreme Appalachian Doctoring (Carolyn Jourdan)
Medicine Men: Extreme Appalachian Doctoring
4
Carolyn Jourdan
The Sex Lives of Cannibals (J Maarten Troost)
The Sex Lives of Cannibals
5
J Maarten Troost
Life Is So Good (George Dawson)
Life Is So Good
6
George Dawson
Hyperbole and a Half (Allie Brosh)
Hyperbole and a Half
7
Allie Brosh
Alex and Me
Alex and Me
8
Herding Cats (Sarah Andersen)
Herding Cats
9
Sarah Andersen
A Year in Provence (Peter Mayle)
A Year in Provence
10
Peter Mayle
Book Love (Debbie Tung)
Book Love
11
Debbie Tung
A Polar Affair (Lloyd Spencer Davis)
A Polar Affair
12
Lloyd Spencer Davis
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? (Caitlin Doughty)
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?
13
Caitlin Doughty
I Miss You When I Blink (Mary Laura Philpott)
I Miss You When I Blink
14
Mary Laura Philpott
My Family and Other Animals (Gerald Durrell)
My Family and Other Animals
15
Gerald Durrell
Return of the Sea Otter (Todd McLeish)
Return of the Sea Otter
16
Todd McLeish
The Soul of an Octopus (Sy Montgomery)
The Soul of an Octopus
17
Sy Montgomery
Hark! a Vagrant (Kate Beaton)
Hark! a Vagrant
18
Kate Beaton
World of Wonders (Aimee Nezhukumatathil)
World of Wonders
19
Aimee Nezhukumatathil
All My Patients Have Tales (Jeff Wells)
All My Patients Have Tales
20
Jeff Wells
All My Patients Kick and Bite (Jeff Wells)
All My Patients Kick and Bite
21
Jeff Wells
Birdology (Sy Montgomery)
Birdology
22
Sy Montgomery
Food : A Love Story (Jim Gaffigan)
Food : A Love Story
23
Jim Gaffigan
Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake (Anna Quindlen)
Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake
24
Anna Quindlen
Packing for Mars (Mary Roach)
Packing for Mars
25
Mary Roach
The Portable Dorothy Parker (Dorothy Parker)
The Portable Dorothy Parker
26
Dorothy Parker
Fuzz (Mary Roach)
Fuzz
27
Mary Roach
How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming (Mike Brown)
How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming
28
Mike Brown
I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf (Grant Snider)
I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf
29
Grant Snider
Round Ireland With a Fridge (Tony Hawks)
Round Ireland With a Fridge
30
Tony Hawks
Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops (Jen Campbell)
Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops
31
Jen Campbell
America (Jon Stewart)
America
32
Jon Stewart
How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You (Matthew Inman)
How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
33
Matthew Inman
Cats & Daughters (Helen Brown)
Cats & Daughters
34
Helen Brown
Lab Girl (Hope Jahren)
Lab Girl
35
Hope Jahren
The Call of the Weird (Louis Theroux)
The Call of the Weird
36
Louis Theroux
So You've Been Publicly Shamed (Jon Ronson)
So You've Been Publicly Shamed
37
Jon Ronson
Whatever You Do, Don't Run (Peter Allison - Botswana)
Whatever You Do, Don't Run
38
Peter Allison - Botswana
Neither Here, nor There (Bill Bryson)
Neither Here, nor There
39
Bill Bryson
I Am America (And So Can You!) (Stephen Colbert)
I Am America (And So Can You!)
40
Stephen Colbert
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