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A warm, uproarious plunge into the organized chaos of a deeply eccentric, fiercely loving family. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Cheaper by the dozen.
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iWoz
Steve Wozniak and Gina Smith · 2006
A joyful, geeky conversation with the ultimate hardware hacker about the pure thrill of invention.
- 02
Small Fry
Lisa Brennan-Jobs
A beautifully rendered, aching exploration of what it means to grow up in the shadow of a myth.
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How to fail at almost everything and still win big
Scott Adams
A wry, contrarian playbook for turning a string of embarrassing failures into a personalized system for success.
- 04
Fifth Chinese daughter
Jade Snow Wong
A quiet, charming memoir of a young woman's persistent struggle to forge her own identity while honoring her cultural heritage.
- 05
Angela's Ashes
Frank McCourt · 1996
A rain-soaked, tragicomic masterpiece of survival that finds poetry and dark humor in the depths of unimaginable deprivation.
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Amelia Bedelia
Peggy Parish · 2004
A joyful, chaotic romp through the English language where every idiom is taken hilariously at face value.
- 07
If life is a bowl of cherries, what am I doing in the pits?
Erma Bombeck · 1978
A hilarious, frazzled dispatch from the trenches of 1970s suburban motherhood.
- 08
Mover of men and mountains
R. G. LeTourneau · 1960
A pragmatic, deeply faithful testament to building an empire with dirt, steel, and divine partnership.
- 09
The Year of Billy Miller
Kevin Henkes
A warm, reassuring hug of a book that celebrates the quiet triumphs of everyday childhood.
- 10
The cat who came for Christmas
Cleveland Amory · 1987
A heartwarming, anecdotal memoir about the unexpected joy and deep bond that forms when a stray animal claims a human's heart.
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Think big
Ben Carson and Mr. Cecil Murphey · 1992
An earnest, faith-fueled roadmap for turning early disadvantages into extraordinary achievements through discipline and belief.
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How I raised myself from failure to success in selling
Bettger, Frank. · 1949
A shot of pure, mid-century motivational adrenaline that champions enthusiasm as the ultimate key to human connection.
