Find Similar Books | Similar Books Like Find Similar Books

Books like Weird history by Matthew Lake


Take a wild and wacky magical history tour! Mark Sceurman and Mark Moran--whose *Weird* series has sold more than a million copies--show kids the stranger side of America's past. They uncover abandoned places and haunted spaces, dig up ancient mysteries, shine a light on secret societies, and tell some spine-tingling cemetery stories. So, forget presidents, wars, treaties, and other important things; this entertaining compilation gives you America's first (and only) self-proclaimed emperor, Abigail Adams' ghost at the White House, aliens attacking New Jersey, and more!
First publish date: 2011
Authors: Matthew Lake
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 0.0 (0 community ratings)

All books by Matthew Lake
Weird history by Matthew Lake

How are these books recommended?

The books recommended for Weird history by Matthew Lake are shaped by reader interaction. Votes on how closely books relate, user ratings, and community comments all help refine these recommendations and highlight books readers genuinely find similar in theme, ideas, and overall reading experience.

Have you read any of these books?
Your votes, ratings, and comments help improve recommendations and make it easier for other readers to discover books they’ll enjoy.

Books similar to Weird history (14 similar books)

A short history of nearly everything by 6500568|Bill Bryson book cover

📘 A short history of nearly everything
 by Bill Bryson

Bill Bryson turns the universe into a conversational guide, tracing science from the Big Bang through evolution, geology, chemistry, astronomy, and particle physics with humor and clarity.

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (90 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like A short history of nearly everything
A little history of the world by 9702587|E. H. Gombrich book cover

📘 A little history of the world
 by E. H. Gombrich

A lively, concise world history for young readers, covering from the stone age to the atomic bomb in forty engaging chapters.

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (10 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like A little history of the world
The Disappearing Spoon by 11128014|Sam Kean book cover

📘 The Disappearing Spoon
 by Sam Kean

Explore the quirky and dramatic stories behind every element on the periodic table, from Gandhi’s iodine debate to Marie Curie’s radium woes and laboratory pranks with gallium.

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (10 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like The Disappearing Spoon
The Weird by 7648326|Ann VanderMeer book cover

📘 The Weird
 by Ann VanderMeer

A sweeping anthology of 110 short stories that pushes the boundaries of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, featuring William Gibson, George R.R. Martin, Stephen King, and many contemporary masters.

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (3 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like The Weird
Unnatural History by 11590772|Jonathan Kellerman book cover

📘 Unnatural History
 by Jonathan Kellerman


★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 (2 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Unnatural History
When the going gets weird by 8846894|Peter O. Whitmer book cover

📘 When the going gets weird
 by Peter O. Whitmer


★★★★★★★★★★ 3.0 (1 rating)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like When the going gets weird
And then-- by 6513806|Stewart Ross book cover

📘 And then--
 by Stewart Ross

A child‑friendly survey of world history, featuring famous figures, key inventions, strange trivia, and cultural comparisons.

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (1 rating)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like And then--
Astrology and Divination by 4269633|Robert Michael Place book cover

📘 Astrology and Divination
 by Robert Michael Place


★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Astrology and Divination
The world's strangest unexplained mysteries by 4187846|John Hawkins book cover

📘 The world's strangest unexplained mysteries
 by John Hawkins


★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like The world's strangest unexplained mysteries
Do you believe in ghosts? by 4695817|Martine Laffon book cover

📘 Do you believe in ghosts?
 by Martine Laffon

Readers looking for a spooky time after trick-or-treating or during the next sleepover will be chilled by Do You Believe in Ghosts?, which introduces ideas and activities surrounding the spirit world in a fun, nonthreatening way. Haunting text and ghoulish illustrations teach about séances, Ouija boards, palm readings, astrology, and “the beyond.” Every reader will be a believer.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Do you believe in ghosts?
The supernatural by 6762818|Melvin Berger book cover

📘 The supernatural
 by Melvin Berger

Discusses ESP, parapsychology, astrology, psychokinesis, spiritualism, faith healing, witchcraft, and UFO's.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like The supernatural
Mysterious realms by 7720146|Joe Nickell book cover

📘 Mysterious realms
 by Joe Nickell


★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Mysterious realms
Strange histories by 8339635|Darren Oldridge book cover

📘 Strange histories
 by Darren Oldridge


★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Strange histories
The book of weird and unusual trivia by 11193144|Publications International, Ltd book cover

📘 The book of weird and unusual trivia
 by Publications International, Ltd


★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like The book of weird and unusual trivia

Some Other Similar Books

The Book of Strange and Curious Histories by Loren Eiseley
The Penguin History of the 20th Century by Jens Albertsen
History's Worst Hairstyles by Kenny A. Greene
The Atlas of the Ancient World by John Man
Lost Civilizations: The Secret Histories of the Ancients by Harry Paxton Frantz
Humans of New York: Stories by Brandon Stanton
The History of the World in 100 Objects by Neil MacGregor

Have a similar book in mind? Let others know!

Please login to submit books!