List of 158 More Good Books You Can Read for Free

A list, in no particular order, of 158 notable books you can borrow free from the Internet Archive. Fiction titles are in brown. The books on this list are in addition to the individual books featured in our Books to Read Free posts and in our Gallery of 19 More Notable Books You Can Read for Free and in our List of 63 More Great Books You Can Read for Free. See further notes re borrowing at bottom of page. *As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Note 9-15-24: The Internet Archive recently lost a lawsuit brought against it by major publishers, and thus had to remove hundreds of thousands of books from its library. Some of these links thus may not work. We’ll update the page as soon as we can.

1. Among the porcupines : a memoir, by Carol Matthau Borrow • Buy*
2. Simple clothes and how to make them, by Kerstin Lokrantz Borrow • Buy*
3. Sounds of movies : interviews with the creators of feature sound tracks, by Nicholas Pasquariello Borrow • Buy* (may be free to read on Kindle Unlimited)
4. Obituaries, by William Saroyan Borrow • Buy*
5. If you can stand the heat : tales from chefs & restaurateurs, by Dawn Davis Borrow • Buy*
6. How Did They Die? (Volume 3), by Norman Donaldson Borrow • Buy*
7. Fathers, by Jon Winokur Borrow • Buy*
8. Ellis Island Interviews: Immigrants Tell Their Stories In Their Own Words, by Peter M. Coan Borrow • Buy*
9. Myself and the other fellow : a life of Robert Louis Stevenson, by Claire Harman Borrow • Buy*
10. Words of wisdom : more good advice, edited by William Safire and Leonard Safir Borrow • Buy*
11. Eurekas and euphorias : the Oxford book of scientific anecdotes, by W.B. Gratzer Borrow • Buy*
12. The nature of sex : the ins and outs of mating in the animal kingdom, by Carin Bondar Borrow • Buy*
13. The Long History of Old Age, by Pat Thane Borrow • Buy* (collectible or used)
14. Field guide to edible wild plants, by Bradford Angier Borrow • Buy*
15. Draw out the story : ten secrets to creating your own comics, by Brian McLachlan Borrow • Buy*
16. Flashbacks, by Timothy Leary Borrow • Buy*
17. Systemantics : how systems work and especially how they fail, by John Gall Borrow • Buy* (collectible only)
18. Just for fun : the story of an accidental revolutionary, by Linus Torvalds Borrow • Buy*
19. The complete patents of Nikola Tesla, by Nikola Tesla Borrow • Buy*
20. Ways of Seeing, by John Berger Borrow • Buy*
21. Making the mummies dance : inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art, by Thomas Hoving Borrow • Buy*
22. Smoke screen, by Marianne Macdonald Borrow • Buy*
23. Why we can’t wait, by Martin Luther King, Jr. Borrow • Buy*
24. Encyclopedia of gods : over 2,500 deities of the world, by Michael Jordan Borrow • Buy*
25. Textile designs : 200 years of patterns for printed fabrics arranged by motif, colour, period and design, by Susan Meller Borrow • Buy*
26. Manwatching : a field guide to human behavior, by Desmond Morris Borrow • Buy*
27. The art of Neil Gaiman, by Hayley Campbell Borrow • Buy*
28. A Pocketful of Python, picked by Terry Jones Borrow • Buy*
29. The mandala book : patterns of the universe, by Lori Bailey Cunningham Borrow • Buy*
30. Change the way you see yourself : through asset-based thinking, by Kathryn D. Cramer Borrow • Buy*
31. The horrors : an A to Z of funny thoughts on awful things, by Charles Demers Borrow • Buy*
32. Great American folklore : legends, tales, ballads, and superstitions from all across America, by Kemp P. Battle Borrow • Buy*
33. Figuring it out : entertaining encounters with everyday math, by Nuno Crato Borrow • Buy*
34. A piece of justice : an Imogen Quy mystery, by Jill Paton Walsh Borrow • Buy*
35. 100 malicious little mysteries, edited by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, and Joseph D. Olander Borrow • Buy*
36. The writings of John Lennon, by John Lennon Borrow • Buy*
37. Leonard Cohen : hallelujah : a new biography, by Tim Footman Borrow • Buy*
38. Death before wicket, by Kerry Greenwood Borrow • Buy*
39. Ernest Hemingway : writer and adventurer, by Della A. Yannuzzi Borrow • Buy*
40. Not-so-great moments in sports, by Michael Pellowski Borrow • Buy*
41. Beyond news of the weird, by Chuck Shepherd, John J. Kohut, and Roland Sweet Borrow • Buy*
42. What the Songs Look Like: Contemporary Artists Interpret Talking Heads’ Songs, by Talking Heads and Frank Olinsky Borrow • Buy*
43. False impressions : the hunt for big-time art fakes, by Thomas Hoving Borrow • Buy*
44. Fakes & forgeries : the true crime stories of history’s greatest deceptions : the criminals, the scams, and the victims, by Brian Innes Borrow • Buy*
45. Fables for our time : and famous poems illustrated, by James Thurber Borrow • Buy*
46. 99 film scenes for actors, by Angela Nicholas Borrow • Buy*
47. 100 flowers to knit & crochet : a collection of beautiful blooms for embellishing garments, accessories, and more, by Lesley Stanfield Borrow • Buy*
48. 100 cats who changed civilization : history’s most influential felines, by Sam Stall Borrow • Buy*
49. Agony Atkins, by Anne Atkins Borrow • Buy*
50. Mr. Bones : twenty stories, by Paul Theroux Borrow • Buy*
51. Story of my life : a novel, by Jay McInerney Borrow • Buy*
52. Silent witness : the story of a psychic detective, by Nancy Myer-Czetli Borrow • Buy*
53. How to cook everything: the Basics, by Mark Bittman Borrow • Buy*
54. Prehistoric origami : dinosaurs and other creatures, by John Montroll Borrow • Buy*
55. The Babinski reflex : and 70 other useful and amusing metaphors from science, psychology, business, sports, and everyday life, by Philip Goldberg Borrow • Buy*
56. Comic, curious & quirky : news stories from centuries past, by Rona Levin Borrow • Buy*
57. Funny you should say that: 1,473 Jokes from Today’s Funniest Comedians, edited by Judy Brown Borrow • Buy*
58. Murder at the inn : a history of crime in Britain’s pubs and hotels, by James Moore Borrow • Buy*
59. Suppressed Inventions and Other Discoveries, by Jonathan Eisen Borrow • Buy*
60. Funny trail tales : outdoor humor for all ages, by Amy Hoitsma Borrow • Buy*
61. The power years : a user’s guide to the rest of your life, by Ken Dychtwald and Daniel J. Kadlec Borrow • Buy*
62. Linda McCartney, by Danny Fields Borrow • Buy*
63. Wide Open, by Linda McCartney Borrow • Buy*
64. Forbidden knowledge : 101 things not everyone should know how to do, by Michael Powell Borrow • Buy*
65. The American Indians and their music (1926), by Frances Densmore Borrow • Buy*
66. Everything you know is wrong : the Disinformation guide to secrets and lies, edited by Russ Kick Borrow • Buy*
67. Dumbing us down : the hidden curriculum of compulsory schooling, by John Taylor Gatto Borrow • Buy*
68. 101 ways to be a good granny, by Harriet Ziefert Borrow • Buy*
69. I shot you babe, by Leslie Langtry Borrow • Buy*
70. “Mother donit fore the best” : correspondence of a nineteenth-century orphan asylum, by Judith A. Dulberger Borrow • Buy*
71. 5000 years of fashion, by Mila Contini Borrow • Buy*
72. 5000 years of popular culture : popular culture before printing, edited by Fred E.H. Schroeder Borrow • Buy*
73. 100 perceptual puzzles, by Pierre Berloquin Borrow • Buy*
74. R.L.S. in the South Seas : an intimate photographic record, edited by Alanna Knight Borrow • Buy*
75. RLS : a life study, by Jenni Calder Borrow • Buy*
76. Naming names : stories of pseudonyms and name changes with a who’s who, by Adrian Room Borrow • Buy*
77. 100 ways to happy chic your life, by Jonathan Adler Borrow • Buy*
78. 128 ways to say “I love you” to your cat, by Beth Pratt-Dewey Borrow • Buy*
79. 150 masterpieces of drawing, compiled by Anthony Toney Borrow • Buy*
80. 100 photographs : the most influential images of all time Borrow • Buy*
81. Painted ladies: models of the great artists, by Muriel Segal Borrow • Buy*
82. Painted ladies : the art of hand colouring in photography, by James Wedge Borrow • Buy*
83. Rapid viz : a new method for the rapid visualization of ideas (1980 edition), by Kurt Hanks Borrow • Buy*
84. “Nice guys finish seventh” : false phrases, spurious sayings, and familiar misquotations, by Ralph Keyes Borrow • Buy*
85. (Nearly) total recall : a guide to a better memory at any age, by Danielle C. Lapp Borrow • Buy*
86. The complete book of erotic art : a survey of erotic fact and fancy in the fine arts, by Phyllis and Eberhard Kronhausen Borrow • Buy*
87. 4,000 years of uppity women : rebellious belles, daring dames, and headstrong heroines through the ages, by Vicki Leon Borrow • Buy*
88. 800 years of women’s letters, by Olga Kenyon Borrow • Buy*
89. 50 ways to soothe yourself without food, by Susan Albers Borrow • Buy*
90. 50 women artists you should know, by Christiane Weidemann Borrow • Buy*
91. 10 simple solutions to chronic pain : how to stop pain from controlling your life, by Blake H. Tearnan Borrow • Buy*
92. The last human cannonball : and other small journeys in search of great men, by Byron Rogers Borrow • Buy*
93. The American Red Cross first aid and safety handbook, by Kathleen A. Handal, M.D. Borrow • Buy*
94. Material world : a global family portrait, by Peter Menzel and Charles C. Mann Borrow • Buy*
95. Bizarre Books, by Russell Ash and Brian Lake Borrow • Buy*
96. The Woody Guthrie Songbook, by Woody Guthrie, et al., Borrow • Buy*
97. The reggae songbook : sixteen of the best reggae songs ever! Borrow • Buy*
98. Music Theory for Beginners, by Emma Danes, et al. Borrow • Buy*
99. Time Travel: A Writer’s Guide to the Real Science of Plausible Time Travel, by Paul J. Nahin Borrow • Buy*
100. Funny business : an outsider’s year in Japan, by Gary J. Katzenstein Borrow • Buy*
101. Life in the wrong lane : why journalists go in when everyone else wants out, by Greg Dobbs Borrow • Buy*
102. Eurekas and euphorias : the Oxford book of scientific anecdotes, by W.B. Gratzer Borrow • Buy*
103. Bodytalk : the meaning of human gestures, by Desmond Morris Borrow • Buy*
104. The shameless diary of an explorer : a story of failure on Mt. McKinley, by Robert Dunn Borrow • Buy*
105. Get your pitchfork on! : the real dirt on country living, by Kristy Athens Borrow • Buy*
106. One-night stands with American history : odd, amusing, and little-known incidents, by Richard Shenkman Borrow • Buy*
107. Fanny Stevenson : muse, adventuress and romantic enigma, by Alexandra Lapierre Borrow • Buy*
108. Phillips’ book of great thoughts, funny sayings : a stupendous collection of quotes, quips, epigrams, witticisms, and humorous comments : for personal enjoyment and ready reference, by Bob Phillips Borrow • Buy*
109. Finding community : how to join an ecovillage or intentional community, by Diana Leafe Christian Borrow • Buy*
110. A Prairie home companion folk song book, by Marcia and Jon Pankake Borrow • Buy*
111. A book of luminous things : an international anthology of poetry, edited by Czesław Miłosz Borrow • Buy*
112. Twenty cases suggestive of reincarnation, by Ian Stevenson Borrow • Buy*
113. The Book of Kells, by R.A. MacAvoy Borrow • Buy*
114. On Acting, by Laurence Olivier Borrow • Buy*
115. The palace under the Alps : and over 200 other unusual, unspoiled, and infrequently visited spots in 16 European countries, by Bill Bryson Borrow • Buy* (collectible only)
116. The New Settlement Cookbook, by Charles Pierce Borrow • Buy*
117. Grazing : portable snacks and finger foods for anytime, anywhere, by Julie Van Rosendaal Borrow • Buy*
118. The Thinking Body, by Mabel Elsworth Todd Borrow • Buy*
119. Confessions of a part-time sorceress : a girl’s guide to the Dungeons & Dragons game, by Shelly Mazzanoble Borrow • Buy*
120. Catku: What Is the Sound of One Cat Napping, by Pat Welch Borrow • Buy*
121. Oxford Spanish cartoon-strip vocabulary builder Borrow • Buy*
122. Thoreau at Devil’s Perch, by B.B. Oak Borrow • Buy*
123. Marbeck and the Double-Dealer, by John Pilkington Borrow • Buy*
124. Queen of Hearts, by Rhys Bowen Borrow • Buy*
125. Ross Poldark: A Novel of Cornwall, 1783-1787, by Winston Graham Borrow • Buy*
126. Laffirmations: 1001 Ways to Add Humor to Your Life and Work, by Joel Goodman Borrow • Buy*
127. The Collaborative Habit, by Twyla Tharp Borrow • Buy*
128. The big-ass book of home décor, by Mark Montano Borrow • Buy*
129. Cozy crochet: 26 fun projects from fashion to home decor, by Melissa Leapman Borrow • Buy*
130. World of embellishment: add global designs to contemporary fashions & decor, by Joan Hinds Borrow • Buy*
131. Raw: design by nature, by Frances Briggs Borrow • Buy*
132. Worldchanging, revised & updated: a user’s guide for the 21st century, edited by Eric Steffen Borrow • Buy*
133. Murder at the Brightwell: a mystery, by Ashley Weaver Borrow • Buy*
134. Funny Letters from Famous People, by Charles Osgood Borrow • Buy*
135. What’s So Funny?: My Hilarious Life, by Tim Conway Borrow • Buy*
136. Dinosaurs in Space, by Pranas T. Naujokaitis Borrow • Buy*
137. Unforgettable Women of the Century, by People Books Borrow
138. Find the Cat, by Elaine Livermore Borrow • Buy*
139. Death at Bishop’s Keep, by Robin Paige Borrow • Buy*
140. (Céline Dion’s) Let’s Talk About Love: A Journey to the End of Taste, by Carl Wilson Borrow • Buy*
141. How to Live: Or A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer, by Sarah Bakewell Borrow • Buy*
142. An Introduction to Mixed Media, by Michael Wright Borrow • Buy*
143. Edward Steichen: Lives in Photography, by Todd Brandow Borrow • Buy*
144. Giovanni Civardi’s Complete Guide to Drawing, by Giovanni Civardi Borrow • Buy* (smaller format)
145. The American Songbag, by Carl Sandburg Borrow • Buy*
146. Farmers of forty centuries, or, permanent agriculture in China, by F. H. King Borrow • Buy*
147. My adventures in the golden age of music, by Henry Theophilus Finck Borrow • Buy*
148. Walt Whitman: A Biography, by Milton Meltzer Borrow • Buy*
149. Beryl Grey: A Biography, by David Gillard Borrow • Buy*
150. The Macmillan dictionary of women’s biography, compiled and edited by Jennifer Uglow Borrow • Buy*
151. Oprah: A Biography, by Kitty Kelley Borrow • Buy*
152. One Hundred Flowers, by Georgia O’Keeffe Borrow • Buy*
153. One-hundred-and-one read-aloud myths and legends: ten-minute readings from the world’s best-loved literature, by Joan C. Verniero Borrow • Buy*
154. One hundred over 100: moments with one hundred North American centenarians, by Jim Heynen Borrow • Buy*
155. One Hundred Drawings, by Gustav Klimt Borrow • Buy*
156. One Hundred Houses for One Hundred Architects, edited by Gennaro Postiglione  Borrow • Buy*
157. Whip hand; Trial run; Twice shy (3 novels), by Dick Francis Borrow • Buy*
158. “Yes” or “no” : the guide to better decisions, by Spencer Johnson Borrow • Buy*

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