Mike Rowe’s Book Recommendations

6 Books Recommended by Mike Rowe

1. At Home

At Home: A Short History of Private Life

 “A look at the history of the world as told from all of the different rooms in Bill Bryson’s house.” – Mike Rowe (Source)

At Home: A Short History of Private Life is a 2010 book by Bill Bryson.

2. About My Mother

About My Mother: True Stories of a Horse-Crazy Daughter and Her Baseball-Obsessed Mother: A Memoir

About My Mother is as much about my mother as it is about my grandmother. In that sense, it’s really a book about ‘mothers’.” – Mike Rowe

About My Mother: True Stories of a Horse-Crazy Daughter and Her Baseball-Obsessed Mother: A Memoir is a 2018 book by Peggy Rowe.

3. About Your Father and Other Celebrities I Have Known

About Your Father and Other Celebrities I Have Known: Ruminations and Revelations from a Desperate Mother to Her Dirty Son

“She did it again. And it’s better than her first one.” – Mike Rowe (Source)

About Your Father and Other Celebrities I Have Known: Ruminations and Revelations from a Desperate Mother to Her Dirty Son is a 2020 book by Peggy Rowe.

4. The Lost Continent

The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America

“One of my favorites.” – Mike Rowe (Source)

The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America is a 1989 book by Bill Bryson.

5. A Curious Discovery

A Curious Discovery: An Entrepreneur's Story

“One of the greatest entrepreneurs who ever lived.” – Mike Rowe (Source)

A Curious Discovery: An Entrepreneur’s Story is a 2013 book by John Hendricks.

6. The Travis McGee Series

“The best pulp I’ve ever read.” – Mike Rowe (Source)

The Travis McGee Series is a literary series written by John D. MacDonald.


Books written by Mike Rowe

1. The Way I Heard It

The Way I Heard It

The Way I Heard It is a 2019 book by Mike Rowe.

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