The Writer's Crusade: Kurt Vonnegut and the Many Lives of Slaughterhouse-Five (Books About Books)
By: Tom Roston
3.67
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The story of Kurt Vonnegut and Slaughterhouse-Five, an enduring masterpiece of trauma and memory K…
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1. Road to Perdition (Road to Perdition, #1)
By: Max Allan Collins , Richard Piers Rayner
3.90
Format: 302 pages, Paperback
The basis for the major motion picture, ROAD TO PERDITION is an enthralling crime noir story of rev… read more
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2. God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
By: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
3.96
Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition
Second only to Slaughterhouse-Five of Vonnegut's canon in its prominence and influence, God Bless Y… read more
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"Sons of suicides seldom do well."-Kurt Vonnegut Jr., God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
"God damn it, you've got to be kind."-Kurt Vonnegut Jr., God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
"Pretend to be good always and even God will be fooled."-Kurt Vonnegut Jr., God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
"May I ask you a highly personal question?" "It's what life does all the time."-Kurt Vonnegut Jr., God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
3. The Gunslinger Born (Stephen King's The Dark Tower: Beginnings, #1)
By: Stephen King , Peter David , Robin Furth , Richard Isanove , Jae Lee
4.23
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
"The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed." With those words, millions … read more
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4. Look at the Birdie: Unpublished Short Fiction
By: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
4.29
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Look at the Birdieis a collection of fourteen previously unpublished short stories from one of the … read more
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- literature
5. Loretta Lynn: Coal Miner's Daughter
By: Loretta Lynn , George Vecsey
4.35
Format: None pages, Paperback
Born in 1935 into abject poverty, married at age thirteen, and a grandmother by age twenty-nine, Lo… read more
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- biography memoir
- biography
- nonfiction
- audiobook
6. Deadeye Dick
By: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
4.38
Format: 613 pages, Paperback
Deadeye Dickis Kurt Vonnegut's funny, chillingly satirical look at the death of innocence. Amid a t… read more
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- literature
7. Player Piano
By: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
4.38
Format: 613 pages, Paperback
Kurt Vonnegut's first novel spins the chilling tale of engineer Paul Proteus, who must find a way t… read more
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8. Slaughterhouse-Five
By: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
2.60
Format: None pages,
Kurt Vonnegut's absurdist classic Slaughterhouse-Fiveintroduces us to Billy Pilgrim, a man who beco… read more
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9. Welcome to the Monkey House
By: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
2.60
Format: None pages, Paperback
This short-story collection Welcome to the Monkey House(1968) incorporates almost completely Vonneg… read more
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10. I Hate the Internet
By: Jarett Kobek
4.57
Format: None pages, Paperback
What if you told the truth and the whole world heard you? What if you lived in a country swamped wi… read more
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11. Timequake
By: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
2.57
Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition
Think of Timequake, Kurt Vonnegut's 19th and last novel (or so he says), as a victory lap. It's a c… read more
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12. A Man Without a Country
By: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
3.71
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "[This] may be as close as Vonnegut ever comes to a memoir." -Los Angeles… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
13. Batman: The Black Glove
By: Tony S. Daniel , Grant Morrison , J.H. Williams III , Jonathan Glapion
3.29
Format: 80 pages, Hardcover
Mysterious Batman impostors begin to appear on the streets of Gotham. One of these impostors begins… read more
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14. While Mortals Sleep: Unpublished Short Fiction
By: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
4.27
Format: 217 pages, Hardcover
Foreword by Dave Eggers Smart, whimsical, and often scathing, the fiction of Kurt Vonnegut influenc… read more
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15. The Burning: Massacre, Destruction, and the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921
By: Tim Madigan
3.53
Format: None pages, Hardcover
On the morning of June 1, 1921, a white mob numbering in the thousands marched across the railroad … read more
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16. Astoria: John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire: A Story of Wealth, Ambition, and Survival
By: Peter Stark
3.66
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In 1810, John Jacob Astor sent out two advance parties to settle the wild, unclaimed western coast … read more
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17. The Hustler
By: Walter Tevis
4.40
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
When it was first published in 1959, The Hustler was the first--and the best--novel written about b… read more
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18. Bluebeard
By: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
4.06
Format: 318 pages, Paperback
Broad humor and bitter irony collide in this fictional autobiography of Rabo Karabekian, who, at ag… read more
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"It's the emptiest and yet the fullest of all human messages: 'Good-bye."-Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Bluebeard
"Belief is nearly the whole of the universe whether based on truth or not."-Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Bluebeard
"Why should a real man stay home when he could be raping a virgin continent?"-Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Bluebeard
"We're doomed to repeat the past no matter what. That's what it is to be alive."-Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Bluebeard
19. Hocus Pocus
By: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
4.26
Format: None pages, Paperback
From the author of Timequake, this "irresistible" novel (Cleveland Plain Dealer) tells the story of… read more
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20. Slaughterhouse-Five, or the Children's Crusade: A Graphic Novel Adaptation
By: Ryan North
4.40
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
The first-ever graphic novel adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five, an American classic… read more
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"Recomendei aos meus filhos que não se envolvam com massacres sob hipótese alguma, e que notícias de massacres de inimigos não devem ser motivo de satisfação ou alegria."-Ryan North, Slaughterhouse-Five, or the Children's Crusade: A Graphic Novel Adaptation
"A coisa mais importante que aprendi em Tralfamadore é que, quando uma pessoa morre, ela apenas parece estar morta. Mas continua bem viva no passado, e é uma bobagem chorar quando ela é enterrada. Tod…"-Ryan North, Slaughterhouse-Five, or the Children's Crusade: A Graphic Novel Adaptation
21. The Writer's Crusade: Kurt Vonnegut and the Many Lives of Slaughterhouse-Five (Books About Books)
By: Tom Roston
3.67
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The story of Kurt Vonnegut and Slaughterhouse-Five, an enduring masterpiece of trauma and memory K… read more
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- history
- biography
- literature
- psychology
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- nonfiction
- writing
- books about books
- literary criticism
22. Your Utopia
By: Bora Chung
3.65
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
By the internationally acclaimed author of Cursed Bunny, in another thrilling translation from the … read more
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- audiobook
23. I Survived Capitalism and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt: Everything I Wish I Never Had to Learn About Money
By: Madeline Pendleton
4.61
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A big-hearted, no-bullshit memoir from the TikTok superstar about her j… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- audiobook
"Don't listen if anyone ever tells you it's a dog-eat-dog world. Dogs are pack animals. We're stronger together."-Madeline Pendleton, I Survived Capitalism and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt: Everything I Wish I Never Had to Learn About Money
24. World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music
By: Jeff Tweedy
4.01
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
An exciting and heartening mix of memories, music, and inspiration from Wilco front man and New Yor… read more
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25. Let's Go (So We Can Get Back): A Memoir of Recording and Discording with Wilco, Etc.
By: Jeff Tweedy
4.33
Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition
The singer, guitarist, and songwriter—best known for his work with Wilco—opens up about his past, h… read more
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"If you were me, which I am,"-Jeff Tweedy, Let's Go (So We Can Get Back): A Memoir of Recording and Discording with Wilco, Etc.
"The Chicago historian Studs Terkel asked Bob Dylan in the sixties about how he went about writing a song and trying to outdo himself, or at least being as good as the last song he wrote, and his resp…"-Jeff Tweedy, Let's Go (So We Can Get Back): A Memoir of Recording and Discording with Wilco, Etc.
"As we grow, we learn to evaluate and judge, to navigate the world with some discretion, and then we turn on ourselves – creating can't just be for the sake of creating anymore. It has to be good, or …"-Jeff Tweedy, Let's Go (So We Can Get Back): A Memoir of Recording and Discording with Wilco, Etc.
26. Dr. No
By: Percival Everett
3.71
Format: 262 pages, Paperback
A sly, madcap novel about supervillains and nothing, really, from an American novelist whose star k… read more
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"You sound like a physicist," she said. "There's no need to be insulting."-Percival Everett, Dr. No
"When you step on the gas, do it gently, softly, slowly. Okay? All right, let's try it again. Gently. Treat it like you would a woman." "I would never step on a woman."-Percival Everett, Dr. No
"And like my BIPDIP husband, it's never been out of the state, not even to Boston." "BIPDIP?" "Born in Providence, died in Providence. We actually honeymooned in Newport. I hate him so much."-Percival Everett, Dr. No
"Now here he was, tailored iron-gray suit, thin maroon tie, a maroon handkerchief peeking out from his breast pocket. His oxblood wing tips gleamed. He looked like a supervillain or, worse, an upper-c…"-Percival Everett, Dr. No
27. Canto Bight (Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi, #1)
By: Saladin Ahmed
3.43
Format: 295 pages, Hardcover
This collection of four short stories will focus on creatures from the glamorous casino world of Ca… read more
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28. Homesickness
By: Colin Barrett
3.87
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
The second book from the "exact and poetic" (New York Times) author of critical smash Young Skins, … read more
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29. AMORALMAN: A True Story and Other Lies
By: Derek Delgaudio
4.26
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Truth and lies are two sides of the same coin. But who's flipping it? A thought-provoking and brill… read more
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"You can learn a lot about yourself when you pretend to be someone else."-Derek Delgaudio, AMORALMAN: A True Story and Other Lies
"My mother had taught me the value of truth, but she neglected to teach me the cost."-Derek Delgaudio, AMORALMAN: A True Story and Other Lies
"Secrets enter systems like a drug, causing aberrations in the body and clouds in the mind."-Derek Delgaudio, AMORALMAN: A True Story and Other Lies
30. Concerning the Future of Souls
By: Joy Williams
4.05
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
“Quite possibly America's best living writer of short stories.”—NPR“Williams is a writer for our b… read more
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31. How to Be a Girl: A Mother’s Memoir of Raising Her Transgender Daughter
By: Marlo Mack
4.50
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
A poignant narrative of one mom’s journey to support her transgender daughter—showing how any par… read more
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