The Puzzler: One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life
By: A.J. Jacobs
3.94
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically goes on a rollicking journey…
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1. The Book of Animal Ignorance: Everything You Think You Know Is Wrong
By: John Lloyd , John Mitchinson
3.86
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Fast on the heels of the New York Times bestseller The Book of General Ignorance comes The Book of … read more
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- humor
- nonfiction
2. Gladiator-at-Law
By: Frederik Pohl , C.M. Kornbluth
3.43
Format: 251 pages, Paperback
After losing his job with the Company, Norvell Bligh begins to realize how it is controlling the wo… read more
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- adult
3. Garfield Minus Garfield
By: Jim Davis , Dan Walsh
2.90
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
It's Garfield-as you've never seen him! Come savor the existential adventures of Jon Arbuckle in Ga… read more
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- humor
4. Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive SCRABBLE Players
By: Stefan Fatsis
4.16
Format: 422 pages,
SCRABBLE may be truly called America's game. But for every group of "living-room players" there is … read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- nonfiction
- games
5. When the Garden Was Eden: Clyde, the Captain, Dollar Bill, and the Glory Days of the New York Knicks
By: Harvey Araton
4.23
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
In the tradition of The Boys of Summer and The Bronx Is Burning, New York Times sports columnist Ha… read more
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- history
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6. Data, A Love Story: How I Gamed Online Dating to Meet My Match
By: None
3.49
Format: 465 pages, Hardcover
Forty million people date online each year. Most don't find true love. Thanks to Data, a Love Story… read more
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7. How to Make White People Laugh
By: Negin Farsad
4.15
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed writer, director, and star of the hit documentary The Muslims are Coming! comes … read more
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8. Bright Evening Star: Mystery of the Incarnation
By: Madeleine L'Engle
4.11
Format: 14 pages, Hardcover
For over fifty years, L'Engle has been delighting and inspiring readers with her warm, eloquent pro… read more
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9. The Einstein Effect: How the World's Favorite Genius Got into Our Cars, Our Bathrooms, and Our Minds (Fascinating and Funny Pop Science Book for Adults)
By: Benyamin Cohen
3.81
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
"A fascinating and funny guide to history's favorite genius―and why he still matters." ―A.J. Jacobs… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
- biography memoir
10. The Nineties
By: Chuck Klosterman
3.87
Format: 370 pages, Hardcover
The Nineties: a wise and funny reckoning with the decade that gave us slacker/grunge irony about th… read more
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- history
- audiobook
"The nineties were a fertile period for the self-indulgent genius."-Chuck Klosterman, The Nineties
"In the nineties, doing nothing on purpose was a valid option, and a specific brand of cool became more important than almost anything else. The key to that coolness was disinterest in conventional su…"-Chuck Klosterman, The Nineties
11. Index, A History of the: A Bookish Adventure from Medieval Manuscripts to the Digital Age
By: Dennis Duncan
3.68
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Most of us give little thought to the back of the book—it’s just where you go to look things up. Bu… read more
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- adult
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"[Citing "Alice in Wonderland"] the White Knight insists on singing Alice a song which he introduces as follows: 'The name of the song is called "Haddocks' Eyes".' 'Oh, that's the name of the song, is…"-Dennis Duncan, Index, A History of the: A Bookish Adventure from Medieval Manuscripts to the Digital Age
12. The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading
By: James Patterson
3.92
Format: 335 pages, Hardcover
Booksellers and librarians are superheroes, saving lives every single day. Here are their amazing, … read more
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"Different books speak to us at different times."-James Patterson, The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading
13. The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
By: Michael Finkel
3.97
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
One of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of the twenty-first century: the story of the worl… read more
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- biography
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- adult
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"Museums are secular churches . . . and to steal there is blasphemous."-Michael Finkel, The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
14. A Fatal Inheritance: How a Family Misfortune Revealed a Deadly Medical Mystery
By: Lawrence Ingrassia
4.41
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Weaving his own moving family story with a sweeping history of cancer research, Lawrence Ingrassia … read more
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- biography
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- audiobook
15. 60 Songs That Explain the '90s
By: Rob Harvilla
3.92
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The 1990s were a chaotic and gritty and utterly magical time for music, a confounding barrage of ge… read more
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"There is no true, clean, definitive way to separate the art from the artist. Art fully separated from the artist ceases, in a fundamental way, to be art at all. The artist gives the art meaning."-Rob Harvilla, 60 Songs That Explain the '90s
16. The Puzzler: One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life
By: A.J. Jacobs
3.94
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically goes on a rollicking journey… read more
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- humor
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- adult
- audiobook
17. Joyful Recollections of Trauma
By: Paul Scheer
4.23
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning actor and comedian Paul Scheer, a candid and humorous memoir-in-essays on coming… read more
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"I didn’t need a girlfriend when I had Blockbuster."-Paul Scheer, Joyful Recollections of Trauma
"But not acknowledging my trauma took away my triumph. I survived, and I wanted to make surviving the abuse part of my story. I want to wear my former shame with pride."-Paul Scheer, Joyful Recollections of Trauma
18. Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving
By: Mo Rocca
4.07
Format: 12 pages, Audiobook
11 hours, 45 minutes From beloved CBS Sunday Morning correspondent and humorist Mo Rocca, an en… read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- adult
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19. How You Say It: Why You Talk the Way You Do—and What It Says About You
By: Katherine D. Kinzler
3.77
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From “one of the most brilliant young psychologists of her generation” (Paul Bloom), a groundbreaki… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
20. Thinking Inside the Box: Adventures with Crosswords and the Puzzling People Who Can't Live Without Them
By: Adrienne Raphel
3.44
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A delightful, erudite, and immersive exploration of the crossword puzzle and its fascinating histor… read more
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21. Roctogenarians: Late in Life Debuts, Comebacks, and Triumphs
By: Mo Rocca
4.04
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
From beloved CBS Sunday Morning correspondent Mo Rocca, author of New York Times bestseller Mobitua… read more
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22. Seven Games: A Human History
By: Oliver Roeder
3.90
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A group biography of seven enduring and beloved games, and the story of why―and how―we play them. C… read more
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- audiobook
23. Late Admissions: Confessions of a Black Conservative
By: Glenn C. Loury
4.26
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
A shockingly frank memoir from a prize-winning economist, reflecting on his remarkable personal ody… read more
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24. Everybody Has a Podcast (Except You): A How-to Guide from the First Family of Podcasting
By: Justin McElroy
4.19
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From the #1 New York Times bestselling McElroy Brothers, creators of the hit podcasts My Brother, M… read more
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25. Cubed: The Puzzle of Us All
By: Ernö Rubik
3.71
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
The first book by the reclusive inventor of the world’s most iconic puzzle THE RUBIK’S CUBE. Erno R… read more
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26. Hogbook and Lazer Eyes
By: Maria Bamford
3.99
Format: 64 pages, Hardcover
Fans of Maria Bamford’s acclaimed quasi-autobiographical Lady Dynamite Netflix series already know… read more
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27. The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore
By: Evan Friss
4.18
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
An affectionate and engaging history of the American bookstore and its central place in American cu… read more
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28. The Incorruptibles: A True Story of Kingpins, Crime Busters, and the Birth of the American Underworld
By: Dan Slater
3.91
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
The harrowing tale of an immigrant underworld, a secret vice squad, and the rise of organized crime… read more
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29. Kent State: An American Tragedy
By: Brian VanDeMark
4.42
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
A definitive history of the fatal clash between Vietnam War protestors and the National Guard, illu… read more
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30. The Explorers: A New History of America in Ten Expeditions
By: Amanda Bellows
3.67
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A fascinating new history of America, told through the stories of a diverse cast of ten extraordina… read more
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31. An Unspeakable Hope: Brutality, Forgiveness, and Building a Better Future for My Son
By: Leon Ford
4.33
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
A “powerful and insightful” (Cyntoia Brown-Long, author of Free Cyntoia ) memoir in the vein of Jus… read more
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