Marooned: Jamestown, Shipwreck, and a New History of America’s Origin
By: Joseph Kelly
4.10
Format: 500 pages, Hardcover
For readers of Nathaniel Philbrick's Mayflower, a groundbreaking history that makes the case for re…
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1. Here Shall I Die Ashore: Stephen Hopkins - Bermuda Castaway, Jamestown Survivor, and Mayflower Pilgrim
By: Caleb H. Johnson
4.14
Format: 270 pages, Hardcover
In the spring of 1621, Plymouth Colony sent Stephen Hopkins to make the first visit to Wampanoag sa… read more
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- historical
- history
- nonfiction
2. Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754 - 1766
By: Fred Anderson
4.19
Format: 912 pages, Paperback
In this vivid and compelling narrative, the Seven Years' War–long seen as a mere backdrop to the Am… read more
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- american history
- american
- history
- nonfiction
3. The Murder of King Tut
By: James Patterson , Martin Dugard
3.51
Format: 178 pages, Hardcover
A secret buried for centuries Thrust onto Egypt's most powerful throne at the age of nine, King Tut… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
4. River of Darkness: Francisco Orellana's Legendary Voyage of Death and Discovery Down the Amazon
By: Buddy Levy
3.88
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed author of Conquistadorcomes this thrilling account of one of history's greatest … read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
5. Common Sense
By: Thomas Paine , George Vafiadis
3.75
Format: 132 pages, Paperback
Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselv… read more
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- historical
- american history
- history
- nonfiction
6. I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
By: Ed Yong
4.18
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Every animal, whether human, squid, or wasp, is home to millions of bacteria and other microbes. Ma… read more
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- nonfiction
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"I was struck by how different everything seemed with microbes in mind."-Ed Yong, I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
"The brutal contract of natural selection ensures that if one partner is unnecessary, it gets dumped."-Ed Yong, I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
"As palaeontologist Andrew Knoll once said, "Animals might be evolution's icing, but bacteria are really the cake."-Ed Yong, I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
"There’s a popular saying among doctors: There’s no such thing as alternative medicine; if it works, it’s just called medicine."-Ed Yong, I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
7. Love and Hate in Jamestown: John Smith, Pocahontas, and the Start of a New Nation
By: David A. Price
4.19
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
A New York TimesNotable Book and aSan Jose Mercury NewsTop 20 Nonfiction Book of 2003In 1606, appro… read more
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- american history
- american
- history
- historical
- nonfiction
8. The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
By: David Grann
3.96
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A grand mystery reaching back centuries. A sensational disappearance that made headlines around the… read more
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9. Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
By: Nathaniel Philbrick
3.88
Format: 461 pages, Hardcover
HOW DID AMERICA BEGIN? This simple question launches acclaimed author Nathaniel Philbrick on an … read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
"W"-Nathaniel Philbrick, Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
"The moment any of them gave up on the difficult work of living with their neighbors--and all of the compromise, frustration, and delay that inevitably entailed--they risked losing everything."-Nathaniel Philbrick, Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
"Faint not, poor soul, in God still trust; Fear not the things thou suffer must; For, whom he loves he doth chastise, And then all tears wipes from their eyes. William Bradford Plymouth Colony Governor"-Nathaniel Philbrick, Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
"For all they had suffered during those first terrible winters in America, their best years were behind them, in Leiden. Never again would they know the same rapturous sense of divine fellowship that …"-Nathaniel Philbrick, Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
10. JFK Has Been Shot
By: Charles A. Crenshaw , J. Gary Shaw , None
3.91
Format: 360 pages,
"Thrilling, dramatic, historic." --Robert K. Tanenbaum Life And Death At Parkland Hospital On Novem… read more
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11. Away Off Shore: Nantucket Island and Its People, 1602-1890
By: Nathaniel Philbrick
4.33
Format: 201 pages, Paperback
The history of Nantucket Island has too often been reduced to a collection of quaint legends and wa… read more
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12. A Kingdom Strange: The Brief and Tragic History of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
By: James Horn
3.26
Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition
In 1587, John White and 117 men, women, and children landed off the coast of North Carolina on Roan… read more
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13. Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens
By: Steve Olson
4.06
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
For months in early 1980, scientists, journalists, sightseers, and nearby residents listened anxiou… read more
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14. 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
By: Charles C. Mann
4.23
Format: 11 pages, Paperback
A groundbreaking study that radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival o… read more
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15. Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe
By: Laurence Bergreen
4.67
Format: 523 pages, Paperback
Ferdinand Magellan's daring circumnavigation of the globe in the sixteenth century was a three-year… read more
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16. The Last Hill: The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalion and the Battle That Defined WWII
By: Bob Drury
4.34
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Bob Drury and Tom Clavin's The Last Hill is the incredible untold story of one Ranger battalion's h… read more
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- american history
- history
- historical
- nonfiction
- audiobook
17. Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages
By: Dan Jones
4.41
Format: 636 pages, Hardcover
An epic reappraisal of the medieval world--and the rich and complicated legacy left to us by the ri… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
18. Life After Power: Seven Presidents and Their Search for Purpose Beyond the White House
By: Jared Cohen
4.27
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author of Accidental Presidents explores what happens after the most pow… read more
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- american history
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
19. Blood and Treasure: Daniel Boone and the Fight for America's First Frontier
By: Bob Drury
4.06
Format: 383 pages, Hardcover
The Instant New York Times BestellerNational Bestseller"[The] authors’ finest work to date." —Wall … read more
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- historical
- american history
- history
- nonfiction
20. The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us
By: Steve Brusatte
4.38
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
In his acclaimed bestseller The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, American paleontologist Steve Brusa… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
21. Among the Bros: A Fraternity Crime Story
By: Max Marshall
3.50
Format: 289 pages, Kindle Edition
A brilliant young investigative journalist traces a murder and a multi-million-dollar drug ring, le… read more
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- history
- audiobook
22. The Story of Russia
By: Orlando Figes
4.27
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
“This is the essential backstory, the history book that you need if you want to understand modern R… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
23. Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World
By: Mary Beard
4.11
Format: 493 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping account of the social and political world of the Roman emperors by “the world’s most fam… read more
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- audiobook
24. Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
By: Katja Hoyer
4.23
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
In 1990, a country disappeared. When the Iron Curtain fell, East Germany simply ceased to be. For o… read more
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"Some of the “songs"-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
"Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart,"-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
"From 1971, the rates paid were means-tested, allowing working class families with children privileged access. A four-person household in West Germany spent around 21 percent of their net income on re…"-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
"In other fields too, female ambition had become the norm. By 1988, over 90% of East German women fought their own battles in the workplace. The GDR had reached the highest rate of female employment i…"-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
25. G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century
By: Beverly Gage
4.37
Format: 864 pages, Hardcover
A major new biography of J. Edgar Hoover that draws from never-before-seen sources to create a grou… read more
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- history
- historical
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- audiobook
26. And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle
By: Jon Meacham
4.46
Format: 676 pages, Hardcover
The life and moral evolution of Abraham Lincoln, exploring why and how Lincoln confronted secession… read more
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- history
- historical
- nonfiction
- audiobook
27. Chasing King's Killer: The Hunt for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Assassin
By: James L. Swanson
4.19
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
An astonishing account of the assassination of America's most beloved and celebrated civil rights l… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
28. In Search of a Kingdom: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire
By: Laurence Bergreen
3.91
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
In this grand and thrilling narrative, the acclaimed biographer of Magellan and Columbus brings ali… read more
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- history
- audiobook
29. Marooned: Jamestown, Shipwreck, and a New History of America’s Origin
By: Joseph Kelly
4.10
Format: 500 pages, Hardcover
For readers of Nathaniel Philbrick's Mayflower, a groundbreaking history that makes the case for re… read more
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- american
- history
- historical
- nonfiction
- audiobook
30. A Stranger Among Saints: Stephen Hopkins, the Man Who Survived Jamestown and Saved Plymouth
By: Jonathan Mack
4.06
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
In 1609, on a voyage to resupply England’s troubled Jamestown colony, the Sea Venture was caught in… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
31. Language City: The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York
By: Ross Perlin
4.31
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
From the co-director of the Endangered Language Alliance, a captivating portrait of contemporary Ne… read more
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