Reading Behind Bars: A True Story of Literature, Law, and Life as a Prison Librarian
By: Jill Grunenwald
3.60
Format: 342 pages, Hardcover
In December 2008, twentysomething Jill Grunenwald graduated with her master’s degree in library sci…
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1. Garden of Lies (Garden of Lies, #1)
By: Eileen Goudge
3.95
Format: 575 pages, Paperback
Rachel and Rose grew up worlds apart. Rachel, in the lap of Manhattan luxury, an ice princess deter… read more
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2. Street Life: Poverty, Gangs, and a Ph.D.
By: None
2.57
Format: 210 pages, Paperback
Victor Rios grew up in Oakland, California in a single parent household, in poverty and on welfare.… read more
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- crime
- biography
- memoir
3. Life Itself
By: Roger Ebert
3.90
Format: 309 pages, Hardcover
Roger Ebert is the best-known film critic of our time. He has been reviewing films for the Chicago … read more
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- biography
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4. The Director
By: David Ignatius
3.60
Format: 232 pages, Paperback
Graham Weber has been the director of the CIA for less than a week when a Swiss kid in a dirty T-sh… read more
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- crime
5. Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's
By: John Elder Robison
4.23
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
Ever since he was small, John Robison had longed to connect with other people, but by the time he w… read more
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- biography
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
6. To the Edge of the Sky: A Story of Love, Betrayal, Suffering, and the Strength of Human Courage
By: Anhua Gao
3.21
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
To the "Edge of the Sky" is the harrowing account of a remarkable woman's life in communist China-a… read more
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- biography
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
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8. The Angry Hills
By: Leon Uris
3.92
Format: 368 pages, Mass Market Paperback
A writer moves to Greece just as the Nazis invade, and he soon becomes a pawn in a dangerous game o… read more
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9. Down Among the Dead Men: A Year in the Life of a Mortuary Technician
By: Michelle Williams
4.73
Format: None pages, Paperback
Michelle Williams is young and attractive, with close family ties, a busy social life . . . and an … read more
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10. Lakota Woman
By: Richard Erdoes , None
3.84
Format: 464 pages,
Mary Brave Bird grew up fatherless in a one-room cabin, without running water or electricity, on th… read more
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11. The Distant Marvels
By: Chantel Acevedo
3.89
Format: None pages, Paperback
Maria Sirena tells stories. She does it for money--she was a favorite in the cigar factory where sh… read more
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12. I Am a Bacha Posh: My Life as a Woman Living as a Man in Afghanistan
By: None
3.07
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A 2015 Amelia Bloomer List Selection "You will be a son, my daughter." With these stunning words Uk… read more
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13. The Maximum Security Book Club: Reading Literature in a Men's Prison
By: Mikita Brottman
4.25
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
A riveting account of the two years literary scholar Mikita Brottman spent reading literature with … read more
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14. Audition: A Memoir
By: Barbara Walters
3.67
Format: 542 pages,
Young people starting out in television sometimes say to me: "I want to be you." My stock reply is … read more
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15. Team of Five: The Presidents Club in the Age of Trump
By: Kate Andersen Brower
4.10
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
USA Today Bestseller From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Residence and First Wome… read more
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16. Whiskey Tender: A Memoir
By: Deborah Jackson Taffa
4.14
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An Oprah Daily "Best New Book" and "Riveting Nonfiction and Memoir You Need to Read" * A New York T… read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- biography
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"My Laguna grandmother, Esther, is the one who taught me that a deep intimacy with a homeland requires three things: sensory experiences of particular geographies, a storied history of the trails, and…"-Deborah Jackson Taffa, Whiskey Tender: A Memoir
17. Reading Behind Bars: A True Story of Literature, Law, and Life as a Prison Librarian
By: Jill Grunenwald
3.60
Format: 342 pages, Hardcover
In December 2008, twentysomething Jill Grunenwald graduated with her master’s degree in library sci… read more
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- true crime
- adult
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- social justice
- crime
- books about books
18. Stitched Up
By: Shahed Yousaf
4.18
Format: 305 pages, Hardcover
Why would anyone want to work with thieves, murderers and rapists? Told from the inside out, th… read more
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19. Code Blues: When Medicine Becomes Murder (Hope Sze medical mystery Book 1)
By: Melissa Yi
3.57
Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition
Dr. Hope Sze rolls into Montreal with three simple goals: 1) survive her family medicine residency,… read more
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20. My Glory Was I Had Such Friends
By: Amy Silverstein
4.14
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
In this moving memoir about the power of friendship and the resilience of the human spirit, Amy Sil… read more
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21. The Counterfeit Countess: The Jewish Woman Who Rescued Thousands of Poles During the Holocaust
By: Elizabeth White
4.03
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The astonishing story of Dr. Josephine Janina Mehlberg—a Jewish mathematician who saved thousands o… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
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"People are not fully defined by either the best or the worst of their actions"-Elizabeth White, The Counterfeit Countess: The Jewish Woman Who Rescued Thousands of Poles During the Holocaust
22. A Deadly Bone to Pick (Molly Madison #1)
By: Peggy Rothschild
3.86
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
When Molly Madison, dog-wrangler extraordinaire, stumbles upon a murder in her new hometown, she mu… read more
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- crime
23. You'll Forget This Ever Happened
By: Laura L. Engel
4.61
Format: 326 pages, Paperback
Told with heart and grit, honesty and wisdom, You'll Forget This Ever Happened is the poignant stor… read more
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- adult
- nonfiction
- memoir
24. Raphael, Painter in Rome
By: Stephanie Storey
4.18
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Another fabulous art history thriller by the bestselling author of Oil and Marble, featuring the ma… read more
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- adult
25. America's Next Reality Star (Reality Star #1)
By: Laura Heffernan
3.63
Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition
Life after college isn’t as seen on TV: Jen’s low-paying job is uninspiring, her boyfriend won’t co… read more
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26. We, the Jury
By: Robert Rotstein
3.58
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
On the day before his twenty-first wedding anniversary, David Sullinger buried an ax in his wife's … read more
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- adult
27. Cozy Up To Death (The Cozy Up Series, #1)
By: Colin Conway
4.06
Format: 260 pages, Kindle Edition
A man in hiding. A gang of outlaws searching for retribution. This is no time for cupcakes. … read more
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28. Without a Trace: 1881-1968
By: Sylvia Wrigley
4.04
Format: 231 pages, Kindle Edition
True Stories of Aircraft and Passengers Who Disappeared Into Thin Air For many, aviation still brin… read more
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29. Humancorp Incorporated
By: Andrew Stanek
3.58
Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition
Humancorp Incorporated is another wacky comedy adventure from author Andrew Stanek. Meet Sean. Sean… read more
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30. A Family Business: A Chilling Tale of Greed as One Family Commits Unspeakable Crimes Against the Dead
By: Ken Englade
3.54
Format: 388 pages, Kindle Edition
They were the owners of funeral home—and organ harvesters. An unsettling look at the Sconce family … read more
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- true crime
31. Mechanic Shop Femme’s Guide to Car Ownership
By: Chaya Milchtein
4.49
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
A comprehensive guide to car ownership and maintenance intended for anyone—regardless of age, gende… read more
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