The Greatest Gambling Story Ever Told: A True Tale of Three Gamblers, The Kentucky Derby, and the Mexican Cartel
By: Mark Paul
4.03
Format: 162 pages, Kindle Edition
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1. The Good Rat
By: Jimmy Breslin
3.55
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Of course Pulitzer Prize winner Jimmy Breslin recognized Burton Kaplan right away as the Mafia witn… read more
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- audiobook
2. The Horse God Built
By: Lawrence Scanlan
4.71
Format: 595 pages, Hardcover
He was the perfect horse, it was said . . . "the horse God built." Most of us know the legend of Se… read more
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- nonfiction
- horses
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3. Into the Abyss: How a Deadly Plane Crash Changed the Lives of a Pilot, a Politician, a Criminal and a Cop
By: Carol Shaben
4.75
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
Only four men survived the plane crash. The pilot. A politician. A cop... and the criminal he was s… read more
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4. Hot Dog Money: Inside the Biggest Scandal in the History of College Sports
By: Guy Lawson
3.96
Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition
The inside story of disgraced fraudster turned undercover FBI informant Marty Blazer and the greate… read more
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5. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
By: Erik Larson
4.24
Format: 565 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more
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- audiobook
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
6. The Wingmen: The Unlikely, Unusual, Unbreakable Friendship Between John Glenn and Ted Williams
By: Adam Lazarus
4.20
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The untold story of the unique fifty-year friendship between two American John Glenn, the unassail… read more
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7. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
By: David Grann
4.19
Format: 331 pages, Hardcover
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story o… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
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8. The Pale-Faced Lie
By: David Crow
4.28
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A violent ex-con forces his son to commit crimes in this unforgettable memoir about family and surv… read more
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"Her definition of love was obligation and guilt."-David Crow, The Pale-Faced Lie
"No tie is as strong as family, making it the hardest one to break."-David Crow, The Pale-Faced Lie
"For the first time, I saw my behavior from someone else’s point of view."-David Crow, The Pale-Faced Lie
"Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will. Believe in yourself. Never quit."-David Crow, The Pale-Faced Lie
9. The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months That Changed the World
By: A.J. Baime
4.55
Format: 461 pages, Kindle Edition
The dramatic, pulse-pounding story of Harry Truman’s first four months in office, when this unlikel… read more
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"After a few minutes Truman went back inside the White House, so he could call his mother and personally deliver the news: World War II was over. ("That was Harry," ninety-two-year-old Mamma Truman sa…"-A.J. Baime, The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months That Changed the World
10. Sonny: The Last of the Old Time Mafia Bosses, John "Sonny" Franzese
By: S.J. Peddie
4.19
Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition
“Couldn’t put it down.” —Nicholas Pileggi, author of Wiseguy (Goodfellas) and CasinoThe extraordina… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
11. The Greatest Gambling Story Ever Told: A True Tale of Three Gamblers, The Kentucky Derby, and the Mexican Cartel
By: Mark Paul
4.03
Format: 162 pages, Kindle Edition
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- history
- horse racing
- animals
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- horses
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- audiobook
12. Breaking Midnight: A True Story
By: Lynn Walker
4.41
Format: 302 pages, Paperback
John Walker was a Miami undercover narcotics agent in the 1970s. Ten years later, he was in prison … read more
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13. Gambler: Secrets from a Life at Risk
By: Billy Walters
3.84
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * “An insightful read…Walters is a larger-than-life character.” — Sports … read more
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- sports
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- audiobook
14. Anansi's Gold: The Man Who Looted the West, Outfoxed Washington, and Swindled the World
By: Yepoka Yeebo
3.79
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The astounding, never-before-told story of how an audacious Ghanaian con artist pulled off one of t… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
15. The League: How Five Rivals Created the NFL and Launched a Sports Empire
By: John Eisenberg
4.16
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
The epic tale of the five owners who shepherded the NFL through its tumultuous early decades and bu… read more
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16. Lexington: The Extraordinary Life and Turbulent Times of America's Legendary Racehorse
By: Kim Wickens
4.32
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
“A vivid portrait of America’s greatest stallion, the larger-than-life men who raced and bred him, … read more
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- nonfiction
- horses
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17. The Old Man and the Gun: And Other Tales of True Crime
By: David Grann
3.72
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Now a major motion picture starring Robert Redford and Sissy Spacek, The Old Man and the Gun is her… read more
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18. Granite City: The Life of a Bandit
By: Norman Spells
3.88
Format: 115 pages, Kindle Edition
Told with raw emotion, this is the true story of one man’s journey through the formative years of t… read more
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19. The Life and Times of Cocaine Charlie
By: Charles T. H. Woods
3.90
Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition
An unrepentant true crime memoir about the life of a man who sold and used cocaine daily for thirty… read more
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20. Broken: The Suspicious Death of Alydar and the End of Horse Racing’s Golden Age
By: Fred M. Kray
4.21
Format: 377 pages, Kindle Edition
One fateful winter night, a famous racehorse mysteriously broke his leg while alone in his stall. A… read more
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21. The Great Ice Age: A History from Beginning to End (Prehistory)
By: Hourly History
4.30
Format: 61 pages, Kindle Edition
Discover the remarkable history of the Great Ice Age...Free BONUS Inside!On a human scale, the clim… read more
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