Wise Gals: The Spies Who Built the CIA and Changed the Future of Espionage
By: Nathalia Holt
3.93
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The never-before-told story of a small cadre of influential female spies in the precarious early da…
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1. Valiant Women: The Extraordinary American Servicewomen Who Helped Win World War II
By: Lena Andrews
4.00
Format: 351 pages, Hardcover
A history of the role of American servicewomen in WWII, illuminating their forgotten yet essential … read more
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- historical
- feminism
- world war ii
- nonfiction
- womens
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2. A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
By: Timothy Egan
4.38
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A historical thriller by the Pulitzer and National Book Award-winning author that tells the rivetin… read more
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"When hate was on the ballot, especially in the guise of virtue, a majority of voters knew exactly what to do."-Timothy Egan, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
"Stephenson had succeeded with an unusual formula for a mass movement: men were the muscle, women spread the poison, and ministers sanctified it all."-Timothy Egan, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
"The governor of Georgia, Clifford Walker, told a Klan rally in 1924 that the United States should 'build a wall of steel, a wall as high as heaven' against immigrants."-Timothy Egan, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
"There are millions who have never joined, but who think and feel and, when called on, will fight with us," Evans wrote. "This is our real strength, and no one who ignores it can hope to understand Am…"-Timothy Egan, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
3. Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction
By: Lynne Olson
4.26
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
In the 1960s, the world’s attention was focused on a nail-biting race against the international ca… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
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- audiobook
"He demonstrated a feminism very unusual for his time by encouraging her in all her undertakings and helping her overcome the obstacles that arose with her projects,"-Lynne Olson, Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction
"Above all, she talked about the great debt she owned her parents for encouraging her to do what she wanted and for providing her with unstinting support, not to mention stellar education, that enable…"-Lynne Olson, Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction
"My parents were humanists,“ Desroches later told an interviewer. “They taught me humanist values such as respect for one another, for your neighbors, for people in general, respect for civilizations.…"-Lynne Olson, Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction
4. A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
By: Sonia Purnell
4.15
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The never-before-told story of one woman's heroism that changed the course of the Second World War … read more
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- historical
- world war ii
- nonfiction
- womens
- audiobook
5. Prisoners of the Castle: An Epic Story of Survival and Escape from Colditz, the Nazis' Fortress Prison
By: Ben Macintyre
4.26
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
The definitive and surprising true story of one of history’s most notorious prisons—and the remarka… read more
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- historical
- world war ii
- nonfiction
- audiobook
6. Code Name Blue Wren: The True Story of America's Most Dangerous Female Spy―and the Sister She Betrayed
By: Jim Popkin
3.77
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
10 hours, 24 minutes The incredible true story of Ana Montes, the most damaging female spy in U… read more
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- historical
- politics
- nonfiction
- audiobook
7. Agent Josephine: American Beauty, French Hero, British Spy
By: Damien Lewis
3.78
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
The New Yorker, Best Books of 2022 Vanity Fair, Best Books of 2022 Booklist, Best Books of 2022 Si… read more
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8. The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World
By: Jonathan Freedland
4.37
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
In a book that is part thrilling adventure, part exploration of some of the darkest secrets of the … read more
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- history
- historical
- world war ii
- nonfiction
- audiobook
9. The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts
By: Loren Grush
4.36
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
In the bestselling tradition of Hidden Figures and Code Girls, the remarkable true story of America… read more
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- womens
- audiobook
10. Democracy's Data: The Hidden Stories in the U.S. Census and How to Read Them
By: Dan Bouk
3.58
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
From the historian Dan Bouk, a lesson in reading between the lines of the U.S. census to uncover th… read more
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- politics
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"The decisions the census informed -- in war or peace -- could not overcome the limits of the society the data described. Democracy's data is only as good as the democracy it serves."-Dan Bouk, Democracy's Data: The Hidden Stories in the U.S. Census and How to Read Them
11. Wise Gals: The Spies Who Built the CIA and Changed the Future of Espionage
By: Nathalia Holt
3.93
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The never-before-told story of a small cadre of influential female spies in the precarious early da… read more
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- biography
- history
- historical
- politics
- feminism
- world war ii
- nonfiction
- womens
- audiobook
"A woman who will tell you her age will tell you anything"-Nathalia Holt, Wise Gals: The Spies Who Built the CIA and Changed the Future of Espionage
12. The Confidante: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Helped Win WWII and Shape Modern America
By: Christopher C. Gorham
4.32
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Perfect for readers of A Woman of No Importance, Three Ordinary Girls, and Eleanor: A Life comes th… read more
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- biography
- history
- historical
- politics
- feminism
- world war ii
- nonfiction
- womens
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13. In True Face: A Woman's Life in the CIA, Unmasked
By: Jonna Méndez
3.69
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The bestselling co-author of The Moscow Rules and Argo tells her riveting, courageous story of bein… read more
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- audiobook
14. The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA
By: Liza Mundy
4.23
Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition
A thrilling and monumental new history of the CIA that reveals how women have always played crucial… read more
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- historical
- politics
- feminism
- nonfiction
- womens
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15. Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist
By: Jennifer Wright
4.19
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
“This is the story of one of the boldest women in American history: a self-made millionaire, a cele… read more
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- historical
- politics
- feminism
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- womens
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16. Becoming Ella Fitzgerald: The Jazz Singer Who Transformed American Song
By: Judith Tick
3.75
Format: 592 pages, Hardcover
A landmark biography that reclaims Ella Fitzgerald as a major American artist and modernist innovat… read more
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17. First to the Front: The Untold Story of Dickey Chapelle, Trailblazing Female War Correspondent
By: Lorissa Rinehart
4.32
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The first authoritative biography of pioneering photojournalist Dickey Chapelle, who from World War… read more
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- biography
- history
- historical
- feminism
- world war ii
- nonfiction
"There is no revolution without domestic labor."-Lorissa Rinehart, First to the Front: The Untold Story of Dickey Chapelle, Trailblazing Female War Correspondent
18. A Woman of Influence: The Spectacular Rise of Alice Spencer in Tudor England
By: Vanessa Wilkie
4.11
Format: 266 pages, Kindle Edition
This “engrossing, fast-paced, extremely well-researched biography” (Booklist) transports us to Tudo… read more
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19. The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum: The Rise and Fall of an American Organized-Crime Boss
By: Margalit Fox
3.48
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A Jewish mother of four, a gracious society hostess, a beloved member of her community—and the firs… read more
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20. Masters of the Lost Land: The Untold Story of the Amazon and the Violent Fight for the World's Last Frontier
By: Heriberto Araújo
3.79
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
“Gripping. … Araujo’s accretion of detail has a powerful effect, demonstrating how deeply the cultu… read more
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21. The Silver Women: How Black Women’s Labor Made the Panama Canal (Politics and Culture in Modern America)
By: Joan Flores-Villalobos
4.31
Format: 287 pages, Hardcover
The construction of the Panama Canal is typically viewed as a marvel of American ingenuity. What is… read more
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