The Last Pass: Cousy, Russell, the Celtics, and What Matters in the End
By: Gary M. Pomerantz
4.15
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Out of the greatest dynasty in American professional sports history, an intimate story of race, mor…
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1. Blue Labyrinth (Pendergast, #14)
By: Douglas Preston , Lincoln Child
4.13
Format: 403 pages, Hardcover
Special Agent Pendergast-one of the most original, compelling characters in all of contemporary fic… read more
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2. I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend
By: Martin Short
4.11
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
In this engaging memoir, written with heart, wisdom, and a huge helping of hilarity, Martin Short s… read more
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- biography
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"To my beloved friends, there’s simply no life without you guys. Thanks for the advice and the love and the billion dinners and laughs. Without you all . . . I’d look for new friends and get them."-Martin Short, I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend
3. Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
By: James L. Swanson
3.78
Format: 244 pages, Paperback
A fascinating tale of murder, intrigue, and betrayal. A gripping hour-by-hour account told through … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
4. KISS and Make-up
By: Gene Simmons
4.62
Format: None pages, Hardcover
You wanted the truth, you got the truth--the hottest book in the world! Fueled by an explosive mix … read more
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5. Back from the Dead
By: Bill Walton , John Papanek
3.71
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
This inspiring memoir from sports and cultural icon Bill Walton recounts his devastating injuries a… read more
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6. Playing for Keeps: Michael Jordan and the World He Made
By: David Halberstam
3.73
Format: None pages, Paperback
From The Breaks of the Gameto Summer of '49, David Halberstam has brought the perspective of a grea… read more
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7. Reagan: The Life
By: H.W. Brands
3.64
Format: 211 pages, Hardcover
From master storyteller and New York Timesbestselling Historian H. W. Brands comes the definitive b… read more
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8. Killing the Killers: The Secret War Against Terrorists
By: Bill O'Reilly
4.19
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In the eleventh book in the multimillion-selling Killing series, Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard re… read more
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9. Cinema Speculation
By: Quentin Tarantino
4.06
Format: 391 pages, Hardcover
The long-awaited first work of nonfiction from the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Once… read more
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"Elvis movies weren't real movies, they were "Elvis Presley movies"-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation
"Who wants to spend three months making a fucked-up version of their movie?"-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation
"I don't know how he died, where he died, or where he's buried. But I do know I should've thanked him."-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation
"Then the movie started playing like a real movie. But frankly, a more real movie than we were used to."-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation
10. An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s
By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
4.71
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
An Unfinished Love A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America’s most … read more
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- biography memoir
11. 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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"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
12. Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America
By: Bill O'Reilly
4.25
Format: 292 pages, Hardcover
O’Reilly and co-author Martin Dugard trace the brutal history of 20th Century organized crime in th… read more
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13. Leadership: In Turbulent Times
By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
4.40
Format: 473 pages, Hardcover
Are leaders born or made? Where does ambition come from? How does adversity affect the growth of le… read more
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14. Coming Home
By: Brittney Griner
4.43
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From the nine-time women’s basketball icon and two-time Olympic gold medalist—a raw, revelatory acc… read more
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"When your world is violently upended, you don't just mourn your immediate losses. You also grieve a future that no longer feels possible, the peace that might've been."-Brittney Griner, Coming Home
15. Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own
By: Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
4.39
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
We live, according to Eddie S. Glaude Jr., in a moment when the struggles of Black Lives Matter and… read more
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- history
- race
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"[Trump] and his ideas are not exceptional. He and the people who support him are just the latest examples of the country's ongoing betrayal. . .When we make Trump exceptional, we let ourselves off th…"-Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own
"Baldwin's words can sound harsh, as if he's throwing away millions of Americans and declaring them irrelevant to the life and future of our democracy. It's easy to read him that way, and sometimes, w…"-Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own
16. Wish It Lasted Forever: Life with the Larry Bird Celtics
By: Dan Shaughnessy
4.22
Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition
Today the NBA is a vast global franchise—a billion-dollar industry seen by millions of fans in the … read more
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17. Farewell, Amethystine (Easy Rawlins, #16)
By: Walter Mosley
4.09
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The Easy Rawlins novels follow the infamous detective Easy Rawlins solving mysteries on the sun-soa… read more
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18. The Last Pass: Cousy, Russell, the Celtics, and What Matters in the End
By: Gary M. Pomerantz
4.15
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Out of the greatest dynasty in American professional sports history, an intimate story of race, mor… read more
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19. I Came As a Shadow: An Autobiography
By: John Thompson
4.48
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The long-awaited autobiography from Georgetown University's legendary coach, whose life on and off … read more
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20. American Rascal: How Jay Gould Built Wall Street's Biggest Fortune
By: Greg Steinmetz
4.03
Format: 320 pages, ebook
The gripping biography of Jay Gould, the greatest 19th-century robber barons, whose brilliance, gre… read more
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21. The Yankee Way: The Untold Inside Story of the Brian Cashman Era
By: Andy Martino
4.42
Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition
With rare access to the inner sanctum of the New York Yankees, SNY analyst Andy Martino weaves two … read more
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