You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington
By: Alexis Coe
3.74
Format: 261 pages, Hardcover
In a genre overdue for a shakeup, Alexis Coe takes a closer look at our first—and finds he's not qu…
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1. Lafayette in the Somewhat United States
By: Sarah Vowell
3.84
Format: 274 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of Assassination Vacation and Unfamiliar Fishes, a humorous and insight… read more
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"In the United States, there was no simpler, more agreeable time."-Sarah Vowell, Lafayette in the Somewhat United States
"Lafayette took umbrage - just gobs and gobs of umbrage - at the patriots' vilification of his countrymen for leaving Newport."-Sarah Vowell, Lafayette in the Somewhat United States
"I do not think that there can ever be enough books about anything; and I say that knowing that some of them are going to be about Pilates."-Sarah Vowell, Lafayette in the Somewhat United States
"You know your country has a checkered past when you find yourself sitting around pondering the humanitarian upside of sticking with the British Empire."-Sarah Vowell, Lafayette in the Somewhat United States
2. Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge
By: Erica Armstrong Dunbar
3.33
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A startling and eye-opening look into America's First Family, Never Caughtis the powerful narrative… read more
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- biography
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- historical
- nonfiction
- audiobook
3. Washington: The Indispensable Man
By: James Thomas Flexner
3.09
Format: None pages, Paperback
After more than two decades, this dramatic and concise single-volume distillation of James Thomas F… read more
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4. James Madison: A Biography
By: Ralph Louis Ketcham
3.98
Format: None pages, Paperback
The best one volume biography of Madison's life, Ketcham's biography not only traces Madison's care… read more
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5. First Family: Abigail and John Adams
By: Joseph J. Ellis
4.06
Format: 32 pages,
The Pulitzer Prize-winning, best-selling author of Founding Brothersand His Excellency brings Ameri… read more
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6. Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
By: Claudia Clark
4.28
Format: 350 pages, Paperback
One of the great political friendships of the modern world, as told through key moments that shaped… read more
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"As she had done when she introduced the US president in Berlin, she addressed him publicly with the informal du for the first time since the NSA controversy in 2013."-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
"Let me make two remarks. First I concentrate on the task ahead for 2016. I’m quite busy with that—thank you very much. And I’m looking with great interest in the American election campaign.’ For the …"-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
"Obama’s next words captured the attention of the world and the amusement of those present. As he wagged his finger at the crowd, he scolded, ‘So stop it, all of you. I know you have to find something…"-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
"In her usual manner, Merkel spoke in German. It is worth pointing out, however, that before the translator had an opportunity to convert her statements to English, Obama gave the chancellor and the p…"-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
7. 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
8. The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams
By: Stacy Schiff
3.74
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Thomas Jefferson asserted that if there was any leader of the Revolution, “Samuel Adams was the man… read more
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9. 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
10. Eunice: The Kennedy Who Changed the World
By: Eileen McNamara
4.05
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
A Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist examines the life and times of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, arguing … read more
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- politics
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- adult
- audiobook
11. Founding Mothers
By: Cokie Roberts
3.64
Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Cokie Roberts comes New York Times bestseller Founding Mo… read more
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12. Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar
By: Harold Phifer
4.29
Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition
For more than fifty years, Harold Phifer's childhood living conditions remained a secret, even from… read more
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"If a man was around when Aunt Kathy came by, she would berate him and throw him out. I even saw her toss guys out at gunpoint. She’d threaten them and say, “I will shoot you until I can’t see you!"-Harold Phifer, Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar
"Thanksgiving is no time for amateur hour in the kitchen, but we were subjected to this Gong Show on a yearly basis. Aunt Kathy went knee deep in her preparations where others would have surrendered."-Harold Phifer, Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar
"Before she climbed into the car, I kindly let her know my back seats were very hard and very cold. Dead Eye Red responded, “Son, when I was your age, I would sit on a seat like this and smoke would a…"-Harold Phifer, Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar
"The teacher pulled out a pile of papers. They were Bennie’s tests and homework assignments. Mrs. Lewis said, “Ma’am, here is the proof that Bennie isn’t up to a fourth grade level. He has an F on sev…"-Harold Phifer, Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar
13. Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy
By: Nathaniel Philbrick
3.84
Format: 374 pages, Hardcover
Does George Washington still matter? Bestselling author Nathaniel Philbrick argues for Washington's… read more
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- presidents
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- audiobook
"When Washington became president of the United States, he was still wrestling with the meaning of the American Revolution. He'd entered the conflict an unrepentant Virginia slaveholder. By the end of…"-Nathaniel Philbrick, Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy
14. The Widow Washington: The Life of Mary Washington
By: Martha Saxton
3.66
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
An insightful biography of Mary Ball Washington, the mother of our nation's father The Widow Washi… read more
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15. You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington
By: Alexis Coe
3.74
Format: 261 pages, Hardcover
In a genre overdue for a shakeup, Alexis Coe takes a closer look at our first—and finds he's not qu… read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- adult
- audiobook
16. Sleeping with the Ancestors: How I Followed the Footprints of Slavery
By: Joseph McGill Jr.
4.04
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In this enlightening personal account, one man tells the story of his groundbreaking project to sle… read more
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- history
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- audiobook
17. The Words That Made Us: America's Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840
By: Akhil Reed Amar
4.41
Format: 817 pages, Hardcover
A history of the American Constitution's formative decades from a preeminent legal scholar When … read more
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"with all America and the world looking on, the Federalists in New York at the end of the process reaffirmed what had been clear from the beginning: ratification would be “in toto, and for ever."-Akhil Reed Amar, The Words That Made Us: America's Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840
"in 1775 there arose a remarkable civic society that aimed to end slavery itself. The society was formed not by Johnson, nor in Johnson’s vaunted London, nor indeed anywhere in Britain proper, but rat…"-Akhil Reed Amar, The Words That Made Us: America's Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840
18. Whispers in the Attic: A Magical Papillon Mystery (Magical Papillon Mysteries)
By: Sabine Frisch
4.45
Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition
From the BookLife Fiction Prize Semi-Finalist author comes the first in the new Magical Papillon My… read more
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19. Framed & Hunted: A True Story of Occult Persecution
By: Edward Williams
4.37
Format: 425 pages, Kindle Edition
Backpacking around Australia in the year 2000, the author unwittingly found himself the target of o… read more
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"Do you want to live, Sander?"-Edward Williams, Framed & Hunted: A True Story of Occult Persecution
"Scopolamine never asks for permission"-Edward Williams, Framed & Hunted: A True Story of Occult Persecution
"was it even my own mind making the decisions?"-Edward Williams, Framed & Hunted: A True Story of Occult Persecution
"Had I left some children behind somewhere in the world?"-Edward Williams, Framed & Hunted: A True Story of Occult Persecution
20. The Latino Century: How America's Largest Minority Is Transforming Democracy
By: Mike Madrid
4.14
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An insightful investigation of how and why the two major political parties have failed to appeal to… read more
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21. Rain Dodging: A Scholar's Romp through Britain in Search of a Stuart Queen
By: Susan J. Godwin
3.80
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Scholar Susan Godwin is hooked when she comes across the captivating story of Mary of Modena—a seve… read more
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