Action Park: Fast Times, Wild Rides, and the Untold Story of America's Most Dangerous Amusement Park
By: Andy Mulvihill
4.15
Format: 342 pages, Paperback
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1. Universal versus Disney: The Unofficial Guide to American Theme Parks' Greatest Rivalry (Unofficial Guides)
By: Sam Gennawey
3.85
Format: 264 pages, Paperback
Universal Studios never really wanted to get into the theme park business. They wanted to be the an… read more
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- nonfiction
2. The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists
By: Gideon Defoe
3.85
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
Not since Moby-Dick... No, not since Treasure Island... Actually, not since Jonah and the Whale has… read more
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- humor
- adult
"Don’t look so worried. I’ve sailed the seven seas, and I’ve never had an unsuccessful adventure yet!"-Gideon Defoe, The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists
"That explains a lot,' he said. 'I suppose it's also why we've never glimpsed that giant compass in the corner of the Atlantic. I have to say, I'm a little disappointed."-Gideon Defoe, The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists
"Just then there came the wheezy sound of an accordion. It was an odd little tune that, had he been alive exactly one hundred and fifty years later, the scarf-wearing pirate would have recognized as t…"-Gideon Defoe, The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists
"If the pirate with a scarf had been more poetically minded he’d have thought that her eyes were like a thousand emeralds, glittering in a far-off pirate treasure chest. But he wasn’t, so he just thou…"-Gideon Defoe, The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists
3. Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas
By: Chuck Klosterman
3.85
Format: 374 pages, Hardcover
A collection by the pop culture commentator includes some of his most noteworthy profiles and trend… read more
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- memoir
- pop culture
- humor
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Crazy things seem normal, normal things seem crazy."-Chuck Klosterman, Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas
"If I were an adult, I would be drinking coffee; as it is, I'm drinking Mountain Dew."-Chuck Klosterman, Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas
"However, I suppose VH1 *is* selling me something; they're selling nostalgia, which means they're selling my own memories back to me, which means they're selling me to me."-Chuck Klosterman, Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas
"Women intrinsically understand human dynamics, and that makes them unstoppable. Unfortunately, the average man is less adroit at fostering such rivalries, which is why most men remain average; males …"-Chuck Klosterman, Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas
4. NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories
By: Jeff Alulis , NOFX , Billy Joe Armstrong
4.55
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
The candid, hilarious, shocking, occasionally horrifying, and surprisingly moving New York Times be… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- pop culture
- humor
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"From 111 Mike " I never travel with drugs because I don't want to get caught at the airport, so if I ever have any coke or ecstasy left over after night of partying I tuck it in the pages of the Bibl…"-Jeff Alulis, NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories
5. The Aviators: Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the Epic Age of Flight
By: Winston Groom
4.04
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Written by gifted storyteller Winston Groom (author of Forrest Gump), The Aviatorstells the saga of… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
6. Raven: The Untold Story of the Rev. Jim Jones and His People
By: Tim Reiterman
3.80
Format: 319 pages, Hardcover
The basis for the upcoming HBO miniseries and the "definitive account of the Jonestown massacre" (R… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
7. Ten Restaurants That Changed America
By: Paul Freedman , None
3.93
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Combining a historian's rigor with a foodie's palate, Ten Restaurants That Changed Americareveals h… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
8. A Walk Across America
By: Peter Jenkins
3.92
Format: 98 pages, Paperback
Twenty-five years ago, a disillusioned young man set out on a walk across America. This is the book… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
9. SuperMutant Magic Academy
By: Jillian Tamaki
5.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
Unrequited love, underage drinking, and teen angst rule at a high school for mutants and witches. T… read more
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10. Instead of a Letter: A Memoir
By: Diana Athill
3.87
Format: None pages, Paperback
A classic memoir by the author of the New York Timesbestseller Somewhere Towards the End. As a youn… read more
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11. The Blood of Emmett Till
By: Timothy B. Tyson
4.07
Format: 112 pages, Hardcover
Longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction This extraordinary New York Timesbestseller r… read more
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12. I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution
By: Craig Marks , Rob Tannenbaum
3.99
Format: 240 pages,
Remember the first time you saw Michael Jackson dance with zombies in "Thriller"? Diamond Dave kara… read more
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13. Countdown City (The Last Policeman, #2)
By: Ben H. Winters
3.69
Format: 121 pages, Paperback
There are just 77 days to go before a deadly asteroid collides with Earth, and Detective Hank Palac… read more
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14. Napalm & Silly Putty
By: George Carlin
4.04
Format: 538 pages, Paperback
I THINK I AM, THEREFORE I AM. I THINK. In Napalm & Silly Putty, George Carlin, the thinking person'… read more
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15. Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs
By: Jamie Loftus
3.92
Format: 301 pages, Hardcover
Part travelogue, part culinary history, all capitalist critique―comedian Jamie Loftus's debut, Raw … read more
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- history
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- humor
- nonfiction
- adult
- audiobook
"WE NEED MORE WOMEN PRIESTS! a billboard declares a few miles outside of Buffalo, a new cursed addition to a folder in my Google Drive called 'feminism except not really."-Jamie Loftus, Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs
16. Starter Villain
By: John Scalzi
4.16
Format: 264 pages, Hardcover
Inheriting your uncle's supervillain business is more complicated than you might think. Particularl… read more
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- humor
- adult
- audiobook
"So we’re like Spotify, but for evil."-John Scalzi, Starter Villain
"Wait, is there a plot to take over the world with a giant laser?"-John Scalzi, Starter Villain
"Dogs are the worst. They'll sell you out for a treat and a head pat."-John Scalzi, Starter Villain
"DOGS ARE THE WORST. THEY’LL SELL YOU OUT FOR A TREAT AND A HEAD PAT."-John Scalzi, Starter Villain
17. Committed: On Meaning and Madwomen
By: Suzanne Scanlon
4.22
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
A raw and masterful memoir about becoming a woman and going mad—and doing both at once. When Su… read more
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- audiobook
"Only in retrospect might I say I loved it there. I didn't love it. It became familiar. I got used to it. I became dependent upon it. This is not love."-Suzanne Scanlon, Committed: On Meaning and Madwomen
"I became a writer because I believe in that part of me who is not limited by age or gender or time or disability - yet still I am afraid to say it. Yes, I was ill."-Suzanne Scanlon, Committed: On Meaning and Madwomen
"I myself have internalized the self-loathing that at times can make me feel ashamed to be writing this book. But I also believe that, as my heroes have shown me, this is where a writer must go."-Suzanne Scanlon, Committed: On Meaning and Madwomen
"What if, instead of being diagnosed—being called mentally ill—what if I had been able to receive care for its own sake. To be in distress, to ask for care, to receive it. What if there were space in …"-Suzanne Scanlon, Committed: On Meaning and Madwomen
18. Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane!
By: David Zucker
4.17
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Surely You Can't Be Serious is an in-depth and hysterical look at the making of 1980's comedy class… read more
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- history
- memoir
- pop culture
- humor
- nonfiction
- audiobook
19. Caddyshack: The Making of a Hollywood Cinderella Story
By: Chris Nashawaty
4.03
Format: 294 pages, Hardcover
“This is a tough, sharp history of comedy and competitiveness, of rising stars and brilliant upstar… read more
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- history
- pop culture
- humor
- nonfiction
- audiobook
20. The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic
By: Daniel de Visé
4.25
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The story of the epic friendship between John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, the golden era of improv, an… read more
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- humor
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
21. Joyful Recollections of Trauma
By: Paul Scheer
4.23
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning actor and comedian Paul Scheer, a candid and humorous memoir-in-essays on coming… read more
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"I didn’t need a girlfriend when I had Blockbuster."-Paul Scheer, Joyful Recollections of Trauma
"But not acknowledging my trauma took away my triumph. I survived, and I wanted to make surviving the abuse part of my story. I want to wear my former shame with pride."-Paul Scheer, Joyful Recollections of Trauma
22. Disney's Land: Walt Disney and the Invention of the Amusement Park That Changed the World
By: Richard Snow
3.97
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
A propulsive history chronicling the conception and creation of Disneyland, the masterpiece Califor… read more
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- history
- pop culture
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- adult
- business
- audiobook
23. The Night Guest
By: Hildur Knútsdóttir
3.67
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Hildur Knutsdottir's The Night Guest is an eerie and ensnaring story set in contemporary Reykjavík … read more
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- audiobook
24. Action Park: Fast Times, Wild Rides, and the Untold Story of America's Most Dangerous Amusement Park
By: Andy Mulvihill
4.15
Format: 342 pages, Paperback
The outlandish, hilarious, terrifying, and almost impossible-to-believe story of the legendary, dan… read more
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- biography
- history
- memoir
- pop culture
- humor
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- adult
- business
- audiobook
25. Buying Disney's World: The Story of How Florida Swampland Became Walt Disney World
By: Aaron H. Goldberg
4.03
Format: 201 pages, Kindle Edition
In November of 1965, after numerous months of speculation surrounding a mystery industry that had b… read more
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- history
- business
- audiobook
26. Fat Leonard: How One Man Bribed, Bilked, and Seduced the U.S. Navy
By: Craig Whitlock
4.39
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
#1 New York Times bestselling author Craig Whitlock’s masterful account of one of the biggest publi… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- history
- audiobook
"After a decade of U.S. wars and surging defense budgets, an expectation of special treatment had taken root in the Navy. Many officers felt they were owed something extra for enduring long deployment…"-Craig Whitlock, Fat Leonard: How One Man Bribed, Bilked, and Seduced the U.S. Navy
27. Amelia Gray Is Almost Okay
By: Jessica Brody
4.20
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
When you can choose to be anyone, how do you know who you really are? From the author of Better You… read more
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28. Norco '80: The True Story of the Most Spectacular Bank Robbery in American History
By: Peter Houlahan
3.93
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A true crime account of one of the most violent bank heists in US history. Norco ’80 tells the stor… read more
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- history
- audiobook
29. Kings Island: A Ride Through Time
By: Evan Ponstingle
4.49
Format: 396 pages, Paperback
In 1972, one of America's favorite playgrounds opened with great fanfare. Inspired by the post-Disn… read more
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30. The Amusement Park: 900 Years of Thrills and Spills, and the Dreamers and Schemers Who Built Them
By: Stephen M. Silverman
3.72
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Experience the electrifying, never-before-told true story of amusement parks, from the middle ages … read more
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- history
- nonfiction
31. Unplugged and Unpopular
By: Mat Heagerty
3.36
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
After Erin Song's parents ban her from using her phone, TV, Internet, and all her screens, she soon… read more
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