Burning the Sky: Operation Argus and the Untold Story of the Cold War Nuclear Tests in Outer Space
By: Mark Wolverton
3.65
Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition
The unbelievable true story of an American Cold War scheme to detonate nuclear bombs in space is re…
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1. A Man on the Moon
By: Michael Kramer , Bronson Pinchot , Tom Hanks , Andrew Chaikin
4.49
Format: 688 pages, Paperback
A celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the first moon landing offers an accessible histor… read more
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"It's almost as if Kennedy grabbed a decade out of the 21st century," Cernan said, "and spliced it into the 1960s." That helps to explain why, as I wrote in 1993 in the preface of this book, we weren'…"-Michael Kramer, A Man on the Moon
2. The Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy—What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny
By: Neil Howe , William Strauss
3.88
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
NATIONAL BESTSELLER. Discover the game-changing theory of the cycles of history and what past g… read more
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3. Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded
By: Simon Winchester
2.67
Format: 166 pages, Paperback
The bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and The Map That Changed the World examines … read more
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4. Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America
By: Annie Jacobsen
3.69
Format: 143 pages, Hardcover
The explosive story of America's secret post-WWII science programs, from the author of the New York… read more
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5. Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot
By: Mark Vanhoenacker
4.60
Format: None pages, Audio
A poetic and nuanced exploration of the human experience of flight that reminds us of the full imag… read more
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6. What Stands in a Storm: Three Days in the Worst Superstorm to Hit the South's Tornado Alley
By: Rick Bragg , Kim Cross
3.78
Format: 584 pages, Hardcover
Immersive reporting and dramatic storytelling set you right in the middle of the horrific superstor… read more
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7. The Horse, the Wheel and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World
By: None
3.67
Format: 348 pages, Hardcover
Roughly half the world's population speaks languages derived from a shared linguistic source known … read more
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8. Red Moon Rising: Sputnik and the Hidden Rivalries that Ignited the Space Age
By: Matthew Brzezinski
4.18
Format: 342 pages,
For the fiftieth anniversary of Sputnik, the behind-the-scenes story of the fierce battles on earth… read more
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9. Burma '44: The Battle That Turned Britain's War in the East
By: James Holland
3.89
Format: 440 pages, Paperback
'A thrilling blow-by-blow account' The Times In February 1944, a rag-tag collection of clerks, driv… read more
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10. This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen
By: Michael Kandel , Jan Kott , Tadeusz Borowski , None
3.92
Format: 594 pages, Paperback
Tadeusz Borowski's concentration camp stories were based on his own experiences surviving Auschwitz… read more
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11. Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission
By: Hampton Sides
3.66
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
On January 28, 1945, 121 hand-selected U.S. troops slipped behind enemy lines in the Philippines. T… read more
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12. Lost Birds (A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito #27)
By: Anne Hillerman
4.29
Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition
“Anne Hillerman is a star.”—J. A. Jance, New York Times bestselling author From New York Times bes… read more
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13. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
By: Jon Meacham
4.04
Format: 802 pages, Kindle Edition
In this magnificent biography, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of American Lion and Franklin and … read more
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"No government can be maintained without the principle of fear as well as duty."-Jon Meacham, Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
"Jefferson was the rare leader who stood out from the crowd without intimidating it."-Jon Meacham, Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
"Jefferson was ambivalent about executive power – until he bore executive responsibility."-Jon Meacham, Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
"Sometimes paranoids have enemies, and conspiracies are only laughable when they fail to materialize."-Jon Meacham, Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
14. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
By: Hampton Sides
4.51
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage … read more
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15. The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I
By: Douglas Brunt
4.23
Format: 374 pages, Kindle Edition
This instant New York Times bestselling “dynamic detective story” (The New York Times) reveals the … read more
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"But the prevailing and indelible lesson, learned through traumatic personal experience, was his understanding of the family’s security. War and industrial innovation could destroy the life a family h…"-Douglas Brunt, The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I
16. Nuclear War: A Scenario
By: Annie Jacobsen
4.47
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
There is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in … read more
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"The fundamental idea behind this book is to demonstrate, in appalling detail, just how horrifying nuclear war would be."-Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario
"Humans are wired to advance. Humans do whatever it takes. And yet, nuclear war zeros it all out. Nuclear weapons reduce human brilliance and ingenuity, love and desire, empathy and intellect, to ash."-Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario
17. The Lumumba Plot: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination
By: Stuart A. Reid
4.40
Format: 640 pages, Hardcover
A spellbinding work of history that reads like a Cold War spy thriller—about the US-sanctioned plot… read more
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18. Beyond: The Astonishing Story of the First Human to Leave Our Planet and Journey into Space
By: Stephen Walker
4.57
Format: 512 pages, ebook
09.07 am. April 12, 1961. A top secret rocket site in the USSR. A young Russian sits inside a tiny … read more
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19. Watergate: A New History
By: Garrett M. Graff
4.49
Format: 832 pages, Hardcover
From Garrett Graff, comes the first definitive narrative history of Watergate, exploring the full … read more
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20. Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency
By: Andy Greenberg
4.50
Format: 367 pages, Hardcover
Over the last decade, a single innovation has massively fueled digital black markets: cryptocurrenc… read more
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21. Human Prehistory and the First Civilizations
By: Brian M. Fagan
3.81
Format: 18 pages, Audible Audio
Where do we come from? How did our ancestors settle this planet? How did the great historic civiliz… read more
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22. The Avoidable War: The Dangers of a Catastrophic Conflict between the US and Xi Jinping's China
By: Kevin Rudd
4.27
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A war between China and the US would be catastrophic, deadly, and destructive. Unfortunately, it is… read more
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23. Blood Money: Why the Powerful Turn a Blind Eye While China Kills Americans
By: Peter Schweizer
4.41
Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition
AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER It’s often said that China is in a cold war with America. … read more
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24. Burning the Sky: Operation Argus and the Untold Story of the Cold War Nuclear Tests in Outer Space
By: Mark Wolverton
3.65
Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition
The unbelievable true story of an American Cold War scheme to detonate nuclear bombs in space is re… read more
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25. The Fall of Fortresses: The Classic Account of One of the Most Daring and Deadly Air Battles of WWII
By: Elmer Bendiner
4.12
Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition
‘A SHINING ACCOMPLISHMENT. A CLASSIC' NEW YORK TIMES ‘RANKS AMONG THE OUTSTANDING AIR MEMOIRS OF T… read more
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26. The Nuclear Spies: America's Atomic Intelligence Operation against Hitler and Stalin
By: Vince Houghton
3.69
Format: 239 pages, Hardcover
Why did the US intelligence services fail so spectacularly to know about the Soviet Union's nuclear… read more
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27. Skies of Thunder: The Deadly World War II Mission Over the Roof of the World
By: Caroline Alexander
4.00
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
From the NYT bestelling author, a breathtaking account of combat and survival in one of the most br… read more
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28. The Evolution of Nuclear Strategy
By: Lawrence Freedman
4.11
Format: 584 pages, Paperback
First published 20 years ago, Lawrence Freedman's Evolution of Nuclear Strategy was immediately acc… read more
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29. Lost to Time: Unforgettable Stories That History Forgot
By: Martin W. Sandler
3.84
Format: 343 pages, Kindle Edition
“A splendid book, full of fascinating, well-told tales . . . a diverse and bafflingly overlooked co… read more
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30. Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs
By: Luis Elizondo
4.29
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The former head of the Pentagon program responsible for the investigation of UFOs—now known as unid… read more
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