Getting Out of Saigon: How a 27-Year-Old Banker Saved 113 Vietnamese Civilians
By: Ralph White
4.18
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
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1. The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life of Frances Perkins, FDR'S Secretary of Labor and His Moral Conscience
By: Kirstin Downey
4.22
Format: 458 pages, Hardcover
Frances Perkins is no longer a household name, yet she was one of the most influential women of the… read more
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2. The Dutch Shoe Mystery (Ellery Queen Detective, #3)
By: Ellery Queen
4.48
Format: 448 pages, Paperback
Das Geheimnis der weissen Schuhe Wenn das keine Tragik ist: Gerade als Abigail Doorn in den Operati… read more
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3. 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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4. 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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5. When Harry Met Pablo: Truman, Picasso, and the Cold War Politics of Modern Art
By: Matthew Algeo
3.95
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Truman and Picasso were contemporaries and were both shaped by and shapers of the great events of t… read more
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6. 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
7. 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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8. Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball
By: Keith O'Brien
4.43
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
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9. Into the Great Emptiness: Peril and Survival on the Greenland Ice Cap
By: David Roberts
3.88
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
By 1930, no place in the world was less well explored than Greenland. The native Inuit had occupied… read more
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10. The Summer of 1876: Outlaws, Lawmen, and Legends in the Season That Defined the American West
By: Chris Wimmer
3.95
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
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11. Sailing the Graveyard Sea: The Deathly Voyage of the Somers, the U.S. Navy's Only Mutiny, and the Trial That Gripped the Nation
By: Richard Snow
3.68
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A riveting account of the only mutiny in the history of the United States Navy—a little-known event… read more
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12. Patton's Prayer: A True Story of Courage, Faith, and Victory in World War II
By: Alex Kershaw
4.38
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From Alex Kershaw, author of the New York Times bestseller Against All Odds, comes an epic story of… read more
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13. When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day
By: Garrett M. Graff
4.59
Format: 608 pages, Hardcover
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14. The Last Ride of the Pony Express: My 2,000-mile Horseback Journey into the Old West
By: Will Grant
4.05
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
“Spellbinding…an unforgettable journey across the American West.” - Douglas Preston For readers … read more
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15. Getting Out of Saigon: How a 27-Year-Old Banker Saved 113 Vietnamese Civilians
By: Ralph White
4.18
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A “captivating” ( The Washington Post ) true story of “courage, resolve, and determination” ( Chris… read more
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16. The Purest Bond: Understanding the Human–Canine Connection
By: Jen Golbeck
4.24
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A feel-good, comprehensive exploration of the profound bond between humans and dogs from Jen Golbec… read more
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17. The Secret Gate: A True Story of Courage and Sacrifice During the Collapse of Afghanistan
By: Mitchell Zuckoff
4.30
Format: 316 pages, Hardcover
The incredible true story of a breathtaking rescue in the frenzied final hours of the U.S. evacuati… read more
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18. First to the Front: The Untold Story of Dickey Chapelle, Trailblazing Female War Correspondent
By: Lorissa Rinehart
4.32
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
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19. Killers Amidst Killers: Hunting Serial Killers Operating Under the Cloak of America's Opioid Epidemic
By: Billy Jensen
3.92
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Bestselling author, co-host of the hit podcast and Discovery + docuseries Long Island Serial Kill… read more
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20. Elixir: A Parisian Perfume House and the Quest for the Secret of Life
By: Theresa Levitt
3.84
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A story of alchemy in Bohemian Paris, where two scientific outcasts discovered a fundamental distin… read more
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21. The Road to Mercy: A Journey of Secrets, Survival, and Redemption
By: Mary Therese Hutchinson
4.66
Format: 253 pages, Kindle Edition
Silver Medal Winner in the 2020 Illumination Book Awards, Biography/Memoir category & 3rd Place Win… read more
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