Sisters in Resistance: How a German Spy, a Banker's Wife, and Mussolini's Daughter Outwitted the Nazis
By: Tilar J. Mazzeo
4.04
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
In a tale as twisted as any spy thriller, discover how three women delivered critical evidence of A…
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1. Why?: Explaining the Holocaust
By: Peter Hayes , Peter Hayes
4.42
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Featured in the PBS documentary, "The US and the Holocaust" by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Bot… read more
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- world war ii
- nonfiction
- audiobook
2. The People Smuggler: The True Story Of Ali Al Jenabi, The 'Oskar Schindler Of Asia'
By: None
3.99
Format: 273 pages, Paperback
After his father, brother and he were incarcerated and tortured in Saddam's Abu Ghraib, Ali al Jena… read more
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3. Stalin's Daughter: The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva
By: Rosemary Sullivan
3.45
Format: 216 pages, Hardcover
The award-winning author of Villa Air-Bel returns with a painstakingly researched, revelatory biogr… read more
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4. The Bookbinder
By: Pip Williams
4.07
Format: 437 pages, Hardcover
A young British woman working in a book bindery gets a chance to pursue knowledge and love when Wor… read more
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"Your stitching is what will hold the story together."-Pip Williams, The Bookbinder
"Love Eternal, in Baskerville typeface. He'd chosen it for its clarity and beauty."-Pip Williams, The Bookbinder
"The myriad ways our words had failed to be bound, and here they were, finally, and there was only one bloody copy."-Pip Williams, The Bookbinder
5. 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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- history
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"He demonstrated a feminism very unusual for his time by encouraging her in all her undertakings and helping her overcome the obstacles that arose with her projects,"-Lynne Olson, Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction
"Above all, she talked about the great debt she owned her parents for encouraging her to do what she wanted and for providing her with unstinting support, not to mention stellar education, that enable…"-Lynne Olson, Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction
"My parents were humanists,“ Desroches later told an interviewer. “They taught me humanist values such as respect for one another, for your neighbors, for people in general, respect for civilizations.…"-Lynne Olson, Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction
6. The Wealth of Shadows
By: Graham Moore
4.17
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
An ordinary man joins a secret mission to bring down the Nazi war machine by crashing their economy… read more
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- world war ii
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7. The Berlin Wife's Vow (German Wives #4)
By: Marion Kummerow
4.46
Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition
She kneels by her husband, his face contorted with pain. “You must get yourself to safety,” he tell… read more
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8. The Pope at War: The Secret History of Pius XII, Mussolini, and Hitler
By: David I. Kertzer
4.28
Format: 623 pages, Hardcover
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "The most important book ever written about the Catholic Church… read more
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- war
- world war ii
- nonfiction
- audiobook
9. Birds Aren't Real: The True Story of Mass Avian Murder and the Largest Surveillance Campaign in U.S. History
By: Peter McIndoe
3.34
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The true story of the greatest conspiracy in US history―and how to fight back. Have you ever see… read more
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10. The Dressmaker and the Hidden Soldier
By: Doug Gold
4.03
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
A prisoner of war's daring escape from a speeding train . . . a Greek resistance heroine's fateful … read more
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- audiobook
11. Whatever It Took: An American Paratrooper's Extraordinary Memoir of Escape, Survival, and Heroism in the Last Days of World War II
By: Henry Langrehr
4.33
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Published to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day, an unforgettable never-before-told first-person a… read more
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- history
- historical
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12. Agent Josephine: American Beauty, French Hero, British Spy
By: Damien Lewis
3.78
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
The New Yorker, Best Books of 2022 Vanity Fair, Best Books of 2022 Booklist, Best Books of 2022 Si… read more
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- espionage
- history
- biography
- historical
- war
- world war ii
- nonfiction
- audiobook
13. Sister Viv
By: Grantlee Kieza
4.65
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
The inspiring story of the nursing hero who survived a wartime massacre and dedicated her life to s… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
14. Wise Gals: The Spies Who Built the CIA and Changed the Future of Espionage
By: Nathalia Holt
3.93
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The never-before-told story of a small cadre of influential female spies in the precarious early da… read more
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- espionage
- history
- biography
- historical
- feminism
- world war ii
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"A woman who will tell you her age will tell you anything"-Nathalia Holt, Wise Gals: The Spies Who Built the CIA and Changed the Future of Espionage
15. The Confidante: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Helped Win WWII and Shape Modern America
By: Christopher C. Gorham
4.32
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Perfect for readers of A Woman of No Importance, Three Ordinary Girls, and Eleanor: A Life comes th… read more
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- history
- biography
- historical
- feminism
- war
- world war ii
- nonfiction
- audiobook
16. The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA
By: Liza Mundy
4.23
Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition
A thrilling and monumental new history of the CIA that reveals how women have always played crucial… read more
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- biography
- historical
- feminism
- nonfiction
- audiobook
17. The Counterfeit Countess: The Jewish Woman Who Rescued Thousands of Poles During the Holocaust
By: Elizabeth White
4.03
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The astonishing story of Dr. Josephine Janina Mehlberg—a Jewish mathematician who saved thousands o… read more
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- historical
- world war ii
- nonfiction
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"People are not fully defined by either the best or the worst of their actions"-Elizabeth White, The Counterfeit Countess: The Jewish Woman Who Rescued Thousands of Poles During the Holocaust
18. The School that Escaped the Nazis: The True Story of the Schoolteacher Who Defied Hitler
By: Deborah Cadbury
4.38
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
Named one of Book Riot's BEST BIOGRAPHIES OF 2022 The extraordinary true story of a courageous sch… read more
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- history
- biography
- historical
- war
- world war ii
- nonfiction
- audiobook
19. A History of Women in 101 Objects
By: Annabelle Hirsch
4.21
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Discover the hidden history of women—and the world—through this visual exploration of intimate obje… read more
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"Pans and other such objects are the very opposite of monuments. They don't commemorate revolutions or victories on the battlefield; don't allude to great contracts or those moments of upheaval that h…"-Annabelle Hirsch, A History of Women in 101 Objects
20. Is This Normal?: Judgment-Free Straight Talk about Your Body
By: Jolene Brighten
4.25
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
A “comprehensive…must-read” (Sara Gottfried, MD, New York Times bestselling author of The Hormone C… read more
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21. Sisters in Resistance: How a German Spy, a Banker's Wife, and Mussolini's Daughter Outwitted the Nazis
By: Tilar J. Mazzeo
4.04
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
In a tale as twisted as any spy thriller, discover how three women delivered critical evidence of A… read more
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- feminism
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22. The Spy Who Knew Too Much: An Ex-CIA Officer's Quest Through a Legacy of Betrayal
By: Howard Blum
3.85
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A retired spy gets back into the game to solve a perplexing case—and reconcile with his daughter, a… read more
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23. The Woman Who Split the Atom: The Life of Lise Meitner
By: Marissa Moss
4.13
Format: 264 pages, Hardcover
The gripping story of Lise Meitner, the physicist who discovered nuclear fission As a female Jew… read more
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"Life need not be easy, provided only that it is not empty." (Lise Meitner)"-Marissa Moss, The Woman Who Split the Atom: The Life of Lise Meitner
24. The Garden of Angels
By: David Hewson
4.21
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
At his beloved Nonno Paolo's deathbed, fifteen-year-old Nico receives a gift that will change his l… read more
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25. The Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II
By: Katherine Sharp Landdeck
4.20
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
The thrilling true story of the daring female aviators who helped the United States win World War I… read more
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- feminism
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26. Star Crossed: A True Romeo and Juliet Story in Hitler's Paris
By: Heather Dune Macadam
3.94
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Paris, 1940. The City of Light has fallen under German Occupation. Among patriotic Parisians, the p… read more
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27. Mussolini's Daughter: The Most Dangerous Woman in Europe
By: Caroline Moorehead
3.75
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A thrilling biography of Edda Mussolini—Benito Mussolini’s favorite daughter, one of the most influ… read more
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- world war ii
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28. Flirting with Danger: The Mysterious Life of Marguerite Harrison, Socialite Spy
By: Janet Wallach
3.81
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A NEW YORK TIMES EDITOR'S CHOICE "A compelling story that pulsates with the energy of a thriller"—… read more
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"We got ourselves into this mess through our indifference, selfishness and corruption,"-Janet Wallach, Flirting with Danger: The Mysterious Life of Marguerite Harrison, Socialite Spy
"I believed that people who marry voluntarily assume certain mutual obligations that cannot be shirked or ignored."-Janet Wallach, Flirting with Danger: The Mysterious Life of Marguerite Harrison, Socialite Spy
"The dervishes may have been an early sect, but the French-speaking Chelebi, their religious leader, had a modern outlook and a belief that there was truth to be found in all religions."-Janet Wallach, Flirting with Danger: The Mysterious Life of Marguerite Harrison, Socialite Spy
"I loved their generosity; their Oriental sense of hospitality, their sensitivity to beauty, their indifference to material discomfort, and above all, their delight in purely impersonal debates on eve…"-Janet Wallach, Flirting with Danger: The Mysterious Life of Marguerite Harrison, Socialite Spy
29. The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum: The Rise and Fall of an American Organized-Crime Boss
By: Margalit Fox
3.48
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A Jewish mother of four, a gracious society hostess, a beloved member of her community—and the firs… read more
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30. Dead Ends
By: Jeffery Deaver
3.94
Format: 456 pages, Kindle Edition
A devious collection of short stories from the master of misdirection, featuring appearances from L… read more
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31. Framed
By: Lynda La Plante
3.69
Format: 304 pages, Mass Market Paperback
After he arrests the elegant and charming escaped convict Eddie Myers, young cop Larry Jackson find… read more
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