American Overdose: The Opioid Tragedy in Three Acts
By: Chris McGreal
4.15
Format: 336 pages, ebook
The opioid epidemic has been described as "one of the greatest mistakes of modern medicine." But ca…
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1. The Spider and the Fly: A Reporter, a Serial Killer, and the Meaning of Murder
By: Claudia Rowe
3.21
Format: 288 pages, ebook
A true story of a female journalist, her unusual connection with a convicted serial killer and her … read more
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2. Whatever Happened to Interracial Love?
By: Kathleen Collins
3.84
Format: 192 pages, ebook
Humorous, poignant, perceptive, and full of grace, Kathleen Collins’s stories masterfully blend the… read more
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"The South must be a terrible place."-Kathleen Collins, Whatever Happened to Interracial Love?
"Louise lives on excellent terms with her solitude."-Kathleen Collins, Whatever Happened to Interracial Love?
"Is it possible to imagine any greater amputation, any greater karmic debt, than reincarnation as a Negro?"-Kathleen Collins, Whatever Happened to Interracial Love?
"I was never a pleasure to have around ... too moody ... an intimidating nuisance flyleafing his way across time on a whim, any old whim ..."-Kathleen Collins, Whatever Happened to Interracial Love?
3. Oranges
By: John McPhee
4.04
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
A classic of reportage, Oranges was first conceived as a short magazine article about oranges and o… read more
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4. Revolution for Dummies: Laughing through the Arab Spring
By: Bassem Youssef
4.36
Format: 184 pages, ebook
"Hilarious and Heartbreaking. Comedy shouldn't take courage, but it made an exception for Bassem." … read more
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- history
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5. American Hunger: The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Washington Post Series
By: Eli Saslow
3.90
Format: 144 pages, ebook
An eBook short. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting In this Pulitzer Prize-winni… read more
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- nonfiction
- sociology
6. Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic
By: Sam Quinones
3.78
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
In fascinating detail, Sam Quinones chronicles how, over the past 15 years, enterprising sugar cane… read more
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7. Looking for Betty MacDonald: The Egg, the Plague, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, and I
By: Paula Becker
3.88
Format: 192 pages, ebook
Betty Bard MacDonald (1907-1958), the best-selling author of The Egg and I and the classic Mrs. Pig… read more
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8. Squeezed: Why Our Families Can't Afford America
By: Alissa Quart
3.37
Format: 336 pages, ebook
Families today are squeezed on every side—from high childcare costs and harsh employment policies t… read more
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9. Wasteland: The Secret World of Waste and the Urgent Search for a Cleaner Future
By: Oliver Franklin-Wallis
4.44
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
An award-winning investigative journalist takes a deep dive into the global waste crisis, exposing … read more
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"Cleaning up is expensive; arson is cheap."-Oliver Franklin-Wallis, Wasteland: The Secret World of Waste and the Urgent Search for a Cleaner Future
"As modern agriculture and supply chains have made food cheap, diverse, and plentiful, it can also sometimes feel that we have forgotten to value the food we do eat, or understand the environmental or…"-Oliver Franklin-Wallis, Wasteland: The Secret World of Waste and the Urgent Search for a Cleaner Future
"Nuclear waste is unlike other wastes. It is not only the danger…but the timescale. Trash inside a landfill might decay over decades, plastics over hundreds or thousands of years - the truth is we don…"-Oliver Franklin-Wallis, Wasteland: The Secret World of Waste and the Urgent Search for a Cleaner Future
10. Silenced No More: Surviving My Journey to Hell and Back
By: Sarah Ransome
3.99
Format: 272 pages, ebook
For the first time ever, a survivor tells the shocking inside story of her time trapped in Jeffrey … read more
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- audiobook
11. Overkill: When Modern Medicine Goes Too Far
By: Paul A. Offit
4.20
Format: 288 pages, ebook
Modern medicine has significantly advanced in the last few decades as more informed practices, thor… read more
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12. Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America
By: Beth Macy
4.08
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Beth Macy takes us into the epicenter of America's twenty-plus year struggle with opioid addiction.… read more
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"The corporation feels no pain."-Beth Macy, Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America
"You whack one [dealer], and the others just pop right up, like Whac-A-Mole"-Beth Macy, Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America
"Too many Americans go to too many prisons for far too long and for truly no good law enforcement reason."-Beth Macy, Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America
"But you can't put a corporation in jail; you just take their money, and it's not really their money anyway."-Beth Macy, Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America
13. High-Risers: Cabrini-Green and the Fate of American Public Housing
By: Ben Austen
4.33
Format: 393 pages, Kindle Edition
Joining the ranks of Evicted, The Warmth of Other Sons, and classic works of literary non-fiction b… read more
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- history
- politics
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- sociology
- audiobook
14. Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans
By: Kenneth Womack
4.16
Format: 592 pages, Hardcover
The first full-length biography of Mal Evans, the Beatles’ beloved friend, confidant, and roadie. … read more
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- history
- audiobook
15. Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism
By: Jeffrey Toobin
4.16
Format: 426 pages, Kindle Edition
The definitive account of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and the enduring legacy of Timothy McVeigh… read more
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16. Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America's Opioid Epidemic
By: Barry Meier
4.04
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
From the Pulitzer Prize–winning New York Times reporter who first exposed the roots of the opioid e… read more
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- health
- medicine
- nonfiction
- audiobook
17. Strung Out: One Last Hit and Other Lies That Nearly Killed Me
By: Erin Khar
3.96
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
“This is a story she needed to tell; and the rest of the country needs to listen.” — New York Times… read more
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18. Disillusioned: Five Families and the Unraveling of America's Suburbs
By: Benjamin Herold
3.89
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
Through the stories of five American families, a masterful and timely exploration of how hope, hist… read more
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19. The Witch of New York: The Trials of Polly Bodine and the Cursed Birth of Tabloid Justice
By: C. Alexander Hortis
3.61
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Before the sensational cases of Amanda Knox and Casey Anthony—before even Lizzie Borden—there was P… read more
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20. Fentanyl, Inc.: How Rogue Chemists Are Creating the Deadliest Wave of the Opioid Epidemic
By: Ben Westhoff
4.02
Format: 356 pages, Hardcover
A deeply human story, Fentanyl, Inc. is the first deep-dive investigation of a hazardous and illici… read more
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- medicine
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- audiobook
21. There Is No Ethan: How Three Women Caught America's Biggest Catfish
By: Anna Akbari
3.66
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Part memoir, part explosive window into the mind of a catfisher, a thrilling personal account of th… read more
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- audiobook
22. The Hard Sell: Crime and Punishment at an Opioid Startup
By: Evan Hughes
4.06
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The inside story of a band of entrepreneurial upstarts who made millions selling painkillers--until… read more
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23. Sunny Days: The Children's Television Revolution That Changed America
By: David Kamp
3.90
Format: 349 pages, Kindle Edition
From bestselling writer David Kamp, the engrossing, behind-the-scenes story of the cultural heroes … read more
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24. Seduction: Sex, Lies, and Stardom in Howard Hughes's Hollywood
By: Karina Longworth
4.08
Format: 576 pages, ebook
In this riveting popular history, the creator of You Must Remember This probes the inner workings o… read more
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25. What You Are Getting Wrong about Appalachia
By: Elizabeth Catte
4.02
Format: 200 pages, Paperback
In 2016, headlines declared Appalachia ground zero for America’s “forgotten tribe” of white working… read more
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26. You All Grow Up and Leave Me: A Memoir of Teenage Obsession
By: Piper Weiss
3.27
Format: 368 pages, ebook
A highly unsettling blend of true crime and coming-of-age memoir— The Stranger Beside Me meets Prep… read more
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27. American Overdose: The Opioid Tragedy in Three Acts
By: Chris McGreal
4.15
Format: 336 pages, ebook
The opioid epidemic has been described as "one of the greatest mistakes of modern medicine." But ca… read more
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28. American Cartel: Inside the Battle to Bring Down the Opioid Industry
By: Scott Higham
4.13
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
The definitive investigation and exposé of how some of the nation's largest corporations created an… read more
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29. White Hot Hate: A True Story of Domestic Terrorism in America’s Heartland
By: Dick Lehr
4.13
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
For fans of I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, the thrilling true story of a would-be terrorist attack again… read more
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30. Through the Night Like a Snake: Latin American Horror Stories
By: Sarah Coolidge
4.01
Format: 232 pages, Paperback
A boy explores the abandoned house of a dead fascist… A leaked sex tape pushes a woman to the brin… read more
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31. Who Could Ever Love You: A Family Memoir
By: Mary L. Trump
4.15
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestseller! A New York Times Nonfiction Book to R… read more
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