Proving Ground: The Untold Story of the Six Women Who Programmed the World’s First Modern Computer
By: Kathy Kleiman
4.07
Format: 297 pages, Hardcover
An untold, World War II-era story of the six American women who programmed the world's first modern…
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1. The Curious Case of the Werewolf that Wasn't (Parasol Protectorate, #0.5)
By: Gail Carriger
3.62
Format: 32 pages, ebook
A short tale of mummies, werewolves, and well preserved felines set in the world of the Parasol Pro… read more
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2. The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine who Outwitted America's Enemies
By: Jason Fagone
4.17
Format: 200 pages, Hardcover
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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
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4. The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World
By: Riley Black
3.95
Format: 287 pages, Hardcover
Winner of the AAAS/Subaru Prize for Excellence in Science Books! "This is top-drawer science writi… read more
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"That's the goal of paleontology, after all - to start with the offerings of death and work back towards life."-Riley Black, The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World
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5. Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II
By: Evan Thomas
4.41
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A riveting, immersive account of the agonizing decision to use nuclear weapons against Japan--a cru… read more
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6. The LEGO Story: How a Little Toy Sparked the World's Imagination
By: Jens Andersen
3.82
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
The extraordinary inside story of LEGO, based on unprecedented access to the company's archives and… read more
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7. An Assassin in Utopia: The True Story of a Nineteenth-Century Sex Cult and a President's Murder
By: Susan Wels
3.33
Format: 269 pages, Kindle Edition
This true crime odyssey explores a forgotten, astonishing chapter of American history, leading the … read more
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8. The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science
By: Kate Zernike
4.42
Format: 411 pages, Hardcover
From the Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who broke the story, the inspiring account of the sixtee… read more
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"The women had spent their careers trying not to think about being women, hoping they would be seen as scientists. But as the first or only in so many settings, they felt they had to live up to a high…"-Kate Zernike, The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science
9. The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts
By: Loren Grush
4.36
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
In the bestselling tradition of Hidden Figures and Code Girls, the remarkable true story of America… read more
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10. The Correspondents: Six Women Writers on the Front Lines of World War II
By: Judith Mackrell
4.26
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
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11. The Ransomware Hunting Team: A Band of Misfits' Improbable Crusade to Save the World from Cybercrime
By: Renee Dudley
3.88
Format: 357 pages, Hardcover
A real-life technological thriller about a band of eccentric misfits taking on the biggest cybersec… read more
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12. The Secret History of Home Economics: How Trailblazing Women Harnessed the Power of Home and Changed the Way We Live
By: Danielle Dreilinger
3.86
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
The term “home economics” may conjure traumatic memories of lopsided hand-sewn pillows or sunken mu… read more
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13. How to Think Like a Woman: Four Women Philosophers Who Taught Me How to Love the Life of the Mind
By: Regan Penaluna
3.94
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
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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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"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. California Burning: The Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric--and What It Means for America's Power Grid
By: Katherine Blunt
4.27
Format: 350 pages, Hardcover
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16. Untold Power: The Fascinating Rise and Complex Legacy of First Lady Edith Wilson
By: Rebecca Boggs Roberts
3.81
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A nuanced portrait of the first acting woman president, written with fresh and cinematic verve by a… read more
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17. The New Guys: The Historic Class of Astronauts That Broke Barriers and Changed the Face of Space Travel
By: Meredith Bagby
4.59
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
The never-before-told story of NASA’s 1978 astronaut class, which included the first American women… read more
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18. The Dress Diary of Mrs Anne Sykes
By: Kate Strasdin
4.02
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The hidden fabric of a Victorian woman's life - from family and friends to industry and Empire - to… read more
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19. Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History
By: Yunte Huang
3.84
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
One of the Atlantic 's "Books to Get Lost in This Summer" Best Books of August 2023: InsideHook, W… read more
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20. Rocky Mountain High: A Tale of Boom and Bust in the New Wild West
By: Finn Murphy
3.65
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The best-selling author of The Long Haul returns with the story of ditching his truck to seek his f… read more
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21. When the Heavens Went on Sale: The Misfits and Geniuses Racing to Put Space Within Reach
By: Ashlee Vance
4.26
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
An Instant New York Times Bestseller A momentous look at the private companies building a revolu… read more
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22. Odd Man In: Hockey's Emergency Goalies and the Wildest One-Day Job in Sports
By: Stephen Whyno
4.01
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
An entertaining look at one of hockey's most unique the emergency backup goaltender. Tom Fenton w… read more
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23. Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist
By: Jennifer Wright
4.19
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
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24. Sisters in Resistance: How a German Spy, a Banker's Wife, and Mussolini's Daughter Outwitted the Nazis
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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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25. Proving Ground: The Untold Story of the Six Women Who Programmed the World’s First Modern Computer
By: Kathy Kleiman
4.07
Format: 297 pages, Hardcover
An untold, World War II-era story of the six American women who programmed the world's first modern… read more
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26. Undue Burden: Life and Death Decisions in Post-Roe America
By: Shefali Luthra
4.40
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
An urgent, intimate investigation into the experience of seeking an abortion after the fall of Roe … read more
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27. Kintsugi Wellness: The Japanese Art of Nourishing Mind, Body, and Spirit
By: Candice Kumai
3.78
Format: 336 pages, ebook
"Candice has created a guide to an ancient, common-sense and approachable way of living. In a crowd… read more
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"Everybody needs friends who uplift them. Assess who makes you feel good, and look to those people for support when you're grappling with a situation that cannot be helped."-Candice Kumai, Kintsugi Wellness: The Japanese Art of Nourishing Mind, Body, and Spirit
"Over the years, my family and I have communicated and miscommunicated. But sometimes we found the best answer was simple sho ga nai, just letting something go. Ultimately, I'm grateful to for the str…"-Candice Kumai, Kintsugi Wellness: The Japanese Art of Nourishing Mind, Body, and Spirit
28. The Island of Extraordinary Captives: A Painter, a Poet, an Heiress, and a Spy in a World War II British Internment Camp
By: Simon Parkin
3.95
Format: 432 pages, ebook
The remarkable untold story of a Jewish orphan who fled Nazi Germany for London, only to be arreste… read more
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29. Satellite Boy
By: Andrew K. Amelinckx
3.63
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Spanning the hemisphere from the underworld haunts of Montreal to Havana and Miami in the early day… read more
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30. Black Pill: How I Witnessed the Darkest Corners of the Internet Come to Life, Poison Society, and Capture American Politics
By: Elle Reeve
4.27
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
This tour de force of investigative journalism—in the vein of The Next Civil War and Why We’re Pola… read more
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31. Autocracy, Inc.
By: Anne Applebaum
4.28
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
All of us have in our minds a cartoon image of what an autocratic state looks like, with a bad man … read more
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"Americans who rarely think about Russia would be stunned to learn how much time Russian state television devotes to America’s culture wars, especially arguments over gender. Putin himself has display…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
"Isolationism is an instinctive and even understandable reaction to the ugliness of the modern interconnected world. For some politicians in democracies, it will continue to offer a successful path to…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
"The temptation of what is sometimes called realism—the belief that nations are solely motivated by a struggle for power, that they have eternal interests and permanent geopolitical orientations—is as…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
