A Secret History of Brands: The Dark and Twisted Beginnings of the Brand Names We Know and Love
By: Matt MacNabb
3.47
Format: 243 pages, Kindle Edition
The true—and often shocking—stories behind some of the biggest names in business. We live our liv…
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1. Canada
By: Mike Myers
3.92
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Comedy superstar Mike Myers writes from the (true patriot) heart about his 52-year relationship wit… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
"...the strength of a democracy is not how well we agree but how well we disagree."-Mike Myers, Canada
2. Last Words
By: George Carlin , Tony Hendra
3.97
Format: 297 pages, Hardcover
As one of America's preeminent comedic voices, George Carlin saw it all throughout his extraordinar… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
"People are wonderful one at a time. Each one of them has an entire hologram of the universe somewhere within them."-George Carlin, Last Words
"Fuck the drug war. Dropping acid was a profound turning point for me, a seminal experience. I make no apologies for it. More people should do acid. It should be sold over the counter."-George Carlin, Last Words
"So I do have this ambivalence. Obviously I'm against militaries, because of what militaries do. In many ways though, the air force was unmilitary-like. They dropped bombs on people, but...they had a …"-George Carlin, Last Words
"The habits of liberals, their automatic language, their knee-jerk responses to certain issues, deserved the epithets the right wing stuck them with. I'd see how true they often were. Here they were, …"-George Carlin, Last Words
3. Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything
By: Lydia Kang , Nate Pedersen
4.00
Format: 344 pages, Hardcover
Discover 67 shocking-but-true medical misfires that run the gamut from bizarre to deadly. Like when… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
"Unfortunately, the theory that 'more is better' is a really, really crappy theory when it comes to arsenic."-Lydia Kang, Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything
"It is perhaps oddly appropriate that the symbol for the god Mercury was the caduceus—two snakes entwined on a winged rod. The symbol is commonly and incorrectly associated with the medical establishm…"-Lydia Kang, Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything
4. Scarlet Nights (Edilean, #3)
By: Jude Deveraux
3.97
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
What if you learned that your fiancé was not who he claimed to be? Engaged to the charming and … read more
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- historical
5. Brandwashed: Tricks Companies Use to Manipulate Our Minds and Persuade Us to Buy
By: Martin Lindstrom
3.81
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Foreword by Morgan SpurlockFrom the bestselling author of Buyology comes a shocking insider’s look … read more
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- nonfiction
- business
- audiobook
6. Wonderful Tonight
By: Penny Junor , Pattie Boyd
3.16
Format: 288 pages,
A Q&A with Pattie Boyd, Author of Wonderful Tonight Why are you writing the book now? I have been a… read more
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- nonfiction
7. Casino
By: Nicholas Pileggi
4.09
Format: 148 pages, Mass Market Paperback
From the author of the best-selling Mafia expose, Wiseguy, comes this inside story of the billion-d… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
8. Every Day is an Atheist Holiday
By: Penn Jillette
4.38
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The larger, louder half of legendary magic act Penn & Teller, and New York Times bestselling author… read more
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- nonfiction
9. The Road by Jack London, Fiction, Action & Adventure
By: Jack London
3.66
Format: 162 pages, Paperback
The Roadis Jack London's collection of stories from his life as a hobo. In this entertaining collec… read more
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- nonfiction
10. Real Food/Fake Food: Why You Don’t Know What You’re Eating and What You Can Do About It
By: Larry Olmsted
3.50
Format: 36 pages, Hardcover
You've seen the headlines: Parmesan cheese made from wood pulp. Lobster rolls containing no lobster… read more
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11. Lost States: True Stories of Texlahoma, Transylvania, and Other States That Never Made It
By: None
3.60
Format: 137 pages,
Everyone knows the fifty nifty united states--but what about the hundreds of other statehood propos… read more
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12. Dirty Rocker Boys
By: Caroline Ryder , Bobbie Brown
3.57
Format: 271 pages, ebook
An uncensored Hollywood tell-all filled with explicit tales of love, sex, and revenge from the vide… read more
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13. Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America
By: Abraham Riesman
3.75
Format: 464 pages, ebook
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Riveting, essential reading.” —Rick Perlstein, author of Reaganl… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- business
- audiobook
14. Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow
By: Henry Louis Gates Jr.
4.17
Format: 296 pages, Hardcover
"Stony the Road presents a bracing alternative to Trump-era white nationalism. . . . In our current… read more
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- american history
- history
- historical
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Slavery didn’t end in 1865, it just evolved. The North won the Civil War, but the South won the narrative war"-Henry Louis Gates Jr., Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow
"I actually think the great evil of American slavery wasn’t involuntary servitude and forced labor. The true evil of American slavery was the narrative we created to justify it. They made up this ideo…"-Henry Louis Gates Jr., Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow
"I actually think the great evil of American slavery wasn’t involuntary servitude and forced labor. The true evil of American slavery was the narrative we created to justify it. They made up this ideo…"-Henry Louis Gates Jr., Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow
"We now know, thanks to developments in DNA analysis, that one in three African American males carries a Y-DNA signature inherited from a direct white male ancestor. Say, a great great great grandfath…"-Henry Louis Gates Jr., Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow
15. Battle of Ink and Ice: A Sensational Story of News Barons, North Pole Explorers, and the Making of Modern Media
By: Darrell Hartman
3.84
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
"Absolutely gripping… a perfectly splendid read—I highly, highly recommend it” -- Douglas Preston, … read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
16. White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy
By: Thomas F. Schaller
3.82
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A searing portrait and damning takedown of America’s proudest citizens — who are also the least lik… read more
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- american history
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
17. What Have We Here?: Portraits of a Life
By: Billy Dee Williams
4.04
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A film legend recalls his remarkable life of nearly eight decades—a heralded actor who's played the… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
18. The Bedmakers
By: Chad Lutzke
4.08
Format: 172 pages, Paperback
After two elderly men tire of their homelessness in downtown Chicago 1979, they hop a train in sear… read more
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19. A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks
By: David Gibbins
3.44
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From renowned underwater archaeologist David Gibbins comes an exciting and rich narrative of human … read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
20. Born to Be Hanged: The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune
By: Keith Thomson
3.80
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Discover the “fascinating and outrageously readable” account of the roguish acts of the first pirat… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
21. Hitler and the Habsburgs: The Fuhrer's Vendetta Against the Austrian Royals
By: James McMurtry Longo
4.43
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Five youthful years in Vienna. It was then and there that Adolf Hitler's obsession with the Habsbur… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
22. A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching: Getting to Know the World's Most Misunderstood Bird
By: Rosemary Mosco
4.44
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Part field guide, part history, part ornithology primer, and altogether fun. Pigeons are amazin… read more
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- nonfiction
23. Nobody Wants Your Sh*t: The Art of Decluttering Before You Die
By: Messie Condo
3.75
Format: 192 pages, ebook
Free yourself and your family from the f*cking clutter before you croak! Inspired by The Gentle A… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
24. Been There, Done That: A Rousing History of Sex
By: Rachel Feltman
3.84
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A rollicking, myth-busting history of sex that moves from historical attempts at birth control to H… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
25. Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
By: Gretchen McCulloch
4.05
Format: 327 pages, Hardcover
A linguistically informed look at how our digital world is transforming the English language. … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
"Irony is a linguistic trust fall."-Gretchen McCulloch, Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
"Language is humanity's most spectacular open source project."-Gretchen McCulloch, Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
"The appeal of having friends in your pocket is unlikely to go away."-Gretchen McCulloch, Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
"We've had the right to adapt longer than we've had the right to prevent copying."-Gretchen McCulloch, Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
26. The Chocolate Maker's Wife
By: Karen Brooks
3.81
Format: 608 pages, Paperback
Australian bestselling novelist Karen Brooks rewrites women back into history with this breathtakin… read more
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- historical
- audiobook
" There are always three sides to every story: yours, theirs and God's. "-Karen Brooks, The Chocolate Maker's Wife
"Is that not the Lord's duty? To smite sinners?" "If that were the case, my lady, I would be smitten where I stand."-Karen Brooks, The Chocolate Maker's Wife
"If there's one thing money does buy, it's the leisure of time-- to make decisions. Better still, to make the right ones."-Karen Brooks, The Chocolate Maker's Wife
"I don't know what it is about Rosamund today, but she's shining like King Midas on a dull day. Everything she touches is turning to gold-- gold dipped in diamonds and sprinkled with sunshine."-Karen Brooks, The Chocolate Maker's Wife
27. How the Internet Happened: From Netscape to the iPhone
By: Brian McCullough
4.28
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A Library Journal Best Book of the Year Tech-guru Brian McCullough delivers a rollicking history of… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- business
- audiobook
28. A Secret History of Brands: The Dark and Twisted Beginnings of the Brand Names We Know and Love
By: Matt MacNabb
3.47
Format: 243 pages, Kindle Edition
The true—and often shocking—stories behind some of the biggest names in business. We live our liv… read more
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- american history
- history
- historical
- nonfiction
- microhistory
- business
- audiobook
29. The Beast in Aisle 34
By: Darrin Doyle
3.23
Format: 290 pages, Paperback
Sandy Kurtz has problems. He's got a baby on the way, his wife doesn't love him, and he's strugglin… read more
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30. All about the Burger: A History of America's Favorite Sandwich
By: Sef Gonzalez
3.42
Format: 228 pages, Paperback
Discover the food history you've been missing in this entertaining book. Do you know what the first… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
31. The Fall
By: Michael Wolff
3.55
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” ―Leo Tolstoy, Anna … read more
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- history
- nonfiction
- business
- audiobook
