The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini
By: Joe Posnanski
3.83
Format: None pages, Audiobook
Joe Posnanski enters the colorful world of Harry Houdini and his legions of devoted fans to explore…
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1. The Man Who Folded Himself
By: David Gerrold
3.81
Format: 127 pages, Paperback
This classic work of science fiction is widely considered to be the ultimate time-travel novel. Whe… read more
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"I felt like a kid at Santa Claus's funeral."-David Gerrold, The Man Who Folded Himself
"I think I exist, therefore I exist. I think."-David Gerrold, The Man Who Folded Himself
"Life is full of little surprises. Time travel is full of big ones."-David Gerrold, The Man Who Folded Himself
"My body may be male or it may be female, but I am neither — I am me."-David Gerrold, The Man Who Folded Himself
2. The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty: The Game, the Team, and the Cost of Greatness
By: Buster Olney
3.98
Format: 269 pages, Paperback
For an extraordinary handful of years around the turn of the millennium, the Yankees were baseball'… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
3. Arnie: The Life of Arnold Palmer
By: Tom Callahan
3.64
Format: None pages,
At last, a major biography of one of golf's greatest legends. Arnold Palmer changed golf--and sport… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
4. In the Valley of the Sun
By: Andy Davidson
4.23
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
For readers of Joe Hill, Cormac McCarthy, and classic Anne Rice, a chilling tale of suspense and ho… read more
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5. The Comedians: Drunks, Thieves, Scoundrels, and the History of American Comedy
By: Kliph Nesteroff
3.81
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
In The Comedians, comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff brings to life a century of American comedy with… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- pop culture
6. Dreams and Shadows
By: C. Robert Cargill
3.31
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A brilliantly crafted modern tale from acclaimed film critic and screenwriter C. Robert Cargill--pa… read more
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- magic
7. The Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired America
By: Thurston Clarke
4.28
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The definitive account of Robert Kennedy’s exhilarating and tragic 1968 campaign for president—a re… read more
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- american history
- biography
- history
- historical
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Unlike most politicians who follow their audience, (Robert) Kennedy tried to lead his."-Thurston Clarke, The Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired America
8. Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy
By: Jane Leavy
4.00
Format: 274 pages, Paperback
"The incomparable and mysterious Sandy Koufax is revealed.... This is an absorbing book, beautifull… read more
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9. One for the Record: The Inside Story of Hank Aaron's Chase for the Home-Run Record
By: George Plimpton
3.45
Format: None pages, Paperback
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10. The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created
By: Jane Leavy
3.76
Format: 656 pages, ebook
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From Jane Leavy, the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author o… read more
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- american history
- biography
- history
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
11. The Church of Baseball: The Making of Bull Durham: Home Runs, Bad Calls, Crazy Fights, Big Swings, and a Hit
By: Ron Shelton
4.23
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From the award-winning screenwriter and director of cult classic Bull Durham, the extremely enterta… read more
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- biography
- history
- memoir
- pop culture
- nonfiction
- audiobook
12. 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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- american history
- history
- historical
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"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
13. The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City
By: Kevin Baker
4.39
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
A hugely entertaining history of baseball and New York City, bursting with larger-than-life figures… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
14. When the Game Was War: The NBA's Greatest Season
By: Rich Cohen
3.90
Format: 265 pages, Hardcover
The gritty, no-holds-barred account of the 1987 NBA season, a thrilling year of fierce battles and … read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- audiobook
15. 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
A page-turning work of narrative nonfiction chronicling the incredible story of one of America’s mo… read more
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- history
- biography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
16. 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
From the creator of the "Legends of the Old West" podcast, a book exploring the overlapping narrati… read more
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- american history
- history
- historical
- nonfiction
- audiobook
17. Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane!
By: David Zucker
4.17
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Surely You Can't Be Serious is an in-depth and hysterical look at the making of 1980's comedy class… read more
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- history
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- pop culture
- nonfiction
- audiobook
18. Tinderbox: HBO's Ruthless Pursuit of New Frontiers
By: James Andrew Miller
3.82
Format: 995 pages, Hardcover
Tinderbox tells the exclusive, explosive, uninhibited true story of HBO and how it burst onto the A… read more
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- history
- pop culture
- audiobook
19. Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball
By: Luke Epplin
4.48
Format: 389 pages, Hardcover
The riveting story of four men—Larry Doby, Bill Veeck, Bob Feller, and Satchel Paige—whose improbab… read more
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- american history
- biography
- history
- historical
- nonfiction
- audiobook
20. The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson
By: Jeff Pearlman
4.20
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
By the New York Times bestselling author of Showtime—the source for HBO’s Winning Time—the definiti… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
21. Houdini!!!: The Career of Ehrich Weiss
By: Kenneth Silverman
4.09
Format: 544 pages, Paperback
In the most comprehensive biography written about the great illusionist yet, author Ken Silverman, … read more
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- history
- biography
- magic
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
22. It’s Hard for Me to Live with Me
By: Rex Chapman
4.12
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A powerful memoir from the University of Kentucky basketball legend, NBA veteran, and social media … read more
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- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
23. The Longest Minute: The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906
By: Matthew J. Davenport
4.03
Format: 433 pages, Hardcover
Matthew J. Davenport’s The Longest Minute is the spellbinding true story of the 1906 earthquake and… read more
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- biography
- history
- historical
- nonfiction
- audiobook
24. The Last of His Kind: Clayton Kershaw and the Burden of Greatness
By: Andy McCullough
4.49
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The definitive biography of Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, based on exclusive interviews with Kershaw… read more
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- biography
- nonfiction
- audiobook
25. Outrageous: A History of Showbiz and the Culture Wars
By: Kliph Nesteroff
4.02
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From the preeminent historian of modern comedy comes an expansive history of showbiz and the cultur… read more
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- history
- pop culture
- historical
- nonfiction
- audiobook
26. The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini
By: Joe Posnanski
3.83
Format: None pages, Audiobook
Joe Posnanski enters the colorful world of Harry Houdini and his legions of devoted fans to explore… read more
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- pop culture
- historical
- magic
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
27. Risen (The Boy in the Iron Box, #4)
By: Guillermo del Toro
4.02
Format: 25 pages, Kindle Edition
What has been awakened is unbound. The Boy is getting his first taste of freedom. As their comrades… read more
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28. The Pit and the Box (The Boy in the Iron Box, #2)
By: Guillermo del Toro
4.03
Format: 27 pages, Kindle Edition
On an isolated mountain, a stone labyrinth provides rough shelter for a band of mercenaries. At its… read more
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29. Pennant Race: The Classic Game-by-Game Account of a Championship Season, 1961
By: Jim Brosnan
4.10
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
“Brosnan obviously knows his baseball, writes about it wittily, informally and with irony. He is a … read more
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30. 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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- nonfiction
- history
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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.
31. Black Ice
By: Carin Gerhardsen
3.59
Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition
January in Gotland. The days are short, the air is cold, and all the roads are covered in snow. On … read more
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