The Games: A Global History of the Olympics
By: David Goldblatt
3.54
Format: 544 pages, Paperback
Renowned sportswriter David Goldblatt has been hailed by the Wall Street Journal for writing with t…
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1. The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History
By: Robert M. Edsel , Bret Witter
3.80
Format: 473 pages, Hardcover
At the same time Adolf Hitler was attempting to take over the western world, his armies were method… read more
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"The skilled observer, not the machine, was the essence of conservation."-Robert M. Edsel, The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History
"Here, Mortimer Wheeler thought, is power. And a reminder of our mortality."-Robert M. Edsel, The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History
"But he had sold his soul, and that is something you can never repurchase at any price."-Robert M. Edsel, The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History
"I think we got some work done, back at the start, because nobody knew us, nobody bothered us - and we had no money."-Robert M. Edsel, The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History
2. The Dirtiest Race in History: Ben Johnson, Carl Lewis and the Olympic 100m Final
By: Richard Moore
4.17
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The 1988 Seoul Olympics hosted what has been described as both "the dirtiest race of all time" and … read more
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- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- sports
- audiobook
3. Lost Japan
By: Alex Kerr , Bodhi Fishman
3.97
Format: None pages, Paperback
An enchanting and fascinating insight into Japanese landscape, culture, history and future. Origina… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
4. The Naked Olympics: The True Story of the Ancient Games
By: Tony Perrottet , None
3.38
Format: None pages, Paperback
What was it like to attend the ancient Olympic Games? With the summer Olympics' return to Athens, T… read more
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- nonfiction
- sports
- history
5. Hoover: The Life and Times of Herbert Hoover
By: Kenneth Whyte
3.21
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
The definitive biography of one of the most remarkable Americans of the twentieth century, Herbert … read more
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- politics
- american history
- history
- nonfiction
6. One Day in September: The Full Story of the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and the Israeli Revenge Operation "Wrath of God"
By: Simon Reeve
3.95
Format: 145 pages,
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7. Sahara (Dirk Pitt, #11)
By: Clive Cussler
4.04
Format: 431 pages, Paperback
1996, Egypt. Searching for a treasure on the Nile, DIRK PITT thwarts the attempted assassination of… read more
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8. The War That Ended Peace: The Road To 1914
By: Margaret MacMillan
4.45
Format: 864 pages, Hardcover
The First World War followed a period of sustained peace in Europe during which people talked with … read more
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9. The Club: How the English Premier League Became the Wildest, Richest, Most Disruptive Force in Sports
By: Joshua Robinson
4.34
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
The Club is the previously untold inside story of how English soccer’s Premier League became the wi… read more
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"The rise of the English Premier League is a story about the sports world's wildest gold rush. In the span of twenty-five years, the league's twenty clubs have increased their combined value by 10,000…"-Joshua Robinson, The Club: How the English Premier League Became the Wildest, Richest, Most Disruptive Force in Sports
"I'm not saying that we're Disney, but if you think about it, it's not that dissimilar, Berrada said. We have characters - which are players - that our fans relate to; we put on a show every three or …"-Joshua Robinson, The Club: How the English Premier League Became the Wildest, Richest, Most Disruptive Force in Sports
10. The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown
By: Anna Keay
4.39
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
‘The execution of the king took place on a bleak, bitterly cold afternoon in January. As the execut… read more
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- history
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"This book was born of ignorance."-Anna Keay, The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown
"... he was not one to let other people's feelings get in the way when he knew he was right."-Anna Keay, The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown
"He warned his pious daughter Bridget of the dangers of self-criticism and the overwhelming importance of love."-Anna Keay, The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown
"As in many parts of the country, people's desire for peace and prosperity was stronger than their loyalty to one regime or another."-Anna Keay, The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown
11. MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios
By: Joanna Robinson
4.22
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A superb chronicle of how Marvel Studios conquered Hollywood…. T… read more
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12. 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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13. Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics (And Everything Else)
By: Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò
4.00
Format: 157 pages, Paperback
A powerful indictment of the ways elites have co-opted radical critiques of racial capitalism to se… read more
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- politics
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"A philosopher Briana Toole clarifies, by itself, one's social location only puts a person in a position to know; 'epistemic privilege' or advantage, on the other hand, is achieved only through delibe…"-Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics (And Everything Else)
"Elites do often make the environment worse and block solutions, but to blame the problem of elite capture entirely on their moral successes and failures is to confuse effect for cause. The true probl…"-Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics (And Everything Else)
"To opt for deference, rather than interdependence, may soothe short-term psychological wounds. But it does so at a steep cost: it may undermine the goals that motivated the project--and it entrenches…"-Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics (And Everything Else)
"As Carter G. Woodson realized, many of our decisions are shaped by decisions that someone with more power made before us. The whole social structure affects how institutional systems, like schools, f…"-Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics (And Everything Else)
14. Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears
By: Michael Schulman
4.09
Format: 589 pages, Hardcover
The author of the New York Times bestseller Her Becoming Meryl Streep returns with a lively histor… read more
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15. Fast Girls: A Novel of the 1936 Women's Olympic Team
By: Elise Hooper
3.88
Format: 512 pages, Paperback
“Fast Girls is a compelling, thrilling look at what it takes to be a female Olympian in pre-war Ame… read more
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- audiobook
16. The Old Man and the Gun: And Other Tales of True Crime
By: David Grann
3.72
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Now a major motion picture starring Robert Redford and Sissy Spacek, The Old Man and the Gun is her… read more
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17. Coffeeland: One Man's Dark Empire and the Making of Our Favorite Drug
By: Augustine Sedgewick
3.59
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
The epic story of how coffee connected and divided the modern world Coffee is an indispensable p… read more
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"Історична батьківщина рослини, яка по-ботанічному називається Coffea arabica, — Ефіопія. Просто в XVI–XVII століттях кавою монопольно торгували арабські купці з єменського узбережжя Червоного моря, а…"-Augustine Sedgewick, Coffeeland: One Man's Dark Empire and the Making of Our Favorite Drug
"...means the destruction of our nation just as surely as it meant the destruction of Egypt and Rome and Spain and Germany and all the other nations who came to measure their greatness by their materi…"-Augustine Sedgewick, Coffeeland: One Man's Dark Empire and the Making of Our Favorite Drug
18. The Games: A Global History of the Olympics
By: David Goldblatt
3.54
Format: 544 pages, Paperback
Renowned sportswriter David Goldblatt has been hailed by the Wall Street Journal for writing with t… read more
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- 19th century
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- contemporary
- 21st century
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- audiobook
19. American Civil Wars: A Continental History, 1850-1873
By: Alan Taylor
4.45
Format: 560 pages, Hardcover
A Pulitzer Prize winner’s masterful history of the Civil War and its reverberations across the cont… read more
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- history
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20. The Beast, the Emperor and the Milkman: A Bone-shaking Tour through Cycling’s Flemish Heartlands
By: Harry Pearson
3.85
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Cycling is wildly popular all over Belgium, but in the northern, Dutch-speaking half of the country… read more
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21. What's Next: A Backstage Pass to The West Wing, Its Cast and Crew, and Its Enduring Legacy of Service
By: Melissa Fitzgerald
4.49
Format: 608 pages, Hardcover
A behind-the-scenes look into the creation and legacy of The West Wing as told by cast members Mel… read more
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