Inventing a Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson
By: Gore Vidal
4.17
Format: None pages, softback
Gore Vidal, one of the master stylists of American literature and one of the most acute observers o…
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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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"...the strength of a democracy is not how well we agree but how well we disagree."-Mike Myers, Canada
2. Strange Things Happen: A Life with The Police, Polo, and Pygmies
By: Stewart Copeland
3.57
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
“An excellent read.” — St. Petersburg Times “An often hilarious, always candid and astutely obse… read more
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3. Hershey: Milton S. Hershey's Extraordinary Life of Wealth, Empire, and Utopian Dreams
By: Michael D'Antonio
3.81
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Extensively researched and vividly written by Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Michael D’Antonio,… read more
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4. The Frontiersmen
By: Allan W. Eckert
4.46
Format: 626 pages, Paperback
White man's massacre. Red man's revenge. Driven from their homeland, the Indians fought bitterly… read more
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5. Caesar's Legion: The Epic Saga of Julius Caesar's Elite Tenth Legion and the Armies of Rome
By: Stephen Dando-Collins , None
2.50
Format: None pages, Paperback
A unique and splendidly researched story, following the trials and triumphs of Julius Caesar's Legi… read more
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6. Inventing a Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson
By: Gore Vidal
4.17
Format: None pages, softback
Gore Vidal, one of the master stylists of American literature and one of the most acute observers o… read more
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7. Jefferson's Daughters: Three Sisters, White and Black, in a Young America
By: Catherine Kerrison
3.96
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Thomas Jefferson fathered three girls: two white and free, one black and a slave. This book about M… read more
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8. Lafayette
By: Harlow Giles Unger
3.71
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
Acclaim for Lafayette "I found Mr. Unger's book exceptionally well done. It's an admirable account … read more
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9. Freedom Riders: John Lewis and Jim Zwerg on the Front Lines of the Civil Rights Movement
By: Ann Bausum
4.01
Format: 275 pages, Hardcover
Freedom Riderscompares and contrasts the childhoods of John Lewis and James Zwerg in a way that hel… read more
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10. Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation
By: John Ehle
3.79
Format: 477 pages,
One of the many ironies of U.S. government policy toward Indians in the early 1800s is that it pers… read more
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11. Clash of Cultures: Prehistory-1638
By: James Lincoln Collier , Christopher Collier
4.15
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
History is dramatic -- and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincol… read more
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12. The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance
By: Paul Strathern
3.58
Format: None pages, Paperback
A dazzling history of the modest family which rose to become one of the most powerful in Europe, Th… read more
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13. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad
By: Ann Petry
4.10
Format: 64 pages, Paperback
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14. Native Tongue (Skink, #2)
By: Carl Hiaasen
4.83
Format: 266 pages, Trade Paperback
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15. The Tuskegee Syphilis Study
By: None
2.56
Format: 201 pages, Paperback
The attorney for the men involved describes the infamous medical experiment. read more
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16. Southern Lady Code: Essays
By: Helen Ellis
3.60
Format: 203 pages, Hardcover
The bestselling author of American Housewife is back with a fiercely funny collection of essays on … read more
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"I looked so preppy you'd guess my tramp stamp was a monogram"-Helen Ellis, Southern Lady Code: Essays
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17. The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century's Greatest Dilemma
By: Mustafa Suleyman
3.86
Format: 332 pages, Hardcover
A warning of the unprecedented risks that AI and other fast-developing technologies pose to global … read more
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18. The Emergency: A Year of Healing and Heartbreak in a Chicago ER
By: Thomas Fisher
3.92
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The riveting, pulse-pounding story of a year in the life of an emergency room doctor trying to stee… read more
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19. Mania
By: Lionel Shriver
3.69
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
'Seldom is a book as funny, important and timely … I was laughing out loud at the same time as my b… read more
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20. National Geographic Birding Basics: Tips, Tools, and Techniques for Great Bird-watching
By: Noah Strycker
4.44
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Targeted to beginners and beyond, National Geographic’s fun, inspiring guide to the art, craft, and… read more
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21. Reflections by Rosa Parks: The Quiet Strength and Faith of a Woman Who Changed a Nation
By: Rosa Parks
4.24
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama. S… read more
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