Without Warning: The Tornado of Udall, Kansas
By: Jim Minick
4.40
Format: 250 pages, Paperback
In 1955 the small town of Udall, Kansas, was home to oil field workers, homemakers, and teenagers l…
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1. The Hidden Staircase (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #2)
By: Carolyn Keene , Mildred Benson
3.96
Format: 182 pages, Hardcover
After receiving a call from her friend Helen Corning, Nancy agrees to help solve a baffling mystery… read more
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"One thing is for sure, she thought. Work is the best antidote for worry. I'll get back to Twin Elms and do some more sleuthing there."-Carolyn Keene, The Hidden Staircase (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #2)
2. Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
By: Erik Larson
4.05
Format: 323 pages, Paperback
September 8, 1900, began innocently in the seaside town of Galveston, Texas. Even Isaac Cline, resi… read more
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"Time lost can never be recovered...and this should be written in flaming letters everywhere."-Erik Larson, Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
"People seemed to believe that technology had stripped hurricanes of their power to kill. No hurricane expert endorsed this view."-Erik Larson, Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
"This is the story of Isaac and his time in America, the last turning of the centuries, when the hubris of men led them to believe they could disregard even nature itself."-Erik Larson, Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
"No one ever remembered a nice day. But no one ever forget the feel of paralyzed fish, the thud of walnut-sized hail against a horse's flank, or the way a superheated wind could turn your eyes to burl…"-Erik Larson, Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
3. The Mercy of the Sky: The Story of a Tornado
By: Holly Bailey
4.14
Format: 306 pages, Hardcover
“A gripping, heartbreaking and heartwarming account of the monster tornado that ravaged Moore, Okla… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
"Outside the rain began to pour in sheets, and the wind howled . Giant pieces of hail began to pelt the building— banging off the skylights so hard that Simpson worried the glass might shatter. Then, …"-Holly Bailey, The Mercy of the Sky: The Story of a Tornado
4. The Mystery at Lilac Inn (Nancy Drew, #4)
By: Carolyn Keene , Mildred Benson , Russell H. Tandy , Mildred Wirt Benson
3.86
Format: 298 pages, Hardcover
Teenage detective Nancy Drew finds herself in danger when she sets out to track a jewel thief. read more
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5. Timeline
By: Michael Crichton
3.87
Format: 489 pages, Mass Market Paperback
In an Arizona desert, a man wanders in a daze, speaking words that make no sense. Within twenty-fou… read more
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"In reality, time doesn't pass; we pass. Time itself is invariant. It just is. Therefore, past and future aren't separate locations, the way New York and Paris are separate locations. And since the pa…"-Michael Crichton, Timeline
"Because in the late twentieth century, you couldn't seriously ask other people to think that you believed in honor and truth, and the purity of the body, the defense of women, the sanctity of true lo…"-Michael Crichton, Timeline
"In other centuries, human beings wanted to be saved, or improved, or freed, or educated. But in our century, they want to be entertained. The great fear is not of disease or death, but of boredom. A …"-Michael Crichton, Timeline
"But where will this mania for entertainment end? What will people do when they get tired of television? When they get tired of movies? We already know the answer—they go into participatory activities…"-Michael Crichton, Timeline
6. What Stands in a Storm: Three Days in the Worst Superstorm to Hit the South's Tornado Alley
By: Rick Bragg , Kim Cross
3.78
Format: 584 pages, Hardcover
Immersive reporting and dramatic storytelling set you right in the middle of the horrific superstor… read more
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7. The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew, #1)
By: Carolyn Keene , Sara Paretsky , Russell H. Tandy
4.04
Format: 431 pages, Hardcover
This is a facsimile reprint of the first ever Nancy Drew book, published 1930. Nancy Drew's keen mi… read more
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8. A is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone, #1)
By: Sue Grafton
3.40
Format: None pages,
A tough-talking former cop, private investigator Kinsey Millhone has set up a modest detective agen… read more
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9. On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
By: Timothy Snyder
4.12
Format: None pages, Paperback
An historian of fascism offers a guide for surviving and resisting America's turn towards authorita… read more
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10. The Bungalow Mystery (Nancy Drew, #3)
By: Carolyn Keene , Russell H. Tandy , P.M. Carlson
3.84
Format: None pages, Hardcover
While trying to help a friend out of a difficulty, Nancy has a perilous experience in and around a … read more
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11. Get Well Soon: History's Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them
By: Jennifer Wright
3.55
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A humorous book about history's worst plagues--from the Antonine Plague, to leprosy, to polio--and … read more
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12. A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)
By: Deanna Raybourn
4.19
Format: 326 pages, Hardcover
Veronica and Stoker discover that not all fairy tales have happy endings, and some end in murder, i… read more
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"A man cannot choose to die when he has not yet learnt to live." Stoker"-Deanna Raybourn, A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)
"If I could have created a perfect woman, I could never have imagined you. But that is my failure. Not yours."-Deanna Raybourn, A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)
"Not everyone shares your tendency to scorn the company of others." "Scorn the company of others! Thanks to you, I speak to entirely too many people, entirely too often."-Deanna Raybourn, A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)
"Do you mean to dissuade me? Point out the flaws in my plan? Express your objections with vehemence and eloquence?" He tipped his head. "Actually, no." "Are you entirely well? Have you a fever? Should…"-Deanna Raybourn, A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)
13. Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail
By: Andrea Lankford
3.76
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From a former law enforcement park ranger and investigator, this female-driven true crime adventure… read more
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- nonfiction
"A solo woman is more likely to survive a perilous incident in the outdoors than a solo man. Yet, the average female hiker fears for her safety more than the average guy does. Ironically, this phenome…"-Andrea Lankford, Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail
14. The Widows (Kinship #1)
By: Jess Montgomery
3.76
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Kinship, Ohio, 1924: When Lily Ross learns that her husband, Daniel Ross, the town’s widely respect… read more
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"The stiff night smells like the promise of coming rain, though its scent is doused by the strong odor of corn mash fermenting with yeast. Afar off a coyote howls, then a bit later a screech owl, and …"-Jess Montgomery, The Widows (Kinship #1)
15. A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them
By: Neil Bradbury
4.12
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A brilliant blend of science and crime, 'A TASTE FOR POISON' reveals how eleven notorious poisons a… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
"Sometimes what makes things toxic is exactly what allows them to be used for good."-Neil Bradbury, A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them
"Rather than throw the white arsenic away, it was realised that money could be made by selling the substance as a poison to get rid of all kinds of vermin, including cockroaches, rats, stray animals -…"-Neil Bradbury, A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them
16. Finding Dorothy
By: Elizabeth Letts
4.18
Format: 351 pages, Hardcover
A richly imagined novel that tells the story behind The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the book that inspi… read more
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17. The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet
By: Jeff Goodell
4.32
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The world is waking up to a new wildfires are now seasonal in California, the Northeast is getting… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
18. Ice: From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks—A Cool History of a Hot Commodity
By: Amy Brady
3.91
Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition
The unexpected and unexplored ways that ice has transformed a nation--from the foods Americans eat,… read more
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- nonfiction
19. Starkweather: The Untold Story of the Killing Spree that Changed America
By: Harry N. MacLean
3.71
Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition
The definitive story of Charles Starkweather, often considered to be the first mass killer in the m… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
20. Red Rabbit
By: Alex Grecian
4.18
Format: 455 pages, Hardcover
A folk horror epic about a ragtag posse that must track down a witch through a wild west beset by d… read more
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21. What the Dead Know: Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator
By: Barbara Butcher
4.15
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Barbara Butcher was early in her recovery from alcoholism when she found an unexpected a job at th… read more
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"People can handle the truth, but not uncertainty. The things they imagine are almost always more painful than the facts."-Barbara Butcher, What the Dead Know: Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator
22. Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune
By: Anderson Cooper
3.77
Format: 322 pages, Hardcover
The number one New York Times bestselling authors of Vanderbilt return with another riveting histor… read more
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23. A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World
By: C.A. Fletcher
4.15
Format: 365 pages, Hardcover
My name's Griz. My childhood wasn't like yours. I've never had friends, and in my whole life I've n… read more
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"I didn't know what to do next. Doing something is always the best way to think"-C.A. Fletcher, A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World
"No one's the monster in their own story. Monsters are just a matter of perspective."-C.A. Fletcher, A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World
"Forewarned is not forearmed. Sometimes you spend so much effort looking for the track that you know is there, that you miss the other one that you didn’t know about."-C.A. Fletcher, A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World
"I realise how much time I used to spend with my head in a book, filling the emptiness of my world and letting the pages distract from the darkness in the shadows behind me."-C.A. Fletcher, A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World
24. France on Trial: The Case of Marshal Pétain
By: Julian T. Jackson
4.17
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
One of the great contemporary historians of France on one of the most controversial periods of twen… read more
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25. The Lake Turned Upside Down: The Story of Unthinkable Tragedy and Incredible Survival in the 1969 Outing, Minnesota F4 Tornado
By: Sue Dugan Moline
4.22
Format: 160 pages, Kindle Edition
August 6, 1969 became the fifth deadliest day in Minnesota tornado history, killing a total of fift… read more
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- nonfiction
26. The Man Who Caught the Storm: The Life of Legendary Tornado Chaser Tim Samaras
By: Brantley Hargrove
4.28
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The life and death saga of one of history’s greatest storm chasers: a tour-de-force tale of obsessi… read more
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- nonfiction
"Never be too sure you've seen the worst the storm can deliver. The sky can always show you something you haven't seen yet."-Brantley Hargrove, The Man Who Caught the Storm: The Life of Legendary Tornado Chaser Tim Samaras
27. Without Warning: The Tornado of Udall, Kansas
By: Jim Minick
4.40
Format: 250 pages, Paperback
In 1955 the small town of Udall, Kansas, was home to oil field workers, homemakers, and teenagers l… read more
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28. Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed
By: Maureen Callahan
4.25
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestseller Maureen Callahan, a fierce, character-driven exposé of the real Kenn… read more
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29. Incredible Destruction in Central Texas: The Jarrell Tornado
By: Marlene Bradford
4.26
Format: 95 pages, Kindle Edition
On May 27, 1997, an F5 tornado ground its way through the Double Creek Subdivision in Jarrell, Texa… read more
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30. Kansas: In the Heart of Tornado Alley (Images of America: Kansas)
By: Jay M. Price
3.95
Format: 128 pages, Kindle Edition
Back in 1915, Snowden D. Flora of the US Weather Bureau wrote, “Kansas has been so commonly conside… read more
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31. Route 66 in Kansas (Images of America: Kansas)
By: Joe Sonderman
3.33
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
There are only 13.2 miles of Route 66 in Kansas, but the Sunflower State packs in as much history a… read more
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