The Year of Peril: America in 1942
By: Tracy Campbell
4.07
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
The Second World War exists in the American historical imagination as a time of unity and optimism.…
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1. Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany
By: Donald L. Miller
4.18
Format: 671 pages, Hardcover
Masters of the Air is the deeply personal story of the American bomber boys in World War II who bro… read more
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- history
- war
- world war ii
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"With the Allies on the advance nearly everywhere and invasion talk in the air, London was a welcoming place for young airmen who were taking the fight to Hitler’s doorstep. The first stop for America…"-Donald L. Miller, Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany
"In an equally fought battle of attrition both sides sometimes believe they are losing. With Overlord planned for the spring of 1944, Allied leaders became increasingly worried that their air forces w…"-Donald L. Miller, Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany
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- world war ii
- nonfiction
- history
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3. Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory
By: Ben Macintyre
4.25
Format: 127 pages,
In 1943, from a windowless London basement office, two intelligence officers conceived a plan that … read more
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- world war ii
- nonfiction
- history
- war
4. The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War
By: David Halberstam
3.79
Format: None pages, Hardcover
"In a grand gesture of reclamation & remembrance, Mr Halberstam has brought the war back home."--NY… read more
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- history
- politics
- war
- nonfiction
5. The Zimmermann Telegram
By: Barbara W. Tuchman
3.53
Format: None pages, Paperback
The Proud Tower, the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Guns of August, andThe Zimmermann Telegramcomprise … read more
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6. Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism
By: Rachel Maddow
4.45
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Rachel Maddow traces the fight to preserve American democracy back to World War II, when a handful … read more
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"One big appeal of fascism, if nothing else, was its unapologetic embrace of cruelty. Cruelty towards others, coupled with hypersensitivity towards any slight to oneself."-Rachel Maddow, Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism
7. The Ride of Her Life: The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America
By: Elizabeth Letts
4.23
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The incredible true story of a woman who rode her horse across America in the 1950s, fulfilling her… read more
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- history
"As she passed through Maine, Annie would interpret a certain expression on someone's face as possibly a family trait. She saw the Stuart in a stranger's clear blue eyes, the Libby in someone's advent…"-Elizabeth Letts, The Ride of Her Life: The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America
8. The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
By: Erik Larson
4.30
Format: 546 pages, ebook
"The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake delivers a f… read more
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- history
- politics
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- world war ii
- nonfiction
- audiobook
9. The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams
By: Stacy Schiff
3.74
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Thomas Jefferson asserted that if there was any leader of the Revolution, “Samuel Adams was the man… read more
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- audiobook
10. The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill
By: Brad Meltzer
4.16
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
From the authors of The First Conspiracy and The Lincoln Conspiracy comes the little-known true sto… read more
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- history
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- world war ii
- nonfiction
- audiobook
11. An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s
By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
4.71
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
An Unfinished Love A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America’s most … read more
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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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- history
- politics
- war
- 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 War on the West
By: Douglas Murray
4.28
Format: 308 pages, Hardcover
An Instant New York Times Bestseller! China has concentration camps now. Why do Westerners claim… read more
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"To delegitimize the West, it appears to be necessary first to demonize the people who still make up the racial majority in the West. It is necessary to demonize white people."-Douglas Murray, The War on the West
"Race is now an issue in all Western countries in a way it has not been for decades. In the place of color blindness, we have been pushed into racial ultra-awareness. A deeply warped picture has now b…"-Douglas Murray, The War on the West
"Like all societies in history, all Western nations have racism in their histories. But that is not the only history of our countries. Racism is not the sole lens through which our societies can be un…"-Douglas Murray, The War on the West
"Historical criticism and rethinking are never a bad idea. However, the hunt for visible, tangible problems shouldn't become a hunt for invisible, intangible problems. Especially not if they are carri…"-Douglas Murray, The War on the West
14. The Backyard Bird Chronicles
By: Amy Tan
4.14
Format: 320 pages, Flexibound
A gorgeous, witty account of birding, nature, and the beauty around us that hides in plain sight. … read more
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"If there is anything I have learned these past six years, it is this: Each bird is surprising and thrilling in its own way. But the most special is the bird that pauses when it is eating, looks and a…"-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles
"The (Anna's Hummingbird) males are deadbeat dads that contribute nothing to making the nest, or to feeding either the female or the nestlings. They are off to find other females they can impress with…"-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles
"During daylight hours, they (Anna's Hummingbirds) feed every 15 minutes, be it tiny insects or nectar from flowers or feeders. If they don't consume food often enough, they can die during the day. If…"-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles
"I asked Bernd Heinrich if he knew why feeder birds, like finches, discard so many seeds. It turns out he and other scientiests did research on this back in the 1990s - of course, he did -measuring di…"-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles
15. Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II
By: Evan Thomas
4.41
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A riveting, immersive account of the agonizing decision to use nuclear weapons against Japan--a cru… read more
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- history
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- audiobook
16. Damn Lucky: One Man's Courage During the Bloodiest Military Campaign in Aviation History
By: Kevin Maurer
4.34
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From Kevin Maurer―the #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning coauthor of No Easy Day ―comes t… read more
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- nonfiction
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17. The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism
By: Tim Alberta
4.45
Format: 506 pages, Kindle Edition
Evangelical Christians are perhaps the most polarizing—and least understood—people living in Americ… read more
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18. Exiles: The Church in the Shadow of Empire
By: Preston M. Sprinkle
4.45
Format: 189 pages, Kindle Edition
A thoughtful exploration of the intersection of faith and politics, Exiles What if we considered o… read more
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- history
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19. 60 Songs That Explain the '90s
By: Rob Harvilla
3.92
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The 1990s were a chaotic and gritty and utterly magical time for music, a confounding barrage of ge… read more
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"There is no true, clean, definitive way to separate the art from the artist. Art fully separated from the artist ceases, in a fundamental way, to be art at all. The artist gives the art meaning."-Rob Harvilla, 60 Songs That Explain the '90s
20. The Shadow of War: A Novel of the Cuban Missile Crisis
By: Jeff Shaara
4.33
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author Jeff Shaara brings alive the heart-stopping days and nights of th… read more
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- war
- audiobook
21. G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century
By: Beverly Gage
4.37
Format: 864 pages, Hardcover
A major new biography of J. Edgar Hoover that draws from never-before-seen sources to create a grou… read more
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22. Becoming Trader Joe: How I Did Business My Way and Still Beat the Big Guys
By: Joe Coulombe
3.46
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Build an iconic shopping experience that your customers love—and a work environment that your emplo… read more
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- history
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23. Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius
By: Nick Hornby
3.66
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of Just Like You, High Fidelity, and Fever Pitch, a short, warm, and… read more
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"This book is about work, and nobody ever worked harder than these two, or at a higher standard, while connectiong with so many people for so long."-Nick Hornby, Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius
24. And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle
By: Jon Meacham
4.46
Format: 676 pages, Hardcover
The life and moral evolution of Abraham Lincoln, exploring why and how Lincoln confronted secession… read more
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25. Where Coyotes Howl
By: Sandra Dallas
3.99
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Beautifully rendered, Where Coyotes Howl is a vivid and deeply affecting ode to the early twentieth… read more
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26. Money: The True Story of a Made-Up Thing
By: Jacob Goldstein
4.19
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Money only works because we all agree to believe in it. In Money, Jacob Goldstein shows how money i… read more
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27. The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months That Changed the World
By: A.J. Baime
4.55
Format: 461 pages, Kindle Edition
The dramatic, pulse-pounding story of Harry Truman’s first four months in office, when this unlikel… read more
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- world war ii
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"After a few minutes Truman went back inside the White House, so he could call his mother and personally deliver the news: World War II was over. ("That was Harry," ninety-two-year-old Mamma Truman sa…"-A.J. Baime, The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months That Changed the World
28. Founding Partisans: Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the Brawling Birth of American Politics
By: H.W. Brands
4.01
Format: 452 pages, Kindle Edition
From bestselling historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist H.W. Brands, a revelatory history of the sho… read more
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29. Fixit (IQ, #6)
By: Joe Ide
3.86
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In the latest installment in Joe Ide's "superb" series ( Washington Post ), the relentless, hard-bi… read more
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30. The Darkest Year: The American Home Front 1941-1942
By: William K. Klingaman
3.97
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
The Darkest Year is acclaimed author William K. Klingaman's narrative history of the American home … read more
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- world war ii
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31. The Year of Peril: America in 1942
By: Tracy Campbell
4.07
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
The Second World War exists in the American historical imagination as a time of unity and optimism.… read more
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