The Players Ball: A Genius, a Con Man, and the Secret History of the Internet's Rise
By: David Kushner
3.54
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
“An engrossing microcosm of the internet's Wild West years” ( Kirkus Reviews ), award-winning journ…
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1. Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America
By: Annie Jacobsen
3.69
Format: 143 pages, Hardcover
The explosive story of America's secret post-WWII science programs, from the author of the New York… read more
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2. The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story
By: Michael Lewis
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
"A superb book...[Lewis] makes Silicon Valley as thrilling and intelligible as he made Wall Street … read more
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- history
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- business
- technology
3. Den of Thieves
By: James B. Stewart
3.49
Format: None pages, Paperback
A #1 bestseller from coast to coast, Den of Thievestells the full story of the insider-trading scan… read more
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4. Burn Book: A Tech Love Story
By: Kara Swisher
3.99
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning journalist Kara Swisher comes a witty, scathing, but fair accounting of the tech… read more
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- audiobook
- history
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- nonfiction
- business
- technology
5. Keanu Reeves is Not in Love With You: The Murky World of Online Romance Fraud
By: Becky Holmes
3.88
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
One woman's hilarious and fascinating quest to expose the truth behind fraudulent Twitter romance … read more
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- true crime
- technology
- nonfiction
- crime
- audiobook
6. In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life
By: Amy Schneider
3.51
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An inspirational and bold memoir from the most successful woman ever to compete on Jeopardy! —and a… read more
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- biography
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"I deprived myself of a joy in my life, because it was a joy only girls were allowed to feel. Life already seemed to be full of joys that one wasn't allowed to feel, so adding one more to the pile cam…"-Amy Schneider, In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life
"I grew up with a strong desire for invisibility. In large part, this was due to the ever-present feeling that I was failing at performing my gender. The whole boy thing was just so exhausting, and I …"-Amy Schneider, In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life
"I grew up with a strong desire for invisibility. In large part, this was due to the ever-present feeling that I was failing at performing my gender. The whole boy thing was just so exhausting, and I …"-Amy Schneider, In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life
7. The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America
By: Timothy Egan
4.13
Format: 349 pages, Kindle Edition
On the afternoon of August 20, 1910, a battering ram of wind moved through the drought-stricken nat… read more
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"There is nothing more practical in the end than the preservation of beauty."-Timothy Egan, The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America
"Of all the foes which attack the woodlands of North America, no other is so terrible as fire."-Timothy Egan, The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America
"Ideas take on their own trajectory, but they die without people to carry them into the corridors of power."-Timothy Egan, The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America
"Onward and upward he pushed until rock, ground, and forest came to an end, until there was nothing but a sharp edge of blunt earth protruding in the late light of the range, where he could see well b…"-Timothy Egan, The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America
8. Birds Aren't Real: The True Story of Mass Avian Murder and the Largest Surveillance Campaign in U.S. History
By: Peter McIndoe
3.34
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The true story of the greatest conspiracy in US history―and how to fight back. Have you ever see… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
9. Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism
By: Jeffrey Toobin
4.16
Format: 426 pages, Kindle Edition
The definitive account of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and the enduring legacy of Timothy McVeigh… read more
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- true crime
- nonfiction
- crime
- audiobook
10. Bitcoin Billionaires: A True Story of Genius, Betrayal, and Redemption
By: Ben Mezrich
3.99
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The fascinating story of brothers Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss's big bet on crypto-currency and its… read more
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- audiobook
- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- business
- technology
"In rowing,"-Ben Mezrich, Bitcoin Billionaires: A True Story of Genius, Betrayal, and Redemption
11. Down with the System: A Memoir (of Sorts)
By: Serj Tankian
4.47
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
An exhilarating, thoughtful, and beautifully written debut memoir by musician, songwriter, and lead… read more
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- history
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- audiobook
12. No One Goes Alone
By: Erik Larson
3.32
Format: 8 pages, Audio CD
From New York Times best-selling author Erik Larson comes his first venture into fiction, an otherw… read more
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13. There Is No Ethan: How Three Women Caught America's Biggest Catfish
By: Anna Akbari
3.66
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Part memoir, part explosive window into the mind of a catfisher, a thrilling personal account of th… read more
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- audiobook
- biography
- true crime
- nonfiction
- crime
- technology
14. Honey
By: Isabel Banta
3.48
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A coming-of-age story that follows the meteoric rise of singer Amber Young as she navigates fame in… read more
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"The truth is my dad was always singing […]"-Isabel Banta, Honey
"I wasn’t good enough—what a mortifying thing to discover about yourself."-Isabel Banta, Honey
"[…] she remains enigmatic, unbreachable; she unlocks herself only for certain people."-Isabel Banta, Honey
"Mike wants me to say I’m a normal girl. But I’m not, I never was. I always felt I had to prove I was better."-Isabel Banta, Honey
15. Barn 8
By: Deb Olin Unferth
3.52
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
An unforgettably exuberant and potent novel by a writer at the height of her powers Two auditors… read more
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"Qu'est-ce qu'on a à se laisser écraser par l'ennemi, pendant qu'on se contente de bredouiller poliment qu'on n'est pas d'accord ?"-Deb Olin Unferth, Barn 8
"Déjà, il était trop tard. Ils ne savaient bien. L'ennemi avait clairement gagné. Bientôt il ne resterait plus du miracle de la vie sur notre planète que la monoculture des vaches, cochons, chiens et …"-Deb Olin Unferth, Barn 8
"Si le cerveau des mammifères a évolué selon une certaine voie, celui des oiseaux en a suivi une autre . Progression dynamique plutôt que stagnation reptilienne. Au lieu de se déployer à la surface en…"-Deb Olin Unferth, Barn 8
16. Norco '80: The True Story of the Most Spectacular Bank Robbery in American History
By: Peter Houlahan
3.93
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A true crime account of one of the most violent bank heists in US history. Norco ’80 tells the stor… read more
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- crime
- audiobook
17. Jackpot Summer
By: Elyssa Friedland
3.57
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
After the Jacobson siblings win a life-changing fortune in the lottery, they assume their messy liv… read more
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18. On the Clock: What Low-Wage Work Did to Me and How It Drives America Insane
By: Emily Guendelsberger
4.28
Format: 335 pages, Hardcover
After the local newspaper where she worked as a reporter closed, Emily Guendelsberger took a pre-Ch… read more
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- audiobook
19. Hum
By: Helen Phillips
3.58
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From the National Book Award–longlisted author of The Need comes an extraordinary novel about a wif… read more
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20. The Players Ball: A Genius, a Con Man, and the Secret History of the Internet's Rise
By: David Kushner
3.54
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
“An engrossing microcosm of the internet's Wild West years” ( Kirkus Reviews ), award-winning journ… read more
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- internet
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21. Five-Star Stranger
By: Kat Tang
3.36
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
In Kat Tang’s exciting and resonant debut, a “Rental Stranger”—a companion hired under various guis… read more
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