Flight of the WASP: The Rise, Fall, and Future of America’s Original Ruling Class
By: Michael Gross
3.22
Format: 480 pages, Kindle Edition
Fifteen families.Four hundred years. The complex saga of the White Anglo-Saxon Protestant elite in …
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1. Scattershot: Life, Music, Elton, and Me
By: Bernie Taupin
3.58
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
** NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** An evocative, clear-eyed, and revealing memoir by Bernie Taupin, th… read more
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2. Smallbone Deceased
By: Michael Gilbert
4.05
Format: 236 pages, Kindle Edition
Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of MurderHorniman, Birley and Craine is a highly re… read more
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"It’s quite a good idea. Only for heaven’s sake don’t be like that mug in the detective story who confides all his best ideas to a friendly sort of character who turns out to be the murderer in Chapte…"-Michael Gilbert, Smallbone Deceased
3. 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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- american history
- biography
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
4. Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education
By: Stephanie Land
3.62
Format: 285 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author who inspired the hit Netflix series about a struggling m… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- audiobook
5. The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading
By: James Patterson
3.92
Format: 335 pages, Hardcover
Booksellers and librarians are superheroes, saving lives every single day. Here are their amazing, … read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Different books speak to us at different times."-James Patterson, The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading
6. Table for Two
By: Amor Towles
4.26
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway, A Gentleman in Moscow, and Rules of Civility, a… read more
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- audiobook
"And though she couldn’t remember the exact reference and whether it was from mythology or the Bible, she knew instinctively as they approached the pier’s limit she mustn’t look back."-Amor Towles, Table for Two
"It is a funny aspect of life, thought Charlie, how a group of grown people can convince themselves to do something that none of them really want to do. They start by talking an idea into existence. O…"-Amor Towles, Table for Two
7. The Wealth of Shadows
By: Graham Moore
4.17
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
An ordinary man joins a secret mission to bring down the Nazi war machine by crashing their economy… read more
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8. The Fund: Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates, and the Unraveling of a Wall Street Legend
By: Rob Copeland
4.04
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The unauthorized, unvarnished story of famed Wall Street hedge-fund manager Ray Dalio. Ray Dalio… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- audiobook
9. The Palace: From the Tudors to the Windsors, 500 Years of British History at Hampton Court
By: Gareth Russell
4.21
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
The popular and “scrupulous historian” (Daily Mail , London) Gareth Russell presents five hundred y… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- audiobook
10. The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis
By: George Stephanopoulos
4.45
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
George Stephanopoulos, former senior advisor to President Clinton and for more than 20 years anchor… read more
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- american history
- biography
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
11. The Freaks Came Out to Write: The Definitive History of the Village Voice, the Radical Paper That Changed American Culture
By: Tricia Romano
4.28
Format: 608 pages, Hardcover
A rollicking history of America's most iconic weekly newspaper told through the voices of its legen… read more
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- american history
- biography
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
12. Strong Passions: A Scandalous Divorce in Old New York
By: Barbara Weisberg
3.43
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Shocking revelations of a wife’s adultery explode in an incendiary nineteenth-century trial, exposi… read more
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- american history
- biography
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
13. The Kingdom of Prep: The Inside Story of the Rise and (Near) Fall of J.Crew
By: Maggie Bullock
4.02
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
One of Vogue's most anticipated books of 2023. A quintessentially American fashion narrative abo… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
14. Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival
By: Omid Scobie
3.31
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Endgame , the explosive book from longtime royal journalist Omid Scobie and author of the internati… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Everyone already knows that King Charles might have preferred a life as Queen Camilla's tampon."-Omid Scobie, Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival
"The King has lived a full life out in the public as an outspoken environmental activist, an occasional meddler in politics, a successful businessman, a flawed father, and a philandering husband who d…"-Omid Scobie, Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival
"And, despite calls from campaigners for a redesign, one of Britain's highest-honor medals bestowed by King Charles to ambassadors and diplomats for distinguished service still features a depiction of…"-Omid Scobie, Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival
"A stubborn eccentric who has spent most of his life waiting and planning for his ascension, even at the cost of his relationships with his own sons, the former Prince of Wales is not only far less po…"-Omid Scobie, Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival
15. Capote's Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era
By: Laurence Leamer
3.83
Format: 356 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author Laurence Leamer reveals the complex web of relationships and scan… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- audiobook
16. Disillusioned: Five Families and the Unraveling of America's Suburbs
By: Benjamin Herold
3.89
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
Through the stories of five American families, a masterful and timely exploration of how hope, hist… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
17. 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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- american history
- biography
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
18. Wives Like Us
By: Plum Sykes
3.55
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Take a grand English country house, one (heartbroken) American divorcee, three rich wives, two tyco… read more
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19. Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy
By: Elizabeth Beller
3.86
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The life and legacy of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, wife of John F. Kennedy Jr., are reexamined in thi… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- audiobook
20. The Menopause Brain: New Science Empowers Women to Navigate the Pivotal Transition with Knowledge and Confidence
By: Lisa Mosconi
4.05
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of The XX Brain shows women how to navigate menopause success… read more
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- audiobook
21. A Thread of Violence: A Story of Truth, Invention, and Murder
By: Mark O'Connell
3.74
Format: 283 pages, Kindle Edition
From the award-winning author comes a gripping account of one of the most scandalous chapters in mo… read more
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- biography
- nonfiction
- audiobook
22. Parachute Women: Marianne Faithfull, Marsha Hunt, Bianca Jagger, Anita Pallenberg, and the Women Behind the Rolling Stones
By: Elizabeth Winder
3.63
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Discover the true story of the four women who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to help shape and… read more
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- history
- biography
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- audiobook
23. The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA
By: Liza Mundy
4.23
Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition
A thrilling and monumental new history of the CIA that reveals how women have always played crucial… read more
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- biography
- nonfiction
- audiobook
24. When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion
By: Julie Satow
4.06
Format: 295 pages, Hardcover
A glittering, glamorous portrait of the golden age of American department stores and of three visio… read more
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- biography
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
25. The Money Kings: The Epic Story of the Jewish Immigrants Who Transformed Wall Street and Shaped Modern America
By: Daniel Schulman
4.14
Format: 592 pages, Hardcover
The incredible saga of the German-Jewish immigrants—with now familiar names like Goldman and Sachs,… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- history
26. Flight of the WASP: The Rise, Fall, and Future of America’s Original Ruling Class
By: Michael Gross
3.22
Format: 480 pages, Kindle Edition
Fifteen families.Four hundred years. The complex saga of the White Anglo-Saxon Protestant elite in … read more
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- american
- biography
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
27. 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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- biography
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
28. The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum: The Rise and Fall of an American Organized-Crime Boss
By: Margalit Fox
3.48
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A Jewish mother of four, a gracious society hostess, a beloved member of her community—and the firs… read more
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- biography
- nonfiction
- audiobook
29. True Gretch: What I've Learned About Life, Leadership, and Everything in Between
By: Gretchen Whitmer
4.34
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
From trailblazing Michigan governor and rising Democratic star Gretchen Whitmer comes an unconventi… read more
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- biography
- nonfiction
- audiobook
30. An Honest Woman: A Memoir of Love and Sex Work
By: Charlotte Shane
3.28
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Through the lens of her years spent as a sex worker, Charlotte Shane offers a provocative and tende… read more
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- biography
- audiobook
31. The Secret Life of the Savoy: and the D'Oyly Carte family
By: Olivia Williams
3.61
Format: 382 pages, Kindle Edition
THE STORY OF THE SAVOY HOTEL'S FOUNDERS, THROUGH A CENTURY OF LUXURY."For The Gondoliers-themed bir… read more
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