The City-State of Boston: The Rise and Fall of an Atlantic Power, 1630–1865
By: Mark Peterson
3.95
Format: 784 pages, Hardcover
A groundbreaking history of early America that shows how Boston built and sustained an independent …
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1. Napoleon: A Life
By: Andrew Roberts
4.23
Format: 976 pages, Paperback
The definitive biography of the great soldier-statesman by the New York Times bestselling author of… read more
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- history
- historical
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
"I am very happy to see the enemy wish to avoid our coming to him. – Napoleon"-Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life
"I have beaten the Russian and Austrian army commanded by the two emperors. I am a little tired."-Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life
"His constant references to the ancient world have the effect of giving ordinary soldiers a sense of their lives."-Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life
2. The Land Breakers
By: John Ehle
4.03
Format: 453 pages, Paperback
A motley band of characters makes its way into a high mountain valley in northwestern North Carolin… read more
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- historical
- american
3. The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
By: Sebastian Junger
3.50
Format: 31 pages,
"Takes readers into the maelstrom and shows nature's splendid and dangerous havoc at its utmost". O… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
4. Walden
By: Henry David Thoreau
2.57
Format: 210 pages, Paperback
Walden, or, Life in the Woods, is an American book written by noted transcendentalist Henry David T… read more
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- nonfiction
5. The Swimming-Pool Library
By: Alan Hollinghurst
3.16
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
A literary sensation and bestseller both in England and America, The Swimming-Pool Library is an en… read more
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6. In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
By: Nathaniel Philbrick
4.16
Format: 302 pages, Paperback
"With its huge, scarred head halfway out of the water and its tail beating the ocean into a white-w… read more
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- american history
- history
- historical
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"There was a saying on the island: "[I]t is a pity to spoil a good mate by making him a master."-Nathaniel Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
"Unable to sleep for the third night in a row, he continued to dwell obsessively on the circumstances of the ship's sinking. He could not get the creature out of his mind."-Nathaniel Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
"Many of the so-called American characteristics,’ a chronicler of the [WW2 University of Minnesota starvation] experiment wrote, ‘—abounding energy, generosity, optimism—become intelligible as the exp…"-Nathaniel Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
"How much of assumed national and personal character comes from the fact that we have never truly known need to the point of having our character tested? Willing conscientious objectors underwent cont…"-Nathaniel Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
7. Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England
By: William Cronon , John Putnam Demos , Tere LoPrete
3.66
Format: 296 pages,
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- american history
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- nonfiction
8. Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America
By: Richard White
4.33
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The transcontinental railroads of the late nineteenth century were the first corporate behemoths. T… read more
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- politics
- american history
- history
- nonfiction
9. Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community
By: Robert D. Putnam
3.77
Format: 67 pages,
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- history
- nonfiction
10. White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America
By: Nancy Isenberg
5.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In her groundbreaking history of the class system in America, extending from colonial times to the … read more
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- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- audiobook
11. Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Families
By: J. Anthony Lukas
3.64
Format: None pages, Paperback
Winner of 3 different awards, this is a story of the busing crisis in Boston. read more
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- american history
- history
- nonfiction
12. American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House
By: Jon Meacham
3.44
Format: 336 pages,
Andrew Jackson, his intimate circle of friends, and his tumultuous times are at the heart of this r… read more
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- politics
- american history
- history
- nonfiction
13. Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World
By: Mark Kurlansky
4.02
Format: None pages, Paperback
The Cod. Wars have been fought over it, revolutions have been triggered by it, national diets have … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
14. 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created
By: Charles C. Mann
4.22
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Over 200 million years ago, geological forces split apart the continents. They developed different … read more
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- american history
- history
- nonfiction
15. Herzog
By: Philip Roth , Saul Bellow
3.82
Format: None pages, Paperback
This is the story of Moses Herzog, a great sufferer, joker, mourner, and charmer. Although his life… read more
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16. The Coming of the French Revolution
By: R.R. Palmer , Georges Lefebvre , Timothy Tackett
3.26
Format: None pages, Paperback
"The Coming of the French Revolution" remains essential reading for anyone interested in the origin… read more
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17. Bad Gays: A Homosexual History
By: Huw Lemmey
3.55
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Too many popular histories seek to establish heroes, pioneers and martyrs but as Huw Lemmey and Ben… read more
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- history
- historical
- politics
- nonfiction
- audiobook
18. 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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- history
- historical
- politics
- nonfiction
- audiobook
19. Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You
By: Lin-Manuel Miranda
4.27
Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition
From the creator and star of Hamilton, with beautiful illustrations by Jonny Sun, comes a book of a… read more
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"Do not get stuck in the comment section of life today."-Lin-Manuel Miranda, Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You
"You are not defined by the speed of your surroundings, your mind is racing."-Lin-Manuel Miranda, Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You
"Don’t wait on anyone to make your favorite thing. Make your own favorite thing."-Lin-Manuel Miranda, Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You
"You will have to say no to things to say yes to your work. It will be worth it."-Lin-Manuel Miranda, Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You
20. Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World
By: Henry Grabar
4.20
Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition
An entertaining, enlightening, and utterly original investigation into one of the most quietly infl… read more
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- politics
- nonfiction
- cities
- audiobook
21. 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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- history
- historical
- politics
- nonfiction
- audiobook
22. The Ruin of All Witches: Life and Death in the New World
By: Malcolm Gaskill
3.72
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
In the frontier town of Springfield in 1651, peculiar things begin to happen. Precious food spoils,… read more
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- history
- historical
- nonfiction
- audiobook
23. Enemies and Neighbors: Arabs and Jews in Palestine and Israel, 1917-2017
By: Ian Black
4.20
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
In Enemies and Neighbors, Ian Black, who has spent over three decades covering events in the Middle… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
24. Our Beloved Kin: A New History of King Philip’s War (The Henry Roe Cloud Series on American Indians and Modernity)
By: Lisa Brooks
4.14
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
A compelling and original recovery of Native American resistance and adaptation to colonial America… read more
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- american history
- history
- nonfiction
25. Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America
By: Pekka Hämäläinen
4.05
Format: 592 pages, Hardcover
There is an old, deeply rooted story about America that goes like this: Columbus “discovers” a stra… read more
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- american
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
26. Vicksburg: Grant's Campaign That Broke the Confederacy
By: Donald L. Miller
4.41
Format: 688 pages, Hardcover
The astonishing story of the longest and most decisive military campaign of the Civil War in Vicksb… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
27. Tabula Rasa: Volume 1
By: John McPhee
3.91
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
A literary legend’s engaging review of his career, stressing the work he never completed, and why. … read more
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- audiobook
28. The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley: A Poet's Journeys Through American Slavery and Independence
By: David Waldstreicher
3.83
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
A paradigm-shattering biography of Phillis Wheatley, whose extraordinary poetry set African America… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
29. The Royalist Revolution: Monarchy and the American Founding
By: Eric Nelson
4.03
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Generations of students have been taught that the American Revolution was a revolt against royal ty… read more
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- american
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- politics
- united states
- nonfiction
30. The City-State of Boston: The Rise and Fall of an Atlantic Power, 1630–1865
By: Mark Peterson
3.95
Format: 784 pages, Hardcover
A groundbreaking history of early America that shows how Boston built and sustained an independent … read more
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- american
- history
- historical
- politics
- united states
- nonfiction
- urban
- cities
- audiobook
31. The Puritans: A Transatlantic History
By: David D. Hall
3.80
Format: 520 pages, Hardcover
A panoramic history of Puritanism in England, Scotland, and New England This book is a sweeping … read more
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- history
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