Great Second Acts: In Praise of Older Women
By: Marlene Wagman-Geller
3.84
Format: None pages, Audio CD
Empowering biographies of older women in history Antony said of Cleopatra, Age cannot wither her, …
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1. The Scarpetta Factor (Kay Scarpetta, #17)
By: Patricia Cornwell
3.74
Format: 494 pages, Hardcover
It is the week before Christmas and Dr Kay Scarpetta has offered her services pro bono to New York … read more
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- audiobook
2. The Bone Bed (Kay Scarpetta, #20)
By: Patricia Cornwell
3.75
Format: 463 pages, Hardcover
A woman has vanished while digging a dinosaur bone bed in the remote wilderness of Canada. Somehow,… read more
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- audiobook
3. Muhammad: A Story of the Last Prophet
By: Deepak Chopra
3.65
Format: 267 pages, Hardcover
“Compassionate and clear…a courageous undertaking.” —Greg Mortenson, New York Times bestselling aut… read more
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- audiobook
4. Anne Perry and the Murder of the Century
By: Peter Graham
4.09
Format: 116 pages, Hardcover
On June 22, 1954, teenage friends Juliet Hulme--better known as bestselling mystery writer Anne Per… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
5. Scarpetta (Kay Scarpetta, #16)
By: Patricia Cornwell
5.00
Format: 398 pages,
Leaving behind her private forensic pathology practice in Charleston, South Carolina, Kay Scarpetta… read more
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- audiobook
6. Dust (Kay Scarpetta, #21)
By: Patricia Cornwell
3.83
Format: 95 pages, Hardcover
Massachusetts Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta has just returned from working one of the worst … read more
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- audiobook
7. Book of the Dead (Kay Scarpetta, #15)
By: Patricia Cornwell
4.15
Format: 399 pages, Hardcover
Soon after relocating to Charleston, S.C., to launch a private forensics lab, Scarpetta is asked to… read more
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8. Red Mist (Kay Scarpetta, #19)
By: Patricia Cornwell
3.98
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
The new Kay Scarpetta novel from the world's #1 bestselling crime writer. Determined to find out wh… read more
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- audiobook
9. In Praise of Difficult Women: Life Lessons from 29 Heroines Who Dared to Break the Rules
By: Karen Karbo
3.50
Format: 185 pages, Hardcover
From Amelia Earhart to Carrie Fisher, this witty narrative explores what we can learn from the impe… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
10. The Child Thief
By: Brom
4.30
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Peter is quick, daring, and full of mischief--and like all boys, he loves to play, though his games… read more
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11. The Power of Myth
By: Joseph Campbell , Bill Moyers
4.26
Format: 293 pages, Paperback
The Power Of Myth launched an extraordinary resurgence of interest in Joseph Campbell and his work.… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
"Computers are like Old Testament gods; lots of rules and no mercy."-Joseph Campbell, The Power of Myth
"Follow your bliss and doors will open where there were no doors before."-Joseph Campbell, The Power of Myth
"Lo que el creativo saca a la luz es algo que estaba esperando ser extraído en todos."-Joseph Campbell, The Power of Myth
"Poets are simply those who have made a profession ans a lifestyle of being in touch with their bliss."-Joseph Campbell, The Power of Myth
12. Port Mortuary (Kay Scarpetta, #18)
By: Patricia Cornwell
4.02
Format: 293 pages,
The new Kay Scarpetta novel from the world's #1 bestselling crime writer. "When it comes to the for… read more
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13. Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling
By: Ross King
4.17
Format: 510 pages, Paperback
In 1508, despite strong advice to the contrary, the powerful Pope Julius II commissioned Michelange… read more
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14. Frontier Grit: The Unlikely True Stories of Daring Pioneer Women
By: Marianne Monson
3.62
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
These are the stories of twelve women who "heard the call" to settle the west and who came from all… read more
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15. Robin Williams: When the Laughter Stops 1951 - 2014
By: Emily Herbert
3.59
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
A thoughtful look at the brilliant life and tragic death of a comedy icon At midday on August 11, 2… read more
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16. If You Ask Me
By: Betty White
4.29
Format: 426 pages, Hardcover
It-girl Betty White delivers a hilarious, slyly profound take on love, life, celebrity, and everyth… read more
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17. Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts
By: Annie Duke
3.83
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In Super Bowl XLIX, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll made one of the most controversial calls in footbal… read more
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- nonfiction
18. Brat: An '80s Story
By: Andrew McCarthy
3.61
Format: 223 pages, Hardcover
Most people know Andrew McCarthy from his movie roles in Pretty in Pink, St. Elmo's Fire, Weekend a… read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
19. When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt
By: Kara Cooney
3.69
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
This riveting narrative explores the lives of six remarkable female pharaohs, from Hatshepsut to Cl… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"It should come as no surprise that women need to work doubly hard to prove their right to power. They have to look to their menfolk around them who can support their claim, rather than detract from i…"-Kara Cooney, When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt
20. Nora Ephron: A Biography
By: Kristin Marguerite Doidge
3.69
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Nora Ephron was one of the most popular, accomplished, and beloved writers in American journalism a… read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
21. How To Be A Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals
By: Sy Montgomery
4.05
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
National Book Award finalist Sy Montgomery reflects on the personalities and quirks of 13 animals-… read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Knowing someone who belongs to another species can enlarge your soul in surprising ways."-Sy Montgomery, How To Be A Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals
"I am still learning how to be a good creature. Though I try earnestly, I often fail. But I am having a great life trying..."-Sy Montgomery, How To Be A Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals
"I often wish I could go back in time and tell my young, anxious self that my dreams weren't in vain and my sorrows weren't permanent. I can't do that, but I can do something better. I can tell you th…"-Sy Montgomery, How To Be A Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals
"Even in the wake of tragedy, we could not have felt more amazed had we been visited by an angel that Christmas morning. When the angel met the shepherds in Bethlehem, the shepherds "were sore afraid.…"-Sy Montgomery, How To Be A Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals
22. Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops
By: Shaun Bythell
3.48
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
A cantankerously funny view of books and the people who love them. It does take all kinds and throu… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
"It should go without saying that anyone who introduces themselves as 'a bit weird' is almost certainly not."-Shaun Bythell, Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops
"This group derives an alternate sort of gratification from the fact that their niche obsession somehow differentiates them from other people, mistakenly assuming that it makes them more interesting."-Shaun Bythell, Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops
"It's not as though there is anything wrong with being American, although perhaps in a land of immigrants the only way to differentiate yourself is to cling onto a piece of the land you left, even if …"-Shaun Bythell, Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops
23. Me: Moth
By: Amber McBride
4.07
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A debut YA novel-in-verse that is both a coming-of-age and a ghost story. Moth has lost her fami… read more
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"Most of the founding fathers were like that; they spoke of freedom but did not offer it to everyone. They had bodies in their closets."-Amber McBride, Me: Moth
"Places we decide to stop. Monticello Plantation, Charlottesville, Virginia: Where Thomas Jefferson committed several sins; we go to stomp on hateful plantation ground."-Amber McBride, Me: Moth
24. A Death in Door County (Monster Hunter Mystery, #1)
By: Annelise Ryan
3.64
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A Wisconsin bookstore owner and cryptozoologist is asked to investigate a series of deaths that jus… read more
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25. The Magic of Marie Laveau: Embracing the Spiritual Legacy of the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans
By: Denise Alvarado
3.64
Format: 202 pages, Paperback
The life and work of the legendary “Pope of Voodoo,” Marie Laveau―a free woman of color who practic… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
26. 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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- nonfiction
- audiobook
27. Helltown: The Untold Story of Serial Murder on Cape Cod
By: Casey Sherman
3.50
Format: 509 pages, ebook
Before Charles Manson, there was Tony Costa―the serial killer of Cape Cod 1969: The hippie scene… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
28. Sigh, Gone: A Misfit's Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In
By: Phuc Tran
4.29
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
For anyone who has ever felt like they don't belong, Sigh, Gone shares an irreverent, funny, and mo… read more
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- audiobook
"Teenagers and truck drivers: We're all on our way to somewhere else."-Phuc Tran, Sigh, Gone: A Misfit's Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In
"The vessel of my heart couldn't hold both my rage for my father and my love for my mother. Like glass subjected to heat and cold, I cracked."-Phuc Tran, Sigh, Gone: A Misfit's Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In
"Was this the real me? Stripped of the ability to look like a punk- what defined me as one? Not my jacket. Not my clothes. My friends? My enemies? No. What I did determined who I was, not what I looke…"-Phuc Tran, Sigh, Gone: A Misfit's Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In
29. GuRu
By: RuPaul
3.70
Format: 208 pages, ebook
FOREWORD BY JANE FONDA A timeless collection of philosophies from renaissance performer and the … read more
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"You have to find a tribe."-RuPaul, GuRu
"Happiness is wanting what you already have."-RuPaul, GuRu
"Drag for me has always been my superhero costume."-RuPaul, GuRu
"Willingly release the hurt. Don't let the heartache define you."-RuPaul, GuRu
30. Great Second Acts: In Praise of Older Women
By: Marlene Wagman-Geller
3.84
Format: None pages, Audio CD
Empowering biographies of older women in history Antony said of Cleopatra, Age cannot wither her, … read more
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- history
- nonfiction
- biography memoir
- audiobook
31. 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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- nonfiction
- audiobook
