Empire of Deception: The Incredible Story of a Master Swindler Who Seduced a City and Captivated the Nation
By: Dean Jobb
3.86
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
A rollicking story of greed, financial corruption, dirty politics, over-the-top and under-the-radar…
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1. Island of the Lost: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World
By: Joan Druett
4.05
Format: 284 pages, Hardcover
Hundreds of miles from civilization, two ships wreck on opposite ends of the same deserted island … read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- audiobook
2. Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
By: Erik Larson
4.05
Format: 323 pages, Paperback
September 8, 1900, began innocently in the seaside town of Galveston, Texas. Even Isaac Cline, resi… read more
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- american history
- biography
- history
- historical
- nonfiction
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"Time lost can never be recovered...and this should be written in flaming letters everywhere."-Erik Larson, Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
"People seemed to believe that technology had stripped hurricanes of their power to kill. No hurricane expert endorsed this view."-Erik Larson, Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
"This is the story of Isaac and his time in America, the last turning of the centuries, when the hubris of men led them to believe they could disregard even nature itself."-Erik Larson, Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
"No one ever remembered a nice day. But no one ever forget the feel of paralyzed fish, the thud of walnut-sized hail against a horse's flank, or the way a superheated wind could turn your eyes to burl…"-Erik Larson, Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
3. Sex on the Moon: The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History
By: Ben Mezrich
3.50
Format: 306 pages, Hardcover
Thad Roberts, a fellow in a prestigious NASA program had an idea--a romantic, albeit crazy, idea. H… read more
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4. The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I
By: Douglas Brunt
4.23
Format: 374 pages, Kindle Edition
This instant New York Times bestselling “dynamic detective story” (The New York Times) reveals the … read more
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- biography
- history
- true crime
- historical
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"But the prevailing and indelible lesson, learned through traumatic personal experience, was his understanding of the family’s security. War and industrial innovation could destroy the life a family h…"-Douglas Brunt, The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I
5. 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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- american history
- history
- historical
- 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
6. Waiting for a Scot Like You (Union of the Rakes, #3)
By: Eva Leigh
3.72
Format: 354 pages, Mass Market Paperback
For a merry widow and a stoic major, it’s a bumpy road to love… Adjusting to life in peacetime i… read more
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- historical
- audiobook
7. American Demon: Eliot Ness and the Hunt for America's Jack the Ripper
By: Daniel Stashower
3.50
Format: 342 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author and Edgar Award-winner Daniel Stashower returns with American Dem… read more
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- true crime
- historical
- nonfiction
- crime
- audiobook
8. The Ghosts of Eden Park: The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the Murder That Shocked Jazz-Age America
By: Karen Abbott
3.69
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
The true crime story of bootlegger George Remus and the murder that shocked the nation. In the e… read more
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- american history
- biography
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- true crime
- historical
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- crime
- audiobook
9. To Catch a Rogue (London Steampunk: The Blue Blood Conspiracy, #4)
By: Bec McMaster
4.25
Format: 417 pages, ebook
An impossible heist. A thief and a rogue. But will she steal his heart, instead? The Company of … read more
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- historical
10. Churchill's Band of Brothers: WWII's Most Daring D-Day Mission and the Hunt to Take Down Hitler's Fugitive War Criminals
By: Damien Lewis
4.39
Format: 420 pages, Kindle Edition
On the night of June 13th, 1944, a twelve-man SAS unit parachuted into occupied France. Their objec… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
11. When Women Invented Television: The Untold Story of the Female Powerhouses Who Pioneered the Way We Watch Today
By: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
3.95
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of Seinfeldia tells the little-known story of four trailblazi… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
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- audiobook
12. A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
By: Kevin Fedarko
4.36
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
A deeply moving account ever of walking the Grand Canyon, a highly dangerous, life-changing 750-mil… read more
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- biography
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- audiobook
"You were made and set here to give voice to this, your own astonishment. -Annie Dillard"-Kevin Fedarko, A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
13. Scarface and the Untouchable: Al Capone, Eliot Ness, and the Battle for Chicago
By: Max Allan Collins
3.86
Format: 752 pages, ebook
At last, the definitive history of Al Capone, Eliot Ness's Untouchables, and gangster-era Chicago –… read more
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- biography
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- true crime
- historical
- nonfiction
- crime
- audiobook
14. Four Shots in the Night: A True Story of Spies, Murder, and Justice in Northern Ireland
By: Henry Hemming
4.33
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Four Shots in the Night is the story of the killing of Frank Hegarty, an IRA member turned British … read more
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- history
- true crime
- audiobook
15. Conan Doyle for the Defense: The True Story of a Sensational British Murder, a Quest for Justice, and the World's Most Famous Detective Writer
By: Margalit Fox
3.70
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In this thrilling true-crime procedural, the creator of Sherlock Holmes uses his unparalleled detec… read more
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- true crime
- historical
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- crime
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"At bottom, Conan Doyle for the Defense is a story about class identification: those snap judgments, themselves dark diagnostic instruments, that in every age are wielded to separate 'us' from 'them."-Margalit Fox, Conan Doyle for the Defense: The True Story of a Sensational British Murder, a Quest for Justice, and the World's Most Famous Detective Writer
"In the. Middle Ages and afterwards, Jews, like members of other marginalized groups, were denied the legal protections that England afforded the archetypal citizen: the free white native-born law-abi…"-Margalit Fox, Conan Doyle for the Defense: The True Story of a Sensational British Murder, a Quest for Justice, and the World's Most Famous Detective Writer
"By the late nineteenth century, as British cities teemed with new inhabitants, crime rates rose and more established residents came to be afflicted with a new, urban, and distinctly modern anxiety. F…"-Margalit Fox, Conan Doyle for the Defense: The True Story of a Sensational British Murder, a Quest for Justice, and the World's Most Famous Detective Writer
16. Hall of Mirrors (Bryant & May, #15)
By: Christopher Fowler
4.00
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
London, 1969. With the Swinging Sixties under way, Detectives Arthur Bryant and John May find thems… read more
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17. Empire of Deception: The Incredible Story of a Master Swindler Who Seduced a City and Captivated the Nation
By: Dean Jobb
3.86
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
A rollicking story of greed, financial corruption, dirty politics, over-the-top and under-the-radar… read more
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- canada
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- nonfiction
- 20th century
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18. Ponzinomics: The Untold Story of Multi-Level Marketing
By: Robert L. Fitzpatrick
4.12
Format: 375 pages, Paperback
Ponzinomics by Robert L. FitzPatrick, author of False Profits, is the first comprehensive account o… read more
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19. 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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20. Guilty Creatures: Sex, God, and Murder in Tallahassee, Florida
By: Mikita Brottman
3.54
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From the critically acclaimed author of the “enthralling” ( San Francisco Book Review ) An Unexplai… read more
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21. Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering
By: Malcolm Gladwell
4.16
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Twenty-five years after the publication of his groundbreaking first book, Malcolm Gladwell returns … read more
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