The History Buff's Guide to the Civil War
By: Thomas R. Flagel
3.84
Format: 514 pages, Kindle Edition
"The single best kickoff to the American Civil War...I can't imagine a better guide for any of us, …
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1. How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
By: Thomas Cahill
3.81
Format: 246 pages, Paperback
From the fall of Rome to the rise of Charlemagne - the "dark ages" - learning, scholarship, and cul… read more
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"Each one of us will die, naked and alone, on some battlefield not of our own choosing."-Thomas Cahill, How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
"Like the Jews before them, the Irish enshrined literacy as their central religious act."-Thomas Cahill, How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
"By the mid-seventeenth century, the visible image has assumed far greater reality than the invisible thought."-Thomas Cahill, How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
"Well, they may not be civilized, but they certainly are confident—and this confidence is one of the open-handed pleasures of early Irish literature."-Thomas Cahill, How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
2. The Great Siege: Malta 1565
By: Ernle Bradford
4.25
Format: 351 pages, Paperback
In 1565 the Ottoman Empire was at its peak. Under their sultan, Solyman the Magnificent, the Turks … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- military history
3. The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness
By: Sy Montgomery
4.33
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In this astonishing book from the author of the bestselling memoir The Good Good Pig, Sy Montgomery… read more
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- nonfiction
4. The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales, #2)
By: James Fenimore Cooper
3.70
Format: 410 pages, Paperback
The wild rush of action in this classic frontier adventure story has made The Last of the Mohicans … read more
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- historical
"Is it justice to make evil, and then punish for it?"-James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales, #2)
"Do my brothers know the name of this favored people?"-James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales, #2)
"Every trail has its end, and every calamity brings its lesson!"-James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales, #2)
"Indijanac je stvorenje što ćete ga prije osjetiti nego vidjeti."-James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales, #2)
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- civil war
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6. Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America
By: Jeff Ryan
4.50
Format: 182 pages,
The story of Nintendo's rise and the beloved icon who made it possible. Nintendo has continually s… read more
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7. Alexander Hamilton
By: Ron Chernow
3.77
Format: 32 pages,
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Chernow presents a landmark biography of Alexander Hamilton, the … read more
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8. The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game
By: Michael Lewis
3.64
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
When we first meet Michael Oher, he is one of thirteen children by a mother addicted to crack; he d… read more
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9. If The Creek Don't Rise
By: Leah Weiss
4.00
Format: 274 pages, Paperback
A strikingly sincere portrait of a town and its buried secrets from an outstanding new voice in sou… read more
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10. Moby-Dick or, The Whale
By: Herman Melville , Tom Quirk , Andrew Delbanco
3.55
Format: 720 pages, Paperback
"It is the horrible texture of a fabric that should be woven of ships' cables and hawsers. A Polar … read more
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"Call me Ishmael."-Herman Melville, Moby-Dick or, The Whale
"Ignorance is the parent of fear"-Herman Melville, Moby-Dick or, The Whale
"Ignorance is the parent of fear."-Herman Melville, Moby-Dick or, The Whale
"Speak, thou vast and venerable head,"-Herman Melville, Moby-Dick or, The Whale
11. The Last Ranger
By:
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Format: 287 pages, Hardcover
The best-selling author of The River returns with a lush and vivid mystery set in Yellowstone Natio… read more
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12. The Ghost Orchid (Alex Delaware, #39)
By: Jonathan Kellerman
4.21
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Psychologist Alex Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis confront a baffling, vicious double homicide … read more
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13. Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1)
By: James Clavell
4.41
Format: 1152 pages, Paperback
After Englishman John Blackthorne is lost at sea, he awakens in a place few Europeans know of and e… read more
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"I can't use hope against swords."-James Clavell, Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1)
"What is pain to a man? A privilege!"-James Clavell, Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1)
"Tomorrow does not exist. There is only now ."-James Clavell, Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1)
"Horses are far worse than men for treachery..."-James Clavell, Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1)
14. London Rules (Slough House, #5)
By: Mick Herron
4.34
Format: 383 pages, Kindle Edition
The fifth entry in CWA Gold dagger-winning Slough House series.London Rules might not be written do… read more
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"you're all crazy," Flyte said. "we prefer the term"Alternatively sane"."-Mick Herron, London Rules (Slough House, #5)
"hate crime pollutes the soul, but only the souls of those who commit it"-Mick Herron, London Rules (Slough House, #5)
"Conspiracy theory is bloomed at the rate of one hundred and forty characters a second."-Mick Herron, London Rules (Slough House, #5)
"He eyed her critically. "You look like all your birthdays came at once." "I look happy to you?" "No, old. Am I the only one round here speaks English?"-Mick Herron, London Rules (Slough House, #5)
15. The Library Book
By: Susan Orlean
3.89
Format: 317 pages, Hardcover
On the morning of April 29, 1986, a fire alarm sounded in the Los Angeles Public Library. As the mo… read more
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"You read and read and read and read," she said, "and then what?"-Susan Orlean, The Library Book
"German poet Heinrich Heine [warned], 'There where one burns books, one in the end burns men."-Susan Orlean, The Library Book
"Writing a book, just like building a library, is an act of sheer defiance. It is a declaration that you believe in the persistence of memory."-Susan Orlean, The Library Book
"The water dumped on the fire was now as much a problem as a solution. The librarians always worried more about floods than fire, and now they had both."-Susan Orlean, The Library Book
16. Cuba: An American History
By: Ada Ferrer
4.45
Format: 560 pages, Hardcover
Winner of The L. A. Times Book Prize (2021) in History “Full of…lively insights and lucid prose” (… read more
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17. 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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18. Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom
By: Ilyon Woo
3.99
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
New York Times Bestseller | New York Times 10 Best Books of 2023 The remarkable true story of El… read more
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19. Koresh: The True Story of David Koresh and the Tragedy at Waco
By: Stephan Talty
3.95
Format: 446 pages, Hardcover
The first comprehensive account of David Koresh's life, his road to Waco, and the rise of governmen… read more
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20. The History Buff's Guide to the Civil War
By: Thomas R. Flagel
3.84
Format: 514 pages, Kindle Edition
"The single best kickoff to the American Civil War...I can't imagine a better guide for any of us, … read more
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21. Politics Weird-o-Pedia: The Ultimate Book of Surprising, Strange, and Incredibly Bizarre Facts about Politics
By: Tim Rowland
3.68
Format: 213 pages, Kindle Edition
Government and politics might seem twisted today, but they’ve always been strange.There’s something… read more
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