When Evil Lived in Laurel: The "White Knights" and the Murder of Vernon Dahmer
By: Curtis Wilkie
3.91
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
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1. The Road to Camelot: Inside JFK's Five-Year Campaign
By: Thomas Oliphant , Curtis Wilkie
4.06
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
“A must-read for fans of presidential history.” — USA TODAY “Splendid…a gripping, authoritative ca… read more
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- american history
- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- audiobook
2. North Toward Home
By: Willie Morris
3.70
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
With his signature style and grace, Willie Morris, arguably one of this country's finest Southern w… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
3. The Ghost: The Secret Life of CIA Spymaster James Jesus Angleton
By: Jefferson Morley
3.75
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
"The best book ever written about the strangest CIA chief who ever lived." - Tim Weiner, National B… read more
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4. Heaven's Ditch: God, Gold, and Murder on the Erie Canal
By: Jack Kelly
4.31
Format: 66 pages, Hardcover
The technological marvel of its age, the Erie Canal grew out of a sudden fit of inspiration. Propon… read more
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5. Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America
By: John M. Barry
4.45
Format: 864 pages, Paperback
In 1927, the Mississippi River swept across an area roughly equal in size to Massachusetts, Connect… read more
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6. The Colony: Faith and Blood in a Promised Land
By: Sally Denton
3.49
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
On the morning of November 4, 2019, an unassuming caravan of women and children was ambushed by mas… read more
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- history
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- audiobook
7. 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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- history
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"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
8. Romney: A Reckoning
By: McKay Coppins
4.36
Format: 416 pages, ebook
A remarkably illuminating biography of the political maverick, filled with revelations and written … read more
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- american history
- history
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
9. Betrayal: The Final Act of the Trump Show
By: Jonathan Karl
4.48
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
***THE INSTANT New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and IndieBound BESTSELLER*** An NP… read more
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- history
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
10. Little, Crazy Children: A True Crime Tragedy of Lost Innocence
By: James Renner
3.74
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
For readers of Ann Rule and Gregg Olsen, a riveting new true crime book from the acclaimed author o… read more
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- crime
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11. 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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- history
- true crime
- historical
- nonfiction
- crime
- audiobook
12. Starkweather: The Untold Story of the Killing Spree that Changed America
By: Harry N. MacLean
3.71
Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition
The definitive story of Charles Starkweather, often considered to be the first mass killer in the m… read more
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- history
- true crime
- historical
- nonfiction
- crime
- audiobook
13. The Last Outlaws: The Desperate Final Days of the Dalton Gang
By: Tom Clavin
3.67
Format: 269 pages, Hardcover
The definitive account of the Dalton Gang and the most brazen bank heist in history, by the multipl… read more
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- history
- true crime
- nonfiction
- crime
- audiobook
14. Hell's Half-Acre : The Untold Story of the Benders, America's First Serial Killer Family
By: Susan Jonusas
3.45
Format: 345 pages, Hardcover
A suspense filled tale of murder on the American frontier—shedding new light on a family of serial … read more
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- american history
- history
- true crime
- historical
- nonfiction
- crime
- audiobook
15. Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
By: Adam Higginbotham
4.60
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
The definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger disaster based on new archival r… read more
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- history
- historical
- politics
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"When asked what he was thinking about when preparing for launch abroad his Mercury-Redstone rocket, Alan Shepard, the first American in space, had infamously replied, "The fact that every part of thi…"-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
"At the foot of the ladder, he [Gene Cernan Apollo 17] delivered the short speech he had memorized for the occasion. "Is like to just say what I believe history will record: That America's challenge o…"-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
16. It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over
By: Anne de Marcken
3.82
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Co-winner of the 2022 Novel Prize, this incredible life-after-death novel asks us to consider how m… read more
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"Fasting makes sense of the hunger. The constant internal grasping. The only sensible answer to this is to always withdraw the thing after which I grasp. To subvert. To thwart. To deny. It closes the …"-Anne de Marcken, It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over
17. Crooked: The Roaring '20s Tale of a Corrupt Attorney General, a Crusading Senator, and the Birth of the American Political Scandal
By: Nathan Masters
4.27
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
The forgotten narrative of the most corrupt attorney general in American history and the maverick s… read more
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- american history
- history
- true crime
- historical
- politics
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- crime
18. Race Against Time: A Reporter Reopens the Unsolved Murder Cases of the Civil Rights Era
By: Jerry Mitchell
4.43
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
On June 21, 1964, more than twenty Klansmen murdered three civil rights workers. The killings would… read more
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- race
- history
- true crime
- historical
- politics
- nonfiction
- crime
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19. Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk
By: Buddy Levy
4.42
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
The true, harrowing story of the ill-fated 1913 Canadian Arctic Expedition and the two men who came… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
20. Zenith Man: Death, Love, and Redemption in a Georgia Courtroom
By: McCracken Poston Jr.
4.45
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Like a nonfiction John Grisham thriller with echoes of Rainman, Just Mercy, and a captivating small… read more
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- true crime
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- crime
- audiobook
21. Gentleman Bandit: The True Story of Black Bart, the Old West's Most Infamous Stagecoach Robber
By: John Boessenecker
3.90
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author and award-winning historian John Boessenecker separates fact from… read more
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- history
- true crime
- nonfiction
- crime
22. 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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- true crime
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- crime
- audiobook
23. Consent: A Memoir
By: Jill Ciment
3.96
Format: 145 pages, Hardcover
In this unflinching account of the ardent love affair between the author and her painting teacher, … read more
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- audiobook
24. Make Something Good Today: A Memoir
By: Ben Napier
4.48
Format: 227 pages, Hardcover
From Ben and Erin Napier, the stars of the hit HGTV show Home Town, comes Make Something Good Today… read more
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- audiobook
"Faith was a permanent and unquestioned part of my life. My family-- everyone around me, really-- was cut the same cloth. We were churchgoers and Methodists, and those facts permeated just about every…"-Ben Napier, Make Something Good Today: A Memoir
25. Paradise of the Damned: The True Story of an Obsessive Quest for El Dorado, the Legendary City of Gold
By: Keith Thomson
3.80
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The transporting account of an obsessive quest to find El Dorado, set against the backdrop of Eliza… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
26. The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age
By: Michael Wolraich
3.77
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The riveting story of how the murder of femme fatale Vivian Gordon in 1931 brought about the downfa… read more
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- history
- true crime
- politics
- nonfiction
- crime
- audiobook
27. A Gentleman and a Thief: The Daring Jewel Heists of a Jazz Age Rogue
By: Dean Jobb
4.02
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
“A master of narrative nonfiction … in this mesmerizing tale about a Jazz Age gentlemanly thief, Jo… read more
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- true crime
- historical
- nonfiction
- crime
- audiobook
28. When Evil Lived in Laurel: The "White Knights" and the Murder of Vernon Dahmer
By: Curtis Wilkie
3.91
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
One of NPR's Best Books of the Year A finalist of the for the 2022 Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime … read more
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- american history
- race
- history
- true crime
- historical
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- crime
- audiobook
29. The Castleton Massacre: Survivors’ Stories of the Killins Femicide
By: Sharon Anne Cook
3.90
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
A GLOBE AND MAIL TOP 100 BEST BOOKS OF 2022 • BRASS KNUCKLES AWARD FOR BEST NONFICTION CRIME BOOK 2… read more
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- history
- true crime
- nonfiction
- crime
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30. Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask: Revised and Expanded
By: Anton Treuer
4.31
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
A revised and updated edition of a modern classic offers answers to nearly 200 essential and though… read more
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31. Black Pill: How I Witnessed the Darkest Corners of the Internet Come to Life, Poison Society, and Capture American Politics
By: Elle Reeve
4.27
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
This tour de force of investigative journalism—in the vein of The Next Civil War and Why We’re Pola… read more
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- history
- true crime
- politics
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