Unexpected: The Backstory of Finding Elizabeth Smart and Growing Up in the Culture of an American Religion
By: Chris Thomas
3.85
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Chris Thomas is not yet thirty years old when he finds himself managing the immense pressure, eccen…
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1. Tears of Rage: From Grieving Father to Crusader for Justice: The Untold Story of the Adam Walsh Case
By: John Walsh , Susan Schindehette
3.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
The host of the "America's Most Wanted", John Walsh tells for the first time the full story of the … read more
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- biography
- memoir
- true crime
- biography memoir
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2. My Story
By: Chris Stewart , Elizabeth Smart
4.12
Format: None pages, Hardcover
For the first time, ten years after her abduction from her Salt Lake City bedroom, Elizabeth Smart … read more
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- biography
- memoir
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
3. My Name Is Mahtob: The Story that Began the Global Phenomenon Not Without My Daughter Continues
By: Mahtob Mahmoody
4.10
Format: None pages, Hardcover
This is the story of an extraordinary young woman's triumph over life-crushing trauma to build a li… read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
4. Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three
By: Mara Leveritt
3.79
Format: 368 pages,
In 2011, one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in American legal history was set right when D… read more
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5. When I Fell from the Sky: The True Story of One Woman's Miraculous Survival
By: Juliane Koepcke
5.00
Format: 64 pages, Hardcover
The author was 17 years old when she survived an airplane explosion. Her survival is unexplainable … read more
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6. In Plain Sight: The Startling Truth Behind the Elizabeth Smart Investigation
By: Lee Benson , Tom Smart
4.44
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
This riveting inside story of the intense search for the Salt Lake City teenager reveals never-befo… read more
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7. Where There's Hope: Healing, Moving Forward, and Never Giving Up
By: Elizabeth Smart
3.75
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author and activist Elizabeth Smart empowers those who have experienced … read more
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8. Dear Jacob: A Mother's Journey of Hope
By: Patty Wetterling
4.60
Format: 348 pages, Hardcover
With stunning detail, Patty Wetterling shares the untold story of the 27-year search for her son Ja… read more
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- history
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- nonfiction
9. Heart of the Matter: What 100 Years of Living Have Taught Me
By: Russell M. Nelson
4.87
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
“The laws or truths I will share in this book are not merely ideas I have studied and examined; the… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
"Jesus Christ frequently expressed gratitude. Before raising Lazarus from the dead, before miraculously multiplying loaves and fishes, and before passing the cup to His disciples at the Last Supper, t…"-Russell M. Nelson, Heart of the Matter: What 100 Years of Living Have Taught Me
10. Behold the Monster: Confronting America's Most Prolific Serial Killer
By: Jillian Lauren
3.38
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
He was sitting right across the table...and he would have killed her if he could. Jillian Lauren ha… read more
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- history
- biography
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- true crime
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
11. 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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- biography
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
12. Prophets See around Corners
By: Sheri Dew
4.74
Format: 112 pages, Hardcover
Author Sheri Dew has had the unique opportunity to be in the presence of prophets, seers, and revel… read more
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- nonfiction
13. Both Things Are True
By: Kate Holbrook
4.47
Format: 152 pages, Kindle Edition
Joseph Smith’s observation that “by proving contraries, truth is made manifest” has become a belove… read more
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14. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1
By: Beth Brower
4.31
Format: 121 pages, Paperback
“I’ve arrived in London without incident. There are few triumphs in my recent life, but I count thi… read more
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15. Original Grace
By: Adam S. Miller
4.57
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
In Original Grace, Adam S. Miller proposes an experiment in Restoration thinking: What if instead o… read more
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- nonfiction
16. Our Day Star Rising: Exploring the New Testament with Jeffrey R. Holland
By: Jeffrey R. Holland
4.76
Format: 325 pages, Kindle Edition
In his decades as a teacher and an Apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland has o… read more
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- nonfiction
17. The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley
By: Courtney Walsh
4.19
Format: 358 pages, Paperback
She’s out to prove that there’s no such thing as choosing happiness. Isadora Bentley follows the… read more
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18. Into the Water: An Astonishing True Story of Abduction, Murder, and the Nice Guy Next Door (St. Martin's True Crime Library)
By: Diane Fanning
3.85
Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition
To authorities she spilled the shocking details of a night of horror. It was the lead they'd been d… read more
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- nonfiction
- true crime
19. While Idaho Slept: The Hunt for Answers in the Murders of Four College Students
By: J. Reuben Appelman
3.62
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
The author of the acclaimed true-crime memoir, The Kill Jar, tells the inside story of the “Univers… read more
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- nonfiction
- true crime
20. When the World Didn't End: A Memoir
By: Guinevere Turner
3.74
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
In this immersive, spell-binding memoir, an acclaimed screenwriter tells the story of her childhood… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
21. She Did: Ordinary Women, Extraordinary Faith
By: Emily Cushing
4.34
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
She Did is a compilation of essays about remarkable Latter-day Saint women whose lives stretch acro… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
22. How to Human: Three Ways to Share Life Beyond What Distracts, Divides, and Disconnects Us
By: Carlos Whittaker
4.36
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
A much-needed reminder about what it means to be truly human in a world where people feel increasin… read more
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- nonfiction
23. I Know Who You Are: How an Amateur DNA Sleuth Unmasked the Golden State Killer and Changed Crime Fighting Forever
By: Barbara Rae-Venter
3.99
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
For twelve years the Golden State Killer terrorized California, stalking victims and killing withou… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- true crime
- nonfiction
"The cost in time, personnel, and money for trying to identify the Golden State Killer prior to the use of IGG was significant,"-Barbara Rae-Venter, I Know Who You Are: How an Amateur DNA Sleuth Unmasked the Golden State Killer and Changed Crime Fighting Forever
24. Praying with the Enemy
By: Steven T. Collis
4.36
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
"Mesmerizing story. Collis instantly establishes himself as a literary force in historical fiction.… read more
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25. Under the Cover of Mercy
By: Rebecca Connolly
3.86
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
November, 1914. The Great War has come to Brussels, the Germans have occupied the city, and Edit… read more
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26. Wyoming Wild (Savage Wells, #3)
By: Sarah M. Eden
4.02
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Hearts collide when a sheriff’s daughter asks a hardened US Marshal to join her fight for justice a… read more
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27. Expanding the Borders of Zion: A Latter-day Saint Perspective on LGBTQ Inclusion
By: Charlie Bird
4.77
Format: 225 pages, Paperback
Many people want to offer love and support to their LGBTQ friends and neighbors but aren't sure how… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
28. Squint
By: Chad Morris
4.19
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
My name is Flint, but everyone in middle school calls me Squint because I’m losing my vision. I use… read more
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29. When the Night Comes Falling: A Requiem for the Idaho Student Murders
By: Howard Blum
3.63
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The definitive, inside story of the Idaho murders from bestselling author Howard Blum, whose ground… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- true crime
30. Unexpected: The Backstory of Finding Elizabeth Smart and Growing Up in the Culture of an American Religion
By: Chris Thomas
3.85
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Chris Thomas is not yet thirty years old when he finds himself managing the immense pressure, eccen… read more
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- true crime
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- nonfiction
31. All in the Family: The Trumps and How We Got This Way
By: Fred C. Trump
4.07
Format: 351 pages, Kindle Edition
With revealing, never-before-told stories, Fred C. Trump III, nephew of President Donald Trump, bre… read more
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