The Flip Side of History: Strange News, Hard-To-Believe Headlines, and Other Curious Stories from History
By: Steve Silverman
3.53
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Hidden History, Strange Stories, and Hard-to-Believe HeadlinesWhat if there was a flip side to the …
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1. The Silent Speaker (Nero Wolfe, #11)
By: Walter Mosley , Rex Stout
4.17
Format: 271 pages, Paperback
When a powerful government official scheduled to speak to a group of millionaire business men turns… read more
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"Frankly, I wish I could make my heart quit doing an extra thump when Wolfe says satisfactory, Archie. It's childish."-Walter Mosley, The Silent Speaker (Nero Wolfe, #11)
2. English History Made Brief, Irreverent and Pleasurable
By: Lacey Baldwin Smith
4.67
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
Here at last is a history of England that is designed to entertain as well as inform and that will … read more
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3. Angle of Investigation (Harry Bosch #16.2)
By: Michael Connelly
2.50
Format: 32 pages,
LAPD Detective Harry Bosch tackles three tough cases that span a legendary career in this never-bef… read more
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4. The Reporter Who Knew Too Much: The Mysterious Death of What's My Line TV Star and Media Icon Dorothy Kilgallen
By: Mark Shaw
2.00
Format: 375 pages, Hardcover
On November 8, 1965, millions of fans of 'What's My Line?' CBS television star, Pulitzer Prize-nomi… read more
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5. Reflections on the Psalms
By: C.S. Lewis
3.75
Format: None pages, Paperback
Lewis writes here about the difficulties he has met or the joys he has gained in reading the Psalms… read more
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6. Drunken Fireworks
By: Stephen King , Tim Sample
4.05
Format: None pages, Audiobook
Alden McCausland and his mother are what they call "accident rich"; thanks to an unexpected life-in… read more
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7. Stupid History: Tales of Stupidity, Strangeness, and Mythconceptions Throughout the Ages
By: Leland Gregory
2.62
Format: None pages, Paperback
Why exactly is Paul Revere revered? Was the lightbulb really Thomas Edison's bright idea? * Best-se… read more
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8. Pandora's Lab: Seven Stories of Science Gone Wrong
By: Paul A. Offit
3.21
Format: 192 pages,
What happens when ideas presented as science lead us in the wrong direction? History is filled with… read more
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9. What's the Number For 911?: America's Wackiest 911 Calls
By: Leland Gregory
3.24
Format: 324 pages, Paperback
Who do we call when we're in dire need of help' 911, of course. However some situations that caller… read more
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10. Third Eye
By: Felicia Day
4.14
Format: None pages, Audible Audio
Once upon a time, in the magical land of San Francisco, there lived a not-so-ordinary girl named La… read more
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11. Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
By: David Mitchell
4.16
Format: 433 pages, ebook
A rollicking history of England's earliest kings and queens, a story of narcissists, excessive behe… read more
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"The defeat of the Armada in 1588 was Elizabeth's high point. Things went downhill after that. Militarily the triumph against Spain was rather undermined the following year when Elizabeth sent her own…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"There were a couple of positives: in 1554, the Queen Regent's Prerogative Act was passed which made explicit, for the first time, that when a woman inherited the throne - became the sovereign, queen …"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"Standing jaggedly on Senlac Hill, where Harold Godwinson died, possibly as a result of having taken an arrow to the eye - though possibly more boringly than that, some historians have felt constraine…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"Queen Mary was known as Bloody Mary because of the large number of people she killed. And also because of misogyny. She was the first properly crowned woman to rule as queen regnant, not just queen c…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
12. The Secret History of Christmas
By: Bill Bryson
3.84
Format: 4 pages, Audible Audio
A cornucopia of Christmas delights from the bestselling author of A Short History of Nearly Everyth… read more
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13. A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them
By: Neil Bradbury
4.12
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A brilliant blend of science and crime, 'A TASTE FOR POISON' reveals how eleven notorious poisons a… read more
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"Sometimes what makes things toxic is exactly what allows them to be used for good."-Neil Bradbury, A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them
"Rather than throw the white arsenic away, it was realised that money could be made by selling the substance as a poison to get rid of all kinds of vermin, including cockroaches, rats, stray animals -…"-Neil Bradbury, A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them
14. Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller
By: Oliver Darkshire
3.97
Format: 244 pages, Hardcover
Some years ago, Oliver Darkshire stepped into the hushed interior of Henry Sotheran Ltd on Sackvill… read more
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"Early one morning, which is to say about five minutes before noon..."-Oliver Darkshire, Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller
"It's my belief that anyone worth knowing enjoys spending time in a bookshop."-Oliver Darkshire, Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller
"Hell hath no fury, they say, like a man treated the same way as he treats women."-Oliver Darkshire, Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller
"There is something about geriatric men which attracts them to dangerous ladders."-Oliver Darkshire, Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller
15. Ghost Stories: Stephen Fry's Definitive Collection
By: Stephen Fry
4.04
Format: 8 pages, Audible Audio
As the days grow shorter and the temperature drops, Halloween approaches. Come, brave listener, pul… read more
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16. Every Tool's a Hammer: Life Is What You Make It
By: Adam Savage
4.18
Format: 320 pages, ebook
In this New York Times bestselling “imperative how-to for creativity” (Nick Offerman), Adam Savage—… read more
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"When we say we need to teach kids how to “fail,"-Adam Savage, Every Tool's a Hammer: Life Is What You Make It
"The completeness in me would not let this [missing of the lunchbox] stand. Once I caught the bug to fill out the frame of the 2001 Heywood Floyd tabloid that I have in my head, I couldn't shake off m…"-Adam Savage, Every Tool's a Hammer: Life Is What You Make It
17. Muppets in Moscow: The Unexpected Crazy True Story of Making Sesame Street in Russia
By: Natasha Lance Rogoff
4.15
Format: 267 pages, Hardcover
"In this thrilling debut, television producer and filmmaker Rogoff recounts her mission to bring Se… read more
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18. 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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19. The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe
By: Matthew Gabriele
3.65
Format: 307 pages, Hardcover
A lively and magisterial popular history that refutes common misperceptions of the European Middle … read more
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20. Forgotten Peoples of the Ancient World
By: Philip Matyszak
4.14
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The ancient world of the Mediterranean and the Near East saw the birth and collapse of great civili… read more
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"Phoenicians pioneered a new style of writing that reproduced not images of the things described but the sounds used for them in speech--the first alphabetic script, As trade developed, writing became…"-Philip Matyszak, Forgotten Peoples of the Ancient World
21. Six Wicked Reasons
By: Jo Spain
3.88
Format: 403 pages, Kindle Edition
It's June 2008 and twenty-one-year-old Adam Lattimer vanishes, presumed dead. The strain of his dis… read more
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22. The Roman Revolution: Crisis and Christianity in Ancient Rome
By: Nick Holmes
4.30
Format: 245 pages, Kindle Edition
It was the fall before the fall. The Roman Revolution describes the little known “crisis of the… read more
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23. How Not To Murder Your Ex (The Bad Girls Detective Agency #1)
By: Katie Marsh
3.71
Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition
It is 5:30 am on Clio's forty-fifth birthday and her hated ex is lying dead on her doorstep. Even w… read more
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24. Bad Men
By: Julie Mae Cohen
3.66
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Meet the most irresistible serial killer of the year in this twisty feminist thriller that's as wic… read more
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25. The Cracked Mirror
By: Chris Brookmyre
4.07
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
FORGET WHAT YOU THINK YOU KNOW THIS IS NOT THAT CRIME NOVEL You know Johnny Hawke. Hard-bitten LAP… read more
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26. The Unbelievable Facts Book: Hilariously Weird Facts & Fascinating Stories from Planet Earth (Exploring Facts & Stories)
By: Henry Bennett
3.81
Format: 119 pages, Kindle Edition
For a laugh, or two, an “oh!” or an “ah!”, you have found the right source of insight into the worl… read more
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27. A Deadly Affair
By: Agatha Christie
3.85
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
From the Queen of Mystery—this all-new collection of stories about love gone horribly wrong will ge… read more
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28. Crazy Stories for Curious Minds: Strange and Unexplained Facts about History, Science, Mysteries, Pop Culture and Much More (Exploring Facts & Stories)
By: Henry Bennett
3.88
Format: 196 pages, Kindle Edition
Are you ready to deep dive into some of the greatest mysteries and weirdest facts that have changed… read more
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29. History's Most Bizarrely Entertaining Facts Explained: Stories behind Fascinating Sagas, Curious Incidents and Weird Biographies
By: Gerald Burns
3.73
Format: 51 pages, Kindle Edition
Read about stories behind fascinating sagas, curious incidents, and weird biographies.Here are thre… read more
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30. The Flip Side of History: Strange News, Hard-To-Believe Headlines, and Other Curious Stories from History
By: Steve Silverman
3.53
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Hidden History, Strange Stories, and Hard-to-Believe HeadlinesWhat if there was a flip side to the … read more
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