Thomas Jefferson's Education
By: Alan Taylor
3.66
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
By turns entertaining and tragic, this beautifully written history reveals the origins of a great u…
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1. The Radicalism of the American Revolution
By: Gordon S. Wood
4.08
Format: 447 pages, Paperback
In a grand and immemsely readable synthesis of historical, political, cultural, and economic analys… read more
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- american history
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"the republican revolution was the greatest utopian movement in American history. The revolutionaries aimed at nothing less than a reconstruction of American society....They sought to reconstruct a so…"-Gordon S. Wood, The Radicalism of the American Revolution
"The idea of labor, of hard work, leading to increased productivity was so novel, so radical, in the overall span of Western history that most ordinary people, most of those who labored, could scarcel…"-Gordon S. Wood, The Radicalism of the American Revolution
2. The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival
By: John Vaillant
3.79
Format: None pages, Hardcover
It's December 1997, and a man-eating tiger is on the prowl outside a remote village in Russia's Far… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
3. Means of Ascent (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #2)
By: Robert A. Caro
4.20
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Robert A. Caro's life of Lyndon Johnson, which began with the greatly acclaimed The Path to Power, … read more
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- american history
- biography
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- politics
- presidents
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- nonfiction
4. John Adams
By: David McCullough
3.71
Format: 435 pages,
The enthralling, often surprising story of John Adams, one of the most important and fascinating Am… read more
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5. How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World and Everything in It
By: Arthur Herman , None
3.74
Format: 646 pages, Paperback
Who formed the first literate society? Who invented our modern ideas of democracy and free market c… read more
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6. The Waste Land and Other Poems
By: T.S. Eliot
3.62
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
Few readers need any introduction to the work of the most influential poet of the twentieth century… read more
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8. Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution
By: Simon Schama
3.80
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Instead of a dying Old Regime, Schama presents an ebullient country, vital & inventive, infatuated … read more
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9. The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams
By: Stacy Schiff
3.74
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Thomas Jefferson asserted that if there was any leader of the Revolution, “Samuel Adams was the man… read more
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- american history
- biography
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- politics
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
10. Night Watch
By: Jayne Anne Phillips
3.79
Format: 276 pages, Hardcover
In 1874, in the wake of the War, erasure, trauma, and namelessness haunt civilians and veterans, re… read more
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11. Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
By: David W. Blight
4.15
Format: 888 pages, Hardcover
As a young man, Frederick Douglass (1818–1895) escaped from slavery in Baltimore, Maryland. He was … read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
"Douglass told white northern voters that 'The blood of the slave is on your garments. You have said that slavery is better than freedom. That war is better than peace. And that cruelty is better than…"-David W. Blight, Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
12. 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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13. 3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool
By: James Kaplan
4.35
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
From the author of the definitive biography of Frank Sinatra, the story of how jazz arrived at the … read more
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14. Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World
By: Tom Holland
4.26
Format: 624 pages, Hardcover
A "marvelous" (Economist) account of how the Christian Revolution forged the Western imagination. … read more
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- politics
- history
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"To hail a religion for its compatibility with a secular society was decidedly not a neutral gesture. Secularism was no less bred of the sweep of Christian history than were Orban's barbed-wire fences…"-Tom Holland, Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World
15. This Other Eden
By: Paul Harding
3.78
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Set at the beginning of the twentieth century and inspired by historical events, This Other Eden te… read more
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16. Nuclear War: A Scenario
By: Annie Jacobsen
4.47
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
There is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in … read more
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- politics
- history
- nonfiction
"The fundamental idea behind this book is to demonstrate, in appalling detail, just how horrifying nuclear war would be."-Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario
"Humans are wired to advance. Humans do whatever it takes. And yet, nuclear war zeros it all out. Nuclear weapons reduce human brilliance and ingenuity, love and desire, empathy and intellect, to ash."-Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario
17. All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake
By: Tiya Miles
3.95
Format: 385 pages, Hardcover
In a display case in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture sits… read more
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- biography
- history
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
"Though necessary to the work of uncovering the past, archives are nevertheless limited and misleading storehouses of information. While at times imposing and formal enough as to seem all-encompassing…"-Tiya Miles, All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake
18. The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism
By: Tim Alberta
4.45
Format: 506 pages, Kindle Edition
Evangelical Christians are perhaps the most polarizing—and least understood—people living in Americ… read more
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- american history
- history
- nonfiction
19. World Travel: An Irreverent Guide
By: Anthony Bourdain
3.64
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
A guide to some of the world’s most fascinating places, as seen and experienced by writer, televisi… read more
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"You know, I'll tell you honestly: if you like food and you haven't come here to eat, you're really missing the fucking boat. This is world-class food; this is world-class wine; this is world-class ch…"-Anthony Bourdain, World Travel: An Irreverent Guide
20. How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
By: Clint Smith
4.71
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Poet and contributor to The Atlantic Clint Smith’s revealing, contemporary portrait of America as a… read more
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- american history
- history
- nonfiction
"How do you tell a story that has been told the wrong way for so long?"-Clint Smith, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
"Just as he did during the Slavery at Monticello tour, David did not mince words. "There’s a chapter in Notes on the State of Virginia ,"-Clint Smith, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
"Jefferson believed himself to be a benevolent slave owner, but his moral ideals came second to, and were always entangled with, his own economic interests and the interests of his family."-Clint Smith, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
"But not enough people spoke about the reasons so many black children grow up communities saturated with poverty and violence. Not enough people spoke about how these realities were the result of deci…"-Clint Smith, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
21. Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever
By: Matt Singer
4.06
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Once upon a time, if you wanted to know if a movie was worth seeing, you didn’t check out Rotten To… read more
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- biography
- nonfiction
- biography memoir
22. Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942
By: Ian W. Toll
4.59
Format: 656 pages, Paperback
Winner of the Northern California Book Award for Nonfiction "Both a serious work of history…and a … read more
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- history
- nonfiction
23. 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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- biography
- history
- politics
- nonfiction
"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
24. Thank You For Your Servitude: Donald Trump's Washington and the Price of Submission
By: Mark Leibovich
4.18
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times Bestseller "He's one of the best chroniclers of politics today." -Jake Tapp… read more
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- history
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- nonfiction
25. Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
By: Elizabeth Varon
4.15
Format: 516 pages, ebook
An authoritative biography of the controversial Confederate general, who later embraced Reconstruct… read more
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"I have some little reputation, but my men made it all for me. -- JAMES LONGSTREET, Article in -Sumter Republican-, October 29, 1864."-Elizabeth Varon, Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
"...the power of battle is in generalship more than in the number of soldiers. -- JAMES LONGSTREET, From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of the Civil War in America (1876)"-Elizabeth Varon, Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
"[The] object of politics is to relieve the distress of the people and to provide for their future comfort. -- JAMES LONGSTREET, Letter to the New Orleans Times, June 8, 1867."-Elizabeth Varon, Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
"It does not look like generalship to lose a battle and a cause and then lay the responsibility upon others. -- JAMES LONGSTREET, From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of the Civil War in America (1896)"-Elizabeth Varon, Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
26. The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley: A Poet's Journeys Through American Slavery and Independence
By: David Waldstreicher
3.83
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
A paradigm-shattering biography of Phillis Wheatley, whose extraordinary poetry set African America… read more
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- biography
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27. Sleeping with the Ancestors: How I Followed the Footprints of Slavery
By: Joseph McGill Jr.
4.04
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In this enlightening personal account, one man tells the story of his groundbreaking project to sle… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
28. Why Learn History (When It's Already on Your Phone)
By: Sam Wineburg
4.04
Format: 250 pages, Paperback
Let’s start with two truths about our era that are so inescapable as to have become clichés: We are… read more
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- history
- education
"A history of unalloyed certainties is dangerous because it invites a slide into intellectual torpor. History as truth, issued from the left or the right, abhors shades of gray. It seeks to stamp out …"-Sam Wineburg, Why Learn History (When It's Already on Your Phone)
29. The Great Dissenter: The Story of John Marshall Harlan, America's Judicial Hero
By: Peter S. Canellos
4.34
Format: 624 pages, Hardcover
The “superb” ( The Guardian ) biography of an American who stood against all the forces of Gilded A… read more
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- biography
- history
- politics
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- nonfiction
30. The Gun, the Ship, and the Pen: Warfare, Constitutions, and the Making of the Modern World
By: Linda Colley
3.79
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
A work of extraordinary range and striking originality, The Gun, the Ship, and the Pen traces the g… read more
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- american history
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31. Thomas Jefferson's Education
By: Alan Taylor
3.66
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
By turns entertaining and tragic, this beautifully written history reveals the origins of a great u… read more
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