Origins of a Song: 202 true inspirations behind the world's greatest lyrics
By: Jake Grogan
3.38
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
David Bowie, tired of the rock 'n roll Los Angeles lifestyle, picks up and moves to West Berlin. S…
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2. Love and Gravity
By: Samantha Sotto Yambao , Samantha Sotto
3.70
Format: 168 pages,
In this unforgettable novel for fans of One Dayand The Time Traveler's Wife,a young Isaac Newton fa… read more
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3. The Daily Show: An Oral History as Told by Jon Stewart, the Correspondents, Staff and Guests
By: Jay Snyder , Oliver Wyman , Lauren Fortgang , Kevin T. Collins , None , Robert Fass , Jon Stewart , Chris Lutkin
4.13
Format: None pages, Audiobook
The complete, uncensored history of the award-winning The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, as told by i… read more
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4. We Are Okay
By: Nina LaCour
3.94
Format: 236 pages, Hardcover
You go through life thinking there’s so much you need… Until you leave with only your phone, you… read more
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"I'm glad we didn't know better."-Nina LaCour, We Are Okay
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"Things I need: The Californian sunshine. A more convincing smile."-Nina LaCour, We Are Okay
5. The Jungle
By: Upton Sinclair , Earl Lee , None , Kathleen De Grave
3.95
Format: 161 pages, Paperback
Upton Sinclair's dramatic and deeply moving story exposed the brutal conditions in the Chicago stoc… read more
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6. The Last Days of Night
By: Graham Moore
5.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
New York, 1888. Gas lamps still flicker in the city streets, but the miracle of electric light is i… read more
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7. A History of the World in 6 Glasses
By: Tom Standage
4.40
Format: None pages, Paperback
Throughout human history, certain drinks have done much more than just quench thirst. As Tom Standa… read more
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8. 18 and Life on Skid Row
By: Sebastian Bach
4.22
Format: 206 pages, Hardcover
In this uncensored, unfiltered memoir, the musician and former front man for Skid Row tells the sto… read more
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9. The Man Who Invented Christmas: How Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol Rescued His Career and Revived Our Holiday Spirits
By: Les Standiford
4.75
Format: None pages, Hardcover
As uplifting as the tale of Scrooge itself, this is the story of how one writer and one book revive… read more
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10. Love Anthony
By: Lisa Genova
4.39
Format: None pages, Hardcover
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11. American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road
By: Nick Bilton
4.40
Format: 328 pages, Hardcover
The unbelievable true story of the man who built a billion-dollar online drug empire from his bedro… read more
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"It was time to bring in the people with the calculators."-Nick Bilton, American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road
"This is one of those rare government buildings in which someone who uses a calculator for a living can wield more power than a person who carries a gun."-Nick Bilton, American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road
12. The Silver Linings Playbook
By: Matthew Quick
3.67
Format: 220 pages,
Meet Pat. Pat has a theory: his life is a movie produced by God. And his God-given mission is to be… read more
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13. This Bird Has Flown
By: Susanna Hoffs
3.17
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Jane Start is thirty-three, broke, and recently single. Ten years prior, she had a hit song—written… read more
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14. Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
By: Katherine May
3.86
Format: 241 pages, Hardcover
An intimate, revelatory book exploring the ways we can care for and repair ourselves when life knoc… read more
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"The problem with “everything"-Katherine May, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
"Much to my regret, I have yet to befriend a robin."-Katherine May, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
"The only thing breaking me was pretending to be like everyone else."-Katherine May, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
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15. The Office BFFs: Tales of The Office from Two Best Friends Who Were There
By: Jenna Fischer
4.23
Format: 321 pages, ebook
An intimate, behind-the-scenes, richly illustrated celebration of beloved The Office co-stars Jenna… read more
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"Invest in the people in your lives. Find that friend who makes you feel ten feet tall and bulletproof. Build them up and encourage them. Show up for each other no matter how big or small the occasion…"-Jenna Fischer, The Office BFFs: Tales of The Office from Two Best Friends Who Were There
16. The Dark Between Stars
By: Atticus Poetry
3.96
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the internationally bestselling author of Love Her Wild comes The … read more
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"I love you most in that place between coffee and sleep."-Atticus Poetry, The Dark Between Stars
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"The plane shook and it scared her not because she was scared to fall but because she cared so little if she did."-Atticus Poetry, The Dark Between Stars
17. Woke Up This Morning: The Definitive Oral History of The Sopranos
By: Michael Imperioli
4.22
Format: 509 pages, Hardcover
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "I will be reading and rereading Woke Up This Morning ....These r… read more
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18. Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World
By: Tom Wright
4.07
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
An epic true-tale of hubris and greed from two Pulitzer-finalist Wall Street Journal reporters, Bil… read more
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19. This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You
By: Susan Rogers
3.82
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
This Is What It Sounds Like is a journey into the science and soul of music that reveals the secret… read more
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20. Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies: And Other Rituals to Fix Your Life, from Someone Who's Been There
By: Tara Schuster
3.89
Format: 318 pages, Hardcover
Brutally honest, often hilarious, hard-won lessons in learning to love and care for yourself from a… read more
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"Life is not a series of crises to be endured. Life is to be enjoyed."-Tara Schuster, Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies: And Other Rituals to Fix Your Life, from Someone Who's Been There
"The thing about moving," he said, "is it's a good way to shake loose whatever old baggage you have, or the old things that were true about yourself, and decide what you want to be true about yourself…"-Tara Schuster, Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies: And Other Rituals to Fix Your Life, from Someone Who's Been There
"I think we all suffer from the societal pressure to always be occupied. Busy is worn as a badge of honor these days, the busier we are, the more important we feel. But busy doesn't mean important, bu…"-Tara Schuster, Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies: And Other Rituals to Fix Your Life, from Someone Who's Been There
21. Darling Rose Gold
By: Stephanie Wrobel
3.71
Format: 311 pages, Hardcover
For the first eighteen years of her life, Rose Gold Watts believed she was seriously ill. She was a… read more
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"It’s not my fault you have no friends and a dead-end job"-Stephanie Wrobel, Darling Rose Gold
"It was easier to manipulate someone if they didn’t perceive you as a threat."-Stephanie Wrobel, Darling Rose Gold
"The bond between a mother and daughter is sacred. You know better than anyone that no matter how awful they are, we still find it in our hearts to love them."-Stephanie Wrobel, Darling Rose Gold
"The debt between a child and her mother could never be repaid, like running a foot race against someone fifteen miles ahead of you. What hope did you have of catching up?"-Stephanie Wrobel, Darling Rose Gold
22. Rodham
By: Curtis Sittenfeld
3.83
Format: 420 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of American Wife and Eligible, a novel that imagines a d… read more
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"There are two kinds of marriages: the ones where you're privy to how messy they are, and the ones where you're not."-Curtis Sittenfeld, Rodham
"I've learned over many decades that people are likeliest to declare their respect when their behavior suggests the opposite."-Curtis Sittenfeld, Rodham
23. Riverman: An American Odyssey
By: Ben McGrath
3.74
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The true story of Dick Conant, an American folk hero who, over the course of more than twenty years… read more
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"No fleeting moment can bear the scrutiny that a lone voyager is able to give it."-Ben McGrath, Riverman: An American Odyssey
24. Let Love Rule
By: Lenny Kravitz
3.86
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
“I see my story as a suite of songs that have a magical connection. I never understood that connect… read more
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25. I'll Be There for You: The One about Friends
By: Kelsey Miller
3.74
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
When Friends debuted in 1994, no one anticipated the sensation it would become. Through its decade-… read more
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26. Bright Burning Things
By: Lisa Harding
3.33
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Sonya used to perform on stage. She attended glamorous parties, dated handsome men, rode in fast ca… read more
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27. Anon Pls.
By: DeuxMoi
3.40
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From the creator behind @DeuxMoi, the popular - and infamous - celebrity gossip Instagram account, … read more
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"I have to say something. I have to stand up for myself."-DeuxMoi, Anon Pls.
28. Anonymous Sex
By: Hillary Jordan
2.89
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
27 Authors. 27 Stories. No Names Attached. A bold collection of stories about sex that leaves yo… read more
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29. The Siren
By: Katherine St. John
3.74
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
From Katherine St. John, author of The Lion's Den, comes another sublimely escapist thriller: When … read more
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30. Origins of a Song: 202 true inspirations behind the world's greatest lyrics
By: Jake Grogan
3.38
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
David Bowie, tired of the rock 'n roll Los Angeles lifestyle, picks up and moves to West Berlin. S… read more
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31. Women Who Rock: Bessie to Beyoncé, Girl Groups to Riot Grrrl
By: Evelyn McDonnell
4.10
Format: 407 pages, Kindle Edition
A stellar and unprecedented celebration of 106 musical artists, WOMEN WHO ROCK is the most complete… read more
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