The American Way: A True Story of Nazi Escape, Superman, and Marilyn Monroe
By: Helene Stapinski
4.18
Format: 379 pages, Kindle Edition
In this “necessary and beautifully told story of struggle, compassion and serendipity” (Forbes), th…
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1. Lemons Never Lie (Alan Grofield #4)
By: Richard Stark
3.85
Format: 221 pages, Paperback
When he's not pulling heists with his friend Parker, Alan Grofield runs a small theatre in Indiana.… read more
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2. Batman: Ego and Other Tails
By: Tim Sale , Darwyn Cooke , Paul Grist , Bill Wray
3.95
Format: 195 pages, Hardcover
A collection of Batman and Catwoman tales. read more
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- comics
3. Boone's Lick
By: Larry McMurtry
4.05
Format: None pages, Paperback
Boone's Lickis Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry's return to the kind of story that made… read more
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4. Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism
By: Rachel Maddow
4.45
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Rachel Maddow traces the fight to preserve American democracy back to World War II, when a handful … read more
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- american history
- history
- historical
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"One big appeal of fascism, if nothing else, was its unapologetic embrace of cruelty. Cruelty towards others, coupled with hypersensitivity towards any slight to oneself."-Rachel Maddow, Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism
5. Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic
By: Simon Winchester
3.84
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
From the creation of the first encyclopedia to Wikipedia, from ancient museums to modern kindergart… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
6. The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill
By: Brad Meltzer
4.16
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
From the authors of The First Conspiracy and The Lincoln Conspiracy comes the little-known true sto… read more
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- american history
- biography
- history
- historical
- nonfiction
- audiobook
7. Last House
By: Jessica Shattuck
3.64
Format: 321 pages, Hardcover
"An ambitious historical epic that doubles as an intimate family saga. Jessica Shattuck captures an… read more
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- historical
- audiobook
8. 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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- american history
- history
- historical
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"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
9. Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction
By: Lynne Olson
4.26
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
In the 1960s, the world’s attention was focused on a nail-biting race against the international ca… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"He demonstrated a feminism very unusual for his time by encouraging her in all her undertakings and helping her overcome the obstacles that arose with her projects,"-Lynne Olson, Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction
"Above all, she talked about the great debt she owned her parents for encouraging her to do what she wanted and for providing her with unstinting support, not to mention stellar education, that enable…"-Lynne Olson, Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction
"My parents were humanists,“ Desroches later told an interviewer. “They taught me humanist values such as respect for one another, for your neighbors, for people in general, respect for civilizations.…"-Lynne Olson, Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction
10. Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II
By: Evan Thomas
4.41
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A riveting, immersive account of the agonizing decision to use nuclear weapons against Japan--a cru… read more
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- american history
- biography
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
11. Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe
By: David Maraniss
4.02
Format: 672 pages, Hardcover
A riveting new biography of America’s greatest all-around athlete by the bestselling author of the … read more
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- american history
- biography
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
12. Table for Two
By: Amor Towles
4.26
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway, A Gentleman in Moscow, and Rules of Civility, a… read more
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- historical
- audiobook
"And though she couldn’t remember the exact reference and whether it was from mythology or the Bible, she knew instinctively as they approached the pier’s limit she mustn’t look back."-Amor Towles, Table for Two
"It is a funny aspect of life, thought Charlie, how a group of grown people can convince themselves to do something that none of them really want to do. They start by talking an idea into existence. O…"-Amor Towles, Table for Two
13. Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball
By: Keith O'Brien
4.43
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
A page-turning work of narrative nonfiction chronicling the incredible story of one of America’s mo… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- audiobook
14. The Last Action Heroes: The Triumphs, Flops, and Feuds of Hollywood's Kings of Carnage
By: Nick de Semlyen
4.12
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The behind-the-scenes story of the action heroes who ruled 1980s and ’90s Hollywood and the beloved… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
15. The Lost Tomb: And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder
By: Douglas Preston
3.81
Format: 299 pages, Hardcover
Douglas Preston, the #1 bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God , presents jaw-droppi… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
16. Brooklyn Crime Novel
By: Jonathan Lethem
3.52
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping story of community, crime, and gentrification, tracing over fifty years of life in one B… read more
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- historical
- audiobook
17. 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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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- audiobook
18. Kantika
By: Elizabeth Graver
4.08
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A dazzling Sephardic multigenerational saga that moves from Istanbul to Barcelona, Havana, and New … read more
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- audiobook
- historical
- jewish
"Ken sos tu? I am Rebecca (Rivka, Rebekah) from my mother’s mother and the wife of Isaac in the Bible. The name means “to tie firmly"-Elizabeth Graver, Kantika
"Where are you going, where have you been? Do you have children? How was the voyage? What is the news of the world? What can I do for you? Please, sit. Eat. She’ll give them the name of Villa Erna, th…"-Elizabeth Graver, Kantika
19. Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears
By: Michael Schulman
4.09
Format: 589 pages, Hardcover
The author of the New York Times bestseller Her Becoming Meryl Streep returns with a lively histor… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
20. An Assassin in Utopia: The True Story of a Nineteenth-Century Sex Cult and a President's Murder
By: Susan Wels
3.33
Format: 269 pages, Kindle Edition
This true crime odyssey explores a forgotten, astonishing chapter of American history, leading the … read more
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- american history
- biography
- history
- historical
- nonfiction
- audiobook
21. The Castle on Sunset: Life, Death, Love, Art, and Scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont
By: Shawn Levy
3.67
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Since 1929, Hollywood’s brightest stars have flocked to the Chateau Marmont as if it were a second … read more
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- american history
- biography
- history
- historical
- nonfiction
- audiobook
22. The Confidante: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Helped Win WWII and Shape Modern America
By: Christopher C. Gorham
4.32
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Perfect for readers of A Woman of No Importance, Three Ordinary Girls, and Eleanor: A Life comes th… read more
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- history
- biography
- historical
- nonfiction
- audiobook
23. The Golem of Brooklyn
By: Adam Mansbach
4.01
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
In Ashkenazi Jewish folklore, a golem is a humanoid being created out of mud or clay and animated t… read more
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- audiobook
- jewish
24. Cold Crematorium: Reporting from the Land of Auschwitz
By: József Debreczeni
4.53
Format: 248 pages, Kindle Edition
The first English language edition of a lost memoir by a Holocaust survivor, offering a shocking an… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- historical
- nonfiction
- holocaust
- audiobook
25. The Blazing World: A New History of Revolutionary England, 1603-1689
By: Jonathan Healey
4.20
Format: 492 pages, Hardcover
A fresh, exciting, “readable and informative ” history ( The New York Times ) of seventeenth-centur… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
26. The Book-Makers: A History of the Book in Eighteen Lives
By: Adam Smyth
3.89
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The five-hundred-year history of printed books, told through the people who created them Books t… read more
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- biography
- history
- historical
- nonfiction
- audiobook
27. The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning
By: A.J. Jacobs
4.08
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically attempts to follow the origi… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
28. When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion
By: Julie Satow
4.06
Format: 295 pages, Hardcover
A glittering, glamorous portrait of the golden age of American department stores and of three visio… read more
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- american history
- biography
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
29. The Assignment
By: Liza M. Wiemer
4.10
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
In the vein of the classic The Wave and inspired by a real-life incident, this riveting novel explo… read more
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- audiobook
- holocaust
- jewish
"HumanKIND Welcome Here!"-Liza M. Wiemer, The Assignment
"This much I've learned, and I want to shout it to the world instead of in my head: THERE ARE NO DIFFERENT RACES OF HUMAN BEINGS! The idea of inferior or superior races is a human construct. It's made…"-Liza M. Wiemer, The Assignment
"For students, speaking out against any injustice, especially when adults are involved, can be a formidable task. But it's crucial, life-changing, and perhaps even life saving. Here is what I hope you…"-Liza M. Wiemer, The Assignment
30. The American Way: A True Story of Nazi Escape, Superman, and Marilyn Monroe
By: Helene Stapinski
4.18
Format: 379 pages, Kindle Edition
In this “necessary and beautifully told story of struggle, compassion and serendipity” (Forbes), th… read more
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- american history
- biography
- memoir
- history
- jewish
- historical
- comics
- nonfiction
- holocaust
- audiobook
31. Come to the Window
By: Howard Norman
3.71
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
A drama of murder, love, and redemption set in Nova Scotia in the final year of World War I. It’s … read more
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- historical
