The Watermen: The Birth of American Swimming and One Young Man's Fight to Capture Olympic Gold
By: Michael Loynd
4.16
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
The feel-good underdog story of the first American swimmer to win Olympic gold, set against the tur…
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1. Bloody Acquisitions (Fred, the Vampire Accountant, #3)
By: Drew Hayes
4.35
Format: 414 pages, Kindle Edition
With a thriving parahuman accounting practice, a steady relationship, and a circle of trusted frien… read more
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2. The Perfect Mile: Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It
By: Neal Bascomb
4.21
Format: 322 pages, Paperback
There was a time when running the mile in four minutes was believed to be beyond the limits of huma… read more
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- history
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- historical
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- sports
3. The Hurt Artist: My Journey from Suicidal Junkie to Ironman
By: Gary Brozek , Shane Niemeyer
2.00
Format: 88 pages, ebook
With troubles beginning as early as childhood, the trajectory of Shane Niemeyer's life seemed to ha… read more
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- nonfiction
4. The Fangs of Freelance (Fred, the Vampire Accountant, #4)
By: Drew Hayes
3.86
Format: 258 pages, Paperback
When Fred formed his own parahuman clan out of necessity, he understood that it was going to come w… read more
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5. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
By: Hampton Sides
4.51
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage … read more
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- historical
- biography memoir
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6. LIV and Let Die: The Inside Story of the War Between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf
By: Alan Shipnuck
4.14
Format: 320 pages, ebook
Alan Shipnuck, the New York Times bestselling author of Phil, returns with a major new work of insi… read more
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- sports
- nonfiction
7. Your Face Belongs to Us: A Secretive Startup's Quest to End Privacy as We Know It
By: Kashmir Hill
4.14
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The story of a small AI company that gave facial recognition to law enforceme… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
8. Coming Up for Air
By: Tom Daley
4.06
Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition
A deeply personal and inspiring memoir from one of the most celebrated and influential names in Bri… read more
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"We are often told to just be ourselves but what does that really mean?...There is no 'just' in any of these statements, because it is hard. I think we are often told how to be; how to behave, how to …"-Tom Daley, Coming Up for Air
9. How to Read a Book
By: Monica Wood
4.29
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A charming, deeply moving novel about second chances, unlikely friendships, and the life-changing p… read more
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"Perhaps it's an oddity of human nature to judge women more harshly, or maybe we expect so little of men their transgressions don't register the same."-Monica Wood, How to Read a Book
10. Out of House and Home (Fred, the Vampire Accountant #7)
By: Drew Hayes
4.46
Format: 420 pages, Kindle Edition
With his wedding behind him, Fred is looking forward to nightly life finally settling down. Unfortu… read more
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11. Deadly Assessments (Fred, the Vampire Accountant #5)
By: Drew Hayes
4.40
Format: 382 pages, Kindle Edition
After several years as a vampire, starting a business, founding his own clan, and proposing to his … read more
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12. Undeading Bells (Fred, the Vampire Accountant #6)
By: Drew Hayes
4.37
Format: 408 pages, Kindle Edition
After surviving countless perils and dangers, including an examination by the Blood Council, Fred i… read more
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13. When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day
By: Garrett M. Graff
4.59
Format: 608 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Plane in the Sky and Pulitzer Prize finalist… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
14. A Most English Princess: A Novel of Queen Victoria's Daughter
By: Clare McHugh
3.71
Format: 470 pages, Paperback
To the world, she was Princess Victoria, daughter of a queen, wife of an emperor, and mother of Kai… read more
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- historical
15. Just Add Water: My Swimming Life
By: Katie Ledecky
4.25
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A candid and inspiring memoir from Olympic gold medalist, world champion, and one of the best swim… read more
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16. Marlene
By: C.W. Gortner
3.96
Format: 414 pages, Kindle Edition
A lush, dramatic biographical novel of one of the most glamorous and alluring legends of Hollywood’… read more
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- historical
17. Women in the Valley of the Kings: The Untold Story of Women Egyptologists in the Gilded Age
By: Kathleen Sheppard
3.65
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The never-before-told story of the women Egyptologists who paved the way of exploration in Egypt an… read more
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- historical
- history
- biography
- nonfiction
18. The Watermen: The Birth of American Swimming and One Young Man's Fight to Capture Olympic Gold
By: Michael Loynd
4.16
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
The feel-good underdog story of the first American swimmer to win Olympic gold, set against the tur… read more
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- biography
- historical
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- nonfiction
- sports
19. The Sequel (The Book Series, #2)
By: Jean Hanff Korelitz
4.07
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
After the “insanely readable” (Stephen King) and “perfectly told” (Malcolm Gladwell) New York Times… read more
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20. A Place to Hide
By: Ronald H. Balson
4.25
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From the winner of the National Jewish Book Award Theodore “Teddy” Hartigan is the scion of a we… read more
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21. Victory in the Pool: How a Maverick Coach Upended Society and Led a Group of Young Swimmers to Olympic Glory
By: Bill George
4.38
Format: 237 pages, Kindle Edition
The ultimate underdog story of a swim coach who could not swim, a swim club that accepted minoritie… read more
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