8 best-selling history books like Overnight Code: The Life of Raye Montague, the Woman Who Revolutionized Naval Engineering by Paige Bowers

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Overnight Code: The Life of Raye Montague, the Woman Who Revolutionized Naval Engineering

By: Paige Bowers

4.10

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

“ Overnight Code  is a must-read for anyone seeking inspiration to overcome social barriers and to …

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1. 1776

By: David McCullough

4.09

Format: 386 pages, Paperback

In this masterful book, David McCullough tells the intensely human story of those who marched with … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
"I lament the want of a liberal education. I feel the mist of ignorance to surround me - Nathanael Greene"

-David McCullough, 1776

"Indeed, bribery, favoritism, and corruption in a great variety of forms were rampant not only in politics, but in all levels of society."

-David McCullough, 1776

"It was a day and age that saw no reason why one could not learn whatever was required - learn vitally anything - by the close study of books."

-David McCullough, 1776

"as the Sword was the last resort for the preservation of our liberties, so it ought to be the first thing laid aside when those liberties are firmly established"

-David McCullough, 1776

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2. Infidel

By: Ayaan Hirsi Ali

3.84

Format: None pages, Hardcover

One of today's most admired and controversial political figures, Ayaan Hirsi Ali burst into interna… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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3. One Soldier's Story: A Memoir

By: Bob Dole

3.87

Format: None pages,

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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4. If You Only Knew

By: Kristan Higgins

4.82

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Sisterhood in all its drama, hilarity and tears is at the heart of New York Timesbestselling author… read more

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5. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two

By: Joseph Bruchac

4.06

Format: 344 pages, Paperback

Throughout World War II, in the conflict fought against Japan, Navajo code talkers were a crucial p… read more

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6. Sam Walton: Made In America

By: Sam Walton , John Huey

3.82

Format: 295 pages,

Meet a genuine American folk hero cut from the homespun cloth of America's heartland: Sam Walton, w… read more

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7. The Polygamist's Daughter

By: Leslie Wilson , Anna LeBaron

4.24

Format: None pages, Paperback

"My father had more than fifty children." So begins the haunting memoir of Anna LeBaron, daughter o… read more

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8. Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus

By: Monica Murphy , Bill Wasik

4.00

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An engrossing, lively history of a fearsome and misunderstood virus that binds man and dog. The mos… read more

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9. The Darkest Child

By: Delores Phillips

3.97

Format: None pages,

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10. Thunderstruck

By: Erik Larson

3.77

Format: 463 pages, Hardcover

The interwoven stories of two men whose lives intersect during one of the greatest criminal cases o… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • science

11. Raising Goats for Dummies

By: None

3.82

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Raise goats and reap the rewards. Raising Goats For Dummiesprovides you with an introduction to all… read more

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12. Wait Till Next Year

By: Doris Kearns Goodwin

3.07

Format: None pages,

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13. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

By: Mark Twain

2.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATED BY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIP A nineteenth-century American travels back… read more

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14. Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II

By: Liza Mundy

4.00

Format: 290 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of Hidden Figuresand The Girls of Atomic City, Code Girlsis the astonishing, untol… read more

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15. When the Air Hits Your Brain: Tales of Neurosurgery

By: Frank T. Vertosick Jr.

4.10

Format: 322 pages, Mass Market Paperback

"This book should be read by every medical student, doctor and present or potential patient. In oth… read more

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16. Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time

By: Dava Sobel , Neil Armstrong

3.72

Format: 294 pages, Hardcover

Anyone alive in the eighteenth century would have known that "the longitude problem" was the thorni… read more

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17. The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois

By: Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

4.52

Format: 816 pages, Hardcover

A magisterial epic—an intimate yet sweeping novel with all the luminescence and force of Homegoing;… read more

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"These are the incongruities of memory. It is hard to hold on to the entirety of something, but pieces may be held up to light."

-Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois

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18. The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket

By: Benjamin Lorr

3.95

Format: 328 pages, Hardcover

This book is an investigation into the human lives at the heart of the American grocery store. What… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • science
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19. In Every Mirror She's Black (In Every Mirror She’s Black #1)

By: Lola Akinmade Åkerström

3.82

Format: 412 pages, Hardcover

An AMAZON Best of the Month Pick Good Morning America (GMA) Book Club Buzz Pick Finalist - 20… read more

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  • feminism
"Privilege comes in levels, Brit,"

-Lola Akinmade Åkerström, In Every Mirror She's Black (In Every Mirror She’s Black #1)

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20. The Night Thief (Jackman & Evans #8)

By: Joy Ellis

4.28

Format: 370 pages, Paperback

When everyone is sleeping, he comes into their houses. He takes one thing. A photo of their chil… read more

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21. Tell Her Story

By: Margot Hunt

3.60

Format: 3 pages, Audible Audio

2 hours, 52 minutes From the author of Buried Deep and The House on the Water comes a shocking … read more

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22. Young Rich Widows (The Widows, #1)

By: Kimberly Belle

3.54

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

When the four partners of a prominent law firm are killed in a mysterious plane crash, their widows… read more

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23. We Should All Be Millionaires: A Woman’s Guide to Earning More, Building Wealth, and Gaining Economic Power

By: Rachel Rodgers

4.20

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Are you ready to fill your life with more peace, power, and joy? We Should All Be Millionaires d… read more

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  • nonfiction
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24. The Takedown

By: Lily Chu

3.61

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

DEE KWAN’S SECRETS FOR A HAPPY LIFE: * Always remain positive, no matter the cost … read more

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25. Hill Women: Finding Family and a Way Forward in the Appalachian Mountains

By: Cassie Chambers

3.96

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

After rising from poverty to earn two Ivy League degrees, an Appalachian lawyer pays tribute to the… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • feminism
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
"This holler feels like home, and this house feels like family. There are women’s stories here, stories of resilience, love, and strength. This community knows them well, but their echo hasn’t reached…"

-Cassie Chambers, Hill Women: Finding Family and a Way Forward in the Appalachian Mountains

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26. The River's Edge (Jackman & Evans, #10)

By: Joy Ellis

4.52

Format: 340 pages, Kindle Edition

A series of gruesome murders on the Lincolnshire fens. An old enemy from the past. A deadly game of… read more

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27. Solace House (Jackman & Evans #9)

By: Joy Ellis

4.45

Format: 404 pages, Kindle Edition

An isolated house with a terrible past. Is history repeating itself for the new family living there… read more

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28. The Burger King: Jim McLamore and the Building of an Empire

By: Jim McLamore

3.81

Format: 286 pages, Hardcover

In this intimate autobiography that entrepreneurs and managers will find instructive and inspiratio… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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29. The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line (Feminist History Book for Adults)

By: Mari K. Eder

4.00

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Radium Girls and history and WWII buffs, The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line takes you in… read more

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  • feminism
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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30. The Double Life of Katharine Clark: The Untold Story of the Fearless Journalist Who Risked Her Life for Truth and Justice

By: Katharine Gregorio

3.91

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

In 1955, Katharine Clark, the first American woman wire reporter behind the Iron Curtain, saw somet… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • biography memoir
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31. Overnight Code: The Life of Raye Montague, the Woman Who Revolutionized Naval Engineering

By: Paige Bowers

4.10

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

“ Overnight Code  is a must-read for anyone seeking inspiration to overcome social barriers and to … read more

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  • biography
  • feminism
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • science

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Transform Your Habits

1776

David McCullough

4.09

Transform Your Habits

Infidel

Ayaan Hirsi Ali

3.84

Transform Your Habits

One Soldier's Story: A Memoir

Bob Dole

3.87

Transform Your Habits

Thunderstruck

Erik Larson

3.77

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Transform Your Habits

Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

Sheryl Sandberg , Nell Scovell

3.95

Transform Your Habits

You Are a Badass at Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth

Jen Sincero

2.57

Transform Your Habits

The 12 Week Year

Brian P. Moran , Michael Lennington

4.04

Transform Your Habits

Life in Five Senses: How Exploring the Senses Got Me Out of My Head and Into the World

Gretchen Rubin

3.72

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