Feeding Nelson's Navy: The True Story of Food at Sea in the Georgian Era
By: Janet MacDonald
4.08
Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition
The author of How to Cook from A-Z disproves the myth of British navy culinary misconduct in “a wor…
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1. The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1)
By: Michael Crichton
3.91
Format: 327 pages, Paperback
The United States government is given a warning by the pre-eminent biophysicists in the country: cu… read more
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"Men under stress are fools, and fool themselves."-Michael Crichton, The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1)
"A crisis is made by men, who enter into the crisis with their own prejudices, propensities, and predispositions. A crisis is the sum of intuition and blind spots, a blend of facts noted and facts ign…"-Michael Crichton, The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1)
2. The Revenant
By: Michael Punke
3.96
Format: 262 pages, Hardcover
Hugh Glass isn’t afraid to die. He’s done it once already. Rocky Mountains, 1823. The trappers o… read more
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"Le géant poussa un dernier soupir et mourut à la clarté des étoiles de la plaine."-Michael Punke, The Revenant
"Il pouvait monter là-haut s'il le voulait. Monter et toucher l'horizon, sauter par-dessus et découvrir l'horizon suivant"-Michael Punke, The Revenant
"T]hey had killed him. [...] Murdered him, except he would not die. Would not die, he vowed, because he would live to kill his killers."-Michael Punke, The Revenant
"The notion of burial had always struck him as stifling and cold. He liked the Indian way better, setting the bodies up high, as if passing them to the heavens."-Michael Punke, The Revenant
3. Anathem
By: Neal Stephenson
4.17
Format: 937 pages, Hardcover
Fraa Erasmas is a young avout living in the Concent of Saunt Edhar, a sanctuary for mathematicians,… read more
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"It is what you don't expect... that most needs looking for."-Neal Stephenson, Anathem
"Technically, of course, he was right. Socially, he was annoying us."-Neal Stephenson, Anathem
"Linguistics got me into this excellent mess––only physics can get me out."-Neal Stephenson, Anathem
"Topology is destiny,' he said, and put the drawers on. One leg at a time."-Neal Stephenson, Anathem
4. The Sinking of the Bismarck: The Deadly Hunt
By: William L. Shirer
4.29
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
The Bismarck was the greatest warship ever built. But the Allies had to sink it - or risk losing th… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
- military history
5. Blindsight (Firefall, #1)
By: Peter Watts
4.01
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Two months since the stars fell... Two months since sixty-five thousand alien objects clenched a… read more
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"Evolution has no foresight. Complex machinery develops its own agendas. Brains — cheat. Feedback loops evolve to promote stable heartbeats and then stumble upon the temptation of rhythm and music. Th…"-Peter Watts, Blindsight (Firefall, #1)
6. Ancillary Mercy (Imperial Radch, #3)
By: Ann Leckie
4.22
Format: 330 pages, Paperback
Ancillary Mercy is the third book in the trilogy that began with Ancillary Justice. For a moment… read more
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"Please, sir."-Ann Leckie, Ancillary Mercy (Imperial Radch, #3)
"I’ve been thinking about it, since you said it,"-Ann Leckie, Ancillary Mercy (Imperial Radch, #3)
"The point is, there is no point. Choose your own!"-Ann Leckie, Ancillary Mercy (Imperial Radch, #3)
"There was not ... universal enthusiasm at the prospect of treating Humans as Significant beings."-Ann Leckie, Ancillary Mercy (Imperial Radch, #3)
7. Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World
By: Mark Kurlansky
4.02
Format: None pages, Paperback
The Cod. Wars have been fought over it, revolutions have been triggered by it, national diets have … read more
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- history
- food
- nonfiction
8. Dragon Teeth
By: Michael Crichton
3.50
Format: 142 pages, Hardcover
Michael Crichton's recently discovered novel--an adventure set in the Wild West during the golden a… read more
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9. Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1)
By: Ann Leckie
3.87
Format: None pages, Paperback
On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing her quest. Once,… read more
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10. In Nelson's Wake: The Navy and the Napoleonic Wars
By: None
4.28
Format: 364 pages, Hardcover
Horatio Nelson's celebrated victory over the French at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 presented Br… read more
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11. The Reverse of the Medal
By: Patrick O'Brian
3.20
Format: None pages, Paperback
Captain Jack Aubrey, R. N., ashore after a successful cruise, is persuaded by a casual acquaintance… read more
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12. A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World from Prehistory to Today
By: William J. Bernstein
4.00
Format: 274 pages, Hardcover
Acclaimed by readers and critics around the globe, A Splendid Exchange is a sweeping narrative hist… read more
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13. Liberty or Death: The French Revolution
By: Peter McPhee
4.43
Format: 269 pages, Hardcover
The French Revolution has fascinated, perplexed, and inspired for more than two centuries. It was a… read more
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14. Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
By: Patrick O'Brian
4.07
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Ardent, gregarious British naval officer Jack Aubrey is elated to be given his first appointment as… read more
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"Most men find [peace] entirely unlike what they had expected - like love..."-Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
"The Navy speaks in symbols and you may suit what meaning you choose to the words."-Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
"How wonderfully strange,' he thought, 'to be upset by this trifle; yet I am upset."-Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
"What's wrong with (Captain) Jack Aubrey?" "Everything, since he has a command and I have not."-Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
15. The Librarianist
By: Patrick deWitt
3.41
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From bestselling and award-winning author Patrick deWitt comes the story of Bob Comet, a man who ha… 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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- history
- nonfiction
- military history
"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. Eyes of the Void (The Final Architecture, #2)
By: Adrian Tchaikovsky
4.20
Format: 596 pages, ebook
The Arthur C. Clarke award-winning author of Children of Time brings us the second novel in an extr… read more
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18. Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments
By: Joe Posnanski
4.56
Format: 377 pages, Hardcover
A masterful ode to the a countdown of 50 of the most memorable moments in baseball’s history, to m… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
19. My Annihilation
By: Fuminori Nakamura
3.34
Format: 264 pages, Hardcover
What transforms a person into a killer? Can it be something as small as a suggestion? Turn this … read more
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"Aristotle, the scholar from ancient times, supposedly said "Even gods cannot change the past." In which case, the gods are useless."-Fuminori Nakamura, My Annihilation
"Take a look around the internet. The ditches into which all evil is eventually swept. People hide their faces and type away without a care, no self-awareness for how their words will be picked up by …"-Fuminori Nakamura, My Annihilation
20. The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe
By: Matthew Gabriele
3.65
Format: 307 pages, Hardcover
A lively and magisterial popular history that refutes common misperceptions of the European Middle … read more
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- nonfiction
21. Enemies and Neighbors: Arabs and Jews in Palestine and Israel, 1917-2017
By: Ian Black
4.20
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
In Enemies and Neighbors, Ian Black, who has spent over three decades covering events in the Middle… read more
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- nonfiction
22. America's Forgotten Army: The True Story of the U.S. Seventh Army in WWII - And An Unknown Battle that Changed History (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two)
By: Charles Whiting
4.25
Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition
An enthralling account of the World War Two exploits of the U.S. Seventh Army, from Sicily to Franc… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
- military history
23. The Company: The Rise and Fall of the Hudson's Bay Empire
By: Stephen R. Bown
4.14
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
A thrilling new telling of the story of modern Canada's origins. The story of the Hudson's Bay C… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
24. A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes
By: Eric Jay Dolin
4.06
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
With A Furious Sky, best-selling author Eric Jay Dolin tells the history of America itself through … read more
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- nonfiction
25. Conquering the Pacific: An Unknown Mariner and the Final Great Voyage of the Age of Discovery
By: Andrés Reséndez
4.07
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The story of an uncovered voyage as colorful and momentous as any on record for the Age of Discover… read more
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- nonfiction
26. Magic and the Shinigami Detective (The Case Files of Henri Davenforth, #1)
By: Honor Raconteur
4.36
Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition
When the Night Foxes boldly break into the Fourth Precinct’s Evidence Building, it causes quite the… read more
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27. Trafalgar
By: Nicholas Best
4.51
Format: 401 pages, Kindle Edition
Two hundred years ago Napoleon Bonaparte planned to lead his Grande Armée to Britain, the only coun… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
28. Tales from the Ant World
By: Edward O. Wilson
4.08
Format: 213 pages, Kindle Edition
Edward O. Wilson recalls his lifetime with ants, from his first boyhood encounters in the woods of … read more
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29. A Bridge at Arnhem: The Towering Story of the Greatest Airborne Operation in World War II
By: Charles Whiting
4.19
Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition
A blow-by-blow account of the epic Battle of Arnhem, the commanders who planned it and the units wh… read more
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30. Feeding Nelson's Navy: The True Story of Food at Sea in the Georgian Era
By: Janet MacDonald
4.08
Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition
The author of How to Cook from A-Z disproves the myth of British navy culinary misconduct in “a wor… read more
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- history
- food
- nonfiction
- military history
31. Autocracy, Inc.
By: Anne Applebaum
4.28
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
All of us have in our minds a cartoon image of what an autocratic state looks like, with a bad man … read more
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- history
- nonfiction
"Americans who rarely think about Russia would be stunned to learn how much time Russian state television devotes to America’s culture wars, especially arguments over gender. Putin himself has display…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
"Isolationism is an instinctive and even understandable reaction to the ugliness of the modern interconnected world. For some politicians in democracies, it will continue to offer a successful path to…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
"The temptation of what is sometimes called realism—the belief that nations are solely motivated by a struggle for power, that they have eternal interests and permanent geopolitical orientations—is as…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
