20 best-selling nonfiction books like Murder on the Mountain: Crime, Passion, and Punishment in Gilded Age New Jersey by Peter J. Wosh

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Murder on the Mountain: Crime, Passion, and Punishment in Gilded Age New Jersey

By: Peter J. Wosh

3.33

Format: 232 pages, Hardcover

Margaret Klem and John Meierhofer were Bavarian immigrants who arrived in New Jersey in the 1850s, …

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1. The Witches: Salem, 1692

By: Stacy Schiff

4.03

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Pulitzer Prize winner Stacy Schiff, author of the #1 bestseller Cleopatra, provides an electrifying… read more

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2. A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them

By: Timothy Egan

4.38

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A historical thriller by the Pulitzer and National Book Award-winning author that tells the rivetin… read more

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"When hate was on the ballot, especially in the guise of virtue, a majority of voters knew exactly what to do."

-Timothy Egan, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them

"Stephenson had succeeded with an unusual formula for a mass movement: men were the muscle, women spread the poison, and ministers sanctified it all."

-Timothy Egan, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them

"The governor of Georgia, Clifford Walker, told a Klan rally in 1924 that the United States should 'build a wall of steel, a wall as high as heaven' against immigrants."

-Timothy Egan, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them

"There are millions who have never joined, but who think and feel and, when called on, will fight with us," Evans wrote. "This is our real strength, and no one who ignores it can hope to understand Am…"

-Timothy Egan, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them

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3. River of the Gods: Genius, Courage and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile

By: Candice Millard

3.84

Format: 349 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of RIVER OF DOUBT and DESTINY OF THE REPUBLIC, the stirr… read more

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"..the charm of the scenery was perhaps enhanced by the reflection that my eyes might never look upon it again....Masses of brown-purple clouds covered the quarter of the heavens where the sun was abo…"

-Candice Millard, River of the Gods: Genius, Courage and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile

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4. Vacuuming in the Nude: And Other Ways to Get Attention

By: Peggy Rowe

4.25

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Peggy Rowe is at it again—this time giving a hilarious inside look at her writing career. Peggy Ro… read more

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5. The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the Remarkable American Life of a 109-Year-Old Man

By: David von Drehle

4.00

Format: 194 pages, Hardcover

One of our nation’s most prominent writers finds the truth about how to live a long and happy life … read more

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6. Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail

By: Andrea Lankford

3.76

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From a former law enforcement park ranger and investigator, this female-driven true crime adventure… read more

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"A solo woman is more likely to survive a perilous incident in the outdoors than a solo man. Yet, the average female hiker fears for her safety more than the average guy does. Ironically, this phenome…"

-Andrea Lankford, Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail

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7. The First Kennedys: The Humble Roots of an American Dynasty

By: Neal Thompson

3.87

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Based on genealogical breakthroughs and previously unreleased records, this is the first book to ex… read more

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8. While You Were Out: An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence

By: Meg Kissinger

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning journalist Meg Kissinger, a searing memoir of a family besieged by mental illnes… read more

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9. The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story

By: Nikole Hannah-Jones

4.62

Format: 590 pages, Hardcover

The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story offers a revealing vision of the American past and present. … read more

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10. Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty

By: Anderson Cooper

3.82

Format: 317 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author and journalist Anderson Cooper teams with New York Times bestsell… read more

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11. Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom

By: Ilyon Woo

3.99

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

New York Times Bestseller | New York Times 10 Best Books of 2023 The remarkable true story of El… read more

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12. Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases

By: Paul Holes

4.10

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the detective who found The Golden State Killer, a memoir of investigating America’s toughest … read more

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13. 100 Places to See After You Die: A Travel Guide to the Afterlife

By: Ken Jennings

3.30

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author and legendary Jeopardy! host and champion Ken Jennings comes… read more

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14. Watergate: A New History

By: Garrett M. Graff

4.49

Format: 832 pages, Hardcover

From Garrett​ Graff, comes the first definitive narrative history of Watergate, exploring the full … read more

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15. Finding Baby Holly: Lost to a Cult, Surviving My Parents' Murders, and Saved by Prayer

By: Holly Marie

3.41

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Holly Marie was forty-two years old the day she found out she was missing.   At ten months old, H… read more

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16. Fly Girl: A Memoir

By: Ann Hood

3.82

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In 1978, in the tailwind of the golden age of air travel, flight attendants were the epitome of gla… read more

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17. Life on the Mississippi: An Epic American Adventure

By: Rinker Buck

3.96

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Life on the Mississippi is an epic, enchanting blend of history and adventure in which Buck builds … read more

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18. Shadowman: An Elusive Psycho Killer and the Birth of FBI Profiling

By: Ron Franscell

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

Mindhunter crossed with American Gothic. This chilling story has the ghostly unease of a nightmare.… read more

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Cover of Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation by Tiya Miles

19. Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation

By: Tiya Miles

3.56

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

An award-winning historian shows how girls who found self-understanding in the natural world became… read more

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20. Murder on the Mountain: Crime, Passion, and Punishment in Gilded Age New Jersey

By: Peter J. Wosh

3.33

Format: 232 pages, Hardcover

Margaret Klem and John Meierhofer were Bavarian immigrants who arrived in New Jersey in the 1850s, … read more

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21. American Vikings: How the Norse Sailed into the Lands and Imaginations of America

By: Martyn Whittock

3.42

Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition

A vivid and illuminating new history—separate fact from fiction, myth from legend—exploring the ear… read more

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11 best-selling adult books like Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom by Ilyon Woo

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The Women

Kristin Hannah

4.64

Transform Your Habits

The Frozen River

Ariel Lawhon

4.43

Transform Your Habits

Let Us Descend

Jesmyn Ward

3.70

Transform Your Habits

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Erik Larson

4.24

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