Big Wonderful Thing: A History of Texas (The Texas Bookshelf)
By: Stephen Harrigan
4.58
Format: 944 pages, Hardcover
The story of Texas is the story of struggle and triumph in a land of extremes. It is a story of dro…
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1. Gospel Fluency: Speaking the Truths of Jesus Into the Everyday Stuff of Life
By: Jeff Vanderstelt , Jackie Hill Perry
3.59
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
flu-en-cy / noun : the ability to speak a language easily and effectively Even if they want to, man… read more
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2. The Path to Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #1)
By: Robert A. Caro
4.36
Format: 184 pages, Paperback
This is the story of the rise to national power of a desperately poor young man from the Texas Hill… read more
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- american history
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- biography
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3. White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America
By: Nancy Isenberg
5.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In her groundbreaking history of the class system in America, extending from colonial times to the … read more
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4. Lonesome Dove
By: Larry McMurtry
4.00
Format: 117 pages,
A love story, an adventure, and an epic of the frontier, Larry McMurtry's Pulitzer Prize-- winning … read more
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5. CivilWarLand in Bad Decline
By: George Saunders
3.87
Format: 291 pages, Paperback
Six short stories and a novella. Set in a dystopian near-future in which America has become little … read more
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6. Levels of the Game
By: John McPhee
5.00
Format: 87 pages, Paperback
This account of a tennis match played by Arthur Ashe against Clark Graebner at Forest Hills in 1968… read more
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7. Death Comes for the Archbishop
By: Willa Cather
3.67
Format: None pages, Paperback
There is something epic--and almost mythic--about this sparsely beautiful novel by Willa Cather, al… read more
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8. The Ends of the World: Supervolcanoes, Lethal Oceans, and the Search for Past Apocalypses
By: Peter Brannen
3.59
Format: 464 pages, ebook
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9. The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
By: Robert A. Caro
3.25
Format: 40 pages, Paperback
One of the most acclaimed books of our time, winner of both the Pulitzer and the Francis Parkman pr… read more
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10. The Innocents Abroad
By: Mark Twain
4.23
Format: 11 pages, Paperback
The Innocents Abroad is one of the most prominent and influential travel books ever written about E… read more
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11. Pastoralia
By: George Saunders
4.34
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
From an author named by The New Yorker as one of the "20 Best American Fiction Writers Under 40," a… read more
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12. 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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"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
13. Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet
By: Ben Goldfarb
4.45
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times Notable Book of 2023 and Editors' Choice • A Science News Favorite Book of 2023 • … read more
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14. King: A Life
By: Jonathan Eig
4.67
Format: 688 pages, Hardcover
The first full biography in decades, King mixes revelatory and exhaustive new research with brisk a… read more
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15. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
By: David Grann
4.19
Format: 331 pages, Hardcover
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story o… read more
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- history
- audiobook
16. The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History
By: Ned Blackhawk
4.18
Format: 596 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping and overdue retelling of U.S. history that recognizes that Native Americans are essentia… read more
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- audiobook
17. Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth
By: Bryan Burrough
4.26
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Three noted Texan writers combine forces to tell the real story of the Alamo, dispelling the myths,… read more
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- audiobook
18. Code Name: Lise: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII's Most Highly Decorated Spy
By: Larry Loftis
4.00
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
The true story of the woman who became WWII's most highly decorated spy The year is 1942, and Wo… read more
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"She was now ready. Diarrhea pills, speed, sleep dope, lethal pill, and beauty aid. Bring on the Germans."-Larry Loftis, Code Name: Lise: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII's Most Highly Decorated Spy
"When they first met, Peter had looked beyond Arnaud’s gruff personality to see a man who was highly competent, fearless, and deeply committed to the cause."-Larry Loftis, Code Name: Lise: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII's Most Highly Decorated Spy
19. ADHD is Awesome: A Guide to (Mostly) Thriving with ADHD
By: Penn Holderness
4.32
Format: 292 pages, Hardcover
Hi, friend! Welcome to the ADHD club. You're here because, like me, you've been diagnosed with a… read more
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20. Mr. Texas
By: Lawrence Wright
4.04
Format: 323 pages, Hardcover
A sharply drawn, page-turning send up of Texas politics—from the Pulitzer Prize winner and best-sel… read more
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21. Jack (Gilead, #4)
By: Marilynne Robinson
3.86
Format: 309 pages, Hardcover
Marilynne Robinson, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Humanities Medal, returns to the … read more
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"Those who can't hope can still wish."-Marilynne Robinson, Jack (Gilead, #4)
"So many of earth's grievances could be soothed by a little consideration."-Marilynne Robinson, Jack (Gilead, #4)
"He had a way of anticipating memories he particularly didn’t want to have."-Marilynne Robinson, Jack (Gilead, #4)
"An intensely lonely man for whom life has not gone well - I believe this was your language."-Marilynne Robinson, Jack (Gilead, #4)
22. Reading Genesis
By: Marilynne Robinson
4.10
Format: 344 pages, Hardcover
One of our greatest novelists and thinkers presents a radiant, thrilling interpretation of the book… read more
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23. Larry McMurtry: A Life
By: Tracy Daugherty
4.25
Format: 560 pages, Hardcover
A biography of the late Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist and screenwriter Larry McMurtry fr… read more
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24. God Save Texas: A Journey into the Soul of the Lone Star State
By: Lawrence Wright
4.00
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
With humor and the biting insight of a native, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tow… read more
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"In Austin, we don't have such high expectations of chihuahuas."-Lawrence Wright, God Save Texas: A Journey into the Soul of the Lone Star State
"In every generation until mine, most of humanity lived with the night sky. As people began moving into cities and using more illumination, the sky gradually disappeared. There must be a corresponding…"-Lawrence Wright, God Save Texas: A Journey into the Soul of the Lone Star State
"With more than a million Texans licensed to carry handguns, the state is actually far behind Florida, with 1.7 million. "I'm EMBARRASSED," Governor Greg Abbott tweeted in 2015; "Texas #2 in nation fo…"-Lawrence Wright, God Save Texas: A Journey into the Soul of the Lone Star State
"South of Marfa is the road to Big Bend, one of the least visited national parks in the country, and also one of the most glorious. On the way, there is a pleasant resort, Cibolo Creek Ranch, built ar…"-Lawrence Wright, God Save Texas: A Journey into the Soul of the Lone Star State
25. Nonverts: The Making of Ex-Christian America
By: Stephen Bullivant
3.88
Format: 257 pages, Hardcover
An entertaining and insightful exploration of the American ex-religious The United States is in … read more
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26. The Royal Librarian
By: Daisy Wood
4.21
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
A royal palace. A closed book. A betrayal that will echo through generations… Windsor, 1940: Sec… read more
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"The room smelt exactly as a library should: of old paper, leather and sweet, sticky glue, overlaid with furniture polish and the smoke from a thousand dead fires."-Daisy Wood, The Royal Librarian
"She loved the calm regularity of librarianship; each book a treasure trove of information or experience that would be categorised, labelled and stored in its rightful place. And she could think of no…"-Daisy Wood, The Royal Librarian
"Most walls of the family's apartment were lined with bookshelves, and more volumes were stacked in boxes under every bed and table. Her mother often threatened to throw them out with the rubbish, and…"-Daisy Wood, The Royal Librarian
27. Low Anthropology: The Unlikely Key to a Gracious View of Others (and Yourself)
By: David Zahl
4.35
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
"A lighthearted yet high-minded exploration of failure's ability to serve as a gateway to grace. Re… read more
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"While a low anthropologist may agree with the people around them that a given moral end is important, they will be hesitant to justify the adoption of unsavory means to achieve that end. That is, the…"-David Zahl, Low Anthropology: The Unlikely Key to a Gracious View of Others (and Yourself)
"Low anthropology powerfully reframes the way we approach the good or beautiful things done by otherwise disreputable individuals -- namely, as evidence of grace rather than defilement. As musician Ni…"-David Zahl, Low Anthropology: The Unlikely Key to a Gracious View of Others (and Yourself)
28. Cult of Glory: The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers
By: Doug J. Swanson
3.86
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
A twenty-first-century reckoning with the legendary Texas Rangers that does justice to their heroic… read more
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29. Malas
By: Marcela Fuentes
3.96
Format: 375 pages, Hardcover
A story full of passion and revenge, following one family living on the Texas Mexico border and a c… read more
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30. Big Wonderful Thing: A History of Texas (The Texas Bookshelf)
By: Stephen Harrigan
4.58
Format: 944 pages, Hardcover
The story of Texas is the story of struggle and triumph in a land of extremes. It is a story of dro… read more
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