6 must-read history books like Dick Kinzel: Roller Coaster King of Cedar Point Amusement Point by Tim O'Brien

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Dick Kinzel: Roller Coaster King of Cedar Point Amusement Point

By: Tim O'Brien

3.95

Format: 140 pages, ebook

Roller coasters took Dick Kinzel slowly to the top and a $1.24 billion acquisition ultimately lead …

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Cover of Live and Let Die (James Bond, #2) by Ian Fleming

1. Live and Let Die (James Bond, #2)

By: Ian Fleming

3.63

Format: 229 pages, Paperback

How is this for an evocative passage from the second Bond novel? "Her hair was black and fell to… read more

Similar categories in Ian Fleming's Live and Let Die (James Bond, #2) book and Tim O'Brien's Dick Kinzel: Roller Coaster King of Cedar Point Amusement Point

"Don't lose faith in your stars."

-Ian Fleming, Live and Let Die (James Bond, #2)

"Hm,' said Bond. 'Bogeyman stuff."

-Ian Fleming, Live and Let Die (James Bond, #2)

"Those who deserve to die, die the death they deserve."

-Ian Fleming, Live and Let Die (James Bond, #2)

"You start to die the moment you are born. The whole of life is cutting through the pack with death. So take it easy."

-Ian Fleming, Live and Let Die (James Bond, #2)

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2. The Wright Brothers

By: David McCullough

2.60

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize David McCullough tells the dramatic story-behind-the-story ab… read more

Similar categories in David McCullough's The Wright Brothers book and Tim O'Brien's Dick Kinzel: Roller Coaster King of Cedar Point Amusement Point

  • history
  • biography
Cover of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, John Seelye, Guy Cardwell

3. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

By: Mark Twain , John Seelye , Guy Cardwell

3.92

Format: 244 pages, Paperback

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer revolves around the youthful adventures of the novel's schoolboy prota… read more

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"Tom!"

-Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

"Company would be a palpable improvement"

-Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

"But old fools is the biggest fools there is."

-Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

"Life to him seemed hollow, and existence but a burden."

-Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Cover of The Wolf of Wall Street (The Wolf of Wall Street, #1) by Jordan Belfort

4. The Wolf of Wall Street (The Wolf of Wall Street, #1)

By: Jordan Belfort

3.50

Format: None pages, Hardcover

By day he made thousands of dollars a minute. By night he spent it as fast as he could, on drugs, s… read more

Similar categories in Jordan Belfort's The Wolf of Wall Street (The Wolf of Wall Street, #1) book and Tim O'Brien's Dick Kinzel: Roller Coaster King of Cedar Point Amusement Point

  • biography
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5. Moneyball

By: Michael Lewis

4.26

Format: 317 pages, Paperback

Billy Beane, general manager of MLB's Oakland A's and protagonist of Michael Lewis's Moneyball, had… read more

Similar categories in Michael Lewis's Moneyball book and Tim O'Brien's Dick Kinzel: Roller Coaster King of Cedar Point Amusement Point

  • history
  • biography
"Every form of strength is also a form of weakness,"

-Michael Lewis, Moneyball

"If you’ve got a dozen pitchers, you need to speak 12 different languages."

-Michael Lewis, Moneyball

"Baseball is a soap opera that lends itself to probabilistic thinking. [Dick Cramer]"

-Michael Lewis, Moneyball

"That's what happens when you're thirty-seven years old: you do the things you always did but the result is somehow different."

-Michael Lewis, Moneyball

Cover of Casino Royale (James Bond, #1) by Ian Fleming

6. Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)

By: Ian Fleming

3.74

Format: 192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

British Secret Service agent James Bond, a.k.a. 007, is sent to France to play in a high-stakes bac… read more

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"Mine’s Bond – James Bond."

-Ian Fleming, Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)

"Everyone has the revolver of resignation in his pocket."

-Ian Fleming, Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)

"In his mind he fingered the necklace of the days to come."

-Ian Fleming, Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)

"Like all harsh, cold men, he was easily tipped over into sentiment."

-Ian Fleming, Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)

Cover of Moonraker (James Bond, #3) by Ian Fleming

7. Moonraker (James Bond, #3)

By: Ian Fleming

3.80

Format: 247 pages, Paperback

‘For several minutes he stood speechless, his eyes dazzled by the terrible beauty of the greatest w… read more

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"Champagne and Benzedrine! Never again."

-Ian Fleming, Moonraker (James Bond, #3)

"In angry protest the red telephone splintered the silence."

-Ian Fleming, Moonraker (James Bond, #3)

"They want us dead,' said Bond calmly. 'So we have to stay alive."

-Ian Fleming, Moonraker (James Bond, #3)

"And people with obsessions, reflected Bond, were blind to danger."

-Ian Fleming, Moonraker (James Bond, #3)

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8. Will

By: Will Smith

4.26

Format: 418 pages, Hardcover

The instant #1 New York Times bestseller! “It's the best memoir I've ever read.” —Oprah Winfrey … read more

Similar categories in Will Smith's Will book and Tim O'Brien's Dick Kinzel: Roller Coaster King of Cedar Point Amusement Point

  • biography
"No paralysis, do analysis. No paralysis, do analysis!"

-Will Smith, Will

"...either "know what you're talking about or be quiet". (Will's mom)"

-Will Smith, Will

"Learning is really easy when you can feel that your teachers love you."

-Will Smith, Will

"The slamming of her bedroom door functioned as a disastrous exclamation point."

-Will Smith, Will

Cover of Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space by Adam Higginbotham

9. Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

By: Adam Higginbotham

4.60

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

The definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger disaster based on new archival r… read more

Similar categories in Adam Higginbotham's Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space book and Tim O'Brien's Dick Kinzel: Roller Coaster King of Cedar Point Amusement Point

  • history
  • biography
"When asked what he was thinking about when preparing for launch abroad his Mercury-Redstone rocket, Alan Shepard, the first American in space, had infamously replied, "The fact that every part of thi…"

-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

"At the foot of the ladder, he [Gene Cernan Apollo 17] delivered the short speech he had memorized for the occasion. "Is like to just say what I believe history will record: That America's challenge o…"

-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

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10. Rickey: The Life and Legend of an American Original

By: Howard Bryant

4.23

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

“Seldom does a sports biography—especially a page-turner—so comprehensively explain the forces that… read more

Similar categories in Howard Bryant's Rickey: The Life and Legend of an American Original book and Tim O'Brien's Dick Kinzel: Roller Coaster King of Cedar Point Amusement Point

  • history
  • biography
Cover of Kings Island: A Ride Through Time by Evan Ponstingle

11. Kings Island: A Ride Through Time

By: Evan Ponstingle

4.49

Format: 396 pages, Paperback

In 1972, one of America's favorite playgrounds opened with great fanfare. Inspired by the post-Disn… read more

Similar categories in Evan Ponstingle's Kings Island: A Ride Through Time book and Tim O'Brien's Dick Kinzel: Roller Coaster King of Cedar Point Amusement Point

  • history
Cover of Dick Kinzel: Roller Coaster King of Cedar Point Amusement Point by Tim O'Brien

12. Dick Kinzel: Roller Coaster King of Cedar Point Amusement Point

By: Tim O'Brien

3.95

Format: 140 pages, ebook

Roller coasters took Dick Kinzel slowly to the top and a $1.24 billion acquisition ultimately lead … read more

Similar categories in Tim O'Brien's Dick Kinzel: Roller Coaster King of Cedar Point Amusement Point book and Tim O'Brien's Dick Kinzel: Roller Coaster King of Cedar Point Amusement Point

  • history
  • biography
Cover of Always Cedar Point: A Memoir of the Midway by H. John Hildebrandt

13. Always Cedar Point: A Memoir of the Midway

By: H. John Hildebrandt

4.39

Format: 444 pages, Paperback

Hold on tight! “Always Cedar Point, a Memoir of the Midway” gives the reader an insider’s view of t… read more

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7 Best biography books like Dick Kinzel: Roller Coaster King of Cedar Point Amusement Point by Tim O'Brien

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David McCullough

2.60

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Jordan Belfort

3.50

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Michael Lewis

4.26

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Ian Fleming , Anthony Horowitz

3.78

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Raymond Chandler

3.95

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Len Deighton

3.93

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