Al Capone and the 1933 World’s Fair: The End of the Gangster Era in Chicago
By: William Hazelgrove
3.60
Format: 250 pages, Hardcover
Al Capone and the 1933 World’s Fair: The End of the Gangster Era in Chicago is a historical look at…
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1. Black Like Me
By: John Howard Griffin
4.11
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
In the Deep South of the 1950s, journalist John Howard Griffin decided to cross the color line. Usi… read more
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"Now you go into oblivion."-John Howard Griffin, Black Like Me
"We need a conversion of morals,"-John Howard Griffin, Black Like Me
"Night coming tenderly Black like me."-John Howard Griffin, Black Like Me
"In the context of today, this WAS heroism."-John Howard Griffin, Black Like Me
2. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
By: Erik Larson
4.00
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
Author Erik Larson imbues the incredible events surrounding the 1893 Chicago World's Fair with such… read more
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"I must confess a shameful secret: I love Chicago best in the cold."-Erik Larson, The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
"No one cared what St. Louis thought, although the city got a wink for pluck."-Erik Larson, The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
"How easy it was to disappear: A thousand trains a day entered or left Chicago."-Erik Larson, The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
"Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood. Daniel H. Burnham"-Erik Larson, The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
3. The Museum of Extraordinary Things
By: Alice Hoffman
3.77
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Coralie Sardie is the daughter of the sinister impresario behind The Museum of Extraordinary Things… read more
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"The only way to understand a river is to jump into it."-Alice Hoffman, The Museum of Extraordinary Things
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"In good time every secret must be shared and every miracle called into question."-Alice Hoffman, The Museum of Extraordinary Things
4. Sin in the Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys, and the Battle for America's Soul
By: Karen Abbott
4.18
Format: 407 pages,
Step into the perfumed parlors of the Everleigh Club, the most famous brothel in American history-a… read more
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5. The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
By: Sam Kean
0.00
Format: 287 pages, Hardcover
The Periodic Table is one of man's crowning scientific achievements. But it's also a treasure trove… read more
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6. The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger
By: Marc Levinson
3.92
Format: 98 pages, Hardcover
In April 1956, a refitted oil tanker carried fifty-eight shipping containers from Newark to Houston… read more
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7. City of the Century: The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America
By: Donald L. Miller
3.42
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
The epic of Chicago is the story of the emergence of modern America. Here, witness Chicago's growth… read more
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8. Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success
By: Phil Jackson , Hugh Delehanty
3.69
Format: 98 pages, Audio CD
During his storied career as head coach of the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers, Phil Jackson w… read more
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9. I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America after Twenty Years Away
By: Bill Bryson
3.42
Format: None pages,
After living in Britain for two decades, Bill Bryson recently moved back to the United States with … read more
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10. Bullseye (Will Robie, #2.5)
By: David Baldacci
4.48
Format: 192 pages, ebook
In this all-new short story from #1 New York Timesbestselling author David Baldacci, worlds collide… read more
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11. Gratitude
By: Oliver Sacks
4.06
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A deeply moving testimony and celebration of how to embrace life. In January 2015, Oliver Sacks was… read more
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12. The Dream Machine: J.C.R. Licklider and the Revolution That Made Computing Personal
By: M. Mitchell Waldrop
3.87
Format: 252 pages, Paperback
A study of the evolution of the modern computer profiles the work of MIT psychologist J. C. R. Lick… read more
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13. The Girls of Murder City: Fame, Lust, and the Beautiful Killers who Inspired Chicago
By: Douglas Perry
4.33
Format: 240 pages,
The true story of the murderesses who became media sensations and inspired the musical Chicago. read more
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14. 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)
15. Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic
By: Simon Winchester
3.84
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
From the creation of the first encyclopedia to Wikipedia, from ancient museums to modern kindergart… read more
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16. Clear
By: Carys Davies
3.92
Format: 196 pages, Hardcover
A stunning, exquisite novel from an award-winning writer about a minister dispatched to a remote is… read more
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17. The Age of Grievance
By: Frank Bruni
4.13
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From bestselling author and longtime New York Times columnist Frank Bruni comes a lucid, powerful e… read more
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18. The White Darkness
By: David Grann
3.96
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon and The Wager, a thrill… read more
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"Passion for something can easily tip into obsession, which is a dangerous thing, especially when those affected are they very people who so loyally stand and wait. -Henry Worsley"-David Grann, The White Darkness
19. Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears
By: Michael Schulman
4.09
Format: 589 pages, Hardcover
The author of the New York Times bestseller Her Becoming Meryl Streep returns with a lively histor… read more
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20. Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America
By: Steve Inskeep
4.02
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From journalist and historian Steve Inskeep, a compelling and nuanced exploration of the political … read more
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"Writing history is a relay, which is also true of history itself. We build, if we can, on the legacies that are left us."-Steve Inskeep, Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America
21. Say More: Lessons from Work, the White House, and the World
By: Jen Psaki
3.96
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Former White House Press Secretary and current MSNBC host Jen Psaki shares the surprising lessons s… read more
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"There was also a large crew of people who tried to nickname the previously mentioned Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework "BIF". If you would like your audience to start making fun of a big, serious, …"-Jen Psaki, Say More: Lessons from Work, the White House, and the World
"I've spent time with a lot of very busy people - business leaders, prominent journalists, and multiple presidents. Despite the unusually high demands on their schedules, something they all have in co…"-Jen Psaki, Say More: Lessons from Work, the White House, and the World
22. Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, A Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor
By: Mark Harmon
3.75
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A fast-paced debut...Espionage buffs will savor this vibrant account.… read more
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23. The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir
By: Griffin Dunne
4.19
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
At nine, Sean Connery saved him from drowning. At thirteen, desperate to hook up with Janis Joplin,… read more
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"At the moment when Mrs. Griffin had been notified of her husband’s death, she was in bed with her lover at the Hotel del Coronado in California, and took the news that she was a widow rather well. Sh…"-Griffin Dunne, The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir
24. Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century
By: Kim Fu
3.86
Format: 232 pages, Paperback
In the twelve unforgettable tales of Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century, the strange is made… read more
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"Just imagine it: no longer feeling guilty for everything you have and don't deserve, for an unjust world bent in your favor, paying the piper at last. Wasn't it worth it, after all? My head on a pike…"-Kim Fu, Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century
"My wife and I are that other kind of rich: the misers among you, in our quaint three-bedroom house in the suburbs, unrenovated since the 1990s, one modest hatchback car between us, our big-box store …"-Kim Fu, Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century
25. As the Wicked Watch
By: Tamron Hall
3.54
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The first in a thrilling new series from Emmy Award-winning TV Host and Journalist Tamron Hall, As … read more
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"To the countless children missing or taken by the darkness of the world. You are more than a story. You are more than words on a page. You are loved, you are missed, and you are not forgotten."-Tamron Hall, As the Wicked Watch
26. Broken Icarus: The 1933 Chicago World's Fair, The Golden Age of Aviation and the rise of Fascism
By: David Hanna
4.03
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
In Broken Icarus, author David Hanna tracks the inspiring trajectory of aviation leading up to and … read more
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27. Private Revolutions: Four Women Face China's New Social Order
By: Yuan Yang
4.08
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping yet intimate portrait of modern China told through the lives of four ordinary women stri… read more
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28. Al Capone and the 1933 World’s Fair: The End of the Gangster Era in Chicago
By: William Hazelgrove
3.60
Format: 250 pages, Hardcover
Al Capone and the 1933 World’s Fair: The End of the Gangster Era in Chicago is a historical look at… read more
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- 20th century
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29. Paris, City of Dreams: Napoleon III, Baron Haussmann, and the Creation of Paris
By: Mary McAuliffe
3.93
Format: 328 pages, ebook
Acclaimed historian Mary McAuliffe vividly recaptures the Paris of Napoleon III, Claude Monet, and … read more
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30. Olympic Pride, American Prejudice: The Untold Story of 18 African Americans Who Defied Jim Crow and Adolf Hitler to Compete in the 1936 Berlin Olympics
By: Deborah Riley Draper
4.03
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Discover the astonishing, inspirational, and largely unknown true story of the eighteen African Ame… read more
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31. Something Lost, Something Gained: Reflections on Life, Love, and Liberty
By: Hillary Rodham Clinton
4.25
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
What would it be like to sit down for an impassioned, entertaining conversation with Hillary Clinto… read more
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