The Erie Canal (American Heritage)
By: Ralph K. Andrist
3.97
Format: 143 pages, Kindle Edition
The Erie Canal was a preposterous idea. Even President Thomas Jefferson, usually ahead of his time,…
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1. Brave Companions: Portraits in History
By: David McCullough
4.04
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780671792763 From Alexander von Humboldt to Charles and Anne Li… read more
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- historical
- history
- nonfiction
- american history
"…the little known events of a given time, and people who are not in the headlines can be what matters most in the long run – and the long run is the measure of history."-David McCullough, Brave Companions: Portraits in History
"Mainly, writing means a good deal of hard thinking … yet sometimes the very struggle of getting the words down on paper does result in unexpected discoveries or clarifications."-David McCullough, Brave Companions: Portraits in History
"The problem, as Thornton Wilder said, lies in the effort to employ the past tense in such a way that it does not rob those events of their character of having occurred in freedom."-David McCullough, Brave Companions: Portraits in History
"In writing history, to catch the feeling and well as the truth of other times, it is of utmost importance … to convey the sense that things need not have happened as they did…the past, after all, is …"-David McCullough, Brave Companions: Portraits in History
2. 1776
By: David McCullough
4.09
Format: 386 pages, Paperback
In this masterful book, David McCullough tells the intensely human story of those who marched with … read more
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- historical
- history
- nonfiction
- american history
"I lament the want of a liberal education. I feel the mist of ignorance to surround me - Nathanael Greene"-David McCullough, 1776
"Indeed, bribery, favoritism, and corruption in a great variety of forms were rampant not only in politics, but in all levels of society."-David McCullough, 1776
"It was a day and age that saw no reason why one could not learn whatever was required - learn vitally anything - by the close study of books."-David McCullough, 1776
"as the Sword was the last resort for the preservation of our liberties, so it ought to be the first thing laid aside when those liberties are firmly established"-David McCullough, 1776
3. The Teeth of the Tiger (Jack Ryan Jr, #1; Jack Ryan Universe, #12)
By: Tom Clancy
3.74
Format: 625 pages, Paperback
Mohammed sits in a café in Vienna, to propose joining his network of agents and sympathizers in Eur… read more
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4. Fade Away (Myron Bolitar, #3)
By: Harlan Coben
4.04
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
In novels that crackle with wit and suspense, Harlan Coben has created one of the most fascinating … read more
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"So basically, that entire theory is blown to hell." Not basically," Win corrected. "Entirely."-Harlan Coben, Fade Away (Myron Bolitar, #3)
"He truly believed that no one could love him, and no matter who you are, that hurts. It made you insecure. It made you want to hide and build fences"-Harlan Coben, Fade Away (Myron Bolitar, #3)
"Diamonte shook his head again. He reached down and put his hand on his right boot. Myron had seen him do this before. He liked to sort of pet the boot. Myron had no idea why. Maybe he found the feel …"-Harlan Coben, Fade Away (Myron Bolitar, #3)
5. Deal Breaker (Myron Bolitar #1)
By: Harlan Coben
4.00
Format: 416 pages,
Sports agent Myron Bolitar is poised on the edge of the big time. So is Christian Steele, a rookie … read more
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6. The Accidental Species: Misunderstandings of Human Evolution
By: Henry Gee
4.82
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The idea of a missing link between humanity and our animal ancestors predates evolution and popular… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
7. Cold Mountain
By: Charles Frazier
3.98
Format: 350 pages,
Cold Mountainis a novel about a soldier's perilous journey back to his beloved near the Civil War's… read more
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- historical
8. The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party (No.1 Ladies Detective Agency, #12)
By: Alexander McCall Smith
4.55
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
At a remote cattle post south of Gaborone two cows have been killed, and Precious Ramotswe, Botswan… read more
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9. Memory Man (Amos Decker, #1)
By: David Baldacci
4.11
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
He did not force the door open. He was in no hurry. When Amos Decker returned home to find the b… read more
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"It would cut into him at unpredictable moments, like a gutting knife made of colored light."-David Baldacci, Memory Man (Amos Decker, #1)
"Dark, cool, musty, smoky, where light fell funny and everyone looked like someone you knew or wanted to know. Or, more likely, wanted to forget."-David Baldacci, Memory Man (Amos Decker, #1)
"But then he put aside the awkward encounter, which his mind allowed him to do quite easily. He could compartmentalize at an astonishing level. It came from not giving a shit."-David Baldacci, Memory Man (Amos Decker, #1)
10. The Fall of Japan
By: William Craig
3.92
Format: 292 pages,
The Fall of Japan tells the breathtaking story of the last weeks of the war in the Pacific, and the… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
11. Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
By: Doris Kearns Goodwin , Suzanne Toren
4.28
Format: 916 pages, Paperback
Winner of the Lincoln PrizeAcclaimed historian Doris Kearns Goodwin illuminates Lincoln's political… read more
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- historical
- history
- nonfiction
- american history
"An adult friend of Lincoln's: "Life was to him a school."-Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
"And Lincoln, as would be evidenced throughout his presidency, was a master of timing."-Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
"(from John Hay's diary) “The President never appeared to better advantage in the world,"-Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
"I hope to stand firm enough not to go backward, and yet not go forward fast enough to wreck the country's cause."-Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
12. Killing the Killers: The Secret War Against Terrorists
By: Bill O'Reilly
4.19
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In the eleventh book in the multimillion-selling Killing series, Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard re… read more
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- historical
- history
- nonfiction
- american history
13. A Bookshop in Berlin
By: Françoise Frenkel
3.86
Format: 270 pages, Hardcover
The memoir of a Jewish bookseller on a harrowing fight for survival across Nazi-occupied Europe. … read more
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- history
- nonfiction
14. The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II
By: Buzz Bissinger
3.81
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
An extraordinary, untold story of the Second World War in the vein of Unbroken and The Boys in the … read more
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- history
- nonfiction
- american history
15. 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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- historical
- history
- nonfiction
"..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
16. Toxic Prey (Lucas Davenport, #34, Letty Davenport, #3)
By: John Sandford
4.45
Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition
Lucas Davenport and his daughter, Letty, team up to track down a dangerous scientist whose latest p… read more
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17. Cold Snap (Arliss Cutter, #4)
By: Marc Cameron
4.44
Format: 340 pages, Hardcover
Stranded with three violent prisoners in the deadly Alaskan wilderness, Cutter will become the hunt… read more
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18. The Secret (Jack Reacher #28)
By: Lee Child
4.09
Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition
1992. Eight respectable, upstanding people have been found dead across the US. These deaths look li… read more
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19. Long Shadows (Amos Decker, #7)
By: David Baldacci
4.42
Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition
Memory man FBI agent, Amos Decker, returns in this action-packed thriller to investigate the myster… read more
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20. No Plan B (Jack Reacher, #27)
By: Lee Child
3.98
Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition
In Gerrardsville, Colorado, a woman dies under the wheels of a moving bus. The death is ruled a su… read more
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21. Camino Ghosts (Camino Island #3)
By: John Grisham
4.26
Format: 292 pages, Hardcover
In this new thriller on Camino Island, popular bookseller Bruce Cable tells Mercer Mann an irresist… read more
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22. The Last Monument (Monument #1)
By: Michael C. Grumley
4.12
Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition
One small handwritten letter, Sent from a dark, remote corner of the planet, And lost in the syst… read more
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23. 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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24. The Boys from Biloxi
By: John Grisham
4.06
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
For most of the last hundred years, Biloxi was known for its beaches, resorts, and seafood industry… read more
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"The ship was sinking and the rats were jumping overboard."-John Grisham, The Boys from Biloxi
"Great trial lawyers aren't born; they're made. The great ones simply tell the jury a story..."-John Grisham, The Boys from Biloxi
25. Last Resort (Joe Dillard #10)
By: Scott Pratt
4.61
Format: 293 pages, Kindle Edition
A young girl vanishes without a trace in the dead of night. Was her menacing absentee father inv… read more
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26. Golden Hills
By: Jennifer Weiner
3.91
Format: 53 pages, Kindle Edition
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner comes a heartfelt short story about a com… read more
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27. How to Be a Dictator: The Cult of Personality in the Twentieth Century
By: Frank Dikötter
3.70
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From the Samuel Johnson prize-winning author of Mao's Great Famine, a timely and compelling explora… read more
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- nonfiction
28. Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters: Thirty-Nine Tiny Mistakes That Changed the World Forever
By: Jared Knott
4.01
Format: 457 pages, Kindle Edition
How often does it happen that a single tiny mistake causes an entire civilization to collapse? More… read more
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- history
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29. When the World Goes Quiet
By: Gian Sardar
4.32
Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition
In the final days of World War I, an aspiring artist’s courageous journey is just beginning in a po… read more
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30. The Dark Ages 476-918 A.D.
By: Charles Oman
3.92
Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition
In 476 A.D. the Western Roman Empire fell. Romans would never again rule vast swathes of the wester… read more
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- history
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31. The Erie Canal (American Heritage)
By: Ralph K. Andrist
3.97
Format: 143 pages, Kindle Edition
The Erie Canal was a preposterous idea. Even President Thomas Jefferson, usually ahead of his time,… read more
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