Francis Ford Coppola: A Filmmaker's Life
By: Michael Schumacher
3.76
Format: 544 pages, Paperback
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1. Washington: A Life
By: Ron Chernow
4.16
Format: 904 pages, Hardcover
The celebrated Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of America. With a brea… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
"Many mickles make a muckle."-Ron Chernow, Washington: A Life
"Washington grew as a leader because he engaged in searching self- criticism. “I can bear to hear of imputed or real errors,"-Ron Chernow, Washington: A Life
"I can bear to hear of imputed or real errors. The man who wishes to stand well in the opinion of others must do this, because he is thereby enabled to correct his faults or remove the prejudices whic…"-Ron Chernow, Washington: A Life
"An essential difference between the American and French revolutions was that the American version allowed a search for many truths, while French zealots tried to impose a single sacred truth that all…"-Ron Chernow, Washington: A Life
2. Batman: The Killing Joke
By: Tim Sale , Alan Moore , Brian Bolland
4.37
Format: 50 pages, Paperback
For the first time the Joker's origin is revealed in this tale of insanity and human perseverance. … read more
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"How can two people hate so much without knowing each other?"-Tim Sale, Batman: The Killing Joke
"If I have to have a past, then I prefer it to be multiple choice."-Tim Sale, Batman: The Killing Joke
"...My point is, I went crazy. When I saw what a black, awful joke the world was. I went crazy as a coot! I admit it! Why can't you?"-Tim Sale, Batman: The Killing Joke
"All it takes is one bad day to reduce the sanest man alive to lunacy. That's how far the world is from where I am. Just one bad day."-Tim Sale, Batman: The Killing Joke
3. Napoleon: A Life
By: Andrew Roberts
4.23
Format: 976 pages, Paperback
The definitive biography of the great soldier-statesman by the New York Times bestselling author of… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
"I am very happy to see the enemy wish to avoid our coming to him. – Napoleon"-Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life
"I have beaten the Russian and Austrian army commanded by the two emperors. I am a little tired."-Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life
"His constant references to the ancient world have the effect of giving ordinary soldiers a sense of their lives."-Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life
4. American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
By: Kai Bird , Martin J. Sherwin
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
"American Prometheus is the first full-scale biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, "father of the ato… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
5. The Stones
By: Philip Norman
4.27
Format: 359 pages, Paperback
Looks at the development and the music of the rock group The Rolling Stones. Philip Norman is also … read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
6. Markéta Lazarová
By: Vladislav Vančura , Václav Sivko
3.50
Format: 92 pages, Hardcover
Klasicky roman Vladislava Vancury prinasi pribeh o ciste dusi a ciste lasce uprostred chladneho a n… read more
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7. Against the Odds: An Autobiography
By: James Dyson
3.32
Format: None pages, Paperback
The maverick inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner recounts how he succeeded against the odds to b… read more
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- biography
- nonfiction
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9. George Lucas: A Life
By: Brian Jay Jones
4.40
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The definitive biography of one of the most influential filmmakers ever--George Lucas. On May 25, 1… read more
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10. Making Movies
By: Sidney Lumet
5.00
Format: 229 pages, Paperback
From one of America's most acclaimed directors comes a book that is both a professional memoir and … read more
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11. The Martian Chronicles
By: Ray Bradbury
3.97
Format: 480 pages,
The strange and wonderful tale of man's experiences on Mars, filled with intense images and astonis… read more
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12. U2: The Definitive Biography
By: None
3.71
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
John Jobling takes readers beyond the myth in this unauthorized biography to present the first comp… read more
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13. In the Blink of an Eye
By: Francis Ford Coppola , Walter Murch
3.00
Format: 18 pages,
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14. Hitchcock
By: Alfred Hitchcock , François Truffaut
4.29
Format: 144 pages,
Any book-length interview with Alfred Hitchcock is valuable, but considering that this volume's int… read more
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15. Burn Book: A Tech Love Story
By: Kara Swisher
3.99
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning journalist Kara Swisher comes a witty, scathing, but fair accounting of the tech… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
16. The Guns of August
By: Barbara W. Tuchman
4.18
Format: 658 pages, Kindle Edition
The Proud Tower, the Pulitzer Prize–winning The Guns of August, and The Zimmerman Telegram comprise… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
"Nothing so comforts the military mind as the maxim of a great but dead general."-Barbara W. Tuchman, The Guns of August
"Now according to German logic, a declaration of war was found to be unnecessary because of imaginary bombings"-Barbara W. Tuchman, The Guns of August
"Human beings, like plans, prove fallible in the presence of those ingredients that are missing in maneuvers - danger, death, and live ammunition."-Barbara W. Tuchman, The Guns of August
"To think meant to give room for freedom of initiative, for the imponderable to win over the material, for will to demonstrate its power over circumstance."-Barbara W. Tuchman, The Guns of August
17. Cinema Speculation
By: Quentin Tarantino
4.06
Format: 391 pages, Hardcover
The long-awaited first work of nonfiction from the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Once… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- film
"Elvis movies weren't real movies, they were "Elvis Presley movies"-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation
"Who wants to spend three months making a fucked-up version of their movie?"-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation
"I don't know how he died, where he died, or where he's buried. But I do know I should've thanked him."-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation
"Then the movie started playing like a real movie. But frankly, a more real movie than we were used to."-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation
18. City in Ruins (Danny Ryan, #3)
By: Don Winslow
4.42
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Sometimes you have to become what you hate to protect what you love. Danny Ryan is rich. Beyond … read more
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19. Our Share of Night
By: Mariana Enríquez
4.28
Format: 588 pages, Hardcover
A woman’s mysterious death puts her husband and son on a collision course with her demonic family. … read more
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"Los fantasmas son reales. Y no siempre vienen los que uno llama."-Mariana Enríquez, Our Share of Night
"They sought me out, here I am. I don’t know how to let go of the dead."-Mariana Enríquez, Our Share of Night
"Nothing can hurt you now, how long was now, how long did the present last?"-Mariana Enríquez, Our Share of Night
"Detestaba cuando la gente se reía de esas fiestas donde la gente trataba de ser feliz."-Mariana Enríquez, Our Share of Night
20. City on Fire (Danny Ryan, #1)
By: Don Winslow
4.10
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
New York Times Bestseller! From the #1 internationally bestselling author of the Cartel Trilogy … read more
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21. G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century
By: Beverly Gage
4.37
Format: 864 pages, Hardcover
A major new biography of J. Edgar Hoover that draws from never-before-seen sources to create a grou… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
22. Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli: The Epic Story of the Making of The Godfather
By: Mark Seal
4.36
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
This “wickedly pacey page-turner” (Total Film) unfurls the behind-the-scenes story of the making of… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- film
23. The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood
By: Sam Wasson
4.09
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of Fifth Avenue, Five A.M. and Fosse comes the revelator… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- film
24. 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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- nonfiction
- film
25. The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic
By: Daniel de Visé
4.25
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The story of the epic friendship between John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, the golden era of improv, an… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- film
26. The Path to Paradise: A Francis Ford Coppola Story
By: Sam Wasson
3.80
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of Fifth Avenue, Five A.M. and The Big Goodbye returns with t… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- film
27. Tiger Woods
By: Jeff Benedict
4.36
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
In 2009, Tiger Woods was the most famous athlete on the planet, a transcendent star of almost unfat… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
28. Camera Man: Buster Keaton, the Dawn of Cinema, and the Invention of the Twentieth Century
By: Dana Stevens
4.19
Format: 432 pages, ebook
Named a Best Book of 2022 by The New Yorker, Publishers Weekly, and NPR In this genre-defying work … read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- film
29. Cimino: The Deer Hunter, Heaven’s Gate, and the Price of a Vision
By: Charles Elton
4.08
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The “revelatory” ( The New Yorker ) first biography of critically acclaimed then critically derided… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- film
30. The World Is Yours: The Story of Scarface
By: Glenn Kenny
3.43
Format: 353 pages, Hardcover
The behind-the-scenes story of the iconic film Scarface, featuring new interviews with the cast and… read more
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- nonfiction
- film
31. Francis Ford Coppola: A Filmmaker's Life
By: Michael Schumacher
3.76
Format: 544 pages, Paperback
Francis Ford A Filmmaker’s Life is the first complete picture of the internationally renowned and … read more
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