A Beginner's Guide to America: For the Immigrant and the Curious
By: Roya Hakakian
3.80
Format: 222 pages, Hardcover
A stirring, witty, and poignant glimpse into the bewildering American immigrant experience from som…
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1. The Last Train to Zona Verde: My Ultimate African Safari
By: Paul Theroux
3.89
Format: 353 pages, Hardcover
Following the success of the acclaimed Ghost Train to the Eastern Star and The Great Railway Bazaar… read more
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- travel
- nonfiction
- history
- memoir
"There's always a way if you're not in a hurry."-Paul Theroux, The Last Train to Zona Verde: My Ultimate African Safari
"To travel unconnected, away from anyone's gaze or reach, is a bliss."-Paul Theroux, The Last Train to Zona Verde: My Ultimate African Safari
"Someone who seems doddery is perhaps not doddery at all but only an older person absorbed in squinting concentration, as though on an ultimate trip, memorizing a scene, grateful for being alive to se…"-Paul Theroux, The Last Train to Zona Verde: My Ultimate African Safari
"I have a hatred of the taming of animals, especially large ones that are so contented in the wild. I abominate circus acts that involve big befooled beasts--cowed tigers or helplessly roaring lions p…"-Paul Theroux, The Last Train to Zona Verde: My Ultimate African Safari
2. Serena
By: Ron Rash
3.94
Format: 456 pages, Hardcover
A New York Timesbestseller and PEN/Faulkner Award Finalist, Serena by award-winning author Ron Rash… read more
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3. Food: A Love Story
By: Jim Gaffigan
3.71
Format: 340 pages, Hardcover
“What are my qualifications to write this book? None really. So why should you read it? Here’s why:… read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- memoir
- audiobook
"I'm a fan of relaxing, and when i get tired of relaxing I like to do nothing."-Jim Gaffigan, Food: A Love Story
"There are people who eat only organic food, and then there are people who don’t have tons of money to waste."-Jim Gaffigan, Food: A Love Story
"In America we have gone way beyond sustenance. Eating is an activity. 'Why don’t we get lunch, and then we’ll grab some pizza."-Jim Gaffigan, Food: A Love Story
"I love the phrase "I have a sweet tooth." I always want to say, "You're ordering it for your tooth? That's interesting, because it's going straight to your butt. I think your butt owed your tooth an …"-Jim Gaffigan, Food: A Love Story
4. Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions
By: Valeria Luiselli
4.24
Format: None pages, Paperback
Structured around the forty questions Luiselli translates and asks undocumented Latin-American chil… read more
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5. Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune
By: Bill Dedman , Paul Clark Newell Jr.
3.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
When Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Bill Dedman noticed in 2009 a grand home for sale, unoccupie… read more
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6. Blight: Fungi and the Coming Pandemic
By: Emily Monosson
3.87
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A prescient warning about the mysterious and deadly world of fungi―and how to avert further loss ac… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
7. South to America: A Journey Below the Mason Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
By: Imani Perry
3.97
Format: 410 pages, Hardcover
An essential, surprising journey through the history, rituals, and landscapes of the American South… read more
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- american history
- history
- memoir
- travel
- politics
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"So I went deeper into an archive of historical memory, hoping to sort it out"-Imani Perry, South to America: A Journey Below the Mason Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
"Acting like you know everything and acting like you don't know how to be respectful will keep you ignorant. Be humble."-Imani Perry, South to America: A Journey Below the Mason Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
"And yes, slavery was abolished, Jim Crow is over, but the prisons, the persistence of poverty, are constant reminders of how the past made the present."-Imani Perry, South to America: A Journey Below the Mason Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
"What, by analogy, happens to the family of the university, or the town, or the state, or the Old Dominion, or the nation itself, given what has been built into its creation?"-Imani Perry, South to America: A Journey Below the Mason Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
8. The War on the West
By: Douglas Murray
4.28
Format: 308 pages, Hardcover
An Instant New York Times Bestseller! China has concentration camps now. Why do Westerners claim… read more
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- politics
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"To delegitimize the West, it appears to be necessary first to demonize the people who still make up the racial majority in the West. It is necessary to demonize white people."-Douglas Murray, The War on the West
"Race is now an issue in all Western countries in a way it has not been for decades. In the place of color blindness, we have been pushed into racial ultra-awareness. A deeply warped picture has now b…"-Douglas Murray, The War on the West
"Like all societies in history, all Western nations have racism in their histories. But that is not the only history of our countries. Racism is not the sole lens through which our societies can be un…"-Douglas Murray, The War on the West
"Historical criticism and rethinking are never a bad idea. However, the hunt for visible, tangible problems shouldn't become a hunt for invisible, intangible problems. Especially not if they are carri…"-Douglas Murray, The War on the West
9. The Caretaker
By: Ron Rash
4.20
Format: 252 pages, Hardcover
Told against the backdrop of the Korean War as a small Appalachian town sends its sons to battle, T… read more
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- audiobook
10. The Removed
By: Brandon Hobson
3.39
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Steeped in Cherokee myths and history, a novel about a fractured family reckoning with the tragic d… read more
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- audiobook
"I saw the rain lifting from earth to sky."-Brandon Hobson, The Removed
"We are always restless, carrying the dreams of children and the elderly, the tired and sick, the poor, the wounded. The Removed."-Brandon Hobson, The Removed
11. The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human
By: Siddhartha Mukherjee
4.28
Format: 473 pages, Hardcover
Winner of the 2023 PROSE Award for Excellence in Biological and Life Sciences and the 2023 Chautauq… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
12. Gator Country: Deception, Danger, and Alligators in the Everglades
By: Rebecca Renner
3.81
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
David Grann meets Susan Orlean in this page-turning true story of an underground operation into the… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- memoir
- audiobook
13. Poverty, by America
By: Matthew Desmond
4.27
Format: 284 pages, Hardcover
Reimagining the debate on poverty, making a new and bracing argument about why it persists in Ameri… read more
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- politics
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"To live and strive in modern America is to participate in a series of morally fraught systems. If a family’s entire financial livelihood depends on the value of its home, it’s not hard to understand …"-Matthew Desmond, Poverty, by America
"The rest of us, on the ·other hand-we members of the protected classes-have grown increasingly· dependent on our welfare programs. In 2020 the federal government spent more than $193 billion on homeo…"-Matthew Desmond, Poverty, by America
"In her book The Government-Citizen Disconnect, the political scientist Suzanne Mettler reports that 96 percent of American adults have relied on a major government program at some point in their live…"-Matthew Desmond, Poverty, by America
14. Pay Dirt (V.I. Warshawski, #22)
By: Sara Paretsky
4.08
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Legendary detective V.I. Warshawski uncovers a mystery with roots dating back to the Civil War in t… read more
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- audiobook
15. The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth
By: Zoë Schlanger
4.37
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning environment and science reporter Zoë Schlanger delivers a groundbreaking work of popu… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
16. Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World
By: Henry Grabar
4.20
Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition
An entertaining, enlightening, and utterly original investigation into one of the most quietly infl… read more
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- politics
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
17. Why We're Polarized
By: Ezra Klein
4.22
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Discover how American politics became a toxic system, why we participate in it, and what it means f… read more
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- politics
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Unfortunately, the term “identity politics"-Ezra Klein, Why We're Polarized
"The key idea here is “negative partisanship"-Ezra Klein, Why We're Polarized
"So here, then, is the last fifty years of American politics summarized: we became more consistent in the party we vote for not because we came to like our party more—indeed, we’ve come to like the pa…"-Ezra Klein, Why We're Polarized
"The political media is biased, but not toward the Left or Right so much as toward loud, outrageous, colorful, inspirational, confrontational. It is biased toward the political stories and figures who…"-Ezra Klein, Why We're Polarized
18. Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism
By: Anne Applebaum
3.91
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author, professor, and historian offers an expert guide to understanding… read more
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- history
- the united states of america
- politics
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Unity is an anomaly. Polarization is normal. Skepticism about liberal democracy is also normal. And the appeal of authoritarianism is eternal."-Anne Applebaum, Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism
"Given the right conditions, any society can turn against democracy. Indeed, if history is anything to go by, all of our societies eventually will."-Anne Applebaum, Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism
"Olga Tokarczuk, 2019: We horen niet langer de harmonie van de wereld, maar de kakofonie van geluiden, een ondraaglijke ruis waarin we wanhoping een een rustiger melodie proberen te ontdekken, al is h…"-Anne Applebaum, Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism
"Throughout history, pandemics have led to an expansion of the power of the state: at times when people fear death, they go along with measures that they believe, rightly or wrongly, will save them—ev…"-Anne Applebaum, Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism
19. Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism
By: Jeffrey Toobin
4.16
Format: 426 pages, Kindle Edition
The definitive account of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and the enduring legacy of Timothy McVeigh… read more
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- american history
- american
- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- audiobook
20. Liberalism and Its Discontents
By: Francis Fukuyama
3.93
Format: 178 pages, Hardcover
A short book about the challenges to liberalism from the right and the left by the bestselling auth… read more
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- politics
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Нема причин, з яких економічна ефективність має домінувати над усіма іншими соціальними цінностями."-Francis Fukuyama, Liberalism and Its Discontents
"Комуністичні суспільства були схильні цінувати виробництво більше за споживання, що призвело до поганих наслідків: у них були «герої соціалістичної праці», але не було продуктів на полицях магазинів."-Francis Fukuyama, Liberalism and Its Discontents
"Низка людей, які працюють у цій галузі, починаючи з таких постструктуралістів, як Лакан і Дерріда, писали в такий спосіб, який, здавалося, навмисне затуманював їхні думки й захищав від відповідальнос…"-Francis Fukuyama, Liberalism and Its Discontents
"As instituições financeiras comportam-se de modo muito diferente do que as empresas na economia real. Ao contrário de uma companhia de manufatura, um grande banco de investimento é sistemicamente per…"-Francis Fukuyama, Liberalism and Its Discontents
21. A Pilgrimage to Eternity: From Canterbury to Rome in Search of a Faith
By: Timothy Egan
4.12
Format: 367 pages, Hardcover
Moved by his mother's death and his Irish Catholic family's complicated history with the church, Ti… read more
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- history
- memoir
- travel
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Start by doing what is necessary, then do what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible."-Timothy Egan, A Pilgrimage to Eternity: From Canterbury to Rome in Search of a Faith
"I don't expect a miracle cure, but I have found that wishing for one is the most humbling form of prayer."-Timothy Egan, A Pilgrimage to Eternity: From Canterbury to Rome in Search of a Faith
"Poverty is the ultimate freedom. You can't rob someone who has no possessions. You can't insult a person without pride."-Timothy Egan, A Pilgrimage to Eternity: From Canterbury to Rome in Search of a Faith
"The audacity. Not only was she (Joan of Arc) a peasant girl, unschooled and clueless in the ways of power, class and the military strategy, weaponry, the mechanics of a siege, but was determined to g…"-Timothy Egan, A Pilgrimage to Eternity: From Canterbury to Rome in Search of a Faith
22. Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause
By: Ty Seidule
4.42
Format: 291 pages, Hardcover
In a forceful but humane narrative, former soldier and head of the West Point history department Ty… read more
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- memoir
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
"When we identify our history, we can change the narrative."-Ty Seidule, Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause
"Whenever Lee made a decision regarding enslaved people he chose profit over human decency."-Ty Seidule, Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause
"History is always changing. We link the past to our conception of the present and we always have."-Ty Seidule, Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause
"When people have no political outlet nor means of changing a racist society, rioting is their only voice."-Ty Seidule, Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause
23. The Reckoning: Our Nation's Trauma and Finding a Way to Heal
By: Mary L. Trump
4.10
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
America is suffering from PTSD― The Reckoning diagnoses its core causes and helps us begin the heal… read more
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- american history
- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- audiobook
24. Dr. No
By: Percival Everett
3.71
Format: 262 pages, Paperback
A sly, madcap novel about supervillains and nothing, really, from an American novelist whose star k… read more
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- audiobook
"You sound like a physicist," she said. "There's no need to be insulting."-Percival Everett, Dr. No
"When you step on the gas, do it gently, softly, slowly. Okay? All right, let's try it again. Gently. Treat it like you would a woman." "I would never step on a woman."-Percival Everett, Dr. No
"And like my BIPDIP husband, it's never been out of the state, not even to Boston." "BIPDIP?" "Born in Providence, died in Providence. We actually honeymooned in Newport. I hate him so much."-Percival Everett, Dr. No
"Now here he was, tailored iron-gray suit, thin maroon tie, a maroon handkerchief peeking out from his breast pocket. His oxblood wing tips gleamed. He looked like a supervillain or, worse, an upper-c…"-Percival Everett, Dr. No
25. Who Do I Think I Am?: Stories of Chola Wishes and Caviar Dreams
By: Anjelah Johnson-Reyes
4.01
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
This hilarious and thoughtful memoir from comedy legend Anjelah Johnson-Reyes explores questions of… read more
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- audiobook
26. The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here
By: Hope Jahren
4.14
Format: 210 pages, Paperback
From the bestselling author of Lab Girl comes a slim, urgent missive on the defining issue of our t… read more
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- politics
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"All measures of conservation, as well as all technologies meant to wean us from fossil fuels, are worth pursuing in the same way that doing something is always more than doing nothing."-Hope Jahren, The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here
"We are strong and lucky. Our planet is home to many who struggle to survive on too little. The fact that we are of the group with food, shelter, and clean water obligates us not to give up on the wor…"-Hope Jahren, The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here
"Convincing people to examine their energy use is like trying to get them to quit smoking or eat more healthfully: they already know that they should do it, but there is a billion-dollar industry work…"-Hope Jahren, The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here
"All species will go extinct eventually, even our own: it is one of nature's few imperatives. As of today, however, that train has not quite left the station. We still have some control over our demis…"-Hope Jahren, The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here
27. A Black Women's History of the United States (ReVisioning History)
By: Daina Ramey Berry
4.30
Format: 273 pages, Hardcover
A vibrant and empowering history that emphasizes the perspectives and stories of African American w… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
28. Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm
By: Robin DiAngelo
3.96
Format: 220 pages, Kindle Edition
In Nice Racism, her follow-up work to White Fragility, the author draws on her background as a soci… read more
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- audiobook
"…every moment that I spend in white space reinforces in me a particular (and limited) worldview and experience. But the deeper message being reinforced is that we lose nothing of value by living in s…"-Robin DiAngelo, Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm
29. The Fishermen and the Dragon: Fear, Greed, and a Fight for Justice on the Gulf Coast
By: Kirk Wallace Johnson
4.20
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A gripping, twisting account of a small town set on fire by hatred, xenophobia, and ecological disa… read more
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- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- audiobook
30. Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair
By: Mercury Stardust
4.80
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
#1 New York Times Bestseller Don’t panic—Mercury Stardust, AKA The Trans Handy Ma’am is here to he… read more
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- nonfiction
31. A Beginner's Guide to America: For the Immigrant and the Curious
By: Roya Hakakian
3.80
Format: 222 pages, Hardcover
A stirring, witty, and poignant glimpse into the bewildering American immigrant experience from som… read more
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- american
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- memoir
- the united states of america
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