The Eagles of Heart Mountain: A True Story of Football, Incarceration, and Resistance in World War II America
By: Bradford Pearson
3.82
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The impeccably researched, deeply moving, never-before-told tale about a World War II concentration…
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1. Flyboys: A True Story of Courage
By: James D. Bradley
3.86
Format: 302 pages, Paperback
The classic New York Timesbestselling story of heroism and sacrifice--by the author of Flags of Our… read more
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- history
- biography
- war
- world war ii
- nonfiction
2. Playing Through the Whistle: Steel, Football, and an American Town
By: S.L. Price
4.54
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In the early twentieth century, down the Ohio River from Pittsburgh, the Jones & Laughlin Steel Com… read more
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- nonfiction
- sports
- history
- football
3. When Pride Still Mattered: A Life Of Vince Lombardi
By: David Maraniss
3.50
Format: 295 pages, Paperback
In this groundbreaking biography, David Maraniss captures all of football great Vince Lombardi: the… read more
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4. No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy SEAL
By: Mark Owen , Kevin Maurer
4.24
Format: 185 pages, Hardcover
The second book by former Navy SEAL Mark Owen, following his multimillion-copy classic about the bi… read more
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5. Harold
By: Steven Wright
3.48
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A uniquely humorous and deeply profound novel from a legendary stand-up comedian that follows the t… read more
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- audiobook
"Looking at the wingless angel Harold firmly believed her shadow should be in color."-Steven Wright, Harold
"She smelled too. Like a 22 year old girl. He tried to place that smell but he couldn't. It seemed like a mixture of skin lotion and confidence."-Steven Wright, Harold
"In Ms Yuka's class he once wrote a poem about it called: 'Listen' The last lines were - I know you know you do it, it doesn't matter to you at all you just want to keep on talking a verbal waterfall"-Steven Wright, Harold
"Harold thought how weird and strange it must be to be a girl. He was glad he wasn’t one because he didn’t think he would be able to do that. Or he wouldn’t want to do that. It’s probably good that yo…"-Steven Wright, Harold
6. The Lost Tomb: And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder
By: Douglas Preston
3.81
Format: 299 pages, Hardcover
Douglas Preston, the #1 bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God , presents jaw-droppi… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
7. Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942
By: Ian W. Toll
4.59
Format: 656 pages, Paperback
Winner of the Northern California Book Award for Nonfiction "Both a serious work of history…and a … read more
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- american history
- history
- war
- world war ii
- nonfiction
- audiobook
8. There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
By: Hanif Abdurraqib
4.40
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A poignant, personal reflection on basketball, talent and allegiance, and of course, LeBron James—f… read more
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- nonfiction
- sports
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- audiobook
"Heartbreak itself is a primary color. Stagnant without a series of secondary colors to activate it. Longing is an activator."-Hanif Abdurraqib, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
"With enough repetition, anything can become a religion. It doesn’t matter if it works or not, it simply matters if a person returns."-Hanif Abdurraqib, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
"It is a strange miracle to be able to trace your own aging, your own mortality through someone who's living alongside you, someone who has survived eras at the same time as you have in some of the sa…"-Hanif Abdurraqib, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
9. Facing the Mountain: A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II
By: Daniel James Brown
4.49
Format: 560 pages, Hardcover
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat, a gripping World War II saga… read more
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- biography
- history
- war
- world war ii
- nonfiction
- audiobook
10. Against All Gods (The Age of Bronze, #1)
By: Miles Cameron
4.14
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
The gods play their games, looking down on the mortal realm and moving men as pawns. Sacrificing li… read more
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11. Orphan Cowboy: A Classic Western Adventure
By: Robert Vaughan
4.51
Format: 295 pages, Kindle Edition
In the heart of Texas, an unexpected legacy shapes one man’s destiny.Lee Edward Holt, raised in the… read more
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12. Indian Burial Ground
By: Nick Medina
3.63
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
All Noemi Broussard wanted was a fresh start. With a new boyfriend who actually treats her right an… read more
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"What happened in the cemetery causes us pain, not her. You understand that, don’t you?"-Nick Medina, Indian Burial Ground
13. Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy
By: Nathaniel Philbrick
3.84
Format: 374 pages, Hardcover
Does George Washington still matter? Bestselling author Nathaniel Philbrick argues for Washington's… read more
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- american history
- biography
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"When Washington became president of the United States, he was still wrestling with the meaning of the American Revolution. He'd entered the conflict an unrepentant Virginia slaveholder. By the end of…"-Nathaniel Philbrick, Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy
14. Lightning Down: A World War II Story of Survival
By: Tom Clavin
4.30
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
An American fighter pilot doomed to die in Buchenwald but determined to survive.On August 13, 1944,… read more
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- biography
- history
- war
- world war ii
- nonfiction
- audiobook
15. The Teachers: A Year Inside America's Most Vulnerable, Important Profession
By: Alexandra Robbins
4.19
Format: 372 pages, Hardcover
The hit national bestseller - a New York Times Spring Nonfiction Pick, USA Today "Hottest New Book… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Teachers deserve a well-defined, realistic job description and enough protected school day planning time to fulfill that job within their paid contracted hours."-Alexandra Robbins, The Teachers: A Year Inside America's Most Vulnerable, Important Profession
"Teachers deserve to helm every committee determining school operations rather than policymakers who proclaim what should happen in the classroom despite never having taught in one."-Alexandra Robbins, The Teachers: A Year Inside America's Most Vulnerable, Important Profession
"Teachers deserve a safe working environment in which violence is not tolerated from students, parents, or staff, and educators can report it and other transgressions without fear of retaliation."-Alexandra Robbins, The Teachers: A Year Inside America's Most Vulnerable, Important Profession
"By the fall of 2021, schools across the country had lost a staggering number of teachers, paraeducators, substitutes, bus drivers, and other staff who quit, retired early, got sick, or died because o…"-Alexandra Robbins, The Teachers: A Year Inside America's Most Vulnerable, Important Profession
16. The Book of Joe: Trying Not to Suck at Baseball and Life
By: Joe Maddon
4.00
Format: 369 pages, Hardcover
Lessons in baseball enlightenment from three-time MLB Manager of the Year Joe Maddon. No one sees … read more
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- sports
- biography
- audiobook
17. The Last Enforcer: Outrageous Stories From the Life and Times of One of the NBA's Fiercest Competitors
By: Charles Oakley
3.70
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In this “incredible read on some incredible days and nights in the old association” (Adrian Wojnaro… read more
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- biography
- nonfiction
- sports
- audiobook
18. Thursday Night Lights: The Story of Black High School Football in Texas
By: Michael Hurd
3.78
Format: 260 pages, Hardcover
At a time when “Friday night lights” shone only on white high school football games, African Americ… read more
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- sports
- nonfiction
19. Killing with Confetti (Peter Diamond, #18)
By: Peter Lovesey
3.96
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Peter Lovesey, MWA Grand Master and titan of the English detective novel, returns readers to Bath w… read more
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20. The Red Cross Orphans (The Red Cross Orphans #1)
By: Glynis Peters
3.87
Format: 401 pages, Kindle Edition
From the internationally bestselling author of The Secret Orphan comes her brand new unputdownable … read more
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- war
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21. The Eagles of Heart Mountain: A True Story of Football, Incarceration, and Resistance in World War II America
By: Bradford Pearson
3.82
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The impeccably researched, deeply moving, never-before-told tale about a World War II concentration… read more
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- world war ii
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