Second Wind: A Sunfish Sailor, an Island, and the Voyage That Brought a Family Together
By: Nathaniel Philbrick
3.86
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
"There had been something elemental and all consuming about a Sunfish. Nothing could compare to the…
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1. Sailing Alone around the World
By: Joshua Slocum
4.15
Format: 273 pages, Paperback
The classic travel narrative of a Don Quixote-of-the-seas—the first man to circumnavigate the world… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- travel
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
"I had already found that it was not good to be alone, and so made companionship with what there was around me, sometimes with the universe and sometimes with my own insignificant self; but my books w…"-Joshua Slocum, Sailing Alone around the World
2. Undaunted Courage: The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier
By: Stephen E. Ambrose
4.22
Format: 592 pages, Paperback
'This was much more than a bunch of guys out on an exploring and collecting expedition. This was a … read more
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- travel
- nonfiction
- biography
"Anyone who has ever canoed on the upper Missouri River knows what a welcome sight a grove of cottonoods can be. They provide shade, shelter, and fuel. For Indian ponies, they provide food. For the Co…"-Stephen E. Ambrose, Undaunted Courage: The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier
3. Partners in Crime (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries, #2)
By: Agatha Christie
3.78
Format: 347 pages, Paperback
Tommy and Tuppence Beresford are restless for adventure, so when they are asked to take over Blunt'… read more
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"And you do dance so nicely, Tommy dear." "Gently with the butter, Tuppence."-Agatha Christie, Partners in Crime (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries, #2)
"You do think you know about everything," said her husband. I do," said Tuppence."-Agatha Christie, Partners in Crime (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries, #2)
"Tommy, why did they put Maldon Surrey on the telegram?" "Because Maldon is in Surrey, idiot."-Agatha Christie, Partners in Crime (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries, #2)
"As the visitor left the office, Tuppence grabbed the violin and putting it in the cupboard turned the key in the lock. "If you must be Sherlock Holmes," she observed, "I'll get you a nice little syri…"-Agatha Christie, Partners in Crime (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries, #2)
4. The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism
By: John U. Bacon
4.29
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author, a gripping narrative-nonfiction account of th… read more
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- nonfiction
5. Lieutenant Hornblower
By: C.S. Forester
4.12
Format: 204 pages, Paperback
In this gripping tale of turmoil and triumph on the high seas, Horatio Hornblower emerges from his … read more
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6. Wave
By: Sonali Deraniyagala
3.98
Format: 480 pages, Kindle Edition
On the morning of December 26, 2004, on the southern coast of Sri Lanka, Sonali Deraniyagala lost h… read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
7. Heaven's Keep (Cork O'Connor, #9)
By: William Kent Krueger
3.75
Format: 288 pages,
Intrepid hero Cork O'Connor faces the most harrowing mission of his life when a charter plane carry… read more
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8. Thunder Bay (Cork O'Connor, #7)
By: William Kent Krueger
4.42
Format: 344 pages, Hardcover
Henry Meloux, Cork's friend and spiritual advisor, asks the Minnesota sheriff turned private invest… read more
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10. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
By: Daniel James Brown
4.34
Format: 413 pages, Hardcover
For readers of Laura Hillenbrand's Seabiscuit and Unbroken, the dramatic story of the American rowi… read more
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11. March
By: Geraldine Brooks
4.23
Format: None pages,
Winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize For Fiction. From the author of the acclaimed YEAR OF WONDERS, an… read more
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12. Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II
By: Liza Mundy
4.00
Format: 290 pages, Hardcover
In the tradition of Hidden Figuresand The Girls of Atomic City, Code Girlsis the astonishing, untol… read more
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13. All Things Bright and Beautiful
By: James Herriot
4.00
Format: None pages,
"A very warm, very engaging read. . . . The reader falls totally under his spell." --Associated Pre… read more
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14. The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I
By: Douglas Brunt
4.23
Format: 374 pages, Kindle Edition
This instant New York Times bestselling “dynamic detective story” (The New York Times) reveals the … read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
"But the prevailing and indelible lesson, learned through traumatic personal experience, was his understanding of the family’s security. War and industrial innovation could destroy the life a family h…"-Douglas Brunt, The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I
15. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
By: Erik Larson
4.24
Format: 565 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more
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- nonfiction
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
16. The Backyard Bird Chronicles
By: Amy Tan
4.14
Format: 320 pages, Flexibound
A gorgeous, witty account of birding, nature, and the beauty around us that hides in plain sight. … read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- memoir
- nature
"If there is anything I have learned these past six years, it is this: Each bird is surprising and thrilling in its own way. But the most special is the bird that pauses when it is eating, looks and a…"-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles
"The (Anna's Hummingbird) males are deadbeat dads that contribute nothing to making the nest, or to feeding either the female or the nestlings. They are off to find other females they can impress with…"-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles
"During daylight hours, they (Anna's Hummingbirds) feed every 15 minutes, be it tiny insects or nectar from flowers or feeders. If they don't consume food often enough, they can die during the day. If…"-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles
"I asked Bernd Heinrich if he knew why feeder birds, like finches, discard so many seeds. It turns out he and other scientiests did research on this back in the 1990s - of course, he did -measuring di…"-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles
17. The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir
By: Samantha Power
4.34
Format: 592 pages, ebook
Pulitzer Prize winner Samantha Power, widely known as a relentless advocate for promoting human rig… read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
"The world is filled with broken places. Pick your battles, and go win some."-Samantha Power, The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir
"Agency. Self-determination. Dignity. Solidarity. We could not discount the potential impact of even one such altered perspective on a young girl, her family, and, eventually, on an entire community."-Samantha Power, The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir
"The ugly political winds in the United States contrasted sharply with the earnest gravity of the occasion. Donald Trump had launched his campaign for president on a platform that blatantly stoked fea…"-Samantha Power, The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir
18. Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom
By: Katherine Eban
4.42
Format: 512 pages, ebook
Many have hailed the widespread use of generic drugs as one of the most important public-health dev… read more
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- nonfiction
19. Daughters of Nantucket
By: Julie Gerstenblatt
3.73
Format: 448 pages, Paperback
Set against Nantucket’s Great Fire of 1846, this sweeping, emotional novel brings together three co… read more
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"Sometimes, you need tragedy to remind you of one of life's most important questions: what would you take from your home in a fire?"-Julie Gerstenblatt, Daughters of Nantucket
"This is life we are speaking of, not a poem by Tennyson, and not one of Grimm's fables. Life is dangerous and - as we have just witnessed - it can change in an instant. An existence in which a true, …"-Julie Gerstenblatt, Daughters of Nantucket
20. The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West
By: David McCullough
3.81
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Pulitzer Prize–winning historian David McCullough rediscovers an important and dramatic chapter in … read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
21. Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments
By: Joe Posnanski
4.56
Format: 377 pages, Hardcover
A masterful ode to the a countdown of 50 of the most memorable moments in baseball’s history, to m… read more
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- nonfiction
- sports
- biography
22. Sorry for the Inconvenience: A Memoir
By: Farah Naz Rishi
4.23
Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition
From a Pakistani American author comes a bracing memoir about tradition, upending expectations, and… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- family
23. The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century
By: Kirk Wallace Johnson
4.01
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
On a cool June evening in 2009, after performing a concert at London's Royal Academy of Music, twen… read more
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- nonfiction
- nature
24. Cold Sassy Tree
By: Olive Ann Burns
4.02
Format: 405 pages, Paperback
The one thing you can depend on in Cold Sassy, Georgia, is that word gets around--fast. On July … read more
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"Also, he set great store on a man doing right by his family."-Olive Ann Burns, Cold Sassy Tree
"She's as dead as she'll every be, ain't she? Well, ain't she?"-Olive Ann Burns, Cold Sassy Tree
"But to mourn, that's different. To mourn is to be eaten alive with homesickness for the person."-Olive Ann Burns, Cold Sassy Tree
"Grandpa had made the Lord seem so real, I wouldn't of been surprised if he'd said good night to Him. But after a long pause he just said a-men."-Olive Ann Burns, Cold Sassy Tree
25. Why We Swim
By: Bonnie Tsui
3.96
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
An immersive, unforgettable, and eye-opening perspective on swimming—and on human behavior itself. … read more
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- biography
- memoir
- travel
- nonfiction
- sports
- nature
26. 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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- nonfiction
27. Necessary Trouble: Growing Up at Midcentury
By: Drew Gilpin Faust
3.99
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A memoir of coming of age in a conservative Southern family in postwar America. To grow up in th… read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
"I knew I had had no choice. I had had to fight with my mother in order to survive."-Drew Gilpin Faust, Necessary Trouble: Growing Up at Midcentury
"In an increasingly serious world, these young women had never been asked or expected to be serious. (p. 13)"-Drew Gilpin Faust, Necessary Trouble: Growing Up at Midcentury
"There is a clarity about how children see the world that the complexities of adult life often muddy. And there is a fervor children feel when they believe adults have misled them or disguised or hidd…"-Drew Gilpin Faust, Necessary Trouble: Growing Up at Midcentury
28. His Majesty's Airship: The Life and Tragic Death of the World's Largest Flying Machine
By: S.C. Gwynne
4.02
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From historian and bestselling author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist Empire of the Summer Moon come… read more
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- nonfiction
29. Never Leave the Dogs Behind: A Memoir
By: Brianna Madia
4.22
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
In this stunning and triumphant memoir, the author of the New York Times bestseller Nowhere for Ver… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- travel
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- nature
30. All the Glimmering Stars
By: Mark T. Sullivan
4.66
Format: 475 pages, Kindle Edition
Inspired by a true story, two teens kidnapped by an African warlord find salvation through love in … read more
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31. Second Wind: A Sunfish Sailor, an Island, and the Voyage That Brought a Family Together
By: Nathaniel Philbrick
3.86
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
"There had been something elemental and all consuming about a Sunfish. Nothing could compare to the… read more
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- memoir
- travel
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- family
- sports
- nature
