Bookmarked: Reading My Way from Hollywood to Brooklyn
By: Wendy W. Fairey
3.21
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Wendy Fairey grew up among books. Her mother, the famous Hollywood columnist Sheila Graham, was F. …
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1. The Lost Painting
By: Jonathan Harr
4.09
Format: None pages, Paperback
An Italian village on a hilltop near the Adriatic coast, a decaying palazzo facing the sea, and in … read more
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- nonfiction
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2. Get Shorty (Chili Palmer, #1)
By: Elmore Leonard
3.95
Format: None pages,
Mob-connected loan shark Chili Palmer is sick of the Miami grind--plus his "friends" have a bad hab… read more
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3. A Passion for Books: A Book Lover's Treasury of Stories, Essays, Humor, Love and Lists on Collecting, Reading, Borrowing, Lending, Caring for, and Appreciating Books
By: Rob Kaplan , Harold Rabinowitz
4.44
Format: None pages, Paperback
"When I have a little money, I buy books. And if any is left, I buy food and clothing." -- --Deside… read more
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- nonfiction
- essays
- books about books
4. The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way
By: Bill Bryson
3.42
Format: None pages, Paperback
With dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson--the acclaimed author of The Lost Continent-… read more
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- audiobook
5. Zen in the Art of Writing
By: Ray Bradbury
3.75
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
"Every morning I jump out of bed and step on a land mine. The land mine is me. After the explosion,… read more
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6. Mr. President: George Washington and the Making of the Nation's Highest Office
By: Harlow Giles Unger , To Be Announced
4.11
Format: 192 pages, Audio CD
Although the framers gave the president little authority, Washington knew whatever he did would set… read more
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7. Crossing to Safety
By: Wallace Stegner
3.83
Format: 35 pages,
Called a "magnificently crafted story . . . brimming with wisdom" by Howard Frank Mosher in "The Wa… read more
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8. The Pattern in the Carpet: A Personal History with Jigsaws
By: Margaret Drabble
3.85
Format: None pages, Hardcover
An original and brilliant work. Margaret Drabble weaves her own story into a history of games, in p… read more
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9. The Story of My Life
By: Helen Keller
3.88
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
An American classic rediscovered by each generation, The Story of My Lifeis Helen Keller's account … read more
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10. Old Records Never Die: One Man's Quest for His Vinyl and His Past
By: Eric Spitznagel
2.56
Format: 201 pages,
Foreword by Wilco's Jeff Tweedy High Fidelity meets Killing Yourself to Livein this memoirof one ma… read more
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11. The Flight of the Maidens
By: Jane Gardam
2.97
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
From the author of Old Filth and The Man in the Wooden Hat It is the summer of 1946, a time of clot… read more
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12. The Bookshop Book
By: Jen Campbell
3.62
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Every bookshop has a story. We're not talking about rooms that are just full of books. We're talkin… read more
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13. Jesus and the Disinherited
By: Vincent Harding , Howard Thurman
4.57
Format: 140 pages, Paperback
In this classic theological treatise, the acclaimed theologian and religious leader Howard Thurman … read more
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14. Making It So
By: Patrick Stewart
4.33
Format: 469 pages, Hardcover
The long-awaited memoir from iconic, beloved actor and living legend Sir Patrick Stewart! From h… read more
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15. An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s
By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
4.71
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
An Unfinished Love A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America’s most … read more
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16. 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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"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
17. Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: An Introvert's Year of Living Dangerously
By: Jessica Pan
3.89
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
An introvert spends a year trying to live like an extrovert with hilarious results and advice for r… read more
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- audiobook
"That’s the truth of the world, Jessica,"-Jessica Pan, Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: An Introvert's Year of Living Dangerously
"I hate flakiness, and I blame the Facebook ‘Maybe’ button,"-Jessica Pan, Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: An Introvert's Year of Living Dangerously
"I'm giddy just imagining the shit I'll get up to when I'm eighty."-Jessica Pan, Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: An Introvert's Year of Living Dangerously
"I watched my first penalty shoot-out during the World Cup 2014 (Brazil vs. Chile): men cried, I cried, Neymar cried. I was done for. I loved it."-Jessica Pan, Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: An Introvert's Year of Living Dangerously
18. The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family
By: Ron Howard
4.27
Format: 393 pages, Hardcover
Happy Days, The Andy Griffith Show, Gentle Ben—these shows captivated millions of TV viewers in the… read more
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19. The Blue Machine: How the Ocean Works
By: Helen Czerski
4.23
Format: 446 pages, Hardcover
A scientist’s exploration of the "ocean engine"―the physics behind the ocean’s systems―and why it m… read more
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20. Foreverland: On the Divine Tedium of Marriage
By: Heather Havrilesky
3.63
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An illuminating, poignant, and savagely funny examination of modern marriage from Ask Polly advice … read more
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"I wasn’t sure I wanted to spend forever with anyone, least of all myself."-Heather Havrilesky, Foreverland: On the Divine Tedium of Marriage
"But we weren’t married yet, so he still thought he could do whatever he wanted."-Heather Havrilesky, Foreverland: On the Divine Tedium of Marriage
"Forever is two immortal elves, sipping pink champagne by a burbling stream, then exploring the wild, gorgeous woods around them in everlasting harmony. Forever is set in New Zealand, not New Jersey."-Heather Havrilesky, Foreverland: On the Divine Tedium of Marriage
"I wrote this book to explore that tedium, along with everything else that marriage brings: the feeling of safety, the creeping darkness, the raw fear and suspense of growing older together, the tiny …"-Heather Havrilesky, Foreverland: On the Divine Tedium of Marriage
21. Bookmarked: Reading My Way from Hollywood to Brooklyn
By: Wendy W. Fairey
3.21
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Wendy Fairey grew up among books. Her mother, the famous Hollywood columnist Sheila Graham, was F. … read more
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- nonfiction
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- books about books
- audiobook
