Major Taylor: The Inspiring Story of a Black Cyclist and the Men Who Helped Him Achieve Worldwide Fame
By: Conrad Kerber
4.32
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
In the wake of the Tour de France’s fallen heroes, the story of one of history’s most legendary cyc…
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1. Go Tell It on the Mountain
By: James Baldwin
4.35
Format: None pages, Paperback
Go Tell It On The Mountain, first published in 1953, is Baldwin's first major work, a semi-autobiog… read more
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2. The Round House
By: Louise Erdrich
3.43
Format: 344 pages, Hardcover
An exquisitely told story of a boy on the cusp of manhood who seeks justice and understanding in th… read more
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3. The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival
By: John Vaillant
3.79
Format: None pages, Hardcover
It's December 1997, and a man-eating tiger is on the prowl outside a remote village in Russia's Far… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
4. The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream
By: Patrick Radden Keefe
4.22
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A mesmerizing narrative about the rise and fall of an unlikely international crime boss In the 1980… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
5. Dream Wheels
By: Richard Wagamese
4.18
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Rodeo cowboy Joe Willie Wolfchild, riding an explosive bull called See Four and moments away from b… read more
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6. Lone Wolf
By: Jodi Picoult
3.99
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
A life hanging in the balance...a family torn apart. The #1 internationally bestselling author Jodi… read more
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7. Road to Valor: A True Story of WWII Italy, the Nazis, and the Cyclist Who Inspired a Nation
By: Aili McConnon , Andres McConnon
3.72
Format: 640 pages, Hardcover
Road to Valor is the inspiring, against-the-odds story of Gino Bartali, the cyclist who made the gr… read more
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8. The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire
By: Jack Weatherford
3.22
Format: 224 pages,
Ratu-ratu Mongol abad ketiga belas memerintah kekaisaran terbesar yang pernah diketahui dunia. Namu… read more
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9. The Pearl
By: John Steinbeck
3.54
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
Like his father and grandfather before him, Kino is a poor diver, gathering pearls from the gulf be… read more
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"What have I to fear but starvation?" Kino asked."-John Steinbeck, The Pearl
"In the surface of the great pearl he could see dream forms."-John Steinbeck, The Pearl
"It was a morning like other mornings and yet perfect among mornings."-John Steinbeck, The Pearl
"We do know that we are cheated from birth to the overcharge on our coffins."-John Steinbeck, The Pearl
10. Tales of Two Americas: Stories of Inequality in a Divided Nation
By: John Freeman
3.53
Format: None pages, Paperback
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11. Thunderstruck
By: Erik Larson
3.77
Format: 463 pages, Hardcover
The interwoven stories of two men whose lives intersect during one of the greatest criminal cases o… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
12. 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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13. A Walk in the Woods
By: Bill Bryson
3.20
Format: 160 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Subtitle: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail. The Appalachian Trail stretches from Geor… read more
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14. Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma
By: Claire Dederer
3.79
Format: 257 pages, Hardcover
From the author of the New York Times best seller Poser and the acclaimed memoir Love and Trouble, … read more
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- history
- nonfiction
"Biography used to be something you sought out, yearned for, actively pursued. Now it falls on your head all day long."-Claire Dederer, Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma
15. The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II
By: Buzz Bissinger
3.81
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
An extraordinary, untold story of the Second World War in the vein of Unbroken and The Boys in the … read more
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- history
- sports
- nonfiction
16. Life After Power: Seven Presidents and Their Search for Purpose Beyond the White House
By: Jared Cohen
4.27
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author of Accidental Presidents explores what happens after the most pow… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
17. The Magician
By: Colm Tóibín
4.02
Format: 498 pages, Hardcover
Colm Tóibín’s new novel opens in a provincial German city at the turn of the twentieth century, whe… read more
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"...it is a grubby business writing novels. Composers can think about God and the ineffable. We have to imagine the buttons on a coat. [Thomas Mann, to Alma Mahler Werfel]"-Colm Tóibín, The Magician
"The Nazis, he realized, were not like the poets of the Munich Revolution. They were street fighters who had taken power without losing their sway over the streets. They managed to be both government …"-Colm Tóibín, The Magician
"He [Thomas Mann] remembered this Beethoven quartet [his op. 132] as being sad, sometimes mournful. What was surprising now was that, while the undertone was melancholy, the way the instruments stoppe…"-Colm Tóibín, The Magician
18. Bloodbath Nation
By: Paul Auster
3.87
Format: 160 pages, Kindle Edition
An intimate and astonishing rumination on gun violence in America from one of our greatest living w… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
19. Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe
By: David Maraniss
4.02
Format: 672 pages, Hardcover
A riveting new biography of America’s greatest all-around athlete by the bestselling author of the … read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- sports
20. Code Red (Mitch Rapp #22)
By: Kyle Mills
4.42
Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition
Mitch Rapp makes a mortal enemy of Russia in this high-octane and “ripped straight from next week’s… read more
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21. The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket
By: Benjamin Lorr
3.95
Format: 328 pages, Hardcover
This book is an investigation into the human lives at the heart of the American grocery store. What… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
22. Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks
By: Patrick Radden Keefe
4.01
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From the prize-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Say Nothing and Empire of Pain, twelv… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
23. There Will Be Fire: Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes That Changed History
By: Rory Carroll
4.38
Format: 397 pages, Hardcover
Killing Thatcher is the gripping account of how the IRA came astonishingly close to killing Margar… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
24. The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean
By: Susan Casey
4.24
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From bestselling author Susan Casey, an awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the … read more
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- history
- nonfiction
25. The Book of M
By: Peng Shepherd
3.69
Format: 485 pages, Hardcover
Set in a dangerous near future world, The Book of M tells the captivating story of a group of ordin… read more
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"We need to take care of what we can do before we sit around and worry about what we cant."-Peng Shepherd, The Book of M
"I hope of all things, I forget you last, Ory. I hope I forget you even after I forget where we're going. I'd rather drive forever and never reach New Orleans, but still remember you"-Peng Shepherd, The Book of M
26. The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto
By: Charles M. Blow
4.30
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A New York Times Editor’s Choice | A Kirkus Best Nonfiction Book … read more
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- history
- nonfiction
"Racism doesn't wither, but is trained when to advance or retreat. It becomes self-regulating."-Charles M. Blow, The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto
"Protesting is a form of direct democracy, but in America national policy is made of representative democracy."-Charles M. Blow, The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto
"It took centuries for America to hone its instruments of oppression. Every time part of it fell, it simply re-emerged in a more elegant form. Battling racism in this country is like cutting heads off…"-Charles M. Blow, The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto
"The same year that the Civil War ended, the two states among those with the largest percentage of Black people – Mississippi, with 54 percent in the 1870 census, and South Carolina, with 59 percent –…"-Charles M. Blow, The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto
27. The Comeback: Greg LeMond, the True King of American Cycling, and a Legendary Tour de France
By: Daniel de Visé
4.36
Format: 514 pages, Kindle Edition
“Greg LeMond was Lance Armstrong before Lance Armstrong . . . the story of a true hero . . . This i… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- sports
28. Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America
By: Candacy A. Taylor
4.23
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
The first book to explore the historical role and residual impact of the Green Book, a travel guide… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
29. Major Taylor: The Inspiring Story of a Black Cyclist and the Men Who Helped Him Achieve Worldwide Fame
By: Conrad Kerber
4.32
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
In the wake of the Tour de France’s fallen heroes, the story of one of history’s most legendary cyc… read more
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- biography
- nonfiction
- sports
30. Capture or Kill (Mitch Rapp, #23)
By: Vince Flynn
4.53
Format: 459 pages, Kindle Edition
Mitch Rapp faces an Iranian foe bent on destabilizing the Middle East in the newest thriller from V… read more
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