Olympic Pride, American Prejudice: The Untold Story of 18 African Americans Who Defied Jim Crow and Adolf Hitler to Compete in the 1936 Berlin Olympics
By: Deborah Riley Draper
4.03
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Discover the astonishing, inspirational, and largely unknown true story of the eighteen African Ame…
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1. Dust Bowl Girls: The Inspiring Story of the Team That Barnstormed Its Way to Basketball Glory
By: Lydia Reeder
3.76
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A thrilling, cinematic story. I loved every minute I spent with these bold, daring women whose rem… read more
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"A coach is not supposed to win popularity contests, Vera. Only games."-Lydia Reeder, Dust Bowl Girls: The Inspiring Story of the Team That Barnstormed Its Way to Basketball Glory
"Coaching young women to be precise, skilled, and strong became Babb’s calling. And his first-ever coaching job ended with a winning season."-Lydia Reeder, Dust Bowl Girls: The Inspiring Story of the Team That Barnstormed Its Way to Basketball Glory
"Doll took a deep breath and willed herself to relax. She hoped that since she was the team captain, others would follow her lead and focus on the task at hand."-Lydia Reeder, Dust Bowl Girls: The Inspiring Story of the Team That Barnstormed Its Way to Basketball Glory
2. On Palestine
By: Noam Chomsky , Ilan Pappé
4.25
Format: 220 pages, Paperback
Operation Protective Edge, Israel's most recent assault on Gaza, left thousands of Palestinians dea… read more
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- politics
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"It's quite standard for those who hold the clubs to say: "Forget about everything that happened and let's just go on from here." In other words, "I've got what I want, and out forget about what your …"-Noam Chomsky, On Palestine
"How, then, does one become an activist? The easy answer would be to say that we do not become activists; we simply forget that we are. We are all born with compassion, generosity, and love for others…"-Noam Chomsky, On Palestine
3. Zoya
By: Danielle Steel
4.03
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
Against the backdrop of the Russian Revolution and World War I Europe, Zoya, young cousin to the Ts… read more
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"Sometimes, I think one should only live in the present. The past is only a heavy burden to carry with you. And yet… it’s so hard to let them go… to forget… to move ahead…"-Danielle Steel, Zoya
4. Without You, There Is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite
By: Suki Kim
3.63
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
A haunting memoir of teaching English to the sons of North Korea's ruling class during the last six… read more
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- politics
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- biography
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5. Swimming in the Sink: An Episode of the Heart
By: Lynne Cox
3.63
Format: 416 pages, ebook
From an inspired and inspiring open water swimmer, a supreme athlete who swims without a wetsuit, a… read more
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6. How Soccer Explains the World
By: Franklin Foer
3.81
Format: 4 pages,
Soccer is much more than a game, or even a way of life. In fact, it's a perfect window into the cro… read more
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- nonfiction
7. The Boys of Dunbar: The Story of the Greatest High School Basketball Team
By: Alejandro Danois
4.50
Format: 122 pages, ebook
The inspiring true story of a high-school basketball team that overcame desperate circumstances in … read more
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8. The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World
By: Eric Weiner
3.37
Format: 200 pages, Paperback
Weiner spent a decade as a foreign correspondent reporting from such discontented locales as Iraq, … read more
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9. Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, A Life in Balance
By: Michelle Burford , Mary Lou Retton , None
3.83
Format: None pages,
Simone Biles' entrance into the world of gymnastics may have started on a daycare field trip in her… read more
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10. The Last Days of John Lennon
By: James Patterson
3.88
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
Discover one of the greatest true crime stories in music history, as only James Patterson can tell … read more
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- history
- biography
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- audiobook
11. 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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- american history
- biography
- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- audiobook
12. Why We Did It: A Travelogue from the Republican Road to Hell
By: Tim Miller
3.97
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Former Republican political operative Tim Miller admits what no one else on the right ever will: th… read more
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- american history
- biography
- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- audiobook
" Why We Did It is a book about the people who submitted to every whim of a comically unfit and detestable man who crapped all over them and took over the party they had given their life to. It’s abou…"-Tim Miller, Why We Did It: A Travelogue from the Republican Road to Hell
13. Between Two Trailers
By: J. Dana Trent
3.65
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
An unforgettable memoir about a girl who escapes her childhood as a preschool drug dealer to earn a… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- audiobook
14. 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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- biography
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- sports
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"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
15. Whiskey Tender: A Memoir
By: Deborah Jackson Taffa
4.14
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An Oprah Daily "Best New Book" and "Riveting Nonfiction and Memoir You Need to Read" * A New York T… read more
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- biography
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"My Laguna grandmother, Esther, is the one who taught me that a deep intimacy with a homeland requires three things: sensory experiences of particular geographies, a storied history of the trails, and…"-Deborah Jackson Taffa, Whiskey Tender: A Memoir
16. Up to Speed: The Groundbreaking Science of Women Athletes
By: Christine Yu
4.32
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
“ Up to Speed is a roadmap and toolbox for athletes of all ages. Every coach should read it and dis… read more
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- audiobook
17. Slow AF Run Club: The Ultimate Guide for Anyone Who Wants to Run
By: Martinus Evans
4.23
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
A practical guide and a celebration of running for runners of all sizes and athletic ability, from … read more
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- nonfiction
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18. Against the Loveless World
By: Susan Abulhawa
4.50
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping and lyrical novel that follows a young Palestinian refugee as she slowly becomes radical… read more
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"From him I learned who those legislating morality and pretending to be more virtuous than the rest of us really are."-Susan Abulhawa, Against the Loveless World
"But I know now that going from place to place is just something exiles have to do. Whatever the reason, the earth is never steady beneath our feet."-Susan Abulhawa, Against the Loveless World
"The continuity of these traditions helped bridge the spaces between dislocation and the home I had forged in my birthright homeland, but I knew I could never again be complete in one place. This was …"-Susan Abulhawa, Against the Loveless World
"Music is like spoken language, inextricable from its culture. If you don't learn a language early in life, its words will forever come out wrinkled and accented by another world, no matter how well y…"-Susan Abulhawa, Against the Loveless World
19. American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment
By: Shane Bauer
4.23
Format: 351 pages, Hardcover
In 2014, Shane Bauer was hired for $9 an hour to work as an entry-level prison guard at a private p… read more
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- audiobook
"When I get home, I draw a bath. I pour a glass of wine, then another, and another. I try to empty my mind. Inside me there is a prison guard and a former prisoner and they are fighting with each othe…"-Shane Bauer, American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment
"How many times have such meetings been held throughout American history? How many times have men. be they private prison executives or convict lessees, gotten together to perform this ritual? They si…"-Shane Bauer, American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment
20. Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation
By: Damian Duffy
3.99
Format: 266 pages, Hardcover
The follow-up to #1 New York Times Bestseller Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation, comes Octavia E.… read more
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21. Wonton Terror (A Noodle Shop Mystery, #4)
By: Vivien Chien
3.81
Format: 294 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Amateur sleuth Lana Lee returns for another charming cozy Noodle Shop Mystery in Vivien Chien's Won… read more
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22. Sigh, Gone: A Misfit's Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In
By: Phuc Tran
4.29
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
For anyone who has ever felt like they don't belong, Sigh, Gone shares an irreverent, funny, and mo… read more
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"Teenagers and truck drivers: We're all on our way to somewhere else."-Phuc Tran, Sigh, Gone: A Misfit's Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In
"The vessel of my heart couldn't hold both my rage for my father and my love for my mother. Like glass subjected to heat and cold, I cracked."-Phuc Tran, Sigh, Gone: A Misfit's Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In
"Was this the real me? Stripped of the ability to look like a punk- what defined me as one? Not my jacket. Not my clothes. My friends? My enemies? No. What I did determined who I was, not what I looke…"-Phuc Tran, Sigh, Gone: A Misfit's Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In
23. One Jump at a Time: My Story
By: Nathan Chen
3.83
Format: 240 pages, ebook
In this exhilarating memoir, three-time World Champion and Olympic gold-medalist Nathan Chen tells … read more
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24. Just Add Water: My Swimming Life
By: Katie Ledecky
4.25
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A candid and inspiring memoir from Olympic gold medalist, world champion, and one of the best swim… read more
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25. Fierce: How Competing for Myself Changed Everything
By: Aly Raisman
4.26
Format: 323 pages, Kindle Edition
Discover Aly Raisman's inspiring story of dedication, perseverance, and learning to think positive … read more
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- sports
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- audiobook
"I think we all realized that making the Olympic team could be harder than winning team gold at the Games itself."-Aly Raisman, Fierce: How Competing for Myself Changed Everything
"And if someone shows you their true colors, don't make excuses for them or hope that they'll change--listen to your gut."-Aly Raisman, Fierce: How Competing for Myself Changed Everything
"Over the years, I've gradually realized that confidence must come from within, not from others' opinions, and that it's impossible to feel satisfied with yourself if you're constantly worrying about …"-Aly Raisman, Fierce: How Competing for Myself Changed Everything
"I stood up, leaving a pool of sweat on the mat below. I saw the outline of my body imprinted in sweat on the chalky blue mat. A sweat angel. How gross, I thought. 'Look, Mihai,' I said, pointing at i…"-Aly Raisman, Fierce: How Competing for Myself Changed Everything
26. Fire on the Track: Betty Robinson and the Triumph of the Early Olympic Women
By: Roseanne Montillo
3.77
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The inspiring and irresistible true story of the women who broke barriers and finish-line ribbons i… read more
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- biography
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- nonfiction
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27. Al Capone and the 1933 World’s Fair: The End of the Gangster Era in Chicago
By: William Hazelgrove
3.60
Format: 250 pages, Hardcover
Al Capone and the 1933 World’s Fair: The End of the Gangster Era in Chicago is a historical look at… read more
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28. Olympic Pride, American Prejudice: The Untold Story of 18 African Americans Who Defied Jim Crow and Adolf Hitler to Compete in the 1936 Berlin Olympics
By: Deborah Riley Draper
4.03
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Discover the astonishing, inspirational, and largely unknown true story of the eighteen African Ame… read more
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- american history
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- politics
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- world war ii
- nonfiction
- african american
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29. The Lost Coast (Clay Edison, #5)
By: Jonathan Kellerman
4.09
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
The gripping new Clay Edison thriller from the bestselling father-son team who write "brilliant, pa… read more
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30. The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore
By: Evan Friss
4.18
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
An affectionate and engaging history of the American bookstore and its central place in American cu… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
31. The Art of Power: My Story as America's First Woman Speaker of the House
By: Nancy Pelosi
4.10
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The most powerful woman in American political history tells the story of her transformation from ho… read more
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