Hawking Hawking: The Selling of a Scientific Celebrity
By: Charles Seife
3.69
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
In Hawking Hawking, science journalist Charles Seife explores how Stephen Hawking came to be though…
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1. Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina
By: Misty Copeland , Charisse Jones
3.89
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
"Picture a ballerina in a tutu and toe shoes. What does she look like?" As the only African America… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
2. Michael Jordan: The Life
By: Roland Lazenby
4.31
Format: 720 pages, Hardcover
The definitive biography of a legendary athleteThe Shrug. The Shot. The Flu Game. Michael Jordan is… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
3. Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Football Tactics
By: Jonathan Wilson
4.15
Format: 374 pages, Hardcover
Soccer fans love to argue about the tactics a manager puts into play, and this fascinating study tr… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
"Many before have hailed the end of history; none have ever been right."-Jonathan Wilson, Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Football Tactics
"Anti-intellectualism is one thing, but faith in wrongheaded pseudointellectualism is far worse."-Jonathan Wilson, Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Football Tactics
"كان مينوتي شخصية رومانسية بشكل يفوق الوصف. كان نحيلا كقلم رصاص، ومدخنا شرها يتدل شعره على ياقته، أشيب السوالف، وله نظرة محدقة كصقر، بدا كما لو كان تجسيدا للبوهيمية الأرجنتينية، كان جناحأ أيسر ومفكرا،…"-Jonathan Wilson, Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Football Tactics
4. Serve to Win: The 14-Day Gluten-Free Plan for Physical and Mental Excellence
By: None , Novak Djokovic
3.88
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Novak Djokovic reveals the gluten-free diet and fitness plan that transformed his health and pushed… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
5. The God Delusion
By: Richard Dawkins
3.90
Format: 374 pages, Hardcover
A preeminent scientist - and the world's most prominent atheist - asserts the irrationality of beli… read more
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- nonfiction
- science
"Pantheism is sexed-up atheism. Deism is watered-down theism."-Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
"نؤمن بنظريةالتطور لان الادلة تدعمها وسنرفضها بين ليلة وضحاها عندما تظهر ادلة تنفيها"-Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
"لا تلقن اطفالك بل علمهم طريقة التفكير المستقلة وكيفية التاكد من الادلة وكيف يمكنهم مخالفتك فى الرأي"-Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
"As J. B. S. Haldane said when asked what evidence might contradict evolution, 'Fossil rabbits in the Precambrian."-Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
6. Life and Fate
By: Vasily Grossman , Robert Chandler
4.09
Format: 156 pages,
Life and Fate is an epic tale of a country told through the fate of a single family, the Shaposhnik… read more
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7. When Christ and His Saints Slept (Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, #1)
By: Sharon Kay Penman
3.43
Format: None pages, Paperback
A.D. 1135. As church bells tolled for the death of England's King Henry I, his barons faced the unw… read more
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8. Mission Flats
By: William Landay
3.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
From the New York Timesbestselling author of Defending Jacob Former D.A. William Landay explodes on… read more
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9. Blackout (Dark Iceland, #3)
By: Quentin Bates , Ragnar Jónasson
3.66
Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition
On the shores of a tranquil fjord in Northern Iceland, a man is brutally beaten to death on a brigh… read more
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10. Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth
By: Noa Tishby
4.34
Format: None pages, Audiobook
AUDIO EXCLUSIVE: INCLUDES THE SONG “ELATION STATION” BY INFECTED MUSHROOM!A “fascinating and very m… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
"The truth is, there is absolutely nothing that can be said of Israel, that cannot be said of Pakistan."-Noa Tishby, Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth
"Instead of helping people move forward UNRWA keeps the Palestinian people in an eternal loop of displacement. Instead of solving the problem in any meaningful way, they have overseen the problem's ex…"-Noa Tishby, Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth
"Here's the nugget: settling the refugee problem would mean ending the war against Israel. And as of now, the Palestinians and many of the Arab world have been refusing to do so. The best way to keep …"-Noa Tishby, Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth
"There is almost no difference between the establishment of Israel and Pakistan. They were both created as a safe haven for persecuted groups: Jews and Muslims. They are both engaged in land disputes.…"-Noa Tishby, Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth
11. Scarcity Brain: Fix Your Craving Mindset and Rewire Your Habits to Thrive with Enough
By: Michael Easter
3.97
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Reveals the biological and evolutionary foundations behind your brain’… read more
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- nonfiction
- science
"Embrace short-term discomfort to find a long-term benefit."-Michael Easter, Scarcity Brain: Fix Your Craving Mindset and Rewire Your Habits to Thrive with Enough
12. All That Remains: A Life in Death
By: Sue Black
4.16
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Sue Black confronts death every day. As Professor of Anatomy and Forensic Anthropology, she focuses… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- science
13. Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane!
By: David Zucker
4.17
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Surely You Can't Be Serious is an in-depth and hysterical look at the making of 1980's comedy class… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
14. Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever
By: Matt Singer
4.06
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Once upon a time, if you wanted to know if a movie was worth seeing, you didn’t check out Rotten To… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
15. A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future
By: David Attenborough
4.51
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
See the world. Then make it better. I am 94. I've had an extraordinary life. It's only now that … read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- science
"Give and take, that is the essence of what balance is all about."-David Attenborough, A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future
"It seems that, however grave our mistakes, nature will be able to overcome them, given the chance."-David Attenborough, A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future
"We often talk of saving the planet, but the truth is that we must do these things to save ourselves."-David Attenborough, A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future
"We often talk of saving the planet, but the truth is that we must do these things to save ourselves. With or without us, the wild will return."-David Attenborough, A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future
16. Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears
By: Michael Schulman
4.09
Format: 589 pages, Hardcover
The author of the New York Times bestseller Her Becoming Meryl Streep returns with a lively histor… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
17. A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea
By: Masaji Ishikawa
4.28
Format: 174 pages, Kindle Edition
The harrowing true story of one man’s life in—and subsequent escape from—North Korea, one of the wo… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
"I want to give this food to my family in North Korea. But I can’t. So I entrust it to the seagulls. And in my heart, they carry it off to my family. And I weep."-Masaji Ishikawa, A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea
18. The Dirty Tricks Department: Stanley Lovell, the OSS, and the Masterminds of World War II Secret Warfare
By: John Lisle
3.89
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
John Lisle reveals the untold story of the OSS Research and Development Branch― The Dirty Tricks De… read more
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- history
- science
19. True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee
By: Abraham Riesman
3.81
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
The definitive, revelatory biography of Marvel Comics creator Stan Lee, an artist and entrepreneur … read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
20. Yes, I'm Hot in This: The Hilarious Truth about Life in a Hijab
By: Huda Fahmy
4.33
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
At some point in our lives, we’ve all felt a little out of place. Huda Fahmy has found it’s a littl… read more
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- nonfiction
21. Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History
By: Yunte Huang
3.84
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
One of the Atlantic 's "Books to Get Lost in This Summer" Best Books of August 2023: InsideHook, W… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
22. Roger Federer: Die Biografie
By: Rene Stauffer
3.80
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Ausgehend vom 18. Grand-Slam-Titel in Melbourne erzählt diese Biografie die Geschichte eines genial… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
23. We Need to Talk About Putin: Why the West Gets Him Wrong, and How to Get Him Right
By: Mark Galeotti
3.80
Format: 160 pages, ebook
A The Times best book of 2019 'In fewer than 150 pithy pages, Galeotti sketches a bleak, but con… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
"Those who do not regret the collapse of the Soviet Union have no heart, and those who do regret it have no brain."-Mark Galeotti, We Need to Talk About Putin: Why the West Gets Him Wrong, and How to Get Him Right
"Russians can be unhappy, yet still loyal. Putin is to a large extent being rated not as a man, not even as a politician, but as an icon of Russia. To vote for him is not to endorse a program, but to …"-Mark Galeotti, We Need to Talk About Putin: Why the West Gets Him Wrong, and How to Get Him Right
"Putin has no ideological commitment to anything, really, and so has no reason to try to impose totalitarianism. Ideologists are, after all, the scariest kinds of rulers, because they want to dictate …"-Mark Galeotti, We Need to Talk About Putin: Why the West Gets Him Wrong, and How to Get Him Right
24. Suppression, Deception, Snobbery, and Bias: Why the Press Gets So Much Wrong—And Just Doesn't Care
By: Ari Fleischer
4.35
Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition
Media consultant and former Bush Administration Press Secretary Ari Fleischer accuses American jour… read more
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- history
25. Look in the Mirror
By: Catherine Steadman
3.65
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
🎧Listening Length 8 hours, 13 minutes Nina, still grieving from the loss of her father, discove… read more
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"She reassures herself: sometimes the only way out is through. She knows this fact as implicitly as she knows how to stand and walk and run as fast as she possibly can. She learned it young. Sometimes…"-Catherine Steadman, Look in the Mirror
26. Navalny: Putin's Nemesis, Russia's Future?
By: Jan Matti Dollbaum
3.68
Format: 280 pages, Hardcover
A fascinating account of Russia's famous dissident and the politics he embodies. Who is Alexei Nav… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
27. A Refiner’s Fire (The Commissario Guido Brunetti Mysteries, #33)
By: Donna Leon
4.05
Format: 274 pages, Hardcover
In the thirty-third installment of Donna Leon’s magnificent series, Commissario Guido Brunetti conf… read more
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28. Andrea Dworkin: The Feminist as Revolutionary
By: Martin Duberman
4.10
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
The definitive biography of the radical feminist from one of America’s leading biographers—essentia… read more
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- biography
- nonfiction
29. O Campeonato do Mundo: A História e as Estórias
By: Luís Mateus
4.64
Format: 720 pages, Paperback
O Campeonato do Mundo: A História e as Estórias é uma obra de fôlego e referência para todos os ama… read more
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30. Roberto Martínez : Retrato e Confissões de um Treinador de Excelência
By: Benoit Delhauteur
4.00
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Inspirado no Barça de Johan Cruyff, o espanhol forjado na dureza da Premier League, contratado em a… read more
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31. Hawking Hawking: The Selling of a Scientific Celebrity
By: Charles Seife
3.69
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
In Hawking Hawking, science journalist Charles Seife explores how Stephen Hawking came to be though… read more
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