American Cipher: Bowe Bergdahl and the U.S. Tragedy in Afghanistan
By: Matt Farwell
4.29
Format: 397 pages, Kindle Edition
The explosive narrative of the life, captivity, and trial of Bowe Bergdahl, the soldier who was abd…
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1. One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer
By: Nathaniel Fick
4.19
Format: 372 pages, Paperback
If the Marines are “the few, the proud,” Recon Marines are the fewest and the proudest. Nathaniel F… read more
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- history
- biography
- military fiction
- war
- nonfiction
"You need discipline most, when it’s hardest to muster."-Nathaniel Fick, One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer
"Great Marine commanders, like all great warriors, are able to kill that which they love most -- their men."-Nathaniel Fick, One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer
"Worst of all were the accolades and thanks from people "for what you guys did over there." Thanks for what, I wanted to ask—shooting kids, cowering in terror behind a berm, dropping artillery on peop…"-Nathaniel Fick, One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer
"Strong combat leadership is never by committee. Platoon commanders must command, and command in battle isn't based on consensus. It's based on consent. Any leader wields only as much authority and in…"-Nathaniel Fick, One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer
2. Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents
By: Cormac O'Brien , Monika Suteski
3.72
Format: 280 pages, Paperback
Your high school history teachers never gave you a book like this one! Secret Lives of the U.S. Pre… read more
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- american history
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- history
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3. Inherent Vice
By: Thomas Pynchon
3.31
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
Part noir, part psychedelic romp, all Thomas Pynchon- private eye Doc Sportello comes, occasionally… read more
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4. The Franklin Scandal: A Story of Powerbrokers, Child Abuse Betrayal
By: Nick Bryant
4.17
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A chilling expose of corporate corruption and government cover-ups, this account of a nationwide ch… read more
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- history
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5. Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World
By: Anthony Doerr
3.64
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From the award-winning author of The Shell Collector and About Grace comes an evocative memoir of t… read more
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- nonfiction
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6. 13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened In Benghazi
By: Mitchell Zuckoff
3.44
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
The harrowing, true account from the brave men on the ground who fought back during the Battle of B… read more
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7. Ubik
By: Philip K. Dick , Manuel Espín , None
4.11
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Glen Runciter está muerto. ¿O lo están todos los demás? Lo que es seguro es que alguien ha muerto e… read more
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"Hey,"-Philip K. Dick, Ubik
"One of these days,"-Philip K. Dick, Ubik
"Ubik ... Safe when taken as directed."-Philip K. Dick, Ubik
"My father told me what it used to feel like, waiting in the dentist's office. Every time the nurse opened the door you thought, It's happening. The thing I've been afraid of all my life."-Philip K. Dick, Ubik
8. Black Hawk Down
By: Mark Bowden
3.75
Format: 148 pages, Hardcover
On October 3, 1993, about a hundred U.S. soldiers were dropped by helicopter into a teeming market … read more
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- nonfiction
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- history
- war
9. Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
By: Steve Coll
5.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
The news-breaking book that has sent shockwaves through the Bush White House, Ghost Warsis the most… read more
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- history
- politics
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10. The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11
By: Lawrence Wright
4.16
Format: 208 pages,
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11. Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army
By: Jeremy Scahill
3.80
Format: None pages,
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12. I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell (Tucker Max, #1)
By: Tucker Max
2.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
The Book That Inspired The Movie My name is Tucker Max, and I am an asshole. I get excessively drun… read more
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13. With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
By: Paul Fussell , Eugene B. Sledge
4.47
Format: 326 pages, Paperback
In his own book, Wartime, Paul Fussell called With the Old Breed "one of the finest memoirs to emer… read more
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- biography
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- military fiction
- war
- nonfiction
"Kick him in the balls before he kicks you in yours"-Paul Fussell, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
"Your soul may belong to Jesus, but your ass belongs to the marines."-Paul Fussell, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
"War is such self-defeating, organized madness the way it destroys a nation's best."-Paul Fussell, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
"Would the war dehumanize me so that I, too, could "field trip" enemy dead with such nonchalance?"-Paul Fussell, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
14. Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice
By: Adam Makos
3.87
Format: None pages, Hardcover
For readers of Unbrokenand The Boys in the Boatcomes an unforgettable tale of courage from America'… read more
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15. Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan
By: Sean Parnell , John R. Bruning , Sean Parnell
4.40
Format: 374 pages, Hardcover
Former Army officer Parnell and collaborator Bruning (Shadow of the Sword) reprise Parnell’s 16 mon… read more
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- biography
- history
- military fiction
- war
- nonfiction
16. Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
By: Jon Krakauer
4.08
Format: 383 pages, Hardcover
The bestselling author of Into the Wild, Into Thin Air, and Under the Banner of Heaven delivers a s… read more
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- biography
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- military fiction
- war
- nonfiction
17. Into the Fire: A Firsthand Account of the Most Extraordinary Battle in the Afghan War
By: Dakota Meyer , None
4.19
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
“The story of what Dakota did . . . will be told for generations.” — President Barack Obama, from r… read more
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18. Scars and Stripes: An Unapologetically American Story of Fighting the Taliban, UFC Warriors, and Myself
By: Tim Kennedy
4.57
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From decorated Green Beret sniper, UFC headliner, and all around… read more
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- military fiction
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- nonfiction
19. Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force
By: Dan Schilling
4.30
Format: 333 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling true account of John Chapman, Medal of Honor recipient and Special O… read more
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- history
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- war
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20. If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution
By: Vincent Bevins
4.28
Format: 337 pages, Hardcover
The story of the recent uprisings that sought to change the world - and what comes next From 20… read more
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- history
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"In the history of revolutions, a couple of truisms had already emerged. One is that they are only successful when security forces defect or are defeated in violent conflict. Even if Moa Zedong was be…"-Vincent Bevins, If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution
21. Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World
By: Naomi Klein
4.22
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
What if you woke up one morning and found you’d acquired another self―a double who was almost you a… read more
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"Our role here on earth is not simply to maximize the advantage in our lives. It’s to maximize (protect, regenerate) all of life. We are here not just to make sure we as individuals survive, but to ma…"-Naomi Klein, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World
"A state of shock is what happens to us- individually or as a society- when we experience a sudden and unprecedented event for which we do not yet have adequate explanation. At its essence, a shock is…"-Naomi Klein, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World
22. Indianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man
By: Lynn Vincent
4.45
Format: 592 pages, Hardcover
A human drama unlike any other—the riveting and definitive full story of the worst sea disaster in … read more
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- american history
- biography
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- military fiction
- war
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23. Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country
By: Patricia Evangelista
4.18
Format: 428 pages, Hardcover
A fearless, powerfully written on-the-ground account of a nation careening into violent autocracy—t… read more
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24. Surveillance Valley: The Rise of the Military-Digital Complex
By: Yasha Levine
4.24
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
The internet is the most effective weapon the government has ever built.In this fascinating book, i… read more
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25. The Fifth Act: America's End in Afghanistan
By: Elliot Ackerman
4.37
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A powerful and revelatory eyewitness account of the American collapse in Afghanistan, its desperate… read more
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26. Tremendous
By: Joey "Coco" Diaz
4.47
Format: 280 pages, Hardcover
New York Times Bestseller Outsider. Misfit. Criminal. Convict. . . . Movie star. Family man. Com… read more
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27. How to Blow Up a Pipeline
By: Andreas Malm
3.96
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
The science on climate change has been clear for a very long time now. Yet despite decades of appea… read more
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"The context for hope is radical uncertainty; anything could happen, and whether we act or not has everything to do with it."-Andreas Malm, How to Blow Up a Pipeline
"I once asked Bill McKibben, after an energising speech to a capacity crowd, when – given that the situation is as urgent as he portrayed it and we all know it is – we escalate. He was visibly ill at …"-Andreas Malm, How to Blow Up a Pipeline
28. Drug Cartels Do Not Exist: Narcotrafficking in US and Mexican Culture
By: Oswaldo Zavala
4.08
Format: 206 pages, Paperback
Through political and cultural analysis of representations of the so-called war on drugs, Oswaldo Z… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
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29. Fat Leonard: How One Man Bribed, Bilked, and Seduced the U.S. Navy
By: Craig Whitlock
4.39
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
#1 New York Times bestselling author Craig Whitlock’s masterful account of one of the biggest publi… read more
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"After a decade of U.S. wars and surging defense budgets, an expectation of special treatment had taken root in the Navy. Many officers felt they were owed something extra for enduring long deployment…"-Craig Whitlock, Fat Leonard: How One Man Bribed, Bilked, and Seduced the U.S. Navy
30. American Cipher: Bowe Bergdahl and the U.S. Tragedy in Afghanistan
By: Matt Farwell
4.29
Format: 397 pages, Kindle Edition
The explosive narrative of the life, captivity, and trial of Bowe Bergdahl, the soldier who was abd… read more
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31. The City Authentic: How the Attention Economy Builds Urban America
By: David A. Banks
3.93
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
The first book to explore how our cities gentrify by becoming social media influencers—and why it w… read more
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