6 must-read fantasy books like If Wishes Were Horses by W.P. Kinsella

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If Wishes Were Horses

By: W.P. Kinsella

3.46

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

An entertaining romp about love, loss, crime, and baseball, from the bestselling author of Shoeless…

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1. Dark Force Rising (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #2)

By: Timothy Zahn

4.18

Format: 439 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The dying Empire's most cunning and ruthless warlord—Grand Admiral Thrawn—has taken command of the … read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Yes, they’d lost. But it was just a battle, not the war."

-Timothy Zahn, Dark Force Rising (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #2)

"I rule the Empire now. Not some long-dead Emperor; certainly not you. the only treason is defiance of my orders."

-Timothy Zahn, Dark Force Rising (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #2)

"One of the first rules the Emperor had drummed into her [Mara Jade] so long ago was to blend in as best she could with her surroundings"

-Timothy Zahn, Dark Force Rising (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #2)

"The maitrakh met her gaze steadily, her alien face unreadable. 'Are you offering me your help?' Leia asked. 'There is honor in you, Lady Vader,' the maitrakh said, her voice quiet. 'For the life and …"

-Timothy Zahn, Dark Force Rising (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #2)

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2. Glass Houses (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #13)

By: Louise Penny

4.03

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

When a mysterious figure appears on the village green on a cold November day in Three Pines, Armand… read more

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  • fiction
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3. The Last Command (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #3)

By: Timothy Zahn

3.50

Format: 142 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The embattled Republic reels from the attacks of Grand Admiral Thrawn, who has marshaled the remnan… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
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4. Redshirts

By: John Scalzi

3.86

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Ensign Andrew Dahl has just been assigned to the Universal Union Capital Ship Intrepid, flagship of… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Sooner or later the Narrative will come for each of us."

-John Scalzi, Redshirts

"We've already established whoever is writing us is an asshole."

-John Scalzi, Redshirts

"Who are you and what medications aren't you taking?" Finn said."

-John Scalzi, Redshirts

"In other words, crew deaths are a feature, not a bug," Cassaway said, dryly."

-John Scalzi, Redshirts

5. For Whom the Bell Tolls

By: Ernest Hemingway

3.76

Format: 180 pages, Paperback

Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found  In 1937 Ernest Hemingway traveled to Sp… read more

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6. Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series

By: Stephen Jay Gould , None

3.56

Format: 259 pages, Paperback

The headlines proclaimed the 1919 fix of the World Series and attempted cover-up as "the most gigan… read more

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7. The Tao of Pooh

By: Benjamin Hoff , Ernest H. Shepard

4.01

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

The Wisdom of Pooh. Is there such thing as a Western Taoist? Benjamin Hoff says there is, and th… read more

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"I think, therefore I am... confused."

-Benjamin Hoff, The Tao of Pooh

"If people were Superior to Animals, they'd take better care of the world"

-Benjamin Hoff, The Tao of Pooh

"The wise are who they are. They work with what they've got and do what they can do."

-Benjamin Hoff, The Tao of Pooh

"No matter how useful we may be, sometimes it takes us a while to recognize our own value."

-Benjamin Hoff, The Tao of Pooh

8. How the Light Gets In (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #9)

By: Louise Penny

3.62

Format: 272 pages,

Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Surete du Quebec digs beneath the idyllic surface of village … read more

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9. Baseball in '41: A Celebration of the "Best Baseball Season Ever"

By: Robert W. Creamer

1.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

The acclaimed biographer of Babe Ruth and Casey Stengel was 18 at the beginning of 1941, and he rem… read more

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10. Gunslinger: The Remarkable, Improbable, Iconic Life of Brett Favre

By: Jeff Pearlman

3.19

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From a New York Timesbest-selling author, the full, definitive biography of Brett Favre A towering … read more

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11. Patriot Games (Jack Ryan Universe, #2)

By: Tom Clancy

4.24

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Tom Clancy's Patriot Games is filled with the exceptional realism and authenticity that distinguish… read more

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12. Starter Villain

By: John Scalzi

4.16

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

Inheriting your uncle's supervillain business is more complicated than you might think. Particularl… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
"So we’re like Spotify, but for evil."

-John Scalzi, Starter Villain

"Wait, is there a plot to take over the world with a giant laser?"

-John Scalzi, Starter Villain

"Dogs are the worst. They'll sell you out for a treat and a head pat."

-John Scalzi, Starter Villain

"DOGS ARE THE WORST. THEY’LL SELL YOU OUT FOR A TREAT AND A HEAD PAT."

-John Scalzi, Starter Villain

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13. The Secret History of Christmas

By: Bill Bryson

3.84

Format: 4 pages, Audible Audio

A cornucopia of Christmas delights from the bestselling author of A Short History of Nearly Everyth… read more

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14. The Angel of Rome and Other Stories

By: Jess Walter

4.01

Format: 274 pages, Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins and The Cold Millions comes a stun… read more

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  • fiction
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15. Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)

By: Timothy Zahn

4.17

Format: 434 pages, Kindle Edition

Alternate Cover Edition can be found here. It is a time of renewal, five years after the destruc… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
"If you don't want to be noticed, you don't use a Star Destroyer."

-Timothy Zahn, Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)

"Estudie arte, Capitán. Si entiende el arte de una especie, entiende a esa especie."

-Timothy Zahn, Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)

"Governments and entire planets are important, Threepio. But when you sift everything down, they're all just made of people."

-Timothy Zahn, Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)

"Fear and anger, Yoda had often warned him, were slaves to the dark side. Vaguely, Luke wondered which side curiosity served."

-Timothy Zahn, Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)

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16. All the Devils Are Here (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #16)

By: Louise Penny

4.43

Format: 439 pages, Hardcover

The 16th novel by #1 bestselling author Louise Penny finds Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sû… read more

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  • fiction
"You were going to say the Death Star, weren’t you?"

-Louise Penny, All the Devils Are Here (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #16)

"I just sit where I'm put, composed of stone and wishful thinking: That the deity that kills for pleasure will also heal, That in the midst of your nightmare, the final one, a kind lion will pick your…"

-Louise Penny, All the Devils Are Here (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #16)

"Regarding Notre Dame cathedral: "He could see the huge rose window that had, incredibly, survived the fire. It looked, behind the works, like a giant third eye. Gazing perpetually out at the City of …"

-Louise Penny, All the Devils Are Here (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #16)

"I just sit where I’m put, composed of stone and wishful thinking: That the deity that kills for pleasure will also heal, That in the midst of your nightmare, the final one, a kind lion will come with…"

-Louise Penny, All the Devils Are Here (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #16)

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17. A Better Man (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #15)

By: Louise Penny

4.30

Format: 437 pages, Hardcover

Catastrophic spring flooding, blistering attacks in the media, and a mysterious disappearance greet… read more

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  • fiction
"Consequences,"

-Louise Penny, A Better Man (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #15)

"Civility. How can we expect it if we don't give it?"

-Louise Penny, A Better Man (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #15)

"It was, he knew, a sign of End of Days. Ruth refusing booze."

-Louise Penny, A Better Man (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #15)

"Chief Inspector Gamache’s says there are ‘four sentences that lead to wisdom: I don’t know. I need help. I’m sorry. I was wrong."

-Louise Penny, A Better Man (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #15)

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18. Kingdom of the Blind (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #14)

By: Louise Penny

4.33

Format: 389 pages, Hardcover

When a peculiar letter arrives inviting Armand Gamache to an abandoned farmhouse, the former head o… read more

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  • fiction
"I don’t know. I need help. I was wrong. I’m sorry."

-Louise Penny, Kingdom of the Blind (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #14)

"In time, it wasn't all that long ago, but measured in events, it was an eternity."

-Louise Penny, Kingdom of the Blind (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #14)

"They looked at each other, and then, in unison, all three said, "Tell me what you know."

-Louise Penny, Kingdom of the Blind (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #14)

"Entitlement was, she knew, a terrible thing. It chained the person to their victimhood. It gobbled up all the air around it. Until the person lived in a vacuum, where nothing good could flourish."

-Louise Penny, Kingdom of the Blind (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #14)

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19. The Last Chairlift

By: John Irving

3.44

Format: 889 pages, Hardcover

John Irving, one of the world’s greatest novelists, returns with his first novel in seven years—a g… read more

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  • fiction
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20. And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle

By: Jon Meacham

4.46

Format: 676 pages, Hardcover

The life and moral evolution of Abraham Lincoln, exploring why and how Lincoln confronted secession… read more

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21. To Rescue the Republic: Ulysses S. Grant, the Fragile Union, and the Crisis of 1876

By: Bret Baier

4.40

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times Bestseller Fox News Channel’s Chief Political Anchor illuminates the heroic life … read more

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22. No One Wins Alone

By: Mark Messier

4.07

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The legendary Hall of Fame hockey player and six-time Stanley Cup champion tells his inspiring stor… read more

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  • sports
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23. Clark and Division (Japantown Mystery, #1)

By: Naomi Hirahara

3.63

Format: 305 pages, Hardcover

Chicago, 1944: Twenty-year-old Aki Ito and her parents have just been released from Manzanar, where… read more

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  • fiction
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24. Mercury Pictures Presents

By: Anthony Marra

3.67

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The epic tale of a brilliant woman who must reinvent herself to survive, moving from Mussolini's It… read more

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  • fiction
"Being broken delicately is what I call being whole."

-Anthony Marra, Mercury Pictures Presents

"Your father is the worst thing that's ever happened to me," her mother said. "He also happens to be the love of my life."

-Anthony Marra, Mercury Pictures Presents

"Artie had named the canary Charles Lindbergh, on account of it being an excellent aviator but otherwise a real piece of work."

-Anthony Marra, Mercury Pictures Presents

"Vincenzo told him he was naïve, but was it naïve to believe documentary photography could serve as an antidote to the propaganda poisoning the body politic?"

-Anthony Marra, Mercury Pictures Presents

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25. Banana Ball: The Unbelievably True Story of the Savannah Bananas

By: Jesse Cole

3.92

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The Savannah Bananas have peeled back the game of baseball and made it fun again. This is their sto… read more

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  • baseball
  • sports
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26. The Three Lives of Alix St Pierre

By: Natasha Lester

4.01

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

A compelling and lavish novel from the NYT bestselling author about a young woman striving to forge… read more

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  • fiction
"For four years we spied and we worked damn hard and we saved people's lives and we made a difference and nobody cared too much that we were women. And then it all ended. Went backward, even."

-Natasha Lester, The Three Lives of Alix St Pierre

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27. Pitching in a Pinch: or Baseball from the Inside

By: Christy Mathewson

3.70

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Christy Mathewson (1880–1925) was the greatest baseball pitcher of his day, a hero with appeal reac… read more

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  • baseball
  • sports
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28. Gehrig and the Babe: The Friendship and the Feud

By: Tony Castro

3.52

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

As the greatest pair of sluggers to play together in baseball history, Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig hel… read more

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  • baseball
  • sports
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29. The Tao of the Backup Catcher: Playing Baseball for the Love of the Game

By: Tim Brown

4.07

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

"This isn’t just a story about baseball. It’s about life and the beauty of knowing and accepting wh… read more

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  • baseball
  • sports
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30. Lou Gehrig: The Lost Memoir

By: Lou Gehrig

3.96

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The lost memoir from baseball icon Lou Gehrig—a sensational discovery, published for the first time… read more

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  • baseball
  • sports
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31. If Wishes Were Horses

By: W.P. Kinsella

3.46

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

An entertaining romp about love, loss, crime, and baseball, from the bestselling author of Shoeless… read more

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  • baseball
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • sports

15 best-selling fiction books like If Wishes Were Horses by W.P. Kinsella

Transform Your Habits

Dark Force Rising (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #2)

Timothy Zahn

4.18

Transform Your Habits

Glass Houses (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #13)

Louise Penny

4.03

Transform Your Habits

The Last Command (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #3)

Timothy Zahn

3.50

Transform Your Habits

Redshirts

John Scalzi

3.86

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Timothy Zahn

4.18

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Rogue Squadron (Star Wars: X-Wing, #1)

Michael A. Stackpole

3.95

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Dark Disciple

Christie Golden

4.81

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Kenobi

John Jackson Miller

2.83

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