Spy Pilot: Francis Gary Powers, the U-2 Incident, and a Controversial Cold War Legacy
By: Francis Gary Powers Jr.
4.04
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Based on newly available information, the son of famed U-2 pilot, Francis Gary Powers, presents the…
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1. The Yearling
By: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
4.03
Format: 513 pages, Paperback
No novel better epitomizes the love between a child and a pet than The Yearling. Young Jody adopts … read more
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"Words began fights and words ended them."-Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, The Yearling
"I'm eating' it quick... but I'll remember it a long time."-Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, The Yearling
"He would be lonely all his life. But a man took it for his share and went on."-Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, The Yearling
"Well, son, you cain’t go thru life chunkin’ things at all the ugly women you meet."-Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, The Yearling
2. Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of US Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan
By: Doug Stanton
3.84
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
The inspiration for the major motion picture 12 Strong from Jerry Bruckheimer, starring Chris Hemsw… read more
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3. The Wright Brothers
By: David McCullough
2.60
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize David McCullough tells the dramatic story-behind-the-story ab… read more
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4. Dead Center: A Marine Sniper's Two-Year Odyssey in the Vietnam War
By: Ed Kugler
4.48
Format: 252 pages, Paperback
WHEN YOU'RE IN THE DEATH BUSINESS, EACH DAWN COULD BE YOUR LAST. Raw, straightforward, and powerful… read more
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5. On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
By: Timothy Snyder
4.12
Format: None pages, Paperback
An historian of fascism offers a guide for surviving and resisting America's turn towards authorita… read more
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6. Operation Overflight: The U-2 Spy Pilot Tells His Story for the First Time
By: Curt Gentry , Francis Gary Powers
3.36
Format: 96 pages,
In this new edition of his classic 1970 memoir about the notorious U-2 incident, pilot Francis Gary… read more
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7. Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident
By: Donnie Eichar
4.19
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
In February 1959, a group of nine experienced hikers in the Russian Ural Mountains died mysteriousl… read more
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8. Killing the Rising Sun: How America Vanquished World War II Japan
By: Bill O'Reilly , Martin Dugard
4.35
Format: 323 pages, Hardcover
The powerful and riveting new book in the multimillion-selling Killing series by Bill O’Reilly and … read more
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9. Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
By: Erik Larson
3.84
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author and master of narrative nonfiction comes the enthrall… read more
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10. 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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11. Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside
By: Nick Offerman
3.71
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A humorous and rousing set of literal and figurative sojourns as well as a mission statement about … read more
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"...when you make art with confidence, then clumsiness doesn't play as clumsiness, but panache."-Nick Offerman, Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside
"Break up your cycle. Get out of your rut. Find a way in your normal setting to "feel alive." One thing I'll do is get up early and see the sunrise from my yard, or for some bonus points, from my roof…"-Nick Offerman, Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside
12. Killing the SS: The Hunt for the Worst War Criminals in History
By: Bill O'Reilly
4.09
Format: 307 pages, Hardcover
Confronting Nazi evil is the subject of the latest installment in the mega-bestselling Killing seri… read more
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13. Surprise, Kill, Vanish: The Secret History Of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, And Assassins
By: Annie Jacobsen
4.30
Format: 560 pages, Hardcover
The definitive, character-driven history of CIA covert operations and U.S. government-sponsored ass… read more
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14. Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service
By: Carol Leonnig
4.24
Format: 560 pages, Hardcover
The first definitive account of the rise and fall of the Secret Service, from the Kennedy assassina… read more
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15. Saving Sandcastles (Lobster Bay, #1)
By: Meredith Summers
4.04
Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition
A breezy feel-good beach read about trust and friendship set in a quaint seaside town on the coast … read more
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16. Summer Sisters
By: Judy Blume
3.86
Format: 399 pages, Paperback
An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Look… read more
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"To be ordinary was a fate worse than death."-Judy Blume, Summer Sisters
"There’s a difference between lonely and alone."-Judy Blume, Summer Sisters
"A person without curiosity may as well be dead."-Judy Blume, Summer Sisters
"I am not scared of you, I am scare of these feelings."-Judy Blume, Summer Sisters
17. The Secret Life of Sunflowers
By: Marta Molnar
4.13
Format: 356 pages, Paperback
A gripping, inspiring novel based on the true story of Johanna Bonger, Vincent van Gogh's sister-in… read more
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18. Savage Son (Terminal List #3)
By: Jack Carr
4.50
Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition
In this third high-octane thriller in the “seriously good” (Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestsellin… read more
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19. We Must Not Think of Ourselves
By: Lauren Grodstein
4.08
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A heart-wrenching story of love and defiance set in the Warsaw Ghetto, based on the actual archives… read more
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"We had never practiced Judaism before, and I thought myself too old to try believing something new, or to take advantage of an accident of birth to claim some brown patch of desert as my home."-Lauren Grodstein, We Must Not Think of Ourselves
"Our task is to pay attention... To listen to the stories. We want all political backgrounds, all religious attitudes. The illiterate and the elite. Every ideology. Interview everyone. Learn about the…"-Lauren Grodstein, We Must Not Think of Ourselves
"There should be another word for this feeling - a sort of sorrowful happiness, or a happiness that only deepens someone's sorrow. The closest I can come to it is the Portuguese word saudade, which ne…"-Lauren Grodstein, We Must Not Think of Ourselves
20. Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations
By: William H. McRaven
4.44
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Admiral William H. McRaven is a part of American military history, having been involved in some of … read more
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"They were survivors. They didn't complain. They didn't blame others for their misfortune. They worked hard and expected the same from their children. They treasured their friendships. They fought for…"-William H. McRaven, Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations
21. Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay
By: Craig L. Symonds
4.65
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
From one of our most distinguished naval historians, the first wartime biography in a half-century … read more
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22. Queen of Cuba: An FBI Agent's Insider Account of the Spy Who Evaded Detection for 17 Years
By: Peter J. Lapp
3.78
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
As a spy prepared to give away America’s biggest secrets after the 9/11 attacks, an FBI agent raced… read more
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23. The Avoidable War: The Dangers of a Catastrophic Conflict between the US and Xi Jinping's China
By: Kevin Rudd
4.27
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A war between China and the US would be catastrophic, deadly, and destructive. Unfortunately, it is… read more
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24. Typhoon
By: Mike Sutton
4.40
Format: 358 pages, Kindle Edition
The thrilling account of the Typhoon FGR4s in the war against ISIS, from the RAF Wing Commander who… read more
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25. Dead Men Flying, A Remembrance : Going to War in the A-4 - Rolling Thunder over Hanoi
By: Michael Mullane
4.56
Format: 436 pages, Kindle Edition
A masterpiece of becoming an aerial warriorReview by Stephen Coonts, author of Flight of the Intrud… read more
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26. Madden: A Biography
By: Bryan Burwell
4.24
Format: 207 pages, Kindle Edition
No person in the sports world is as popular 80-year-olds as well as 8-year-olds. And in Madden , Br… read more
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27. The Wrong Stuff: How the Soviet Space Program Crashed and Burned
By: John Strausbaugh
4.17
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A witty, deeply researched history of the surprisingly ramshackle Soviet space program, and how its… read more
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28. Firefly: A Skyraider's Story About America's Secret War Over Laos
By: Richard E. Diller
4.20
Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition
It is 1969 and Dick Diller is on his way to flying warplanes in the Vietnam conflict. He is commiss… read more
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29. All Aces, No Jokers: The Wartime Memoirs of an American Fighter Pilot
By: Thomas Littleton
4.48
Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition
All Aces, No The Wartime Memoirs of an American Fighter Pilot is the must-read first-person accoun… read more
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30. Spy Pilot: Francis Gary Powers, the U-2 Incident, and a Controversial Cold War Legacy
By: Francis Gary Powers Jr.
4.04
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Based on newly available information, the son of famed U-2 pilot, Francis Gary Powers, presents the… read more
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31. Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II: The 'Warthog' Ground Attack Aircraft
By: Peter C. Smith
3.90
Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition
A comprehensive account of the origins, design, and history of the A-10A “Highly recommended.” —AM… read more
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