Not a Gentleman's Work: The Untold Story of a Gruesome Murder at Sea and the Long Road to Truth
By: Gerard Koeppel
3.01
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The true story of the most notorious crime in American nautical history -- a uniquely grotesque tri…
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1. Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
By: Mary Roach
3.84
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
"America's funniest science writer" (Washington Post) takes us down the hatch on an unforgettable t… read more
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- nonfiction
2. War Horse (War Horse, #1)
By: Michael Morpurgo
4.15
Format: 165 pages, Hardcover
A powerful tale of war, redemption and a hero's journey.In 1914, Joey, a beautiful bay-red foal wit… read more
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- historical
"cause when there's life there's still hope"-Michael Morpurgo, War Horse (War Horse, #1)
"I can hate you more, but I'll never love you less."-Michael Morpurgo, War Horse (War Horse, #1)
"Any problem can be solved between people if only they can trust each other"-Michael Morpurgo, War Horse (War Horse, #1)
"If it is possible to be happy in the middle of a nightmare, then Topthorn and I were happy that summer."-Michael Morpurgo, War Horse (War Horse, #1)
3. Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
By: Alfred Lansing
4.44
Format: 282 pages, Hardcover
The harrowing tale of British explorer Ernest Shackleton's 1914 attempt to reach the South Pole, on… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
"We had seen God in His splendors, heard the text that Nature renders. We had reached the naked soul of man."-Alfred Lansing, Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
"Whatever his mood—whether it was gay and breezy, or dark with rage—he had one pervading characteristic: he was purposeful."-Alfred Lansing, Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
"[...] "Who the hell are you?" he said at last. The man in the center stepped forward. "My name is Shackleton" he replied in a quiet voice."-Alfred Lansing, Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
"There once was a mouse who lived in a tavern. One night the mouse found a leaky barrel of beer, and he drank all he could hold. When the mouse had finished, he sat up, twirled his whiskers, and looke…"-Alfred Lansing, Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
4. $10,000,000 Marriage Proposal
By: James Patterson , Hilary Liftin
3.82
Format: None pages, Paperback
James Patterson's BookShots. Short, fast-paced, high-impact entertainment. Will you marry me for $1… read more
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5. Adrift: Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea
By: Steven Callahan
3.12
Format: 56 pages, Paperback
Before The Perfect Storm, before In the Heart of the Sea, Steven Callahan's dramatic tale of surviv… read more
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6. Thunderstruck
By: Erik Larson
3.77
Format: 463 pages, Hardcover
The interwoven stories of two men whose lives intersect during one of the greatest criminal cases o… read more
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- history
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- nonfiction
- mystery
- crime
7. The North Water
By: Ian McGuire
3.98
Format: 255 pages, Hardcover
A ship sets sail with a killer on board . . . 1859. A man joins a whaling ship bound for the Arcti… read more
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"The redundancy of flesh, he thinks, the helplessness of meat, how can we conjure spirit from a bone?"-Ian McGuire, The North Water
"Oh, the others will talk and plan and make oaths and promises, but there are precious few fuckers who will do."-Ian McGuire, The North Water
"Cleverness, he thinks, will get you nowhere; it is only the stupid, the brilliantly stupid, who will inherit the earth."-Ian McGuire, The North Water
"Death, he believes, is a kind of making, a kind of building up. What was one thing, he thinks, is become something else."-Ian McGuire, The North Water
8. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
By: Hampton Sides
4.51
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage … read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
9. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
By: Erik Larson
4.24
Format: 565 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more
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- historical
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- history
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
10. A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them
By: Neil Bradbury
4.12
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A brilliant blend of science and crime, 'A TASTE FOR POISON' reveals how eleven notorious poisons a… read more
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- nonfiction
- crime
- history
- true crime
"Sometimes what makes things toxic is exactly what allows them to be used for good."-Neil Bradbury, A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them
"Rather than throw the white arsenic away, it was realised that money could be made by selling the substance as a poison to get rid of all kinds of vermin, including cockroaches, rats, stray animals -…"-Neil Bradbury, A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them
11. American Sherlock: Murder, Forensics, and the Birth of American CSI
By: Kate Winkler Dawson
3.66
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The riveting true story of the birth of modern criminal investigation. Berkeley, California, 193… read more
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- historical
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- mystery
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12. The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
By: Michael Finkel
3.97
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
One of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of the twenty-first century: the story of the worl… read more
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- nonfiction
- crime
- history
- true crime
"Museums are secular churches . . . and to steal there is blasphemous."-Michael Finkel, The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
13. Slenderman: Online Obsession, Mental Illness, and the Violent Crime of Two Midwestern Girls
By: Kathleen Hale
3.94
Format: 348 pages, Hardcover
The first full account of the Slenderman stabbing, a true crime narrative of mental illness, the Am… read more
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- crime
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14. 18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics
By: Bruce Goldfarb
3.69
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The story of the Gilded Age Chicago heiress who revolutionized forensic death investigation. As the… read more
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- history
- true crime
- historical
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15. Lost in the Valley of Death: A Story of Obsession and Danger in the Himalayas
By: Harley Rustad
3.56
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In the vein of Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild, a riveting work of narrative nonfiction centering on t… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- true crime
16. Tombstone: The Earp Brothers, Doc Holliday, and the Vendetta Ride from Hell (Frontier Lawmen)
By: Tom Clavin
4.03
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The true story of the Earp brothers, Doc Holliday, and the famous Battle at the OK Corral, by the N… read more
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- history
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17. Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting
By: Lisa Genova
4.19
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A fascinating exploration of the intricacies of how we remember, why we forget, and what we can do … read more
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"You don't need memory to love or feel loved."-Lisa Genova, Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting
"Forgetting happens. If you stress about it, it'll happen even more."-Lisa Genova, Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting
"Our brains don’t remember everything, but maybe what they remember is enough."-Lisa Genova, Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting
"We frequently invent new information, often inaccurate, to fill in gaps in our memories so that the narrative feels more complete or pleasing."-Lisa Genova, Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting
18. The Escape Room
By: Megan Goldin
3.83
Format: 357 pages, Hardcover
Welcome to the escape room. Your goal is simple. Get out alive. In the lucrative world of financ… read more
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19. The King of Confidence: A Tale of Utopian Dreamers, Frontier Schemers, True Believers, False Prophets, and the Murder of an American Monarch
By: Miles Harvey
3.69
Format: 401 pages, Hardcover
In the summer of 1843, James Strang, a charismatic young lawyer and avowed atheist, vanished from a… read more
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20. Missing from the Village: The Story of Serial Killer Bruce McArthur, the Search for Justice, and the System That Failed Toronto's Queer Community
By: Justin Ling
4.23
Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition
The tragic and resonant story of the disappearance of eight men--the victims of serial killer Bruce… read more
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21. Not a Gentleman's Work: The Untold Story of a Gruesome Murder at Sea and the Long Road to Truth
By: Gerard Koeppel
3.01
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The true story of the most notorious crime in American nautical history -- a uniquely grotesque tri… read more
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