Beast: Werewolves, Serial Killers, and Man-Eaters: The Mystery of the Monsters of the Gévaudan
By: S.R. Schwalb
3.38
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
Using modern biology and history to investigate a series of grisly deaths in the countryside of 18t…
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1. Some Will Not Sleep: Selected Horrors
By: Adam L.G. Nevill
3.82
Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition
A bestial face appears at windows in the night. In the big white house on the hill angels are said … read more
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- horror
"The world’s refusal to leave me out of its activities made me consider its destruction. Bring on the wave. Please, the asteroid."-Adam L.G. Nevill, Some Will Not Sleep: Selected Horrors
"I thought to myself: this is how civilisation ends. Standards decline, accountability ends, the rule of law is impotent, the thugs take over and do what they will. And those of us softened by convent…"-Adam L.G. Nevill, Some Will Not Sleep: Selected Horrors
2. Nightmares and Dreamscapes
By: Stephen King
3.94
Format: None pages, Paperback
Many people who write about horror literature maintain that mood is its most important element. Kin… read more
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- mystery
- horror
3. The Other Side of Midnight
By: Simone St. James
3.80
Format: 152 pages, Paperback
The award-winning author of The Haunting of Maddy Clareand Silence for the Dead, presents another m… read more
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- mystery
- historical
4. The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed
By: John Vaillant
4.38
Format: None pages, Paperback
When a shattered kayak and camping gear are found on an uninhabited island in the Pacific Northwest… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- true crime
- science
5. The Weight of Glory
By: C.S. Lewis
4.38
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
The classic Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis, the most important Christian writer of the 20th century,… read more
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- nonfiction
"He who has God and everything else has no more than he who has God only."-C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory
"Never, in peace or war, commit your virtue or your happiness to the future."-C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory
"Have courage, dear heart, for there is nothing to be afraid of and never has been."-C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory
"Next to the Blessed Sacrament itself, your neighbor is the holiest object presented to your senses."-C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory
6. Between Two Fires
By: Christopher Buehlman
4.27
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
The year is 1348. Thomas, a disgraced knight, has found a young girl alone in a dead Norman village… read more
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- audiobook
- historical
- horror
"The only thing I say to God is my daughter's names; and it is not a prayer, it's a rebuke."-Christopher Buehlman, Between Two Fires
"He was being kissed now by his own mouth, not as lovers kiss, with tongues, but as true lovers kiss, sharing breath."-Christopher Buehlman, Between Two Fires
"A dark-haired little boy just in pants stood bewildered near the blaze, saying, as if there had been some mistake, "We live here. We live here."-Christopher Buehlman, Between Two Fires
"But it will be harder for you if you remember. Love is always harder. Love means weathering blows for another’s sake and not counting them. Love is loss of self, loss of other, and faith in the death…"-Christopher Buehlman, Between Two Fires
7. Zen in the Art of Writing
By: Ray Bradbury
3.75
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
"Every morning I jump out of bed and step on a land mine. The land mine is me. After the explosion,… read more
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8. Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places
By: Colin Dickey
3.74
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
An intellectual feast for fans of offbeat history, Ghostland takes readers on a road trip through… read more
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- history
- historical
- nonfiction
- horror
- audiobook
"Surely ghosts will follow wherever there is bad record keeping"-Colin Dickey, Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places
"The dead are watching, whether or not we choose to listen to their stories."-Colin Dickey, Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places
"Our brains are hardwired to think in terms of place and to associate psychic value or meaning to the places we inhabit."-Colin Dickey, Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places
"A ghost story’s reduction of a complex moment or the history of building into a series of cliches is reproduced in beautifully staged photos that fetishize the past without truly representing it. “Ru…"-Colin Dickey, Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places
9. The Epic of Gilgamesh
By: Anonymous , N.K. Sandars
3.74
Format: 72 pages, Paperback
Miraculously preserved on clay tablets dating back as much as four thousand years, the poem of Gilg… read more
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"As for man, his days are numbered, whatever he might do, it is but wind."-Anonymous, The Epic of Gilgamesh
"Now let the gate of sorrow be closed behind me, and let it be sealed with tar and pitch."-Anonymous, The Epic of Gilgamesh
"When all the illusions of personal immortality are stripped away, there is only the act to maintain the freedom to act."-Anonymous, The Epic of Gilgamesh
"Gilgamesh was called a god and a man; Enkidu was an animal and a man. It is the story of their becoming human together."-Anonymous, The Epic of Gilgamesh
10. Jane, Unlimited
By: Kristin Cashore
4.10
Format: None pages, Hardcover
If you could change your story, would you? Jane has lived a mostly ordinary life, raised by her rec… read more
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11. All Things Wise and Wonderful
By: James Herriot
4.89
Format: 78 pages, Paperback
The third volume in the multimillion copy bestselling series Readers adored James Herriot's tales o… read more
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12. Why We Can't Wait
By: Martin Luther King Jr. , Jesse Jackson
4.50
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Letter from Birmingham Jail, April 16, 1963 "Perhaps it is easy for those who have never felt the s… read more
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13. King John
By: William Shakespeare , Paul Werstine
4.21
Format: None pages, Paperback
King John, a history play by William Shakespeare, dramatises the reign of John, King of England (ru… read more
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14. Those Across the River
By: Christopher Buehlman
3.71
Format: 357 pages, Hardcover
Failed academic Frank Nichols and his wife, Eudora, have arrived in the sleepy Georgia town of Whit… read more
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- mystery
- historical
- audiobook
- horror
"Violence like that is private, don't you think?"-Christopher Buehlman, Those Across the River
"That was a mean thought, and not funny at all. I let it turn to sand and blow out of my head."-Christopher Buehlman, Those Across the River
"I mostly drink clear booze because the rest of it looks it's already been through a gentleman."-Christopher Buehlman, Those Across the River
"But when I make a good [taxidermy] mount I feel like I beat God in a small way. As though the Almighty said, Let such critter be dead, and I said, 'Fuck You, he can still play the banjo."-Christopher Buehlman, Those Across the River
15. Cujo
By: Stephen King
3.79
Format: 432 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Durante toda su vida Cujo fue un buen perro, un San Bernardo grandote, pacífico, juguetón y amante … read more
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- audiobook
- horror
"The monster nevers dies."-Stephen King, Cujo
"There is no bad time for good news."-Stephen King, Cujo
"No hago más que percibirle... sentirle... en todos los rincones."-Stephen King, Cujo
"Aspiraba el olor de la locura en un viento que aún no había llegado."-Stephen King, Cujo
16. The Angel of Indian Lake (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #3)
By: Stephen Graham Jones
4.21
Format: 455 pages, Hardcover
The final installment in the most lauded trilogy in the history of horror literature It’s been f… read more
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- mystery
- audiobook
- horror
"I used to be all about the final girl standing on top of a pile of the dead at the end of the movie, her face dripping blood, her chest heaving, her eyes fierce. Now I’m all about holding the door of…"-Stephen Graham Jones, The Angel of Indian Lake (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #3)
17. Hellmouth
By: Giles Kristian
4.00
Format: 52 pages, Kindle Edition
Bohemia. 1370. A lost soul named Galien leads a band of hardened mercenaries on a mission for Mothe… read more
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- audiobook
- historical
- horror
18. Prosper's Demon
By: K.J. Parker
3.73
Format: 112 pages, ebook
In a botched demonic extraction, they say the demon feels it ten times worse than the man. But they… read more
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- historical
- horror
"I told you that you wouldn't like me. I understand. It shows proper feeling. If you said to me: There's this man who is so callous and brutal that he doesn't give a damn about his fellow human beings…"-K.J. Parker, Prosper's Demon
"I can't see a thousand years into the future, I told Her, so I can't see the nasty, evil outcome. What I can see is Master Prosper's horse, which is going to be amazingly beautiful. And thousands and…"-K.J. Parker, Prosper's Demon
19. The United States of Cryptids: A Tour of American Myths and Monsters
By: J.W. Ocker
3.89
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Meet the monsters in our midst, from bigfoot to Mothman and beyond! Welcome to the United States… read more
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- history
- cryptids
- nonfiction
- horror
- audiobook
20. Earthdivers, Vol. 1: Kill Columbus
By: Stephen Graham Jones
3.66
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
The New York Times–bestselling author of The Only Good Indians and My Heart Is a Chainsaw makes his… read more
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- historical
- horror
21. The Reddening
By: Adam L.G. Nevill
3.62
Format: 415 pages, Hardcover
One million years of evolution didn't change our nature. Nor did it bury the horrors predating civi… read more
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- horror
22. Becoming the Boogeyman
By: Richard Chizmar
4.13
Format: 411 pages, Hardcover
A riveting, haunting sequel to the New York Times bestselling thriller Chasing the Boogeyman—a tale… read more
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- horror
- mystery
- crime
- audiobook
23. Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed
By: Dashka Slater
4.30
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
When a high school student started a private Instagram account that used racist and sexist memes to… read more
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- nonfiction
- true crime
- audiobook
24. How to Raise an Antiracist
By: Ibram X. Kendi
4.41
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The book that every parent, caregiver, and teacher needs to raise the next generation of antiracist… read more
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- audiobook
"To raise an antiracist is to raise a critical thinker. And to raise a critical thinker is to raise an antiracist."-Ibram X. Kendi, How to Raise an Antiracist
"Caregivers must model a critical home, a critical classroom, a critical community, for kids to defy and question everything that’s questionable."-Ibram X. Kendi, How to Raise an Antiracist
"Literacy is not an end. Literacy should be taught as a means to critical thinking. Knowledge isn't an end. Knowledge is a means to critical thinking. The smartest student is not the student who is th…"-Ibram X. Kendi, How to Raise an Antiracist
"Instead of calling these IB and AP courses "gifted" classes, I call them privileged classes. The students in the classes are privileged. Colleges give preferential treatment to students who take thes…"-Ibram X. Kendi, How to Raise an Antiracist
25. Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling
By: Matthew Dicks
4.27
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
A five-time Moth GrandSLAM winner and bestselling novelist shows how to tell a great story — and wh… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
"I’ve always said that a good storytelling show feels like a cross between therapy, rehab and hanging out after dinner with friends"-Matthew Dicks, Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling
"If I can recommend storytelling to you for any reason at all, it would be that storytelling helps you realize that the biggest, scariest, most painful or regretful things in your head get small and s…"-Matthew Dicks, Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling
"I also believe that great storytellers know this: The first idea is rarely the best idea. It may be the most convenient idea. The easiest to remember. The one you personally like the most. Bu rarely …"-Matthew Dicks, Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling
"I also believe that great storytellers know this: The first idea is rarely the best idea. It may be the most convenient idea. The easiest to remember. The one you personally like the most. But rarely…"-Matthew Dicks, Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling
26. Whisper Down the Lane
By: Clay McLeod Chapman
3.57
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Inspired by the McMartin preschool trials and the Satanic Panic of the ‘80s, the critically acclaim… read more
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- audiobook
- crime
- horror
"What happens if you believe in a lie, believe it with every fiber of your body? Does it become real, somehow? Does the lie become the truth? Your truth?"-Clay McLeod Chapman, Whisper Down the Lane
"I'm crying because I have nothing...nothing left for you.' This made the witness very sad. He didn't want to be left out, so he began to cry, too. 'Wait', the gray boy said. 'For you, my brightest di…"-Clay McLeod Chapman, Whisper Down the Lane
27. African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan
By: Thomas Lockley
3.77
Format: 480 pages, Paperback
The remarkable life of history's first foreign-born samurai and his astonishing journey from Northe… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
28. Conspiracies & Conspiracy Theories: What We Should and Shouldn't Believe - and Why
By: Michael Shermer
3.81
Format: 7 pages, Audible Audio
Listening Length: 6 hours and 30 minutes The stuff of conspiracy theories makes for great, enter… read more
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- science
- history
- nonfiction
- crime
- audiobook
29. No Beast So Fierce: The Terrifying True Story of the Champawat Tiger, the Deadliest Man-Eater in History
By: Dane Huckelbridge
3.84
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The deadliest animal of all time meets the world's most legendary hunter in a classic battle betwee… read more
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- audiobook
- nonfiction
- history
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30. Till We Become Monsters
By: Amanda Headlee
3.24
Format: 232 pages, Paperback
"With her debut novel, Till We Become Monsters , Amanda Headlee raises the genre to a chilling new … read more
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- horror
31. Beast: Werewolves, Serial Killers, and Man-Eaters: The Mystery of the Monsters of the Gévaudan
By: S.R. Schwalb
3.38
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
Using modern biology and history to investigate a series of grisly deaths in the countryside of 18t… read more
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- audiobook
- history
- true crime
- historical
- cryptids
- nonfiction
- horror
- mystery
- crime
- science
