Adams: An American Dynasty
By: Francis Russell
3.76
Format: 577 pages, Kindle Edition
John and Abigail Adams and their descendants have profoundly influenced life in the United States f…
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1. Mornings on Horseback
By: David McCullough
4.09
Format: 445 pages, Paperback
Mornings on Horseback: The Story of an Extraordinary Family, a Vanished Way of Life, and the Unique… read more
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"I feel that as much as I enjoy loafing, there is something higher for which to live."-David McCullough, Mornings on Horseback
"A man who will steal for me will steal from me." Theodore Roosevelt, dismissing on the spot one of his best cowhands who was about to claim for his boss an unmarked animal."-David McCullough, Mornings on Horseback
"To his own children he was at once the ultimate voice of authority and, when time allowed, their most exuberant companion. He never fired their imaginations or made them laugh as their mother could, …"-David McCullough, Mornings on Horseback
2. Princess Elizabeth's Spy (Maggie Hope Mystery, #2)
By: Susan Elia MacNeal
3.91
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Susan Elia MacNeal introduced the remarkable Maggie Hope in her acclaimed début, Mr. Churchill’s Se… read more
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"Jolly good!" ... King [George VI] exclaimed [after Queen Elizabeth fired the gun at Hitler's photograph]. "You got him right in the n-n-n-naughty bits."... "Good," she said. "That's where I was aimin…"-Susan Elia MacNeal, Princess Elizabeth's Spy (Maggie Hope Mystery, #2)
3. The Eyes of the Dragon
By: Stephen King
3.94
Format: 427 pages, Paperback
Once, in a kingdom called Delain, there was a king with two sons… Thus begins one of the most u… read more
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"Never will you talk to me like that again."-Stephen King, The Eyes of the Dragon
"Sleep is often denied to those with secrets."-Stephen King, The Eyes of the Dragon
"A true King would not waste time justifying or explaining. He would simply state his will."-Stephen King, The Eyes of the Dragon
"His rope, his legs, his luck. Either all would hold or all would break, quite possibly at the same time."-Stephen King, The Eyes of the Dragon
4. The House at Sea's End (Ruth Galloway, #3)
By: Elly Griffiths
3.76
Format: None pages,
Forensic archeologist Dr. Ruth Galloway is back, this time investigating a gruesome World War II wa… read more
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5. A Room Full of Bones (Ruth Galloway, #4)
By: Elly Griffiths
3.92
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
When Ruth Galloway arrives to supervise the opening of a coffin containing the bones of a medieval … read more
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6. The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris
By: David McCullough
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The Greater Journey is the enthralling, inspiring - and until now, untold - story of the adventurou… read more
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7. Murder in the Mystery Suite (Book Retreat Mysteries, #1)
By: Ellery Adams
3.80
Format: 277 pages, Mass Market Paperback
WHO WOULD RESORT TO MURDER? Tucked away in the rolling hills of rural western Virginia is the st… read more
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"There were books everywhere. Hundreds of books. Thousands of books. There were books of every size, shape, and color. They lined the walls from floor to ceiling, standing straight and rigid as soldie…"-Ellery Adams, Murder in the Mystery Suite (Book Retreat Mysteries, #1)
8. His Excellency: George Washington
By: Joseph J. Ellis
3.75
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
National Bestseller To this landmark biography of our first president, Joseph J. Ellis brings the e… read more
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9. The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789
By: Robert Middlekauff
3.75
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
The first book to appear in the illustrious Oxford History of the United States, this critically ac… read more
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10. The Man With the Golden Gun (James Bond, #13)
By: Ian Fleming
3.97
Format: 250 pages, Hardcover
The Man with the Golden Gun is the 13th novel written by Ian Fleming, featuring the fictional Briti… read more
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11. Alexander Hamilton
By: Ron Chernow
3.77
Format: 32 pages,
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Chernow presents a landmark biography of Alexander Hamilton, the … read more
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12. Angle of Repose
By: Wallace Stegner
3.56
Format: None pages,
Wallace Stegner's Pultizer Prize-winning novel is a story of discovery--personal, historical, and g… read more
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13. Theodore Rex
By: Edmund Morris
4.18
Format: 772 pages, Paperback
Theodore Roosevelt and his two-term presidency (1901-9) deserve a king-size, seize-the-man biograph… read more
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"Implicit in the stare of those eyes, the power of those knobbly hands, was labor's historic threat of violence against capital."-Edmund Morris, Theodore Rex
"Yet there was no doubt that Theodore Roosevelt was peculiarly qualified to be President of all the people. Few, if any Americans could match the breadth of his intellect and the strength of his chara…"-Edmund Morris, Theodore Rex
14. John Adams
By: David McCullough
3.71
Format: 435 pages,
The enthralling, often surprising story of John Adams, one of the most important and fascinating Am… read more
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15. Catch-22
By: Joseph Heller
3.99
Format: 453 pages, Paperback
Fifty years after its original publication, Catch-22 remains a cornerstone of American literature a… read more
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"Nately had a bad start. He came from a good family."-Joseph Heller, Catch-22
"When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective."-Joseph Heller, Catch-22
"Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you."-Joseph Heller, Catch-22
"They’re not going to send a crazy man out to be killed, are they?"-Joseph Heller, Catch-22
16. Moonraker (James Bond, #3)
By: Ian Fleming
3.80
Format: 247 pages, Paperback
‘For several minutes he stood speechless, his eyes dazzled by the terrible beauty of the greatest w… read more
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"Champagne and Benzedrine! Never again."-Ian Fleming, Moonraker (James Bond, #3)
"In angry protest the red telephone splintered the silence."-Ian Fleming, Moonraker (James Bond, #3)
"They want us dead,' said Bond calmly. 'So we have to stay alive."-Ian Fleming, Moonraker (James Bond, #3)
"And people with obsessions, reflected Bond, were blind to danger."-Ian Fleming, Moonraker (James Bond, #3)
17. Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
By: Walter Isaacson
4.33
Format: 201 pages, Paperback
Benjamin Franklin is the Founding Father who winks at us. An ambitious urban entrepreneur who rose … read more
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18. The Six Wives of Henry VIII
By: Alison Weir
4.50
Format: None pages,
'At last we have the truth about Henry VIII's wives. This book is as reliable and scholarly as it i… read more
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19. Miracle at Midway
By: Gordon W. Prange , Donald M. Goldstein , Katherine V. Dillon
4.26
Format: None pages, Paperback
Here is the definitive history of the battle of Midway, an American victory that marked the turning… read more
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20. The Wintringham Mystery
By: Anthony Berkeley
3.66
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Republished for the first time in nearly 95 years, a classic winter country house mystery by the fo… read more
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"For a minute or two they remained in complete silence--the silence of people who know each other so well that words are merely an accessory rather than a necessity."-Anthony Berkeley, The Wintringham Mystery
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. Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy
By: Nathaniel Philbrick
3.84
Format: 374 pages, Hardcover
Does George Washington still matter? Bestselling author Nathaniel Philbrick argues for Washington's… read more
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"When Washington became president of the United States, he was still wrestling with the meaning of the American Revolution. He'd entered the conflict an unrepentant Virginia slaveholder. By the end of…"-Nathaniel Philbrick, Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy
23. The Cause: The American Revolution and its Discontents, 1773-1783
By: Joseph J. Ellis
4.35
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
In one of the most “exciting and engaging” (Gordon S. Wood) histories of the American founding in d… read more
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24. Our First Civil War: Patriots and Loyalists in the American Revolution
By: H.W. Brands
3.92
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling historian H. W. Brands offers a fresh and dramatic narrative of the Amer… read more
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25. Franklin & Washington: The Founding Partnership
By: Edward J. Larson
3.98
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
"Larson's elegantly written dual biography reveals that the partnership of Franklin and Washington … read more
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26. The Confidante: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Helped Win WWII and Shape Modern America
By: Christopher C. Gorham
4.32
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Perfect for readers of A Woman of No Importance, Three Ordinary Girls, and Eleanor: A Life comes th… read more
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27. Dewey Defeats Truman: The 1948 Election and the Battle for America's Soul
By: A.J. Baime
4.45
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times best-selling author of The Accidental President comes the thrilling story o… read more
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28. The 10 Key Campaigns of the American Revolution
By: Edward G. Lengel
4.28
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A Nation is Born Lexington, Bunker Hill, Saratoga, Washington, Hamilton, Benedict Arnold. All fami… read more
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29. Adams: An American Dynasty
By: Francis Russell
3.76
Format: 577 pages, Kindle Edition
John and Abigail Adams and their descendants have profoundly influenced life in the United States f… read more
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