Gold from Iron: A Humble Beginning, Olympic Dreams, and the Power in Getting Back Up
By: Nick Baumgartner
4.22
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A daring and improbable story of Olympic gold from blue-collar origins Every summer in Michigan’s …
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2. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
By: David Wroblewski
4.60
Format: None pages,
Born mute, speaking only in sign, Edgar Sawtelle leads an idyllic life with his parents on their fa… read more
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3. Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, A Life in Balance
By: Michelle Burford , Mary Lou Retton , None
3.83
Format: None pages,
Simone Biles' entrance into the world of gymnastics may have started on a daycare field trip in her… read more
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4. All Hallows
By: Christopher Golden
3.55
Format: 325 pages, Hardcover
With the 80's nostalgia of Stranger Things, this horror drama from NYT bestselling author Christoph… read more
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5. Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond
By: Henry Winkler
4.14
Format: 246 pages, Hardcover
From Emmy-award winning actor, author, comedian, producer, and director Henry Winkler, a deeply tho… read more
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"It’s so funny about time - you get into these nice little grooves with people you love, and you think it’ll go on forever. But time goes so fast, and nothing goes on forever."-Henry Winkler, Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond
"If you don't nail your feet to the ground, you can just believe - and you want to believe. It's so enticing. It felt so good. You could just become a gigantic balloon in the Thanksgiving Day parade a…"-Henry Winkler, Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond
6. The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading
By: James Patterson
3.92
Format: 335 pages, Hardcover
Booksellers and librarians are superheroes, saving lives every single day. Here are their amazing, … read more
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"Different books speak to us at different times."-James Patterson, The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading
7. 60 Songs That Explain the '90s
By: Rob Harvilla
3.92
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The 1990s were a chaotic and gritty and utterly magical time for music, a confounding barrage of ge… read more
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"There is no true, clean, definitive way to separate the art from the artist. Art fully separated from the artist ceases, in a fundamental way, to be art at all. The artist gives the art meaning."-Rob Harvilla, 60 Songs That Explain the '90s
8. Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life
By: Arnold Schwarzenegger
4.14
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The seven rules to follow to realize your true purpose in life—di… read more
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"The fact that I had such vivid impressions and expectations at all is the reason I got there in the first place."-Arnold Schwarzenegger, Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life
"The beauty of pain, not only is it temporary...is it tells you when you begin to give enough of yourself in pursuit of your dreams. If the work hasn't hurt or cost you anything, or at least made you …"-Arnold Schwarzenegger, Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life
9. Hi Honey, I'm Homo!: Sitcoms, Specials, and the Queering of American Culture
By: Matt Baume
4.35
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
There's a secret storyline hidden across some of the most popular sitcoms of the 20th century. F… read more
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10. The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church
By: Sarah McCammon
4.21
Format: 310 pages, Hardcover
The first definitive book that names the massive social movement of people leaving the white evange… read more
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11. Mockingbird Summer
By: Lynda Rutledge
4.25
Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition
A powerful and emotional coming-of-age novel set amid the turmoil and profound changes of the 1960s… read more
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12. Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me
By: Whoopi Goldberg
4.33
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From multi-award winner Whoopi Goldberg comes a new and unique memoir of her family and their influ… read more
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"Listen. The confines of this neighbourhood do not represent the confines of your life. You can go and do and be whatever you want. But, whatever you choose, be yourself."-Whoopi Goldberg, Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me
13. Broken Horses
By: Brandi Carlile
4.40
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The critically acclaimed singer-songwriter, producer, and six-time Grammy winner opens up about a l… read more
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"Love isn't a feeling. It's something we do, and a promise that we keep."-Brandi Carlile, Broken Horses
"I understand who I am as an artist because I understand that I don’t understand who I am as an artist."-Brandi Carlile, Broken Horses
"The people and events that had come along and healed me never went unnoticed. My dad pointed out recently that after my botched baptism, I started to gather people--congregants, squads, cheerleaders.…"-Brandi Carlile, Broken Horses
14. Coming Home
By: Brittney Griner
4.43
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From the nine-time women’s basketball icon and two-time Olympic gold medalist—a raw, revelatory acc… read more
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- sports
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"When your world is violently upended, you don't just mourn your immediate losses. You also grieve a future that no longer feels possible, the peace that might've been."-Brittney Griner, Coming Home
15. Outofshapeworthlessloser: A Memoir of Figure Skating, F*cking Up, and Figuring It Out
By: Gracie Gold
4.10
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In this explosive tell-all memoir, an Olympic figure skater reveals her battle to survive mental il… read more
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- nonfiction
16. The Truths We Hold: An American Journey
By: Kamala Harris
4.01
Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition
From one of America's most inspiring political leaders, a book about the core truths that unite us,… read more
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"When you break through a glass ceiling, you're going to get cut, and it's going to hurt."-Kamala Harris, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey
"One of my mother’s favorite sayings was “Don’t let anybody tell you who you are. You tell them who you are."-Kamala Harris, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey
"Politics is a realm where the grand pronouncement often takes the place of the painstaking and detail-oriented work of getting meaningful things done."-Kamala Harris, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey
". . . Being a good person meant standing for something larger than yourself; that success is measured in part by what you help others achieve and accomplish."-Kamala Harris, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey
17. The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir
By: Griffin Dunne
4.19
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
At nine, Sean Connery saved him from drowning. At thirteen, desperate to hook up with Janis Joplin,… read more
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"At the moment when Mrs. Griffin had been notified of her husband’s death, she was in bed with her lover at the Hotel del Coronado in California, and took the news that she was a widow rather well. Sh…"-Griffin Dunne, The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir
18. Summer of '99
By: J.L. Hyde
4.06
Format: 238 pages, Paperback
For over four decades, Camp Shady Oaks was the premiere youth camp for a summer filled with nature,… read more
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19. Stranger in the Lake
By: Kimberly Belle
3.62
Format: 346 pages, Paperback
“Spellbinding. Another outstanding novel by Kimberly Belle, masterfully written to lure you in and … read more
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20. Life's Too Short: A Memoir
By: Darius Rucker
4.18
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A raw, heartfelt memoir from Darius Rucker, the three-time Grammy Award–winning, Diamond-selling le… read more
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21. Dear Black Girls: How to Be True to You
By: A'ja Wilson
4.58
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
From Olympic gold medalist and two-time professional basketball MVP A’ja Wilson comes an inspiratio… read more
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22. What Really Happens in Vegas: True Stories of the People Who Make Vegas, Vegas
By: James Patterson
3.78
Format: 345 pages, Kindle Edition
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas—until now. James Patterson shows the real Vegas in a dazzling … read more
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23. Just Add Water: My Swimming Life
By: Katie Ledecky
4.25
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A candid and inspiring memoir from Olympic gold medalist, world champion, and one of the best swim… read more
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24. The Risk It Takes to Bloom: On Life and Liberation
By: Raquel Willis
4.35
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A passionate, powerful memoir by a trailblazing Black transgender activist, tracing her life of tra… read more
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25. True Gretch: What I've Learned About Life, Leadership, and Everything in Between
By: Gretchen Whitmer
4.34
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
From trailblazing Michigan governor and rising Democratic star Gretchen Whitmer comes an unconventi… read more
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26. Gold from Iron: A Humble Beginning, Olympic Dreams, and the Power in Getting Back Up
By: Nick Baumgartner
4.22
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A daring and improbable story of Olympic gold from blue-collar origins Every summer in Michigan’s … read more
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27. The Thicket
By: Noelle W. Ihli
3.60
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
Everyone will hear you scream. No one will listen. Norah can’t stop thinking about the night her… read more
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28. Over the Influence: A Memoir
By: Joanna "JoJo" Levesque
4.30
Format: 341 pages, Kindle Edition
A breathtakingly candid memoir by Joanna "JoJo" Levesque, the chart-topping, multi-platinum recordi… read more
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29. All in Stride: A Journey in Running, Courage and the Search for the American Dream
By: Johanna Garton
4.69
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
The inspiring stories of distance runners Elvin Kibet and Shadrack Kipchirchir and their determinat… read more
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30. Unforgiving: Lessons from the Fall
By: Lindsey Jacobellis
3.97
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
In this deeply personal memoir in the vein of Andre Agassi's Open and Megan Rapinoe’s One Life , th… read more
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31. Walk of Ages: A Generational Journey from Mt. Whitney to Death Valley
By: Withanee Andersen
3.83
Format: 176 pages, Kindle Edition
Following in her father’s footsteps, Withanee Andersen begins the expedition of a lifetime when she… read more
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