The Final Race: The Incredible World War II Story of the Olympian Who Inspired Chariots of Fire
By: Eric T. Eichinger
4.08
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An award-winning biography of a man whose faith and resilience continues to inspire. On July 19, 19…
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1. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and other Classic Novels
By: Jules Verne
3.89
Format: 739 pages, Hardcover
Writing in France in the nineteenth century, Jules Verne captured his era's fascination with advent… read more
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2. The Dead Don't Dance (Awakening #1)
By: Charles Martin
4.31
Format: 314 pages, Paperback
A sleepy rural town in South Carolina. The end of summer and a baby about to be born. But in the mi… read more
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3. The Witch of Blackbird Pond
By: Elizabeth George Speare
4.02
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Newbery Medal Winner (1959) Orphaned Kit Tyler knows, as she gazes for the first time at the col… read more
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"People are afraid of things they don’t understand."-Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond
"Hannah's magic cure for every ill," he teased. "Blueberry cake and a kitten."-Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond
"She snatched at the dream that had comforted her for so long. It was faded and thin, like a letter too often read."-Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond
"She and Prudence sat on a cool grassy carpet. A pale green curtain of branches just brushed the grasses and threw a filigree of shadows, as delicate as the wrought silver, on the child’s face."-Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond
4. The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales, #2)
By: James Fenimore Cooper
3.70
Format: 410 pages, Paperback
The wild rush of action in this classic frontier adventure story has made The Last of the Mohicans … read more
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"Is it justice to make evil, and then punish for it?"-James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales, #2)
"Do my brothers know the name of this favored people?"-James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales, #2)
"Every trail has its end, and every calamity brings its lesson!"-James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales, #2)
"Indijanac je stvorenje što ćete ga prije osjetiti nego vidjeti."-James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales, #2)
5. My Story
By: Chris Stewart , Elizabeth Smart
4.12
Format: None pages, Hardcover
For the first time, ten years after her abduction from her Salt Lake City bedroom, Elizabeth Smart … read more
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- nonfiction
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6. God's Smuggler
By: John Sherrill , Elizabeth Sherrill , Brother Andrew
4.10
Format: None pages, Paperback
As a boy he dreamed of being a spy undercover behind enemy lines. As a man he found himself underco… read more
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7. Captain Grey
By: Avi
4.13
Format: 334 pages, Paperback
Young Kevin Cartwright is the prisoner of a pirate king. "I shall find a way to get free." "Free!" … read more
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8. A Single Shard
By: Linda Sue Park
3.85
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Tree-ear, an orphan, lives under a bridge in Ch'ulp'o, a potters' village famed for delicate celado… read more
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9. Gladys Aylward: The Little Woman
By: None , None
3.50
Format: 519 pages, Paperback
A solitary woman. A foreign country. An unknown language. An impossible dream? No, God's call on th… read more
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10. Maggie (Awakening #2)
By: Charles Martin
4.20
Format: None pages,
"When Maggie opened her eyes that New Year's Day some seventeen months ago, I felt like I could see… read more
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11. These High, Green Hills (Mitford Years, #3)
By: Jan Karon
4.36
Format: 39 pages, Paperback
For years, Mitford's sixtysomething rector has been happily married to his parish. Now he's also ma… read more
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12. America's First Daughter
By: Stephanie Dray , Laura Kamoie
3.68
Format: 113 pages, Paperback
In a compelling, richly researched novel that draws from thousands of letters and original sources,… read more
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13. Come Fly The World: The Jet-Age Story of the Women of Pan Am
By: Julia Cooke
3.66
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Glamour, danger, liberation: in a Mad Men–era of commercial flight, Pan Am World Airways attracted … read more
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- history
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14. The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I
By: Douglas Brunt
4.23
Format: 374 pages, Kindle Edition
This instant New York Times bestselling “dynamic detective story” (The New York Times) reveals the … read more
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"But the prevailing and indelible lesson, learned through traumatic personal experience, was his understanding of the family’s security. War and industrial innovation could destroy the life a family h…"-Douglas Brunt, The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I
15. All My Secrets
By: Lynn Austin
4.45
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Bestselling author Lynn Austin returns with a luminous work of historical fiction set amid the opul… read more
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16. Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball
By: Keith O'Brien
4.43
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
A page-turning work of narrative nonfiction chronicling the incredible story of one of America’s mo… read more
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- history
- sports
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- nonfiction
17. Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess: 5 Simple, Scientifically Proven Steps to Reduce Anxiety, Stress, and Toxic Thinking
By: Caroline Leaf
3.34
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Toxic thoughts, depression, anxiety--our mental mess is frequently aggravated by a chaotic world an… read more
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18. The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism
By: Tim Alberta
4.45
Format: 506 pages, Kindle Edition
Evangelical Christians are perhaps the most polarizing—and least understood—people living in Americ… read more
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19. All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team
By: Christina Soontornvat
4.51
Format: 280 pages, Hardcover
An account of the amazing Thai cave rescue told in a you-are-there style that blends suspense, scie… read more
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20. The Last Exchange
By: Charles Martin
4.33
Format: 356 pages, Hardcover
“Here’s the catch—even if I make it out of here alive, I need a reason to breathe again.” When M… read more
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"...a life laid down is better than the one picked up. --MacTHOMAS POCKETS"-Charles Martin, The Last Exchange
"Scars are just the body's response to things that shouldn't be there. A reminder of the pain. --MacTHOMAS POCKETS"-Charles Martin, The Last Exchange
"...that's the thing about mountaintops. While we might prefer those "high" moments, most of life'--she [Joe] pointed at a town in the valley--'happens down there. Along the way.' She tilted her head …"-Charles Martin, The Last Exchange
"After several minutes, she [Joe] turned toward him [Pockets]. 'What changes it?' 'Not -what-.' A pause. '-Who-.' 'Who then?' 'The one who walks with you down into your closet. Down where you hide the…"-Charles Martin, The Last Exchange
21. Canary Girls
By: Jennifer Chiaverini
4.04
Format: 417 pages, Paperback
Rosie the Riveter meets A League of Their Own in New York Times bestselling novelist Jennifer Chiav… read more
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22. A Brilliant Night of Stars and Ice
By: Rebecca Connolly
4.08
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Based on the remarkable true story of the Carpathia—the one ship and her legendary captain who answ… read more
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23. The Record Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #3)
By: Charles Martin
4.56
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
With gripping action and heart-wrenching emotion, Charles Martin continues to explore the true powe… read more
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"...man's greatest need is forgiveness while his greatest desire is power. [Bones]"-Charles Martin, The Record Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #3)
"I, as much as anyone, knew that hope is what feeds us. It's the currency of mankind. The fuel of the soul. Without it, we wither and die. [Murphy Shepherd]"-Charles Martin, The Record Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #3)
"...every man has a basement. Some lay dark. Unlit. Concealed. Others sprawl like airport runways for all the world to see. The difference is determined by whether he is hiding something or digging it…"-Charles Martin, The Record Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #3)
"Maybe only an orphan can understand this, but we had been cut free from our anchor and the blow was crushing. We didn't know who we were, and more importantly, we didn't know whose we were -- forever…"-Charles Martin, The Record Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #3)
24. The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle
By: Jennifer Ryan
4.09
Format: 411 pages, Hardcover
Three plucky women lift the spirits of home-front brides in wartime Britain, where clothes rationin… read more
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"Clothes do that sometimes. They have the power to make you into someone else. They can make anything seem possible."-Jennifer Ryan, The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle
"Sometimes we just need someone with a fresh perspective to hold up a mirror and show us who we really are – who we could become, if we put our minds to it."-Jennifer Ryan, The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle
"In a good family, you're loved, simply, for being you, and whatever happens, wherever you go, you will always know that you are loved. It doesn’t matter how successful you are, how beautiful, or how …"-Jennifer Ryan, The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle
25. The Gown
By: Jennifer Robson
4.14
Format: 371 pages, Paperback
“Millions will welcome this joyous event as a flash of color on the long road we have to travel.”—S… read more
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26. God Never Gives Up on You: What Jacob's Story Teaches Us About Grace, Mercy, and God's Relentless Love
By: Max Lucado
4.50
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Ever wonder if you’ve stumbled one too many times for God to use someone like you? Could you benefi… read more
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27. The Ungrateful Refugee
By: Dina Nayeri
4.05
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A Finalist for the 2019 Kirkus Prize in Nonfiction "Nayeri combines her own experience with thos… read more
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"Unlike economic migrants, refugees have no agency; they are no threat. Often, they are so broken, they beg to be remade into the image of the native. As recipients of magnanimity, they can be pitied.…"-Dina Nayeri, The Ungrateful Refugee
28. Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History
By: Keith O'Brien
3.93
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The untold story of five women who fought to compete against men in the high-stakes national air ra… read more
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29. America, a Redemption Story: Choosing Hope, Creating Unity
By: Tim Scott
4.39
Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition
The American Dream isn’t a thing of the past, but a miracle of the present. Now more than ever i… read more
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30. The Final Race: The Incredible World War II Story of the Olympian Who Inspired Chariots of Fire
By: Eric T. Eichinger
4.08
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An award-winning biography of a man whose faith and resilience continues to inspire. On July 19, 19… read more
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31. Book and Dagger: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II
By: Elyse Graham
3.88
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The riveting, untold story of the scholars, librarians, and university professors who were recruite… read more
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"She was also a woman, which for him was a plus."-Elyse Graham, Book and Dagger: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II
"... because knowledge is, itself, a kind of magic, regardless of whether you get it from the stars or from the sublunary hermeneutics of the human fields of learning."-Elyse Graham, Book and Dagger: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II
"The historical record often neglects certain kinds of stories. For example, in the Library of Congress, OSS veterans helped catalogue the OSS records; this was a good service to the country, but they…"-Elyse Graham, Book and Dagger: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II
