Frontier Rebels: The Fight for Independence in the American West, 1765-1776
By: Patrick Spero
3.94
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The untold story of the “Black Boys,” a rebellion on the American frontier in 1765 that sparked the…
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1. The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
By: David McCullough
4.25
Format: 608 pages, Hardcover
Published on the fortieth anniversary of its initial publication, this edition of the classic book … read more
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- history
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- audiobook
"One has the feeling that if you could pick it up and turn it over, you would see MADE IN AMERICA stamped on it."-David McCullough, The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
"What I wanted-what I needed-was a story wherein the principal characters took on something big and admirable and difficult, and did it right."-David McCullough, The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
"Nothing lasts forever. The most unforseen circumstances will swamp you and baffle the wisest calculations. Only vitality and plenty of it helps you. Washington A. Roebling quoted by"-David McCullough, The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
"Everywhere about her, lesser men, witless, vulgar, corrupt, men of narrow ambition and the cheapest of values, were prospering as never before, grabbing up power, money, or just about anything else t…"-David McCullough, The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
2. The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America
By: Russell Shorto
4.16
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
When the British wrested New Amsterdam from the Dutch in 1664, the truth about its thriving, polygl… read more
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- american history
- american
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"If what made America great was its ingenious openness to different cultures, then the small triangle of land at the southern tip of Manhattan Island is the New World birthplace of that idea, the spot…"-Russell Shorto, The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America
"The first Manhattanites didn't arrive with lofty ideals. They came--whether as farmer, tanner, prostitute, wheelwright, barmaid, brewer, or trader--because there was a hope for a better life. There w…"-Russell Shorto, The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America
"Henry Hudson was in his forties when he stepped into the light of history, a seasoned mariner, a man with a strong and resourceful wife and three sons, a man born and raised not only to the sea but t…"-Russell Shorto, The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America
"Many people--whether they live in the heartland or on Fifth Avenue--like to think of New York City as so wild and extreme in its cultural fusion that it's an anomaly in the United States, almost a fo…"-Russell Shorto, The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America
3. Great Debate: Advocates and Opponents of the American Constitution
By: Thomas L. Pangle
3.75
Format: 320 pages, audio course
Lectures: Significance and Historical Content, Classical Republicanism, The Anit-Federalists' Repub… read more
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- american
- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- audiobook
4. Salt: A World History
By: Mark Kurlansky
4.11
Format: None pages,
From the Bestselling Author of Cod and The Basque History of the World In his fifth work of nonfict… read more
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- history
5. Common Sense
By: Thomas Paine , George Vafiadis
3.75
Format: 132 pages, Paperback
Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselv… read more
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6. David Copperfield
By: Charles Dickens , Jeremy Tambling
4.03
Format: 882 pages, Paperback
David Copperfield is the story of a young man's adventures on his journey from an unhappy and impov… read more
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"Trifles make the sum of life. "-Charles Dickens, David Copperfield
"the sight of me is good for sore eyes"-Charles Dickens, David Copperfield
"Procrastination is the thief of time, collar him."-Charles Dickens, David Copperfield
"My advice is, never do to-morrow what you can do to-day"-Charles Dickens, David Copperfield
7. The War That Made America: A Short History of the French and Indian War
By: Fred Anderson , R. Scott Stephenson
3.64
Format: 24 pages,
The globe's first true world war comes vividly to life in this "rich, cautionary tale" (The New Yor… read more
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- audiobook
8. Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World
By: Mark Kurlansky
4.02
Format: None pages, Paperback
The Cod. Wars have been fought over it, revolutions have been triggered by it, national diets have … read more
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- history
9. The Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787
By: Gordon S. Wood
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
During the Revolutionary era, American political theory underwent a fundamental transformation that… read more
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- american revolution
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10. Utopia
By: Paul Turner , Thomas More
3.55
Format: 113 pages, Paperback
In his most famous and controversial book, Utopia, Thomas More imagines a perfect island nation whe… read more
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"The change of the word does not alter the matter"-Paul Turner, Utopia
"Isn't this conception of absolute justice absolutely unjust?"-Paul Turner, Utopia
"Dünyada kaygısız, rahat yürekle, sevinçle yaşamaktan daha büyük zenginlik olabilir mi?"-Paul Turner, Utopia
"Anyone who campaigns for public office becomes disqualified for holding any office at all."-Paul Turner, Utopia
11. As I Lay Dying
By: William Faulkner
3.72
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
As I Lay Dying is Faulkner’s harrowing account of the Bundren family’s odyssey across the Mississip… read more
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"vomiting the crying"-William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying
"But peace is my heart: I know it is."-William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying
"it's better to build a tight chicken coop than a shoddy courthouse."-William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying
"sometimes i lose faith in human nature for a time; i am assailed by doubt."-William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying
12. The Naturalist: Theodore Roosevelt and His Adventures in the Wilderness
By: Darrin Lunde
3.71
Format: 436 pages, Hardcover
The surprising story of intrepid naturalist Theodore Roosevelt and how his lifelong passion for the… read more
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13. The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution
By: Bernard Bailyn
3.69
Format: 496 pages, Paperback
In this 25th anniversary edition, Bailyn has added a substantial essay, Fulfillment, as a Postscrip… read more
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14. The Republic
By: Plato , Desmond Lee
3.96
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, this classi… read more
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"Appearance tyrannizes over truth."-Plato, The Republic
"The comprehensive mind is always dialectical."-Plato, The Republic
"Those who don't know must learn from those who do."-Plato, The Republic
"The beginning is the most important part of the work."-Plato, The Republic
15. Profiles in Courage
By: Caroline Kennedy , Robert F. Kennedy , John F. Kennedy
3.92
Format: 245 pages, Hardcover
The Pulitzer Prize winning classic by President John F. Kennedy, with an introduction by Caroline K… read more
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"To be courageous, these stories make clear, requires no exceptional qualifications, no magic formula, no special combination of time, place and circumstance."-Caroline Kennedy, Profiles in Courage
"You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve. You don't have to know about Plato and Aristotle to serve. You don't have to know E…"-Caroline Kennedy, Profiles in Courage
"If by a "Liberal" they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people-their health, their housi…"-Caroline Kennedy, Profiles in Courage
16. The Girl in the Eagle's Talons (Millennium, #7)
By: Karin Smirnoff
3.40
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Lisbeth Salander returns, in a trailblazing new installment to the best-selling Millennium series. … read more
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17. Kairos
By: Jenny Erpenbeck
3.46
Format: 379 pages, Hardcover
Die neunzehnjährige Katharina und Hans, ein verheirateter Mann Mitte fünfzig, begegnen sich Ende de… read more
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"She would like a shallow life, swift and shallow, till some day she can start again. Get through her time fast until then. And when will that be? Then."-Jenny Erpenbeck, Kairos
18. Five Years After (After, #4)
By: William R. Forstchen
4.12
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From William R. Forstchen, the New York Times bestselling author of the One Second After series, co… read more
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19. The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes: The Ancient World Economy & the Empires of Parthia, Central Asia & Han China
By: Raoul McLaughlin
3.74
Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition
A fascinating history of the intricate web of trade routes connecting ancient Rome to Eastern civil… read more
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20. Power and Liberty: Constitutionalism in the American Revolution
By: Gordon S. Wood
4.21
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gordon S. Wood elucidates the debates o… read more
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- american revolution
- nonfiction
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21. Frontier Rebels: The Fight for Independence in the American West, 1765-1776
By: Patrick Spero
3.94
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The untold story of the “Black Boys,” a rebellion on the American frontier in 1765 that sparked the… read more
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- american revolution
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