Disruption: Inside the Largest Counterterrorism Investigation in History
By: Aki J. Peritz
3.65
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Year A Christian Science Monitor Best Read of 2021 Ne…
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1. Washington: A Life
By: Ron Chernow
4.16
Format: 904 pages, Hardcover
The celebrated Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of America. With a brea… read more
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"Many mickles make a muckle."-Ron Chernow, Washington: A Life
"Washington grew as a leader because he engaged in searching self- criticism. “I can bear to hear of imputed or real errors,"-Ron Chernow, Washington: A Life
"I can bear to hear of imputed or real errors. The man who wishes to stand well in the opinion of others must do this, because he is thereby enabled to correct his faults or remove the prejudices whic…"-Ron Chernow, Washington: A Life
"An essential difference between the American and French revolutions was that the American version allowed a search for many truths, while French zealots tried to impose a single sacred truth that all…"-Ron Chernow, Washington: A Life
2. With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
By: Paul Fussell , Eugene B. Sledge
4.47
Format: 326 pages, Paperback
In his own book, Wartime, Paul Fussell called With the Old Breed "one of the finest memoirs to emer… read more
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"Kick him in the balls before he kicks you in yours"-Paul Fussell, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
"Your soul may belong to Jesus, but your ass belongs to the marines."-Paul Fussell, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
"War is such self-defeating, organized madness the way it destroys a nation's best."-Paul Fussell, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
"Would the war dehumanize me so that I, too, could "field trip" enemy dead with such nonchalance?"-Paul Fussell, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
3. Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice
By: Adam Makos
3.87
Format: None pages, Hardcover
For readers of Unbrokenand The Boys in the Boatcomes an unforgettable tale of courage from America'… read more
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4. Damascus Station (Damascus Station #1)
By: David McCloskey
4.21
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
CIA case officer Sam Joseph is dispatched to Paris to recruit Syrian Palace official Mariam Haddad.… read more
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5. Our Enemies Will Vanish
By: Yaroslav Trofimov
4.42
Format: None pages, Paperback
A revelatory eyewitness account of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and heroism of the Ukrainian people… read more
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6. Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
By: Patrick O'Brian
4.07
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Ardent, gregarious British naval officer Jack Aubrey is elated to be given his first appointment as… read more
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"Most men find [peace] entirely unlike what they had expected - like love..."-Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
"The Navy speaks in symbols and you may suit what meaning you choose to the words."-Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
"How wonderfully strange,' he thought, 'to be upset by this trifle; yet I am upset."-Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
"What's wrong with (Captain) Jack Aubrey?" "Everything, since he has a command and I have not."-Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
7. The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021
By: Peter Baker
4.46
Format: 725 pages, Kindle Edition
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • "The most comprehensive and detailed account of the Trump presidency ye… read more
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8. The Paradox Hotel
By: Rob Hart
3.54
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
An impossible crime. A detective on the edge of madness. The future of time travel at stake. Jan… read more
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"The reason humans process pain by inflicting it on others is because it’s a really shitty and childish way of asking for help."-Rob Hart, The Paradox Hotel
9. Nuclear War: A Scenario
By: Annie Jacobsen
4.47
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
There is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in … read more
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"The fundamental idea behind this book is to demonstrate, in appalling detail, just how horrifying nuclear war would be."-Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario
"Humans are wired to advance. Humans do whatever it takes. And yet, nuclear war zeros it all out. Nuclear weapons reduce human brilliance and ingenuity, love and desire, empathy and intellect, to ash."-Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario
10. Surprise, Kill, Vanish: The Secret History Of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, And Assassins
By: Annie Jacobsen
4.30
Format: 560 pages, Hardcover
The definitive, character-driven history of CIA covert operations and U.S. government-sponsored ass… read more
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11. Sandy Hook
By: Elizabeth Williamson
4.29
Format: 482 pages, Hardcover
Based on hundreds of hours of research, interviews, and access to exclusive sources and materials, … read more
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12. Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service
By: Carol Leonnig
4.24
Format: 560 pages, Hardcover
The first definitive account of the rise and fall of the Secret Service, from the Kennedy assassina… read more
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13. The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources
By: Javier Blas
4.34
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Meet the traders who supply the world with oil, metal and food - no matter how corrupt, war-torn or… read more
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"Little noticed and little scrutinised, the commodity traders have become essential cogs in the modern economy. Without them, petrol stations would run out of fuel, factories would grind to a halt and…"-Javier Blas, The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources
"Most of us take for granted the ease with which we can fill up our cars, buy a new smartphone or order a cup of Colombian coffee. But underpinning almost all of our consumption is a frenetic internat…"-Javier Blas, The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources
14. Directorate S: The C.I.A. and America's Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, 2001-2016
By: Steve Coll
4.21
Format: 779 pages, Kindle Edition
Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction • Nominated for the National Book A… read more
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15. Moscow X (Damascus Station #2)
By: David McCloskey
4.30
Format: 454 pages, Hardcover
A daring CIA operation threatens chaos in the Kremlin. But can Langley trust the Russian at its cen… read more
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16. The Postscript Murders (Harbinder Kaur, #2)
By: Elly Griffiths
3.93
Format: 315 pages, Hardcover
Murder leaps off the page when crime novelists begin to turn up dead in this intricate new novel by… read more
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17. The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
By: Jonathan Haidt
4.24
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
A timely investigation into the campus assault on free speech and what it means for students, educa… read more
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"Virtues become vices when they are carried to an extreme."-Jonathan Haidt, The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
"Avoiding triggers is a symptom of PTSD, not a treatment for it."-Jonathan Haidt, The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
"Practice the virtue of "intellectual humility." Intellectual humility is the recognition that our reasoning is so flawed, so prone to bias, that we can rarely be certain that we are right."-Jonathan Haidt, The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
"The college admissions process nowadays makes it harder for high school students to enjoy school and pursue intrinsic fulfillment. The process "warps the values of students drawn into a competitive f…"-Jonathan Haidt, The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
18. G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century
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4.37
Format: 864 pages, Hardcover
A major new biography of J. Edgar Hoover that draws from never-before-seen sources to create a grou… read more
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19. The Fifth Act: America's End in Afghanistan
By: Elliot Ackerman
4.37
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A powerful and revelatory eyewitness account of the American collapse in Afghanistan, its desperate… read more
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20. Viral: The Search for the Origin of COVID-19
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4.26
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"Chan and Ridley write with an urgency...that inspires gripping depictions of what viruses are, how… read more
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21. Chaos Under Heaven: Trump, Xi, and the Battle for the Twenty-First Century
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4.13
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22. Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus
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4.21
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National Book Award finalist Breathless tells the story of the worldwide scientific race to deciphe… read more
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"The more numerous we become, the more crowded, the more interconnected, the more demanding of resources, the more invasive of wild places, the more disruptive of richly diverse ecosystems—the closer …"-David Quammen, Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus
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4.33
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Winner, 2024 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature One of the Wall Street Journal’s 10 Best Books … read more
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25. When the Heavens Went on Sale: The Misfits and Geniuses Racing to Put Space Within Reach
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4.15
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"In 2007, for example, a Gold Squadron sniper was pushed out of the unit after he killed three unarmed people—including a child—in at least two different operations. He was, nonetheless, allowed to re…"-Matthew A. Cole, Code Over Country: The Tragedy and Corruption of SEAL Team Six
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29. Disruption: Inside the Largest Counterterrorism Investigation in History
By: Aki J. Peritz
3.65
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Year A Christian Science Monitor Best Read of 2021 Ne… read more
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30. The Devil at His Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty
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4.56
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
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