The Brass Check: A Study of American Journalism
By: Upton Sinclair
3.85
Format: 480 pages, Paperback
States that American journalism is a class institution serving the rich and spurning the poor. This…
Want to Read $ 5.23"In England where the radicals were allowed to gather in Hyde Park and say what they chose, crimes of political violence were practically unknown. On the other hand, in America, where it was customary for the police to arrest radicals and club and jail them, such crimes were common."-Upton Sinclair, The Brass Check: A Study of American Journalism
"In England where the radicals were allowed to gather in Hyde Park and say what they chose, crimes of political violence were practically unknown. On the other hand, in America, where it was customary for the police to arrest radicals and club and jail them, such crimes were common."-Upton Sinclair, The Brass Check: A Study of American Journalism
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1. George's Marvellous Medicine
By: Roald Dahl , Quentin Blake
4.03
Format: 120 pages, Hardcover
George's Grandma is a grizzly, grumpy, selfish old woman with pale brown teeth and a small puckered… read more
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2. The Inkblots: Hermann Rorschach, His Iconic Test, and the Power of Seeing
By: Damion Searls
3.73
Format: 405 pages, Hardcover
The captivating, untold story of Hermann Rorschach and his famous inkblot test, which has shaped ou… read more
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3. The Rosie Effect (Don Tillman, #2)
By: Graeme Simsion
3.63
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
Don Tillman and Rosie Jarman are back. The Wife Project is complete, and Don and Rosie are happily … read more
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"Do not mess with this man's threads!"-Graeme Simsion, The Rosie Effect (Don Tillman, #2)
"Humans should be permanently under development."-Graeme Simsion, The Rosie Effect (Don Tillman, #2)
"Any alteration to an optimal situation can only be negative."-Graeme Simsion, The Rosie Effect (Don Tillman, #2)
"I have a theory that everyone is as odd as I am when they are alone."-Graeme Simsion, The Rosie Effect (Don Tillman, #2)
4. A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and The Creation of the Modern Middle East
By: David Fromkin
4.21
Format: 635 pages, Paperback
The critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling account of how the modern Middle East came into… read more
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"Reginald Wingate… wrote that “Moslems in general have hitherto regarded the Hejaz revolt, and our share in it, with suspicion or dislike"-David Fromkin, A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and The Creation of the Modern Middle East
"Clayton and his colleagues believed French colonial administration to be incapable of allowing a country to retain its own character. What the French termed their “civilizing mission"-David Fromkin, A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and The Creation of the Modern Middle East
"[T]he sheer magnitude of Britain’s commitment and loss at Gallipoli made it seem vital years later that she should play a major role in the postwar Middle East to give some sort of meaning to so grea…"-David Fromkin, A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and The Creation of the Modern Middle East
"Fear of Russian expansionism was at the heart of the Porte’s policy. The Turkish ambassador told Deedes that if the Allies won the war, they would cause or allow the Ottoman Empire to be partitioned,…"-David Fromkin, A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and The Creation of the Modern Middle East
5. It Can't Happen Here
By: Sinclair Lewis , Christopher Hurt , Michael R. Meyer
3.78
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
The only one of Sinclair Lewis's later novels to match the power of Main Street, Babbitt, and Arrow… read more
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"NOW is a fact that cannot be dodged."-Sinclair Lewis, It Can't Happen Here
"So much in a revolution is nothing but waiting."-Sinclair Lewis, It Can't Happen Here
"It isn't what you earn but how spend it that fixes your class."-Sinclair Lewis, It Can't Happen Here
"Every man is a king so long as he has someone to look down on."-Sinclair Lewis, It Can't Happen Here
6. The Quiet Game (Penn Cage #1)
By: Greg Iles
3.97
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
The New York Timesbestselling author of Spandau Phoenixand Mortal Fearreturns with a rich and atmos… read more
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7. Next
By: Michael Crichton
3.53
Format: 431 pages, Hardcover
Welcome to our genetic world.Fast, furious, and out of control.This is not the world of the future … read more
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"A man can see by starlight, if he takes the time."-Michael Crichton, Next
"Only assholes put a nickname on their business card."-Michael Crichton, Next
"Science is as corruptible a human activity as any other."-Michael Crichton, Next
"Anyone who says he knows God's intention is showing a lot of very human ego."-Michael Crichton, Next
8. Debt: The First 5,000 Years
By: David Graeber
3.61
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Before there was money, there was debt Every economics textbook says the same thing: Money was inve… read more
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9. Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America
By: Rick Perlstein
4.33
Format: 308 pages,
Politically insightful, Nixonland recaptures the turbulent 60s & early 70s, revealing how Dick Nixo… read more
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10. Son of Hamas
By: Mosab Hassan Yousef , Ron Brackin , مصعب حسن يوسف
4.11
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Since he was a small boy, Mosab Hassan Yousef has had an inside view of the deadly terrorist group … read more
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11. The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World
By: Andrea Wulf
3.44
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The acclaimed author of Founding Gardeners reveals the forgotten life of Alexander von Humboldt, th… read more
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12. The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
By: Siddhartha Mukherjee
4.26
Format: 112 pages, Hardcover
The Emperor of All Maladies is a magnificent, profoundly humane "biography" of cancer--from its fir… read more
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13. The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
By: Ilan Pappé
3.98
Format: 296 pages, Hardcover
Since the Holocaust, it has been almost impossible to hide large-scale crimes against humanity. In … read more
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14. The Sickness Unto Death: A Christian Psychological Exposition for Upbuilding and Awakening
By: Søren Kierkegaard , Edna Hatlestad Hong , Howard Vincent Hong
4.06
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
A companion piece to The Concept of Anxiety, this work continues Soren Kierkegaard's radical and co… read more
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15. Turning Angel (Penn Cage #2)
By: Greg Iles
4.35
Format: 255 pages, Paperback
After winning the most dangerous case of his career, prosecutor Penn Cage decides to remain in his … read more
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16. Heidi
By: Johanna Spyri , Beverly Cleary , None
4.03
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Little orphan Heidi goes to live high in the Alps with her gruff grandfather and brings happiness t… read more
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"...if you take big steps and climb with all your little might!"-Johanna Spyri, Heidi
"Let's enjoy the beautiful things we can see, my dear, and not think about those we cannot."-Johanna Spyri, Heidi
"we could not pray for anything any more, because we would feel that He always knows of something better."-Johanna Spyri, Heidi
"God does not give us what we ask for, even when we pray and pray and pray, if He knows there is something better for us."-Johanna Spyri, Heidi
17. The Devil's Punchbowl (Penn Cage #3)
By: Greg Iles
3.44
Format: 326 pages,
From New York Timesbestselling author Greg Iles comes his most electrifying thriller yet. The Devil… read more
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18. The Rainbow Trail ( Riders of the Purple Sage#2)
By: Zane Grey
3.79
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
"Yes. He wanted to stay, and I had work there that'll keep him awhile. Shefford, we got news of Sha… read more
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19. Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph
By: T.E. Lawrence
3.23
Format: 218 pages, Paperback
In his classic book, T.E. Lawrence--forever known as Lawrence of Arabia--recounts his role in the o… read more
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20. The Habsburg Empire: A New History
By: Pieter M. Judson
4.16
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In a panoramic and pioneering reappraisal, Pieter Judson shows why the Habsburg Empire mattered so … read more
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21. A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?
By: Kelly Weinersmith
4.06
Format: 448 pages, ebook
Earth is not well. The promise of starting life anew somewhere far, far away—no climate change, no … read more
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"For now, if leaving Earth is humanity leaving the cradle, well, humanity is going straight to its neighbor's basement."-Kelly Weinersmith, A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?
"The Moon isn't just sort of a gray Sahara without air. Its surface is made of jagged, electrically charged microscopic glass and stone, which clings to pressure suits and landing vehicles. Nor is Mar…"-Kelly Weinersmith, A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?
22. The Lumumba Plot: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination
By: Stuart A. Reid
4.40
Format: 640 pages, Hardcover
A spellbinding work of history that reads like a Cold War spy thriller—about the US-sanctioned plot… read more
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23. 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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24. Enough
By: Cassidy Hutchinson
4.31
Format: 379 pages, Kindle Edition
Cassidy Hutchinson’s desk was mere steps from the most controversial president in recent American h… read more
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25. They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South
By: Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers
4.29
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A bold and searing investigation into the role of white women in the American slave economy Bri… read more
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"Historians who explore slavery's relationship to capitalism generally focus on the roles that men played in the development of both. But if we considered the very real possibility that some of the en…"-Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers, They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South
26. The Time Traveller's Guide to Regency Britain: The Immersive and Brilliant Historical Guide to Regency Britain
By: Ian Mortimer
4.23
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
'Ian Mortimer's Time Traveller's Guide to Regency Britain tells you all you need to know about crim… read more
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27. The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War
By: Jeff Sharlet
4.02
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
An unmatched guide to the religious dimensions of American politics, Jeff Sharlet journeys into cor… read more
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28. Every Living Thing (All Creatures Great and Small, #8)
By: James Herriot
4.49
Format: 355 pages, Kindle Edition
For more than twenty years, James Herriot has captivated millions of readers and television viewers… read more
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29. Donovan: America's Master Spy
By: Richard Dunlop
4.30
Format: 578 pages, Kindle Edition
The fascinating biography of the man who laid the foundation for the CIA.One of the most celebrated… read more
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30. On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service
By: Anthony Fauci
4.59
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
The memoir by the doctor who became a beacon of hope for millions through the COVID pandemic, and w… read more
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31. The Brass Check: A Study of American Journalism
By: Upton Sinclair
3.85
Format: 480 pages, Paperback
States that American journalism is a class institution serving the rich and spurning the poor. This… read more
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"In England where the radicals were allowed to gather in Hyde Park and say what they chose, crimes of political violence were practically unknown. On the other hand, in America, where it was customary…"-Upton Sinclair, The Brass Check: A Study of American Journalism
