Craft: An American History
By: Glenn Adamson
3.84
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A groundbreaking and endlessly surprising history of how artisans created America, from the nation'…
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1. Dear Life: Stories
By: Alice Munro
2.50
Format: 216 pages, Hardcover
Suffused with Munro's clarity of vision and her unparalleled gift for storytelling, these tales abo… read more
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2. The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5)
By: Josephine Tey
3.95
Format: None pages,
Scotland Yard Inspector Alan Grant is intrigued by a portrait of Richard III. Could such a sensitiv… read more
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- historical
3. A History of the World in 6 Glasses
By: Tom Standage
4.40
Format: None pages, Paperback
Throughout human history, certain drinks have done much more than just quench thirst. As Tom Standa… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
4. Lives of Girls and Women
By: Alice Munro
3.75
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
The only novel from Alice Munro -- award-winning author of The Love of a Good Woman-- is an insight… read more
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5. Miss Burma
By: Charmaine Craig
4.04
Format: None pages,
A beautiful and poignant story of one family during the most violent and turbulent years of world h… read more
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6. Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake, #1)
By: C.J. Sansom
3.71
Format: 364 pages, Paperback
It is 1537, a time of revolution that sees the greatest changes in England since 1066. Henry VIII h… read more
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7. Devil's Cub (Alastair, #2)
By: Georgette Heyer
4.47
Format: None pages, Paperback
THE ABDUCTION Dominic Alistair, Marquis of Vidal is a bad lot a rake and seducer, reckless, heedles… read more
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8. Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture
By: Ross King
3.26
Format: None pages,
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9. The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams
By: Stacy Schiff
3.74
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Thomas Jefferson asserted that if there was any leader of the Revolution, “Samuel Adams was the man… read more
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- historical
- american history
- history
- nonfiction
10. How to Survive History: How to Outrun a Tyrannosaurus, Escape Pompeii, Get Off the Titanic, and Survive the Rest of History's Deadliest Catastrophes
By: Cody Cassidy
4.06
Format: 195 pages, Paperback
A detailed guide to surviving history’s most challenging threats, from outrunning dinosaurs to maki… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
11. The Underground Library
By: Jennifer Ryan
4.14
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
When the Blitz imperils the heart of a London neighborhood, three young women must use their fighti… read more
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- historical
12. North Woods
By: Daniel Mason
4.15
Format: 372 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping novel about a single house in the woods of New England, told through the lives of those … read more
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- historical
13. The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World
By: Virginia Postrel
4.17
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From Neanderthal string to 3D knitting, an “expansive” global history that highlights “how textiles… read more
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- art
- nonfiction
- historical
- history
14. Victory City
By: Salman Rushdie
3.80
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Hidden in a clay pot. Sealed with wax. Buried at the heart of a ruined palace amidst the ashes of o… read more
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- historical
"History is a consequence not only of people's actions, but also of their forgetfulness."-Salman Rushdie, Victory City
"History is the consequence not only of people’s actions, but also of their forgetfulness."-Salman Rushdie, Victory City
"fHistory is the consequence not only of people's actions, but also of their forgetfulness."-Salman Rushdie, Victory City
"In death do triumph and failure humbly meet. We learn far less from victory than from defeat."-Salman Rushdie, Victory City
15. Poverty, by America
By: Matthew Desmond
4.27
Format: 284 pages, Hardcover
Reimagining the debate on poverty, making a new and bracing argument about why it persists in Ameri… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
"To live and strive in modern America is to participate in a series of morally fraught systems. If a family’s entire financial livelihood depends on the value of its home, it’s not hard to understand …"-Matthew Desmond, Poverty, by America
"The rest of us, on the ·other hand-we members of the protected classes-have grown increasingly· dependent on our welfare programs. In 2020 the federal government spent more than $193 billion on homeo…"-Matthew Desmond, Poverty, by America
"In her book The Government-Citizen Disconnect, the political scientist Suzanne Mettler reports that 96 percent of American adults have relied on a major government program at some point in their live…"-Matthew Desmond, Poverty, by America
16. The Creative Act: A Way of Being
By: Rick Rubin
4.04
Format: 406 pages, Hardcover
From the legendary music producer, a master at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their… read more
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- art
- nonfiction
- design
"Find the sustainable rituals that best support your work."-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being
"In terms of priority, inspiration comes first. You come next. The audience comes last."-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being
"When it comes to the creative process, patience is accepting that the majority of the work we do is out of our control."-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being
"Turning something from an idea into a reality can make it seem smaller. It changes from unearthly to earthly. The imagination has no limits. The physical world does. The work exists in both."-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being
17. Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us
By: Susan Magsamen
3.91
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A life-altering journey through the science of neuroaesthetics, which offers proof for how our brai… read more
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- art
- nonfiction
18. Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom
By: Ilyon Woo
3.99
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
New York Times Bestseller | New York Times 10 Best Books of 2023 The remarkable true story of El… read more
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- historical
- american history
- history
- nonfiction
19. Nightwing, Vol. 1: Leaping into the Light
By: Tom Taylor
4.51
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling Injustice team of Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo take on Nightwing! … read more
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20. All We Were Promised
By: Ashton Lattimore
3.80
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A housemaid with a dangerous family secret conspires with a wealthy young abolitionist to help an e… read more
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- historical
21. Marmee
By: Sarah Miller
4.25
Format: 423 pages, Hardcover
From the author of Caroline, a revealing retelling of Louisa May Alcott's beloved Little Women, fro… read more
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- historical
"Waking up every day and remembering Papa's gone to the front is like biting into a bonbon with nothing in the center."-Sarah Miller, Marmee
"I have been wrong to hide my temper so completely. All this time I have been inadvertently teaching my girls that goodness is the absence of faults. An unattainable goal that can only lead to a lifet…"-Sarah Miller, Marmee
22. The Chalk Pit (Ruth Galloway #9)
By: Elly Griffiths
4.14
Format: 373 pages, Kindle Edition
Winner of the CWA Dagger in the Library Award Praise for Elly Griffiths’ Ruth Galloway series “G… read more
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"Libraries are the cathedrals of the modern age. All that knowledge, available for anyone to use. It’s quite a subversive thought."-Elly Griffiths, The Chalk Pit (Ruth Galloway #9)
"Does the world really need another long essay on environmental archaeology and freshwater mollusks? Well, it's going to get one, whether it likes it or not."-Elly Griffiths, The Chalk Pit (Ruth Galloway #9)
"His mind isn't reacting properly, plodding along the byways and cul-de-sacs because it can't face the traffic on the main highway. But when it comes to it, his life has once more become a straight ro…"-Elly Griffiths, The Chalk Pit (Ruth Galloway #9)
"It's a long shot but we can't leave any stone unturned. Cloughie, you get onto the number plate.' It's an odd phrase, thinks Nelson, as he runs the CCTV footage one more time. He thinks of the tunnel…"-Elly Griffiths, The Chalk Pit (Ruth Galloway #9)
23. The Woman in Blue (Ruth Galloway, #8)
By: Elly Griffiths
3.97
Format: 370 pages, Kindle Edition
Known as England’s Nazareth, the medieval town of Little Walsingham is famous for religious apparit… read more
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"He might be living on mice, but Chesterton does not look like an animal who is governed by his appetites. He's an ascetic, if Cathbad ever saw one."-Elly Griffiths, The Woman in Blue (Ruth Galloway, #8)
"Nelson is glad to see a handler and her dog coming towards him. The recognises the woman as Jan Adams, famous in Norfolk for having won several medals for bravery. Her dog, a beautiful long-haired Ge…"-Elly Griffiths, The Woman in Blue (Ruth Galloway, #8)
"Nelson's first thought is that Father Hennessey looks as bad as he does. The priest is still an intimidating presence, with his rugby player's shoulders and boxer's nose, but his eyes are shadowed an…"-Elly Griffiths, The Woman in Blue (Ruth Galloway, #8)
"As Ruth only knows one priest (one male priest that is) she's not that surprised to find Father Hennessey waiting for her at one of the long tables, a cappucino in front of him. 'Hallo Ruth, sorry to…"-Elly Griffiths, The Woman in Blue (Ruth Galloway, #8)
24. Miss Eliza's English Kitchen
By: Annabel Abbs
3.92
Format: 366 pages, Paperback
In a novel perfect for fans of Hazel Gaynor’s A Memory of Violets and upstairs-downstairs stories, … read more
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- historical
"God, I think blasphemously, is in a sip of coffee."-Annabel Abbs, Miss Eliza's English Kitchen
"I can feel Mother's furious eyes upon me, but the tug of the kitchen is stronger: my new books, the fresh perch gleaming in the larder, the trugs of field mushrooms and damsons and pippin apples stil…"-Annabel Abbs, Miss Eliza's English Kitchen
"The smell of bruised apples reaches me of a sudden. And in that moment I am back in Miss Eliza's kitchen, rich with cooking odors: the nutty smell of roasting coffee berries, the syrupy scent of frui…"-Annabel Abbs, Miss Eliza's English Kitchen
"But then, one bright morning, I walked out through woods of pine and birch. Foxgloves and wild clematis and briar roses were bursting from the earth. Birdsong shook the air. Swifts snipped at the sky…"-Annabel Abbs, Miss Eliza's English Kitchen
25. Carry: A Memoir of Survival on Stolen Land
By: Toni Jensen
4.25
Format: 294 pages, Hardcover
A powerful, poetic memoir about what it means to exist as an indigenous woman in America, told in s… read more
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- nonfiction
"When we police a woman's affect, when we privilege it or equate it with her actions, with what she actually does, we're engaging in our most pervasive and yet our most quiet form of sexism, our most …"-Toni Jensen, Carry: A Memoir of Survival on Stolen Land
26. Dress Codes: How the Laws of Fashion Made History
By: Richard Thompson Ford
3.85
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
A “sharp and entertaining” (The Wall Street Journal) exploration of fashion through the ages that a… read more
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- art
- history
- historical
- nonfiction
- microhistory
27. The Lioness of Boston
By: Emily Franklin
3.72
Format: 356 pages, Hardcover
A deeply evocative novel of the life of Isabella Stewart Gardner, a daring visionary who created an… read more
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- art
- historical
"Don't spoil a good story by telling the truth."-Emily Franklin, The Lioness of Boston
28. Death in Mud Lick: A Coal Country Fight against the Drug Companies That Delivered the Opioid Epidemic
By: Eric Eyre
4.07
Format: 301 pages, Kindle Edition
An investigation into the corporate and governmental greed that pumped millions of pain pills into … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
29. Liars
By: Sarah Manguso
3.89
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A searing novel about being a wife, a mother, and an artist, and how marriage makes liars out of us… read more
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"I was in charge of everything and in control of nothing."-Sarah Manguso, Liars
"I needed my suffering to be acknowledged. After that, maybe I’d think about getting through it."-Sarah Manguso, Liars
30. The Oil Painter's Color Handbook: A Contemporary Guide to Color Mixing, Pigments, Palettes, and Harmony
By: Todd M. Casey
4.72
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A contemporary and accessible foundation of color theory and advanced techniques for the oil painte… read more
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- art
- nonfiction
31. Craft: An American History
By: Glenn Adamson
3.84
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A groundbreaking and endlessly surprising history of how artisans created America, from the nation'… read more
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- art
- art history
- american history
- american
- history
- historical
- nonfiction
- design
- crafts
- microhistory
