God's Ex-Girlfriend: A Memoir About Loving and Leaving the Evangelical Jesus
By: Gloria Beth Amodeo
4.18
Format: 261 pages, Paperback
Gloria Beth Amodeo was a freshman in college when she met someone who would change the trajectory o…
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1. Egghead; or, You Can't Survive on Ideas Alone
By: Bo Burnham , Chance Bone
4.04
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A strange and charming collection of hilariously absurd poetry, writing, and illustration from one … read more
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"I put a chameleon on a red dildo... He blushed"-Bo Burnham, Egghead; or, You Can't Survive on Ideas Alone
"Mmmmmm I like that thing you do with your tongue. What do you call it? Speaking? Yeah, I dig it"-Bo Burnham, Egghead; or, You Can't Survive on Ideas Alone
"Forever and An Instant met up one day, Had a short, but lovely talk, then each went on it's way."-Bo Burnham, Egghead; or, You Can't Survive on Ideas Alone
"Forever and an Instant Forever and an instant met up one day, had a short but lovely talk, then each went on its way."-Bo Burnham, Egghead; or, You Can't Survive on Ideas Alone
2. Emily of New Moon (Emily, #1)
By: L.M. Montgomery
4.12
Format: 339 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Emily Starr never knew what it was to be lonely—until her beloved father died. Now Emily's an orpha… read more
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"Never on painter's canvas lives The charm of his fancy's dream."-L.M. Montgomery, Emily of New Moon (Emily, #1)
"The happiest countries, like the happiest women, have no history."-L.M. Montgomery, Emily of New Moon (Emily, #1)
"Good-bye, and may you always see a happy face in your looking-glass!"-L.M. Montgomery, Emily of New Moon (Emily, #1)
"If you've brains it's better than beauty - brains last, beauty doesn't."-L.M. Montgomery, Emily of New Moon (Emily, #1)
3. Emily Climbs (Emily, #2)
By: L.M. Montgomery
4.17
Format: 325 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Emily Starr was born with the desire to write. As an orphan living on New Moon Farm, writing helped… read more
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"My pen shall heal, not hurt."-L.M. Montgomery, Emily Climbs (Emily, #2)
"The future was mine—and the past, too."-L.M. Montgomery, Emily Climbs (Emily, #2)
"He was so lonely that he laughed at himself."-L.M. Montgomery, Emily Climbs (Emily, #2)
"No one can be free who has a thousand ancestors."-L.M. Montgomery, Emily Climbs (Emily, #2)
4. Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life
By: Emily Nagoski
4.29
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
An essential exploration of why and how women’s sexuality works—based on groundbreaking research an… read more
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"What turns us on (or off) is learned from culture, in much the same way children learn vocabulary and accents from culture."-Emily Nagoski, Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life
"You can't make someone be patient any more than you can make someone have an orgasm. You create a great context, and then allow it to happen."-Emily Nagoski, Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life
"Please tell everyone you know: If you have responsive desire, you are already normal. No one needs to 'crave' sex out of the blue to be a fully healthy person."-Emily Nagoski, Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life
"One more thing about women's external genitals. The name for the whole package of female genitalia is "vulva." "Vagina" refers to the internal reproductive canal that leads up to the uterus. People o…"-Emily Nagoski, Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life
5. 15th Affair (Women's Murder Club #15)
By: James Patterson , Maxine Paetro
3.81
Format: None pages, Paperback
Detective Lindsay Boxer has everything she could possibly want. Her marriage and baby daughter are … read more
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6. Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II
By: Liza Mundy
4.00
Format: 290 pages, Hardcover
In the tradition of Hidden Figuresand The Girls of Atomic City, Code Girlsis the astonishing, untol… read more
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7. Emily's Quest (Emily, #3)
By: L.M. Montgomery
4.12
Format: 228 pages, Paperback
Emily knows she's going to be a great writer. She also knows that she and her childhood sweetheart,… read more
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"Don’t let a three-o’clock-at-night feeling fog your soul."-L.M. Montgomery, Emily's Quest (Emily, #3)
"Don't let a three-o'clock-at-night feeling fog your soul."-L.M. Montgomery, Emily's Quest (Emily, #3)
"Oh, I am—I am lonely—with the loneliness of unshared thought."-L.M. Montgomery, Emily's Quest (Emily, #3)
"It's dreadful what little things lead people to misunderstand each other."-L.M. Montgomery, Emily's Quest (Emily, #3)
8. Empire Falls
By: Richard Russo
3.57
Format: 10 pages, Paperback
Richard Russo--from his first novel, Mohawk, to his most recent, Straight Man--has demonstrated a p… read more
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9. Men Who Hate Women
By: Laura Bates
4.34
Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition
The first comprehensive undercover look at the terrorist movement no one is talking about. Men W… read more
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"Incels use the metaphor of the red pill to describe the moment a man's blinkers fall away and he suddenly realizes that he has been lied to his whole life. The world that he has been forced to believ…"-Laura Bates, Men Who Hate Women
"When incels do occasionally crop up in news reports or conversations, they're so easily dismissed as a tiny fringe group of online weirdos. What you hear about them sounds so strange, so extreme, so …"-Laura Bates, Men Who Hate Women
10. Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education
By: Stephanie Land
3.62
Format: 285 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author who inspired the hit Netflix series about a struggling m… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
11. Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy
By: Jessica Fern
4.40
Format: 268 pages, Paperback
Attachment theory has entered the mainstream, but most discussions focus on how we can cultivate se… read more
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- nonfiction
"A child with a secure attachment style will likely grow up into an adult who feels worthy of love and seeks to create meaningful, healthy relationships with people who are physically and emotionally …"-Jessica Fern, Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy
"Commitment can be expressed in many ways. Traditionally it is solidified through marriage, owning property, having kids or wearing certain types of jewelry, but legal, domestic, or ornamental underta…"-Jessica Fern, Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy
"When someone with a dismissive style starts to work on healing their insecure attachment, they must begin by no longer dismissing and distancing from themselves. This requires that they no longer den…"-Jessica Fern, Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy
"Approximately 15 to 20 percent of the population has a nervous system wired to be more sensitive. These people are more attuned to the subtleties of their environment and process that information muc…"-Jessica Fern, Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy
12. The Montessori Toddler: A Parent's Guide to Raising a Curious and Responsible Human Being
By: Simone Davies
4.30
Format: 245 pages, Paperback
There is no doubt about it. Toddlers can be tricky. On one hand they can be lovely. On the other ha… read more
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13. How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
By: Clint Smith
4.71
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Poet and contributor to The Atlantic Clint Smith’s revealing, contemporary portrait of America as a… read more
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"How do you tell a story that has been told the wrong way for so long?"-Clint Smith, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
"Just as he did during the Slavery at Monticello tour, David did not mince words. "There’s a chapter in Notes on the State of Virginia ,"-Clint Smith, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
"Jefferson believed himself to be a benevolent slave owner, but his moral ideals came second to, and were always entangled with, his own economic interests and the interests of his family."-Clint Smith, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
"But not enough people spoke about the reasons so many black children grow up communities saturated with poverty and violence. Not enough people spoke about how these realities were the result of deci…"-Clint Smith, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
14. Women Without Kids: The Revolutionary Rise of an Unsung Sisterhood
By: Ruby Warrington
3.86
Format: 225 pages, Hardcover
What is “woman” if not “mother”? Anything she wants to be. Foregoing motherhood has traditional… read more
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- memoir
15. The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church
By: Sarah McCammon
4.21
Format: 310 pages, Hardcover
The first definitive book that names the massive social movement of people leaving the white evange… read more
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- religion
- nonfiction
- memoir
16. How to Be an Antiracist
By: Ibram X. Kendi
4.37
Format: 305 pages, Hardcover
Ibram X. Kendi's concept of antiracism reenergizes and reshapes the conversation about racial justi… read more
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"Racist"-Ibram X. Kendi, How to Be an Antiracist
"I use “anticapitalist"-Ibram X. Kendi, How to Be an Antiracist
"Internalized racism is the real Black on Black crime."-Ibram X. Kendi, How to Be an Antiracist
"But what was the difference between Ebonics and so-called “standard"-Ibram X. Kendi, How to Be an Antiracist
17. Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism
By: Jeffrey Toobin
4.16
Format: 426 pages, Kindle Edition
The definitive account of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and the enduring legacy of Timothy McVeigh… read more
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- nonfiction
18. Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism—and What Comes Next
By: Bradley Onishi
4.33
Format: 237 pages, Hardcover
Watching the eerie footage of the January 6 insurrection, Bradley Onishi wondered: If I hadn't left… read more
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- religion
- nonfiction
19. A Billion Years: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology
By: Mike Rinder
4.31
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
One of the highest-ranking defectors from Scientology exposes the secret inner workings of the powe… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
"The fear of psychiatry is one of the hardest ideas to shake when you escape from the mind-prison."-Mike Rinder, A Billion Years: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology
20. Armageddon: What the Bible Really Says about the End
By: Bart D. Ehrman
4.25
Format: 8 pages, Audiobook
A “humane, thoughtful, and intelligent” (The New York Times Book Review) bestselling Biblical schol… read more
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- religion
- nonfiction
21. Cloistered: My Years as a Nun
By: Catherine Coldstream
3.71
Format: 328 pages, Hardcover
An astonishing memoir of twelve years as a contemplative nun in a silent monastery. Cloistered t… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
22. Wow, No Thank You.: Essays
By: Samantha Irby
3.82
Format: 319 pages, Paperback
A new essay collection from Samantha Irby about aging, marriage, settling down with step-children i… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
23. American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church
By: Andrew L. Whitehead
4.20
Format: 215 pages, Hardcover
"Heartfelt, incisive, and worthy of thoughtful consideration."-- Library Journal Power. Fear. Viol… read more
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"Jesus calls us to be a light, not a wildfire."-Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church
"When it comes down to democracy or power, white Christian nationalism will choose power every time."-Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church
"Christian nationalism is not interested in a government for the people, by the people, but rather for a particular people, by a particular people."-Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church
"Our ability to love, serve, and act as salt and light in our communities is not dependent on various symbols of Christianity dominating the civic landscape."-Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church
24. Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy
By: Jamie Raskin
4.51
Format: 428 pages, Hardcover
In this searing memoir, Congressman Jamie Raskin tells the story of the forty-five days at the star… read more
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- memoir
"If a person can grow through unthinkable trauma and loss, perhaps a nation may, too."-Jamie Raskin, Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy
"Memory requires active engagement with the complexities of the past. It is not an unthinking or passive process, like breathing or (for most people) sleeping. I have found that good memory, like good…"-Jamie Raskin, Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy
25. Sex Cult Nun: Breaking Away from the Children of God, a Wild, Radical Religious Cult
By: Faith Jones
3.87
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Named a Best Book of 2021 by Newsweek and a Most Anticipated by People , TIME , USA Today , Real Si… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
26. Old Enough
By: Haley Jakobson
4.03
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A debut novel about a young bisexual woman who is pulled between a new sense of community and loyal… read more
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27. Just as You Are
By: Camille Kellogg
3.75
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Equal parts witty and steamy, this debut rom-com brings a healthy dose of queerness and a whole lot… read more
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28. #ChurchToo: How Purity Culture Upholds Abuse and How to Find Healing
By: Emily Joy Allison
4.35
Format: 195 pages, Paperback
When Emily Joy Allison outed her abuser on Twitter, she launched #ChurchToo, a movement to expose t… read more
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- nonfiction
29. You Are Your Own: A Reckoning with the Religious Trauma of Evangelical Christianity
By: Jamie Lee Finch
4.06
Format: 82 pages, ebook
Rooted in her experiences growing up in an Evangelical Christian family, Jamie Lee Finch’s “You Are… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
30. The Fabulist: The Lying, Hustling, Grifting, Stealing, and Very American Legend of George Santos
By: Mark Chiusano
3.83
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From the dogged Long Island reporter who has been on his trail since 2019, the bizarre, page-turnin… read more
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- nonfiction
31. God's Ex-Girlfriend: A Memoir About Loving and Leaving the Evangelical Jesus
By: Gloria Beth Amodeo
4.18
Format: 261 pages, Paperback
Gloria Beth Amodeo was a freshman in college when she met someone who would change the trajectory o… read more
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