The Lucky Ones
By: Zara Chowdhary
4.37
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A moving memoir by a survivor of anti-Muslim violence in contemporary India that delicately weaves …
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1. Wheeling Motel
By: Franz Wright
3.18
Format: 159 pages, Hardcover
In his tenth collection of poetry, Franz Wright gives us an exquisite book of reconciliation with t… read more
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2. The Backyard Bird Chronicles
By: Amy Tan
4.14
Format: 320 pages, Flexibound
A gorgeous, witty account of birding, nature, and the beauty around us that hides in plain sight. … read more
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- biography memoir
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"If there is anything I have learned these past six years, it is this: Each bird is surprising and thrilling in its own way. But the most special is the bird that pauses when it is eating, looks and a…"-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles
"The (Anna's Hummingbird) males are deadbeat dads that contribute nothing to making the nest, or to feeding either the female or the nestlings. They are off to find other females they can impress with…"-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles
"During daylight hours, they (Anna's Hummingbirds) feed every 15 minutes, be it tiny insects or nectar from flowers or feeders. If they don't consume food often enough, they can die during the day. If…"-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles
"I asked Bernd Heinrich if he knew why feeder birds, like finches, discard so many seeds. It turns out he and other scientiests did research on this back in the 1990s - of course, he did -measuring di…"-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles
3. There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
By: Hanif Abdurraqib
4.40
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A poignant, personal reflection on basketball, talent and allegiance, and of course, LeBron James—f… read more
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"Heartbreak itself is a primary color. Stagnant without a series of secondary colors to activate it. Longing is an activator."-Hanif Abdurraqib, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
"With enough repetition, anything can become a religion. It doesn’t matter if it works or not, it simply matters if a person returns."-Hanif Abdurraqib, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
"It is a strange miracle to be able to trace your own aging, your own mortality through someone who's living alongside you, someone who has survived eras at the same time as you have in some of the sa…"-Hanif Abdurraqib, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
4. Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV
By: Emily Nussbaum
4.02
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
Who invented reality TV, the world’s most dangerous pop-culture genre, and why can’t we look away f… read more
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- nonfiction
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- audiobook
5. 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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- audiobook
"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
6. The Lion Women of Tehran
By: Marjan Kamali
4.50
Format: 327 pages, Hardcover
From the nationally bestselling author of the “powerful, heartbreaking” (Shelf Awareness) The Stati… read more
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- audiobook
"When I am surrounded by books, I feel most at peace."-Marjan Kamali, The Lion Women of Tehran
"I wanted what Homa had. I wanted her family. Her living father, her kind mother. I wanted her fat, edible baby sister. I wanted the warmth and safety of her home."-Marjan Kamali, The Lion Women of Tehran
7. Private Revolutions: Four Women Face China's New Social Order
By: Yuan Yang
4.08
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping yet intimate portrait of modern China told through the lives of four ordinary women stri… read more
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8. Sharks Don't Sink: Adventures of a Rogue Shark Scientist
By: Jasmin Graham
4.15
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
From a marine biologist and co-founder of Minorities in Shark Sciences, a powerful debut the uplif… read more
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9. A Hunger to Kill: A Serial Killer, a Determined Detective, and the Quest for a Confession That Changed a Small Town Forever
By: Kim Mager
3.85
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In this fascinating & profoundly chilling account, Detective Kim Mager , a real-life version of Cla… read more
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- memoir
- audiobook
10. State of Paradise
By: Laura van den Berg
3.51
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A heart-racing fun house of uncanniness hidden in Florida’s underbelly, from a reality-warping stor… read more
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- audiobook
11. Bird Milk & Mosquito Bones: A Memoir
By: Priyanka Mattoo
4.02
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From a wry, insightful, and very funny new voice, here is one woman's peripatetic search for home, … read more
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- indian literature
- nonfiction
- india
- audiobook
12. Black Pill: How I Witnessed the Darkest Corners of the Internet Come to Life, Poison Society, and Capture American Politics
By: Elle Reeve
4.27
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
This tour de force of investigative journalism—in the vein of The Next Civil War and Why We’re Pola… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
13. Autocracy, Inc.
By: Anne Applebaum
4.28
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
All of us have in our minds a cartoon image of what an autocratic state looks like, with a bad man … read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Americans who rarely think about Russia would be stunned to learn how much time Russian state television devotes to America’s culture wars, especially arguments over gender. Putin himself has display…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
"Isolationism is an instinctive and even understandable reaction to the ugliness of the modern interconnected world. For some politicians in democracies, it will continue to offer a successful path to…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
"The temptation of what is sometimes called realism—the belief that nations are solely motivated by a struggle for power, that they have eternal interests and permanent geopolitical orientations—is as…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
14. The Lucky Ones
By: Zara Chowdhary
4.37
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A moving memoir by a survivor of anti-Muslim violence in contemporary India that delicately weaves … read more
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- islam
- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- religion
- nonfiction
- india
- indian literature
- audiobook
15. What's Next: A Backstage Pass to The West Wing, Its Cast and Crew, and Its Enduring Legacy of Service
By: Melissa Fitzgerald
4.49
Format: 608 pages, Hardcover
A behind-the-scenes look into the creation and legacy of The West Wing as told by cast members Mel… read more
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16. Forest of Noise: Poems
By: Mosab Abu Toha
4.73
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
A candid, horrific, and deeply touching new collection of poems about life in Gaza by an award-winn… read more
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17. By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land
By: Rebecca Nagle
4.60
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A powerful work of reportage and American history that braids the story of the forced removal of Na… read more
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18. Connie: A Memoir
By: Connie Chung
4.37
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
In an industry dominated by white men, Connie Chung stood alone, the first and only Asian woman to … read more
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19. The Dragon from Chicago: The Untold Story of an American Reporter in Nazi Germany
By: Pamela D. Toler
4.40
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
For fans of unheralded women’s stories, a captivating look at Sigrid Schultz, one of the earliest r… read more
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20. A Reason to See You Again
By: Jami Attenberg
3.54
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author Jami Attenberg comes a dazzling novel of family, following a… read more
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21. The Message
By: Ta-Nehisi Coates
4.58
Format: 232 pages, Hardcover
Ta-Nehisi Coates originally set off to write a book about writing, in the tradition of Orwell’s cla… read more
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- memoir
- audiobook
"My sense is that if I spend more time talking to you than I spend complaining about you, then something wonderful often happens and the enlightenment is mutual. So I don't really worry about the youn…"-Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Message
