Mauna Kea: A Novel of Hawai‘i
By: Tom Peek
4.16
Format: 525 pages, Kindle Edition
A boundary-bridging novel that will surprise, captivate, and move readers who thought they knew Haw…
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1. Honolulu
By: Alan Brennert
4.08
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
The story of a young immigrant bride in a ramshackle town that becomes a great modern city. "In … read more
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"Perhaps you need to look back before you can move ahead."-Alan Brennert, Honolulu
"A road need not be paved in gold to find treasures at its end."-Alan Brennert, Honolulu
"Old Korean adage, "Even jade has flaws." Or, in other words: Nothing in life is ever perfect."-Alan Brennert, Honolulu
"Quoting an old proverb: "An empty cart rattles loudly." she said. meaning, One who lacks substance boasts loudest."-Alan Brennert, Honolulu
2. Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1)
By: Elizabeth Wein
4.26
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
Oct. 11th, 1943 - A British spy plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France. Its pilot and passenger are … read more
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3. Aloha Betrayed: Native Hawaiian Resistance to American Colonialism
By: Noenoe K. Silva
4.50
Format: None pages, Paperback
In 1897, as a white oligarchy made plans to allow the United States to annex Hawai'i, native Hawaii… read more
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5. In the Distance
By: Hernan Diaz
3.50
Format: 424 pages, Paperback
A young Swedish boy finds himself in penniless and alone in California. He travels East in search o… read more
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6. How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
By: David Brooks
4.14
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person in order to foster deeper c… read more
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"Being open-hearted is a prerequisite for being a full, kind, and wise human being."-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
"A person who is looking for beauty is likely to find wonders, while a person looking for threats will find danger. A person who beams warmth brings out the glowing sides of the people she meets, whil…"-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
7. Eruption
By: Michael Crichton
3.91
Format: 432 pages, ebook
A history-making once-in-a-century volcanic eruption is about to destroy the Big Island of Hawaii. … read more
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8. The Covenant of Water
By: Abraham Verghese
4.45
Format: 724 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times-bestselling author of Cutting for Stone comes a stunning and magisterial ep… read more
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- fiction
9. Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes
By: Morgan Housel
4.19
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
“Want to understand the changing world? Start with what stays the same. That’s the amazing conclusi… read more
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10. Desert Star (Renée Ballard, #5; Harry Bosch, #24; Harry Bosch Universe, #37)
By: Michael Connelly
4.49
Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition
LAPD detective Renée Ballard and Harry Bosch work together to hunt the killer who is Bosch’s “white… read more
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- fiction
11. The Watchmaker’s Hand (Lincoln Rhyme, #16)
By: Jeffery Deaver
4.23
Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition
When a New York City construction crane mysteriously collapses, causing mass destruction and killin… read more
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12. Storm Watch (Joe Pickett, #23)
By: C.J. Box
4.20
Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition
Wyoming Game Warden Joe Pickett investigates a mysterious death at a secret remote high-tech facili… read more
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13. What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
By: Bruce D. Perry
4.44
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Our earliest experiences shape our lives far down the road, and What Happened to You? provides powe… read more
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14. The Druid (The Dawning of Muirwood, #1)
By: Jeff Wheeler
4.29
Format: 333 pages, Kindle Edition
An abandoned child becomes a singular inspiration to the mythology of Muirwood in an epic series by… read more
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"Be wary when someone seeks your heart"-Jeff Wheeler, The Druid (The Dawning of Muirwood, #1)
15. Daughter of Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #2)
By: Alan Brennert
4.12
Format: 309 pages, ebook
This companion tale to Moloka'i tells the story of Ruth, the daughter that Rachel Kalama—quarantine… read more
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"We are together, all else can be endured."-Alan Brennert, Daughter of Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #2)
"Let the things of long ago drift away on the water"-Alan Brennert, Daughter of Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #2)
"Her grief was a storm, a driving rain falling too fast to be absorbed"-Alan Brennert, Daughter of Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #2)
"There might be more to the universe than any one religion could explain."-Alan Brennert, Daughter of Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #2)
16. Shadows Reel (Joe Pickett, #22)
By: C.J. Box
4.19
Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition
Wyoming Game Warden Joe Pickett’s job has many times put his wife and daughters in harm’s way. Now … read more
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17. The Spanish Daughter
By: Lorena Hughes
3.81
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
The Washington Post Books to Read Now | Ms. Magazine Reads for the Rest of Us | Bustle Most Anticip… read more
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"What a foul mouth she had,"-Lorena Hughes, The Spanish Daughter
"Soledad’s gaze was lost in a mysterious spot behind my head."-Lorena Hughes, The Spanish Daughter
"I lowered my face, such was my shame, but they all took it as humility."-Lorena Hughes, The Spanish Daughter
"She never listened to anyone but herself. And yet, I enjoyed her company more than anybody else’s."-Lorena Hughes, The Spanish Daughter
18. Bewilderment
By: Richard Powers
3.92
Format: 278 pages, Hardcover
An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here. A heartrending new novel from the … read more
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"Someday we'll learn again how to train on this living place, and holding still will be like flying."-Richard Powers, Bewilderment
"Life is something we need to stop correcting. My boy was a pocket universe I could never hope to fathom."-Richard Powers, Bewilderment
"He wanted drama and showdown and righteous calls for justice from concerned citizens. Instead, he got America."-Richard Powers, Bewilderment
"Apparently God had made life on one planet only, and only one country of that planet's dominant species needed to manage it."-Richard Powers, Bewilderment
19. Where Waters Meet
By: Zhang Ling
3.86
Format: 281 pages, Kindle Edition
A daughter discovers the dramatic history that shaped her mother’s secret life in an emotional and … read more
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20. Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia
By: Christina Thompson
4.24
Format: 365 pages, Hardcover
A blend of Jared Diamond’s Guns, Germs, and Steel and Simon Winchester’s Pacific, a thrilling intel… read more
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"Vision is not so much about just looking but knowing what to look for. It's experience."-Christina Thompson, Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia
21. The Water Dancer
By: Ta-Nehisi Coates
4.06
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here and here. Young Hiram Walker was bo… read more
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"...it was never the costume that made the Quality, but how the lady wore it."-Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Water Dancer
"It's like summer wear the world out, and by October everyone is just ready for a nap"-Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Water Dancer
"The tree of our family was parted - branches here, roots there - parted for their lumber."-Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Water Dancer
"And by then, I well knew what would be done upon that land, how the sin of theft would be multiplied by the sin of bondage."-Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Water Dancer
22. The Saints of Swallow Hill
By: Donna Everhart
4.12
Format: 372 pages, Paperback
It takes courage to save yourself... In the dense pine forests of North Carolina, turpentiners l… read more
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23. Broken Horses
By: Brandi Carlile
4.40
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The critically acclaimed singer-songwriter, producer, and six-time Grammy winner opens up about a l… read more
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"Love isn't a feeling. It's something we do, and a promise that we keep."-Brandi Carlile, Broken Horses
"I understand who I am as an artist because I understand that I don’t understand who I am as an artist."-Brandi Carlile, Broken Horses
"The people and events that had come along and healed me never went unnoticed. My dad pointed out recently that after my botched baptism, I started to gather people--congregants, squads, cheerleaders.…"-Brandi Carlile, Broken Horses
24. Two Women Walk into a Bar
By: Cheryl Strayed
4.06
Format: 31 pages, Kindle Edition
Cheryl Strayed, the bestselling author of Wild and Tiny Beautiful Things , finds humor and connecti… read more
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25. Unsheltered
By: Barbara Kingsolver
3.64
Format: None pages, Audiobook
A timely novel that interweaves past and present to explore the human capacity for resiliency and c… read more
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"Unsheltered, I live in daylight. And like the wandering bird I rest in thee."-Barbara Kingsolver, Unsheltered
"Thatcher wondered what task could be more wearisome than shoring up a stupid man’s confidence in his own wisdom."-Barbara Kingsolver, Unsheltered
"Teaching struck Willa as a saintly calling, especially given the pay. But even saints shouldn't be stuck with intro classes forever."-Barbara Kingsolver, Unsheltered
"First they would stagger, then grow competent, and then forget the difficulty altogether while thinking of other things, and that was survival."-Barbara Kingsolver, Unsheltered
26. Hula
By: Jasmin Iolani Hakes
3.96
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Set in Hilo, Hawai'i, a sweeping saga of tradition, culture, family, history, and connection that u… read more
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"We used to grow taro, bananas, sweet potato. Now we grew headstones. The only remaining place where Hawaiians were still a majority was in the cemetery. We were a species on the brink of extinction."-Jasmin Iolani Hakes, Hula
"In Hilo, we are the `āina. Its mist is our breath, its rain our tears, its waters our blood. Our veins run deep, our song louder than their noise. Roots too deep to extract. That’s the thing about hu…"-Jasmin Iolani Hakes, Hula
27. Local
By: Jessica Machado
3.66
Format: 227 pages, Kindle Edition
A powerful, lush memoir about a Hawaiian woman who ran away from paradise to discover who she is an… read more
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28. Mauna Kea: A Novel of Hawai‘i
By: Tom Peek
4.16
Format: 525 pages, Kindle Edition
A boundary-bridging novel that will surprise, captivate, and move readers who thought they knew Haw… read more
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29. Chemistry of the Heart (Romancing the Geek #3)
By: Emi Leon
3.99
Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition
The line between hate and love blurs when two exes still sizzle more than a Bunsen burner on full b… read more
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