Willie, Waylon, and the Boys: How Nashville Outsiders Changed Country Music Forever
By: Brian Fairbanks
3.74
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
The tragic and inspiring story of the leaders of Outlaw country and their influence on today’s Alt-…
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1. Don't Give Up, Don't Give In: Lessons from an Extraordinary Life
By: Louis Zamperini , David Rensin
4.27
Format: 238 pages, Hardcover
Champion. Survivor.Hero. Legend. Completed just two days before Louis Zamperini's death at age 9… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
"I was raised to face any challenge."-Louis Zamperini, Don't Give Up, Don't Give In: Lessons from an Extraordinary Life
"God knew my needs and took care accordingly."-Louis Zamperini, Don't Give Up, Don't Give In: Lessons from an Extraordinary Life
"To live, a man needs food, water, and a sharp mind."-Louis Zamperini, Don't Give Up, Don't Give In: Lessons from an Extraordinary Life
"It was all in His hands now - as it had always been."-Louis Zamperini, Don't Give Up, Don't Give In: Lessons from an Extraordinary Life
2. Colonel Roosevelt (Theodore Roosevelt)
By: Edmund Morris
4.10
Format: 766 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • “Colonel Roosevelt is compelling readi… read more
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- biography
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"If he was less motivated by compassion than anger at what he saw as the arrogance of capital,he chafed,nonetheless,to regulate it."-Edmund Morris, Colonel Roosevelt (Theodore Roosevelt)
"Ensconced, he (Roosevelt) lacked some of the neuroses of progressives-economic envy and race hatred especially.His radicalism was a matter of energy rather than urgency."-Edmund Morris, Colonel Roosevelt (Theodore Roosevelt)
"Norway...looked to Roosevelt "as funny a kingdom as was ever imagined outside of opera bouffe....It is much as if Vermont should offhand try the experiment of having a king."-Edmund Morris, Colonel Roosevelt (Theodore Roosevelt)
"He has,in short,reached his peak as a hunter,exuberantly altered from the pale,overweight statesman of ten months ago. Africa's way of reducing every problem of existence to dire alternatives-shoot o…"-Edmund Morris, Colonel Roosevelt (Theodore Roosevelt)
3. Theodore Rex
By: Edmund Morris
4.18
Format: 772 pages, Paperback
Theodore Roosevelt and his two-term presidency (1901-9) deserve a king-size, seize-the-man biograph… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
"Implicit in the stare of those eyes, the power of those knobbly hands, was labor's historic threat of violence against capital."-Edmund Morris, Theodore Rex
"Yet there was no doubt that Theodore Roosevelt was peculiarly qualified to be President of all the people. Few, if any Americans could match the breadth of his intellect and the strength of his chara…"-Edmund Morris, Theodore Rex
4. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
By: Erik Larson
4.24
Format: 565 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
5. You Never Know: A Memoir
By: Tom Selleck
4.05
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
There are many miles from the business school and basketball court at the University of Southern Ca… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
6. Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball
By: Keith O'Brien
4.43
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
A page-turning work of narrative nonfiction chronicling the incredible story of one of America’s mo… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
7. The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation
By: Victor Davis Hanson
4.32
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times –bestselling historian charts how and why societies from ancient Greece to the mod… read more
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- history
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"...there is no certainty that as scientific progress accelerates and leisure increases, and as the world shrinks on our computer and television screens, there is any corresponding advance in wisdom o…"-Victor Davis Hanson, The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation
"The same hubris that posits that complex tools of mass destruction can be created but never used, also fuels the fatal vanity that war itself is an anachronism and no longer an existential concern-at…"-Victor Davis Hanson, The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation
"War is probably the oldest human endeavor, and its face of battle is constantly changing, with new challenges prompting counterresponses. Its novel and unforeseen dangers can never be underestimated.…"-Victor Davis Hanson, The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation
8. Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers
By: Frank Figliuzzi
3.64
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From the FBI’s former assistant director, a shocking journey to the dark side of America’s highways… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
9. Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
By: Adam Higginbotham
4.60
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
The definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger disaster based on new archival r… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
"When asked what he was thinking about when preparing for launch abroad his Mercury-Redstone rocket, Alan Shepard, the first American in space, had infamously replied, "The fact that every part of thi…"-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
"At the foot of the ladder, he [Gene Cernan Apollo 17] delivered the short speech he had memorized for the occasion. "Is like to just say what I believe history will record: That America's challenge o…"-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
10. What a Fool Believes: A Memoir
By: Michael McDonald
4.09
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping and evocative memoir from the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Grammy Award–winning, platinum … read more
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- music
- biography
- nonfiction
11. There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen’s “Born In The U.S.A.” and the End of the Heartland
By: Steven Hyden
4.21
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A thought-provoking exploration of Bruce Springsteen’s iconic album, Born in the U.S.A. —a record … read more
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- music
- history
- biography
- nonfiction
12. The Yankee Way: The Untold Inside Story of the Brian Cashman Era
By: Andy Martino
4.42
Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition
With rare access to the inner sanctum of the New York Yankees, SNY analyst Andy Martino weaves two … read more
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- biography
- nonfiction
13. The Call to Serve: The Life of an American President, George Herbert Walker Bush: A Visual Biography
By: Jon Meacham
4.36
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
In honor of the 100th anniversary of George H. W. Bush’s birth, this visually stunning chronicle fe… read more
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- biography
- nonfiction
14. The Wrong Stuff: How the Soviet Space Program Crashed and Burned
By: John Strausbaugh
4.17
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A witty, deeply researched history of the surprisingly ramshackle Soviet space program, and how its… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
15. Guilty Creatures: Sex, God, and Murder in Tallahassee, Florida
By: Mikita Brottman
3.54
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From the critically acclaimed author of the “enthralling” ( San Francisco Book Review ) An Unexplai… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
16. The Christmas Inn
By: Pamela M. Kelley
4.29
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Explore this delightfully cozy and joyful novel of second chances at the most wonderful time of the… read more
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17. Out of the Darkness: The Mystery of Aaron Rodgers
By: Ian O'Connor
3.85
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Aaron Rodgers is regarded by some as the most talented player to ever hold the most important job i… read more
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- biography
- nonfiction
18. The Holiday Cottage
By: Sarah Morgan
4.20
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
USA TODAY bestselling author Sarah Morgan returns with a heartfelt story of friendship, finding you… read more
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19. Willie, Waylon, and the Boys: How Nashville Outsiders Changed Country Music Forever
By: Brian Fairbanks
3.74
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
The tragic and inspiring story of the leaders of Outlaw country and their influence on today’s Alt-… read more
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- history
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- nonfiction
20. Why We Love Football: A History in 100 Moments
By: Joe Posnanski
4.45
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
A moving celebration of the history of American football from the New York Times bestselling author… read more
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- nonfiction
21. Sonny Boy: A Memoir
By: Al Pacino
4.14
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
From one of the most iconic actors in the history of film, an astonishingly revelatory account of a… read more
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"Where do I go to get a director? I’ve never hired one in my life. I’ve only starred in three films. I said, “Marty, I don’t know how to interview anybody. This is completely crazy."-Al Pacino, Sonny Boy: A Memoir
"A strange and discordant mix of roles followed. I liked one film I did, The Humbling, because I did it with Barry Levinson. It was based on the novel by Philip Roth, who I met at a party in New York.…"-Al Pacino, Sonny Boy: A Memoir
"As I was heading back, I began to hear the sound of someone crying, which you sort of expect in a graveyard. I looked around to see where it was coming from. And there, sitting on a tombstone, was Fr…"-Al Pacino, Sonny Boy: A Memoir
"Another young actor in Charlie’s class with me was a guy by the name of Martin Sheen. In one session Marty did a monologue from The Iceman Cometh, and he blew the roof off—I said, this is it, this is…"-Al Pacino, Sonny Boy: A Memoir
