The Amusement Park: 900 Years of Thrills and Spills, and the Dreamers and Schemers Who Built Them
By: Stephen M. Silverman
3.72
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
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1. Universal versus Disney: The Unofficial Guide to American Theme Parks' Greatest Rivalry (Unofficial Guides)
By: Sam Gennawey
3.85
Format: 264 pages, Paperback
Universal Studios never really wanted to get into the theme park business. They wanted to be the an… read more
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- nonfiction
2. The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
By: David McCullough
4.25
Format: 608 pages, Hardcover
Published on the fortieth anniversary of its initial publication, this edition of the classic book … read more
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- history
- nonfiction
"One has the feeling that if you could pick it up and turn it over, you would see MADE IN AMERICA stamped on it."-David McCullough, The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
"What I wanted-what I needed-was a story wherein the principal characters took on something big and admirable and difficult, and did it right."-David McCullough, The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
"Nothing lasts forever. The most unforseen circumstances will swamp you and baffle the wisest calculations. Only vitality and plenty of it helps you. Washington A. Roebling quoted by"-David McCullough, The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
"Everywhere about her, lesser men, witless, vulgar, corrupt, men of narrow ambition and the cheapest of values, were prospering as never before, grabbing up power, money, or just about anything else t…"-David McCullough, The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
3. The Night Ocean
By: Paul La Farge
3.31
Format: 389 pages, Hardcover
From the award-winning author and New Yorker contributor, a riveting novel about secrets and scanda… read more
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"The paradox of anthropology: to see something, you had to be outside of it, but when you were outside of it, you couldn't see it for what it was."-Paul La Farge, The Night Ocean
"The worst mistake you can make, Kroeber taught, is to see another person through the lens of your prejudices. And the second-worst mistake is to think you aren't looking though the lens of your preju…"-Paul La Farge, The Night Ocean
"The American id could not be educated, Spinks thought. It needed horror in order to stay awake and to justify its most pleasureful pursuit, the destruction of helpless people who had never done anyth…"-Paul La Farge, The Night Ocean
"Clearly, you don't know much about horror, he said. Horror is premised on the experience of what we do not and cannot understand, whereas what you're talking about is mere low-class smut, which every…"-Paul La Farge, The Night Ocean
4. Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
By: Erik Larson
4.05
Format: 323 pages, Paperback
September 8, 1900, began innocently in the seaside town of Galveston, Texas. Even Isaac Cline, resi… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
"Time lost can never be recovered...and this should be written in flaming letters everywhere."-Erik Larson, Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
"People seemed to believe that technology had stripped hurricanes of their power to kill. No hurricane expert endorsed this view."-Erik Larson, Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
"This is the story of Isaac and his time in America, the last turning of the centuries, when the hubris of men led them to believe they could disregard even nature itself."-Erik Larson, Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
"No one ever remembered a nice day. But no one ever forget the feel of paralyzed fish, the thud of walnut-sized hail against a horse's flank, or the way a superheated wind could turn your eyes to burl…"-Erik Larson, Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
5. My Favorite Thing Is Monsters
By: Emil Ferris
4.56
Format: 200 pages, Paperback
Set against the tumultuous political backdrop of late '60s Chicago, My Favorite Thing Is Monstersis… read more
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6. Shortcomings
By: Adrian Tomine
3.20
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
FROM THE PREEMINENT CARTOONIST OF HIS GENERATION, THE MOST ANTICIPATED GRAPHIC NOVEL OF 2007 Shortc… read more
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7. The Ramayana: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic
By: R.K. Narayan , Pankaj Mishra , John Lee
4.21
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
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8. Rocket Boys (Coalwood #1)
By: Homer Hickam
3.00
Format: 108 pages, Paperback
"Until I began to build and launch rockets, I didn't know my home town was at war with itself over … read more
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9. The Devil & Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Murder, Madness & Obsession
By: David Grann
3.60
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Acclaimed New Yorkerwriter and author of the breakout debut bestseller The Lost City of Z, David Gr… read more
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10. Sunshine Paradise: A History of Florida Tourism
By: Tracy J. Revels
3.20
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
How tourism shaped the Sunshine State "An enlightening journey through Florida's diverse and evolvi… read more
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11. America Fantastica
By: Tim O'Brien
3.45
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
At 11:34 a.m. one Saturday in August 2019, Boyd Halverson strode into Community National Bank in No… read more
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12. Ghostland (Ghostland Trilogy, #1)
By: Duncan Ralston
3.79
Format: 415 pages, Kindle Edition
People are dying to get in. The exhibits will kill to get out. Be first in line for the most haunte… read more
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13. Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin
By: Megan Rosenbloom
4.01
Format: 275 pages, Hardcover
On bookshelves around the world, surrounded by ordinary books bound in paper and leather, rest othe… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
"Human skin books—mostly made by nineteenth-century doctor bibliophiles—are the only books that are controversial not for the ideas they contain but for the physical makeup of the object itself."-Megan Rosenbloom, Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin
"Anthropodermic books tell a complicated and uncomfortable take about the development of clinical medicine and the doctoring class, and the worst of what can come from the collision of acquisitiveness…"-Megan Rosenbloom, Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin
"Many confirmed human skin books didn’t begin their print life in this controversial binding but were rebound by collectors, usually doctors who took the oldest or rarest texts in their private collec…"-Megan Rosenbloom, Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin
"No wonder the public persists in connecting the idea of human skin books with Nazis. It's easier to believe that objects of human skin are made by monsters like Nazis and serial killers, and not the …"-Megan Rosenbloom, Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin
14. Don't Make Me Pull Over!: An Informal History of the Family Road Trip
By: Richard Ratay
3.80
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Don’t Make Me Pull Over! offers a nostalgic look at the golden age of family road trips—before por… read more
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- travel
- history
- nonfiction
15. Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio
By: Derf Backderf
4.47
Format: 280 pages, Hardcover
From Derf Backderf, the bestselling author of My Friend Dahmer, comes the Eisner and ALA/YALSA Alex… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
16. Barkley: A Biography
By: Timothy Bella
4.07
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
* A Good Morning America Buzz Book* *A LitHub Most Anticipated Book of 2022* The definitive biogra… read more
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17. Action Park: Fast Times, Wild Rides, and the Untold Story of America's Most Dangerous Amusement Park
By: Andy Mulvihill
4.15
Format: 342 pages, Paperback
The outlandish, hilarious, terrifying, and almost impossible-to-believe story of the legendary, dan… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
18. Things Get Ugly: The Best Crime Fiction of Joe R. Lansdale
By: Joe R. Lansdale
4.34
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
In this career retrospective of nineteen unforgettable crime tales, Edgar Award-winning author Joe … read more
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19. When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion
By: Julie Satow
4.06
Format: 295 pages, Hardcover
A glittering, glamorous portrait of the golden age of American department stores and of three visio… read more
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- nonfiction
20. Chasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner
By: Natalie Dykstra
4.05
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
The vivid and masterful story of an American original—a formidable art collector and builder of one… read more
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21. The Amusement Park: 900 Years of Thrills and Spills, and the Dreamers and Schemers Who Built Them
By: Stephen M. Silverman
3.72
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Experience the electrifying, never-before-told true story of amusement parks, from the middle ages … read more
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- travel
- history
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