Unearthed: A Lost Actress, a Forbidden Book, and a Search for Life in the Shadow of the Holocaust
By: Meryl Frank
4.22
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A thrilling mystery woven into a beautifully constructed family Meryl Frank’s journey to seek the …
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1. Faith Bass Darling's Last Garage Sale
By: Lynda Rutledge
3.64
Format: 293 pages, Hardcover
On the last day of the millennium, sassy Faith Bass Darling, the richest old lady in Bass, Texas, d… read more
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2. The Oregon Trail
By: Francis Parkman
3.57
Format: 307 pages, Paperback
Keen observations and a graphic style characterize the author's remarkable record of a vanishing fr… read more
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3. The Family Mansion
By: Anthony C. Winkler
4.02
Format: 424 pages, Paperback
The Family Mansiontells the story of Hartley Fudges, whose personal destiny unfolds against the bac… read more
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4. The Postcard
By: Anne Berest
4.37
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
Winner of the Choix Goncourt Prize, Anne Berest’s The Postcard is a vivid portrait of twentieth-cen… read more
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- holocaust
"It would be wrong to call them memories; they are moments of life, that man hat es erlebt - one has lived. They are inside me, part of me, branded into my skin, you might say - but they're not memori…"-Anne Berest, The Postcard
"After the war, women in orthodox Jewish families had made it their mission to have as many children as possible to replenish the population -- and it seemed to me that the same was true for books. Th…"-Anne Berest, The Postcard
5. The Golden Doves
By: Martha Hall Kelly
4.18
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
Two former female spies, bound together by their past, risk everything to hunt down an infamous Naz… read more
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- holocaust
6. The Golden Gate
By: Amy Chua
3.88
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
In Berkeley, California, in 1944, Homicide Detective Al Sullivan has just left the swanky Claremont… read more
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7. Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
By: David W. Blight
4.15
Format: 888 pages, Hardcover
As a young man, Frederick Douglass (1818–1895) escaped from slavery in Baltimore, Maryland. He was … read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
"Douglass told white northern voters that 'The blood of the slave is on your garments. You have said that slavery is better than freedom. That war is better than peace. And that cruelty is better than…"-David W. Blight, Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
8. The Extinction of Irena Rey
By: Jennifer Croft
3.26
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From the International Booker Prize–winning translator and Women's Prize finalist, a propulsive, be… read more
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"The sun was higher, a white light between the birches that arched and bared their lenticels, shimmering their leaves."-Jennifer Croft, The Extinction of Irena Rey
"Glittering crystalline rainbows extended in every direction, while gentle gold beams swept between the softened trees that sparkled and beckoned and forbade."-Jennifer Croft, The Extinction of Irena Rey
"It was a new moon, but the stars of the northern hemisphere transformed her slim sinuous home, converting the oak strips on the convex walls into quicksilver that momentarily held the frenzied shadow…"-Jennifer Croft, The Extinction of Irena Rey
"It was barely spring in the southern hemisphere, and Buenos Aires was not yet soft, or sumptuous, or purple.* *I wasn't sure what this meant at first, but when I asked this author to explain it, she …"-Jennifer Croft, The Extinction of Irena Rey
9. The Little Liar
By: Mitch Albom
4.59
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Beloved bestselling author Mitch Albom returns with a powerful novel that moves from a coastal Gree… read more
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"Dead men tell no lies, but their truths must be unearthed."-Mitch Albom, The Little Liar
"But the lies you tell by daylight leave you lonesome in the dark."-Mitch Albom, The Little Liar
"The sad thing is, by the time you share what a loved one wants to hear, they no longer want to hear it."-Mitch Albom, The Little Liar
"...a lie told once is easy to expose, but a lie told a thousand times can look like the truth. And destroy the world."-Mitch Albom, The Little Liar
10. Kissing Kosher
By: Jean Meltzer
3.84
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
Step 1: Get the secret recipe. Step 2: Don’t fall in love… Avital Cohen isn’t wearing underpants… read more
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11. The Boy with the Star Tattoo
By: Talia Carner
4.15
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
From acclaimed author of The Third Daughter comes an epic historical novel of ingenuity and courage… read more
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12. Kantika
By: Elizabeth Graver
4.08
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A dazzling Sephardic multigenerational saga that moves from Istanbul to Barcelona, Havana, and New … read more
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- judaism
"Ken sos tu? I am Rebecca (Rivka, Rebekah) from my mother’s mother and the wife of Isaac in the Bible. The name means “to tie firmly"-Elizabeth Graver, Kantika
"Where are you going, where have you been? Do you have children? How was the voyage? What is the news of the world? What can I do for you? Please, sit. Eat. She’ll give them the name of Villa Erna, th…"-Elizabeth Graver, Kantika
13. To Die Beautiful
By: Buzzy Jackson
4.38
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
A gripping and timely debut novel by award-winning writer Buzzy Jackson, based on the true story of… read more
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14. One Hundred Saturdays: Stella Levi and the Search for a Lost World
By: Michael Frank
4.27
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
One of Wall Street Journal ’s Ten Best Books of the Year * Winner of the National Jewish Book Award… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- nonfiction
- holocaust
"I do believe that as we travel through life we become a different person in every situation, or context, or phase."-Michael Frank, One Hundred Saturdays: Stella Levi and the Search for a Lost World
15. Studies at the School by the Sea (School by the Sea, #4)
By: Jenny Colgan
3.64
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
The long-awaited and never-before published finale in New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colga… read more
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16. Once We Were Home
By: Jennifer Rosner
3.93
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From Jennifer Rosner, National Jewish Book Award Finalist and author of The Yellow Bird Sings , com… read more
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- holocaust
17. Murder on Bedford Street (Gaslight Mystery, #26)
By: Victoria Thompson
4.13
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Midwife Sarah Malloy and her private investigator husband, Frank, must stop a killer lurking among … read more
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18. The Curse of Pietro Houdini
By: Derek B. Miller
4.15
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
From the Dagger Award–winning author of Norwegian by Night comes a vivid, thrilling, and moving Wor… read more
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"Fear is the enemy of art because it hinders us from creation. Anyone who uses fear to stop an artist from creating is an enemy of life."-Derek B. Miller, The Curse of Pietro Houdini
19. Blaze Me a Sun (Hallandssviten, #2)
By: Christoffer Carlsson
3.93
Format: 439 pages, Hardcover
#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A serial killer in a small Swedish town commits his first murder the sa… read more
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20. Behind You Is the Sea
By: Susan Muaddi Darraj
4.14
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
An exciting debut novel that gives voice to the diverse residents of a Palestinian American communi… read more
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21. The Golem of Brooklyn
By: Adam Mansbach
4.01
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
In Ashkenazi Jewish folklore, a golem is a humanoid being created out of mud or clay and animated t… read more
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22. The Enemy Beside Me
By: Naomi Ragen
4.16
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Inspired by true events, Naomi Ragen's The Enemy Beside Me is a powerful, provocative novel about t… read more
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- holocaust
23. Cold Crematorium: Reporting from the Land of Auschwitz
By: József Debreczeni
4.53
Format: 248 pages, Kindle Edition
The first English language edition of a lost memoir by a Holocaust survivor, offering a shocking an… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- nonfiction
- holocaust
24. Tiny Humans, Big Emotions: How to Navigate Tantrums, Meltdowns, and Defiance to Raise Emotionally Intelligent Children: An essential guide for caregivers of children from infancy to age eight.
By: Alyssa Blask Campbell
4.10
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The Future is Emotionally Intelligent We’re in the midst of a parenting revolution that is radicall… read more
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25. Leaving Eastern Parkway a novel
By: Matthew Daub
4.30
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Brooklyn’s Hasidic community of Lubavitchers is turned upside down when family tragedy strikes and … read more
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26. The Last Secret of the Secret Annex: The Untold Story of Anne Frank, Her Silent Protector, and a Family Betrayal
By: Joop van Wijk-Voskuijl
4.24
Format: 288 pages, ebook
A riveting historical investigation and family memoir that intertwines the iconic narrative of Anne… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- nonfiction
- holocaust
27. The Forbidden Daughter: The True Story of a Holocaust Survivor
By: Zipora Klein Jakob
3.79
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
The unforgettable true story of a girl born in the Kovno Ghetto, and the dangerous risk her parents… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- nonfiction
- holocaust
"Born in fire and died in fire."-Zipora Klein Jakob, The Forbidden Daughter: The True Story of a Holocaust Survivor
28. Your Presence Is Mandatory
By: Sasha Vasilyuk
3.52
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A riveting debut novel, based on real events, about a Ukrainian World War II veteran with a secret … read more
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29. Poland, a Green Land
By: Aharon Appelfeld
3.84
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A Tel Aviv shopkeeper visits his parents’ Polish birthplace in an attempt to come to terms with the… read more
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- holocaust
30. The Night the River Wept
By: Lo Patrick
3.29
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Everybody's got good and bad in them. In the end, it just depends which side wins out. Arlene h… read more
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31. Unearthed: A Lost Actress, a Forbidden Book, and a Search for Life in the Shadow of the Holocaust
By: Meryl Frank
4.22
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A thrilling mystery woven into a beautifully constructed family Meryl Frank’s journey to seek the … read more
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- judaism
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