Books & Mortar: A Celebration of the Local Bookstore
By: Gibbs M. Smith
4.00
Format: 152 pages, Hardcover
A visual feast celebrating the alluring power of bookstores―68 paintings by illustrator Gibbs M. Sm…
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1. Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters
By: Loren Long , Barack Obama
4.24
Format: 40 pages, Library Binding
In this tender, beautiful letter to his daughters, President Barack Obama has written a moving trib… read more
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- nonfiction
2. Fortunately, the Milk
By: Neil Gaiman , Skottie Young
4.06
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
"I bought the milk," said my father. "I walked out of the corner shop, and heard a noise like this:… read more
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"The piranhas said nothing, but they thrashed about in their bowl, ominously."-Neil Gaiman, Fortunately, the Milk
"The piranhas said nothing, but they thrashes about in their bowl, ominously."-Neil Gaiman, Fortunately, the Milk
"Dinosaurs are reptiles, sir," said Professor Steg. "We do not go in for milk."-Neil Gaiman, Fortunately, the Milk
"Being a geological formation gives you a lot of time to think. Also, I subscribed to a number of learned journals."-Neil Gaiman, Fortunately, the Milk
3. Red and Lulu
By: Matt Tavares
4.24
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Separation and miles cannot keep a determined cardinal from his loved one in an ode to serendipity … read more
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4. My Reading Life
By: Pat Conroy
3.50
Format: None pages,
Bestselling author Pat Conroy acknowledges the books that have shaped him and celebrates the profou… read more
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- nonfiction
- books about books
5. I Work at a Public Library: A Collection of Crazy Stories from the Stacks
By: Gina Sheridan
4.25
Format: None pages, Paperback
Straight from the library--the strange and bizarre, ready to be checked out! From a patron's missin… read more
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- nonfiction
- books about books
6. Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore
By: Matthew J. Sullivan
3.85
Format: None pages, Hardcover
When a bookshop patron commits suicide, it's his favorite store clerk who must unravel the puzzle h… read more
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7. Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops
By: Jen Campbell
3.60
Format: 212 pages, Hardcover
This Sunday Times bestseller is a miscellany of hilarious and peculiar bookshop moments: 'Can books… read more
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8. The Historian
By: Elizabeth Kostova
4.32
Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition
Alternate cover edition for To you, perceptive reader, I bequeath my history....Late one night, e… read more
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9. The Liars' Club
By: Mary Karr
3.94
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Mary Karr grew up in a swampy East Texas refinery town in a volatile and defiantly loving family. I… read more
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- nonfiction
"A pool game mixes ritual with geometry."-Mary Karr, The Liars' Club
"Sure the world breeds monsters, but kindness grows just as wild..."-Mary Karr, The Liars' Club
"A dysfunctional family is any family with more than one person in it."-Mary Karr, The Liars' Club
"Then the game became guessing where the storm would hit, or, in local parlance, “go in,"-Mary Karr, The Liars' Club
10. A Natural History of Dragons (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #1)
By: Marie Brennan
3.84
Format: 334 pages, Hardcover
You, dear reader, continue at your own risk. It is not for the faint of heart—no more so than the s… read more
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"I have often found this to be true since, that matters which seem terribly important in the early days of such a journey (what will people back home say?) fade into triviality with the passage of tim…"-Marie Brennan, A Natural History of Dragons (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #1)
"You may think you see plenty of stars, friend reader, but you are wrong. Night is both blacker and more brilliant than you can imagine, and the sky a glory that puts to shame the most splendid jewels…"-Marie Brennan, A Natural History of Dragons (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #1)
"... I think that was the moment at which I realised I was truly leaving. This is something the gentlemen readers of this memoir may not understand, but the ladies will know it all too well. If they a…"-Marie Brennan, A Natural History of Dragons (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #1)
"It’s—it’s as if there is a dragon inside me. I don’t know how big she is; she may still be growing. But she has wings, and strength, and—and I can’t keep her in a cage. She’ll die. I’ll die. I know i…"-Marie Brennan, A Natural History of Dragons (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #1)
11. The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks
By: Shauna Robinson
3.75
Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition
I, Maggie Banks, solemnly swear to uphold the rules of Cobblestone Books. If only, I, Maggie Ban… read more
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12. I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf
By: Grant Snider
3.74
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
A look at the culture and fanaticism of book lovers, from the beloved New York Times illustrator … read more
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- nonfiction
- books about books
"A book closed is just a block of paper."-Grant Snider, I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf
13. Vesper Flights
By: Helen Macdonald
4.10
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Animals don't exist in order to teach us things, but that is what they have always done, and most … read more
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- nonfiction
"There's a special phenomenology to walking in woods in winter."-Helen Macdonald, Vesper Flights
"We call them murmurations, but the Danish term, sort sol , is better: black sun."-Helen Macdonald, Vesper Flights
"For even if we don't believe in miracles, they are there, and they are waiting for us to find them."-Helen Macdonald, Vesper Flights
"(P)ulling at your heart on purpose is a compulsion as particular and disconcerting as pressing on a healing bruise."-Helen Macdonald, Vesper Flights
14. The Wishing Bridge
By: Viola Shipman
4.02
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
Once the hottest mergers and acquisitions executive in the company, Henrietta Wegner can see the am… read more
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"It's about history ... We're all shaped by it. Most run from it. But it's still in there ... How you come to terms with it is what matters."-Viola Shipman, The Wishing Bridge
15. Welcome to Beach Town
By: Susan Wiggs
4.02
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Beloved New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs returns with a compulsively readable tale o… read more
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16. Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century
By: Jessica Bruder
4.03
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
An alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780393356311 can be found here. From the beet fields of Nort… read more
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- travel
- nonfiction
"a vast majority of us vandwellers are white. The reasons range from obvious to duh, but then there’s this."-Jessica Bruder, Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century
"Some call them "homeless." The new nomads reject that label. Equipped with both shelter and transportation, they've adopted a new word. They refer to themselves, quite simply, as "houseless"-Jessica Bruder, Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century
"The most widely accepted measure for calculating income inequality is a century-old formula called the Gini coefficient. It's a gold standard for economists around the globe, along with the World ban…"-Jessica Bruder, Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century
17. Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village
By: Maureen Johnson
4.01
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
Thinking of a foray to a quaint English village? You'll think twice after reading this tongue-in-ch… read more
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- travel
- nonfiction
18. No Two Persons
By: Erica Bauermeister
4.09
Format: 314 pages, Hardcover
One book. Nine readers. Ten changed lives. New York Times bestselling author Erica Bauermeister’s N… read more
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"All that matters is that we try. pg. 79"-Erica Bauermeister, No Two Persons
"Guilt is easier to drown in than any sorrow. pg. 245"-Erica Bauermeister, No Two Persons
"Always start with words. Words last. Tell me a secret from your day."-Erica Bauermeister, No Two Persons
"Did you know that otters sleep holding hands? All night long, so they don't lose each other."-Erica Bauermeister, No Two Persons
19. Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany
By: Jane Mount
4.33
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
This volume brims with bookish treasures, all delightfully illustrated by avowed bibliophile, Jane … read more
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- nonfiction
- books about books
"I know that any book, when read at the right moment, might make my life better, might give me a greater understanding of the universe and all the other people in it."-Jane Mount, Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany
"As Neil Gaiman said, a book is a "little empathy machine," and it is "very hard to hate people of a certain kind when you've just read a book of one of those people"."-Jane Mount, Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany
"[John McPhee] has taught writing at Princeton for decades. He tells his classes, "Taking things from one source is plagiarism; taking things from several sources is research."-Jane Mount, Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany
"The goal of this book is to triple the size of your To Be Read pile. It's a literary Wunderkammer, connecting you with books you might love for all kinds of reasons―because the subject speaks to you,…"-Jane Mount, Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany
20. I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
By: Anne Bogel
4.02
Format: 156 pages, Hardcover
For so many people, reading isn't just a hobby or a way to pass the time--it's a lifestyle. Our boo… read more
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- nonfiction
- books about books
"Just as I’m all the ages I have been, I’m all the readers I have been."-Anne Bogel, I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
"For everyone who’s ever finished a book under the covers with a flashlight when they were supposed to be sleeping."-Anne Bogel, I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
"A good book, when we return to it, will always have something new to say. It's not the same book, and we're not the same reader"-Anne Bogel, I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
"With apologies to Kathleen Kelly, what I've come to learn is this: if my real life reminds me of something I read in a book , I'm reading well -- and I'm probably living well, too."-Anne Bogel, I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
21. The City of Mist (Cemetery of Forgotten Books)
By: Carlos Ruiz Zafón
3.97
Format: 162 pages, Paperback
Return to the mythical Barcelona library known as the Cemetery of Forgotten Books in this posthumou… read more
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"En un instante infinito la lluvia quedó suspendida en el aire, un millón de lágrimas de cristal flotando en el vacío, y vi al ángel besarla en la frente, sus labios marcando su piel como hierro cande…"-Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The City of Mist (Cemetery of Forgotten Books)
"Era entonces cuando la gran silueta oscura aparecía a la puerta de la casa, un gran ángel con rostro de mármol que me miraba y sonreía como un lobo, desplegando sus alas negras sobre Blanca y envolvi…"-Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The City of Mist (Cemetery of Forgotten Books)
"Siempre he envidiado la capacidad de olvidar que tienen algunas personas para las cuales el pasado es como una muda de temporada o unos zapatos viejos a los que basta condenar en el fondo de un armar…"-Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The City of Mist (Cemetery of Forgotten Books)
"Siempre he envidiado la capacidad de olvidar que tienen algunas personas par alas cuales el pasado es como una muda de temporada o unos zapatos viejos a los que basta condenar en el fondo de un armar…"-Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The City of Mist (Cemetery of Forgotten Books)
22. Book Love
By: Debbie Tung
4.29
Format: 137 pages, Hardcover
Bookworms rejoice! These charming comics capture exactly what it feels like to be head-over-heels f… read more
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- books about books
23. Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops
By: Shaun Bythell
3.48
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
A cantankerously funny view of books and the people who love them. It does take all kinds and throu… read more
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- nonfiction
- books about books
"It should go without saying that anyone who introduces themselves as 'a bit weird' is almost certainly not."-Shaun Bythell, Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops
"This group derives an alternate sort of gratification from the fact that their niche obsession somehow differentiates them from other people, mistakenly assuming that it makes them more interesting."-Shaun Bythell, Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops
"It's not as though there is anything wrong with being American, although perhaps in a land of immigrants the only way to differentiate yourself is to cling onto a piece of the land you left, even if …"-Shaun Bythell, Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops
24. Secrets of the Octopus
By: Sy Montgomery
4.43
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Remarkable new discoveries affirm the octopus as one of nature’s most intelligent and complex anima… read more
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25. The Last Year of the War
By: Susan Meissner
4.21
Format: 389 pages, Hardcover
Elise Sontag is a typical Iowa fourteen-year-old in 1943--aware of the war but distanced from its r… read more
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"You don't have to say everything you're thinking, Elise," he said."-Susan Meissner, The Last Year of the War
"Maybe being brave is different from being unafraid. If you're not afraid, what is there to be brave about?"-Susan Meissner, The Last Year of the War
"*Nice* was a word that I'd not been able to say in such a long time, and it encompassed so much in that moment. It truly did. *Nice* is a throwaway word until it's not."-Susan Meissner, The Last Year of the War
". . . Wars begin and wars end. There will be peace again. We only need to hold on to who we are, deep within, so that we'll recognize ourselves on the other side when it's over."-Susan Meissner, The Last Year of the War
26. Surviving Savannah
By: Patti Callahan Henry
4.18
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
When Savannah history professor Everly Winthrop is asked to guest-curate a new museum collection fo… read more
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"Grief had been coiled quietly inside me since Papa's death 10 years ago-an absence that was as much a presence as any ghost."-Patti Callahan Henry, Surviving Savannah
"I'd discovered that Savannah couldn't be fully explained to those who hadn't visited it. Photos, no matter how glorious, and movies, no matter how accurate, couldn't convey the way Savannah felt - se…"-Patti Callahan Henry, Surviving Savannah
27. The Unwinding
By: Jackie Morris
4.47
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
This book is not meant to be read from cover to cover. It is a book for dreamers. Slight of word, r… read more
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28. That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America
By: Amanda Jones
4.14
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Part memoir, part manifesto, the inspiring story of a Louisiana librarian advocating for inclusivit… read more
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- books about books
29. Book Nerd
By: Holly Maguire
4.55
Format: 112 pages, Hardcover
Book nerds rule! And what better gift than a book that celebrates bookishness? You know you’re a Bo… read more
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- books about books
30. A Little Book About Books: Quotes for the Bibliophile in Your Life (The Little Books of Literature, 5)
By: Marcus E. Leaver
4.41
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
The world of books in one little book. It doesn't matter how well read you are, A Little Book About… read more
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31. Books & Mortar: A Celebration of the Local Bookstore
By: Gibbs M. Smith
4.00
Format: 152 pages, Hardcover
A visual feast celebrating the alluring power of bookstores―68 paintings by illustrator Gibbs M. Sm… read more
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