In the Shadow of Fear: America and the World in 1950
By: Nick Bunker
3.96
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
An evocative portrait of a divided America at the dawn of the Cold War Halfway through the twen…
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1. Japan 1941: Countdown to Infamy
By: Eri Hotta
3.96
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A groundbreaking history that considers the attack on Pearl Harbor from the Japanese perspective an… read more
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2. The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789
By: Joseph J. Ellis
3.18
Format: 183 pages, Hardcover
The prizewinning author of Founding Brothersand American Sphinx now gives us the unexpected story--… read more
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3. America's War for the Greater Middle East
By: Andrew J. Bacevich
4.24
Format: 480 pages, ebook
Retired army colonel and New York Times bestselling author Andrew J. Bacevich provides a searing re… read more
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"Like the present-day GOP, the Northern Alliance was a loose coalition of unsavory opportunists, interested chiefly in acquiring power."-Andrew J. Bacevich, America's War for the Greater Middle East
4. Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
By: Robert M. Sapolsky
4.25
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
One of our great behavioral scientists, the bestselling author of Behave, plumbs the depths of the … read more
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"I’m being diplomatic. Many readers will know of the “replication crisis"-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
"Obviously, imposing these classifications on determinism, free will, and moral responsibility is wildly simplified. A key simplification is pretending that most people have clean “yes"-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
"You cannot decide all the sensory stimuli in your environment, your hormone levels this morning, whether something traumatic happened to you in the past, the socioeconomic status of your parents, you…"-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
5. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
By: Hampton Sides
4.51
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage … read more
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- nonfiction
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6. An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s
By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
4.71
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
An Unfinished Love A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America’s most … read more
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- american history
7. Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II
By: Evan Thomas
4.41
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A riveting, immersive account of the agonizing decision to use nuclear weapons against Japan--a cru… read more
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8. Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World
By: John Vaillant
4.35
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A stunning account of a colossal wildfire that collided with a city and a panoramic exploration of … read more
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9. How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States
By: Daniel Immerwahr
4.46
Format: 513 pages, Hardcover
A pathbreaking history of the United States' overseas possessions and the true meaning of its empir… read more
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"At various times, inhabitants of the U.S. Empire have been shot, shelled, starved, interned, dispossessed, tortured, and experimented on. What they haven't been, by and large, is seen."-Daniel Immerwahr, How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States
"Hoover’s greatest challenge was one of the least visible: the humble screw thread. Screws, nuts, and bolts are universal fasteners. They function in industrial societies, as one writer put it, like s…"-Daniel Immerwahr, How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States
10. Freedom’s Dominion: A Saga of White Resistance to Federal Power
By: Jefferson R. Cowie
4.50
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
A prize-winning historian chronicles a sinister idea of freedom: white Americans’ freedom to oppres… read more
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"His body "was the corporeal archive of his pugnacious soul. The bullet [from a duel] caused him 'violent pain' on a regular basis, with bouts of blood gurgling into his mouth as well as probable pois…"-Jefferson R. Cowie, Freedom’s Dominion: A Saga of White Resistance to Federal Power
11. I Love Russia: Reporting from a Lost Country
By: Elena Kostyuchenko
4.41
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
An unprecedented and intimate portrait of Russia and a fearless cri de coeur for journalism in oppo… read more
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12. Kabul: The Untold Story of Biden’s Fiasco and the American Warriors Who Fought to the End
By: Jerry Dunleavy
4.34
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A NATIONAL BESTSELLER This explosive book is the definitive account of the Biden administration's… read more
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13. Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present
By: Fareed Zakaria
4.23
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The CNN host and best-selling author explores the revolutions—past and present—that define the pola… read more
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14. November 1942: An Intimate History of the Turning Point of the Second World War
By: Peter Englund
4.25
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
An intimate history of the most important month of World War II, as experienced by the people who l… read more
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- history
15. The Injustice of Place: Uncovering the Legacy of Poverty in America
By: Kathryn J. Edin
4.17
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping and surprising new understanding of extreme poverty in America from the authors of the a… read more
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16. Founding Partisans: Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the Brawling Birth of American Politics
By: H.W. Brands
4.01
Format: 452 pages, Kindle Edition
From bestselling historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist H.W. Brands, a revelatory history of the sho… read more
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17. Our Ancient Faith: Lincoln, Democracy, and the American Experiment
By: Allen C. Guelzo
4.12
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An intimate study of Abraham Lincoln’s powerful vision of democracy, which guided him through the C… read more
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18. Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy
By: Jamie Raskin
4.51
Format: 428 pages, Hardcover
In this searing memoir, Congressman Jamie Raskin tells the story of the forty-five days at the star… read more
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"If a person can grow through unthinkable trauma and loss, perhaps a nation may, too."-Jamie Raskin, Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy
"Memory requires active engagement with the complexities of the past. It is not an unthinking or passive process, like breathing or (for most people) sleeping. I have found that good memory, like good…"-Jamie Raskin, Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy
19. Klan War: Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to Save Reconstruction
By: Fergus M. Bordewich
4.29
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
A stunning history of the first national anti-terrorist campaign waged on American soil—when Ulysse… read more
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20. Takeover: Hitler's Final Rise to Power
By: Timothy W. Ryback
4.16
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
From the internationally acclaimed author of Hitler’s Private Library , a dramatic recounting of th… read more
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21. The New China Playbook: Beyond Socialism and Capitalism
By: Keyu Jin
3.82
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A myth-dispelling, comprehensive guide to the Chinese economy and its path to ascendancy China's… read more
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22. The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning
By: A.J. Jacobs
4.08
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically attempts to follow the origi… read more
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23. The Last Honest Man: The CIA, the FBI, the Mafia, and the Kennedys―and One Senator's Fight to Save Democracy
By: James Risen
4.13
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
Witnesses were mysteriously murdered. The FBI, NSA, CIA, and even the IRS were on the warpath. It w… read more
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- american history
24. The Unvanquished: The Untold Story of Lincoln’s Special Forces, the Manhunt for Mosby’s Rangers, and the Shadow War That Forged America’s Special Operations
By: Patrick K. O'Donnell
4.16
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of The Indispensables , the unknown and dramatic story of irregular gue… read more
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25. The Light of Battle: Eisenhower, D-Day, and the Birth of the American Superpower
By: Michel Paradis
4.46
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
A thrilling new biography of Dwight Eisenhower set in the months leading up to D-Day, when he grew … read more
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26. Countdown: The Blinding Future of Nuclear Weapons
By: Sarah Scoles
3.64
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
For fans of Oppenheimer, a riveting investigation into the modern nuclear weapons landscape and its… read more
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27. The Polar Bear Expedition: The Heroes of America’s Forgotten Invasion of Russia, 1918-1919
By: James Carl Nelson
3.55
Format: 297 pages, Kindle Edition
An extraordinary lost chapter in the history of World War I: the story of America’s year-long invas… read more
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28. Autocracy, Inc.
By: Anne Applebaum
4.28
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
All of us have in our minds a cartoon image of what an autocratic state looks like, with a bad man … read more
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"Americans who rarely think about Russia would be stunned to learn how much time Russian state television devotes to America’s culture wars, especially arguments over gender. Putin himself has display…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
"Isolationism is an instinctive and even understandable reaction to the ugliness of the modern interconnected world. For some politicians in democracies, it will continue to offer a successful path to…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
"The temptation of what is sometimes called realism—the belief that nations are solely motivated by a struggle for power, that they have eternal interests and permanent geopolitical orientations—is as…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
29. Alexander at the End of the World: The Forgotten Final Years of Alexander the Great
By: Rachel Kousser
4.10
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
A riveting biography of Alexander the Great’s final years, when the leader’s insatiable desire to c… read more
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30. In the Shadow of Fear: America and the World in 1950
By: Nick Bunker
3.96
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
An evocative portrait of a divided America at the dawn of the Cold War Halfway through the twen… read more
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31. War
By: Bob Woodward
4.43
Format: 441 pages, Kindle Edition
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Bob Woodward tells the revelatory, behind-the-scenes story of three … read more
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"President Trump had secretly sent Putin a bunch of Abbott Point of Care Covid test machines for his personal use as the virus spread rapidly through Russia."-Bob Woodward, War
"Overall, Hamas killed more than 1,200 Israelis and dragged more than 240 hostages and back across the border into underground tunnels in Gaza. It was the deadliest attack in Jewish history since the …"-Bob Woodward, War
"The second high-profile Trump critis was retired General Stanley McChrystal, who had commanded U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan a decade earlier. McChrystal had recently appeared on CNN and called…"-Bob Woodward, War
"In the 2020 election, Trump received 74 million votes, more than any presidential candidate in history with the exception of Joe Biden, who won 81 million votes. Biden secured the Electoral College w…"-Bob Woodward, War
