The Dragon at Noonday (Brothers of Gwynedd, #2)
By: Edith Pargeter
4.02
Format: 342 pages, Paperback
never read - spine is uncreased
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1. Victoria
By: Daisy Goodwin
3.93
Format: 404 pages, Hardcover
“They think I am still a little girl who is not capable of being a Queen.”Lord Melbourne turned to … read more
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- historical romance
- historical
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- historical fiction
"To be a queen, you have to be more than a little girl with a crown."-Daisy Goodwin, Victoria
"Emma shook her head. “There are some things that a woman always keeps to herself."-Daisy Goodwin, Victoria
"In the end to add to the sum of human knowledge is the only thing a man can be truly proud of."-Daisy Goodwin, Victoria
"I was so happy … before.’ ‘I find that happiness can always be recollected in tranquillity, Ma’am,’ said Melbourne. Victoria put her hands down and looked up at him, her pale blue eyes searching his …"-Daisy Goodwin, Victoria
2. 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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- historical
"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
3. Honolulu
By: Alan Brennert
4.08
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
The story of a young immigrant bride in a ramshackle town that becomes a great modern city. "In … read more
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- historical
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- historical fiction
"Perhaps you need to look back before you can move ahead."-Alan Brennert, Honolulu
"A road need not be paved in gold to find treasures at its end."-Alan Brennert, Honolulu
"Old Korean adage, "Even jade has flaws." Or, in other words: Nothing in life is ever perfect."-Alan Brennert, Honolulu
"Quoting an old proverb: "An empty cart rattles loudly." she said. meaning, One who lacks substance boasts loudest."-Alan Brennert, Honolulu
4. Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)
By: Sharon Kay Penman
4.29
Format: 704 pages, Paperback
Thirteenth-century Wales is a divided country, ever at the mercy of England's ruthless, power-hungr… read more
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- 13th century
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- fiction
- historical fiction
- medieval
"If disliking Richard be grounds for accusing a man of conspiracy, I daresay you could implicate half of Christendom in this so-called plot. Richard endears himself easiest to those who've yet to meet…"-Sharon Kay Penman, Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)
5. Commodore Hornblower
By: C.S. Forester
4.25
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
1812 and the fate of Europe lies in the hands of newly appointed Commodore Hornblower. Dispatched t… read more
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6. Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors
By: Piers Paul Read
4.13
Format: 318 pages, Paperback
On October 12, 1972, a plane carrying a team of young rugby players crashed into the remote, snow-p… read more
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- historical
"There was one question, however, which Inciarte had asked him and he could not answer. Why was it that he had lived while others had died? What purpose had God in making this selection? What sense co…"-Piers Paul Read, Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors
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7. The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
By: Simon Winchester
2.67
Format: 166 pages, Paperback
With riveting insight and detail, Simon Winchester crafts a fascinating glimpse into one man's tort… read more
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- historical
8. Courting Her Highness (Stuart Saga, #9)
By: Jean Plaidy
4.29
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
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9. SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
By: Mary Beard
3.59
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
New York TimesBestseller * National Book Critics Circle Finalist * Wall Street JournalBest Books of… read more
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10. Revelation (Matthew Shardlake, #4)
By: C.J. Sansom
2.70
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Spring, 1543. King Henry VIII is wooing Lady Catherine Parr, whom he wants for his sixth wife. But … read more
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11. Sharpe's Triumph (Sharpe, #2)
By: Bernard Cornwell
4.25
Format: 159 pages, Paperback
Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Assaye, September 1803 India, 1803. Sergeant Richard Sharpe witnes… read more
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12. The Patrick Melrose Novels (Patrick Melrose #1-4)
By: Edward St. Aubyn
4.16
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
NATIONAL BESTSELLER AnAtlantic MagazineBest Book of the Year A Publishers WeeklyBest Book of the Ye… read more
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- fiction
13. Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
3.84
Format: 212 pages, Mass Market Paperback
The stark naked body was lying in the tub. Not unusual for a proper bath, but highly irregular for … read more
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"But if you were investigating a crime,"-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)
"Well, it’s no good jumping at conclusions."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)
"Oh damn!' said Lord Peter Wimsey at Piccadilly Circus."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)
"I trust you told her I had succumbed to lethargic encephalitis suddenly, no flowers by request."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)
14. The Five Bells and Bladebone (Richard Jury, #9)
By: Martha Grimes
3.93
Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback
When a dismembered corpse is found in the compartments of an antique secretaire a abattant, Marshal… read more
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15. Falls the Shadow (Welsh Princes, #2)
By: Sharon Kay Penman
4.55
Format: 160 pages,
This is Simon de Montfort's story--and the story of King Henry III, as weak and changeable as Montf… read more
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16. A Shilling for Candles (Inspector Alan Grant, #2)
By: Josephine Tey , Robert Barnard
3.95
Format: None pages, Paperback
When a woman's body washes up on an isolated stretch of beach on the southern coast of England, Sco… read more
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17. Rocket Boys (Coalwood #1)
By: Homer Hickam
3.00
Format: 108 pages, Paperback
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18. Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1)
By: Connie Willis
4.03
Format: 578 pages, Mass Market Paperback
For Kivrin, preparing an on-site study of one of the deadliest eras in humanity's history was as si… read more
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"It is the end of the world. Surely you could be allowed a few carnal thoughts."-Connie Willis, Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1)
"None of the things one frets about ever happen. Something one's never thought of does."-Connie Willis, Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1)
"Kivrin reached out for Dunworthy's hand and clasped it tightly in her own. "I knew you'd come," she said, and the net opened."-Connie Willis, Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1)
"No," she said. "No. It's only a bad time. A terrible time, but not everyone will die. And there will be wonderful times after this. The Renaissance and class reforms and music. Wonderful times. There…"-Connie Willis, Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1)
19. The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura, #1)
By: Martha Wells
3.97
Format: 278 pages, Paperback
Moon has spent his life hiding what he is — a shape-shifter able to transform himself into a winged… read more
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20. People of the Book
By: Geraldine Brooks
3.00
Format: 96 pages,
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of March, the journey of a rare illuminated manuscript throu… read more
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21. Ship of the Line
By: C.S. Forester
3.66
Format: 325 pages, Paperback
May 1810, seventeen years deep into the Napoleonic Wars. Captain Horatio Hornblower is newly in com… read more
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22. Blue Lightning (Shetland Island, #4)
By: Ann Cleeves
4.34
Format: 640 pages, Paperback
Shetland Detective Jimmy Perez knows it will be a difficult homecoming when he returns to the Fair … read more
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23. Homage to Catalonia
By: George Orwell , Lionel Trilling
4.00
Format: 592 pages, Paperback
In 1936 Orwell went to Spain to report on the Civil War and instead joined the fight against the Fa… read more
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24. The Confession of Brother Haluin (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #15)
By: Ellis Peters
4.33
Format: 226 pages, Paperback
Brother Cadfael is witness to a shocking near-death confession and accompanies a fellow Benedictine… read more
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25. Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
By: Patrick O'Brian
4.07
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Ardent, gregarious British naval officer Jack Aubrey is elated to be given his first appointment as… read more
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"Most men find [peace] entirely unlike what they had expected - like love..."-Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
"The Navy speaks in symbols and you may suit what meaning you choose to the words."-Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
"How wonderfully strange,' he thought, 'to be upset by this trifle; yet I am upset."-Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
"What's wrong with (Captain) Jack Aubrey?" "Everything, since he has a command and I have not."-Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
26. The Armor of Light (Kingsbridge, #4)
By: Ken Follett
4.24
Format: 737 pages, Hardcover
The long-awaited sequel to A Column of Fire, The Armor of Light, heralds a new dawn for Kingsbridge… read more
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27. The Bone Code (Temperance Brennan, #20)
By: Kathy Reichs
4.02
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
#1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs returns with her twentieth gripping novel featuri… read more
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- fiction
28. Tombland (Matthew Shardlake, #7)
By: C.J. Sansom
4.39
Format: 865 pages, Paperback
Spring, 1549. Two years after the death of Henry VIII, England is sliding into chaos…The king, Edw… read more
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- historical fiction
"Never in England were there so many gentlemen and so little gentleness."-C.J. Sansom, Tombland (Matthew Shardlake, #7)
"I took the book and glanced at the page Guy was reading. I quoted, ‘The rich man’s substance is the wellspring of the poor man’s living.' Ah yes, that theory, that as the rich grow richer their wealt…"-C.J. Sansom, Tombland (Matthew Shardlake, #7)
29. Nottingham
By: Nathan Makaryk
3.71
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
Both a gripping historical epic and fascinating deconstruction of the Robin Hood legend, Nathan Mak… read more
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"Take thy bow in hand," said Robin, "For Much will ride with thee, And all can be together, If no man die for me."-Nathan Makaryk, Nottingham
30. The Dragon at Noonday (Brothers of Gwynedd, #2)
By: Edith Pargeter
4.02
Format: 342 pages, Paperback
never read - spine is uncreased read more
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31. The Grey Wolf (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #19)
By: Louise Penny
4.44
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
The 19th mystery in the #1 New York Times-bestselling Armand Gamache series. Relentless phone ca… read more
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