Affliction: Growing Up with a Closeted Gay Dad
By: Laura Hall
4.48
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
In 1937, at the age of nineteen, Ralph Hall, suicidal, revealed his sexual orientation to his grand…
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1. Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders
By: Kathryn Miles
3.94
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Trailed is a beautifully written account of a great American tragedy--the unsolved murders of an u… read more
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2. While You Were Out: An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence
By: Meg Kissinger
4.28
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning journalist Meg Kissinger, a searing memoir of a family besieged by mental illnes… read more
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3. American Black Widow
By: Gregg Olsen
3.75
Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of If You Tell comes the chilling, unputdownable stor… read more
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4. A Living Remedy: A Memoir
By: Nicole Chung
4.01
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A searing memoir of family, class and grief—a daughter’s search to understand the lives her adoptiv… read more
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"How do you learn to cherish yourself, your life, when grief has made it unrecognizable? I am starting to feel that we do so not by trying to fill a void that can never be filled but by living as best…"-Nicole Chung, A Living Remedy: A Memoir
5. Several People Are Typing
By: Calvin Kasulke
3.65
Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition
A work-from-home comedy where WFH meets WTF. Told entirely through clever and captivating Slack … read more
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"what is a workplace but a cult where everyone gets paid"-Calvin Kasulke, Several People Are Typing
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6. Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York
By: Elon Green
3.84
Format: 258 pages, Hardcover
The gripping true story, told here for the first time, of the Last Call Killer and the gay communit… read more
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7. The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions
By: Jonathan Rosen
4.07
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
“Brave and nuanced…an act of tremendous compassion and a literary triumph.” — The New York Times … read more
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"It's true I didn't love the job, but I did want the money. If I was too incompetent for ordinary work, I would have to do something extraordinary or face destruction."-Jonathan Rosen, The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions
"Money had replaced community mental healthcare the way medication had replaced state hospitals. Medication did not go looking for those who resisted taking it, and money could not administer itself. …"-Jonathan Rosen, The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions
8. Among the Bros: A Fraternity Crime Story
By: Max Marshall
3.50
Format: 289 pages, Kindle Edition
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9. Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster
By: Adam Higginbotham
4.37
Format: 538 pages, Hardcover
The story of Chernobyl is more complex, more human, and more terrifying than the Soviet myth. Adam … read more
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10. Stay True
By: Hua Hsu
4.03
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
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11. Gay Bar: Why We Went Out
By: Jeremy Atherton Lin
3.80
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
National Book Critics Circle Award Winner NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR The New York … read more
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"Gay is the opium of the people."-Jeremy Atherton Lin, Gay Bar: Why We Went Out
"It used to be: We are everywhere. Now it’s: We are everything."-Jeremy Atherton Lin, Gay Bar: Why We Went Out
"We became a different kind of wallflower—not shrinking violets but judgmental pansies."-Jeremy Atherton Lin, Gay Bar: Why We Went Out
"I was under the impression I was always late to the party, but in fact I may not have been invited."-Jeremy Atherton Lin, Gay Bar: Why We Went Out
12. Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City
By: Andrea Elliott
4.72
Format: 602 pages, Hardcover
The riveting, unforgettable story of a girl whose indomitable spirit is tested by homelessness, pov… read more
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".. they assume that intelligence is a pre-ordained trait, [...], their perceived destiny, which flows from another belief, that the poor are to blame for their condition. Poverty is the proof of defi…"-Andrea Elliott, Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City
13. Token Black Girl
By: Danielle Prescod
3.92
Format: 251 pages, Kindle Edition
Racial identity, pop culture, and delusions of perfection collide in an eye-opening and refreshingl… read more
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"It’s the media’s job to accurately reflect the world we live in, not distort it."-Danielle Prescod, Token Black Girl
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14. The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear
By: Kate Moore
4.30
Format: 560 pages, Hardcover
1860: As the clash between the states rolls slowly to a boil, Elizabeth Packard, housewife and moth… read more
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"Insane asylum - a place where insanity is made."-Kate Moore, The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear
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15. We Should Not Be Friends: The Story of a Friendship
By: Will Schwalbe
3.89
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
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16. They Called Us Exceptional: And Other Lies That Raised Us
By: Prachi Gupta
4.36
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
An Indian American daughter reveals how the dangerous model minority myth fractured her family in t… read more
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"We abide by their story because we think that is how we gain acceptance in America. But we cannibalize our bodies, our spirits and our minds to feed a hunger that never abates. We struggle under a we…"-Prachi Gupta, They Called Us Exceptional: And Other Lies That Raised Us
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17. Don't Say a Thing: A Predator, a Pursuit, and the Women Who Persevered
By: Tamara Leitner
3.89
Format: 461 pages, Kindle Edition
In a powerful true-crime memoir, an Emmy Award–winning journalist seeks closure in a decades-long s… read more
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18. Coming Home
By: Brittney Griner
4.43
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From the nine-time women’s basketball icon and two-time Olympic gold medalist—a raw, revelatory acc… read more
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"When your world is violently upended, you don't just mourn your immediate losses. You also grieve a future that no longer feels possible, the peace that might've been."-Brittney Griner, Coming Home
19. Disillusioned: Five Families and the Unraveling of America's Suburbs
By: Benjamin Herold
3.89
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
Through the stories of five American families, a masterful and timely exploration of how hope, hist… read more
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20. The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir
By: Griffin Dunne
4.19
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
At nine, Sean Connery saved him from drowning. At thirteen, desperate to hook up with Janis Joplin,… read more
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"At the moment when Mrs. Griffin had been notified of her husband’s death, she was in bed with her lover at the Hotel del Coronado in California, and took the news that she was a widow rather well. Sh…"-Griffin Dunne, The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir
21. Three Girls from Bronzeville
By: Dawn Turner
4.29
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
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22. What Doesn't Kill You: A Life with Chronic Illness - Lessons from a Body in Revolt
By: Tessa Miller
4.28
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
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23. Waiting for the Monsoon
By: Rod Nordland
4.09
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
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24. Never Silent: ACT UP and My Life in Activism
By: Peter Staley
4.45
Format: 269 pages, Hardcover
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25. On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service
By: Anthony Fauci
4.59
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
The memoir by the doctor who became a beacon of hope for millions through the COVID pandemic, and w… read more
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26. Home Baked: My Mom, Marijuana, and the Stoning of San Francisco
By: Alia Volz
4.35
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A blazingly funny, heartfelt memoir from the daughter of the larger-than-life woman who ran Sticky … read more
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27. Never Say Invisible: A Memoir of Living and Being Seen with ALS
By: Jeremy Schreiber
4.52
Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition
“With honesty, poignancy, passion, and humor, this book will open your eyes and possibly your heart… read more
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28. Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed
By: Maureen Callahan
4.25
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestseller Maureen Callahan, a fierce, character-driven exposé of the real Kenn… read more
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29. The Painted Pink Dress: A Daughter’s Story of Family, Betrayal, and Her Search for the Truth
By: Minu Cash
4.53
Format: 258 pages, Paperback
A passionate memoir about identity, resilience, and the healing power of forgiveness From her earl… read more
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"What if the real Minu was out there in the world somewhere? And here I was, trapped in this awful life I wasn’t supposed to be living."-Minu Cash, The Painted Pink Dress: A Daughter’s Story of Family, Betrayal, and Her Search for the Truth
30. All in the Family: The Trumps and How We Got This Way
By: Fred C. Trump
4.07
Format: 351 pages, Kindle Edition
With revealing, never-before-told stories, Fred C. Trump III, nephew of President Donald Trump, bre… read more
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31. Affliction: Growing Up with a Closeted Gay Dad
By: Laura Hall
4.48
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
In 1937, at the age of nineteen, Ralph Hall, suicidal, revealed his sexual orientation to his grand… read more
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