The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement
By: Sharon McMahon
4.78
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
America’s favorite government teacher offers thrilling, heartfelt stories of ordinary American hero…
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1. The Distance Between Us
By: Reyna Grande
3.80
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From an award-winning novelist and sought-after public speaker, an eye-opening memoir about life be… read more
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2. James
By: Percival Everett
4.54
Format: 303 pages, Hardcover
A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , both harrowing and f… read more
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- historical
- audiobook
3. The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness
By: Jonathan Haidt
4.46
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in t… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Socially prescribed perfectionism is closely related to anxiety; people who suffer from anxiety are more prone to it. Being a perfectionist also increases your anxiety because you fear the shame of p…"-Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness
"Girls in virtual networks are subjected to hundreds of times more social comparison than girls had experienced for all of human evolution. They are exposed to more cruelty and bullying because social…"-Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness
4. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1
By: Beth Brower
4.31
Format: 121 pages, Paperback
“I’ve arrived in London without incident. There are few triumphs in my recent life, but I count thi… read more
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- historical
5. The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
By: John Green
4.36
Format: 293 pages, Hardcover
A deeply moving and mind-expanding collection of personal essays in the first ever work of non-fict… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- history
- audiobook
"We all know how loving ends. But I want to fall in love with the world anyway, to let it crack me open. I want to feel what there is to feel while I am here."-John Green, The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
"I...took some pride in 'not fulfilling my potential,' in part because I was terrified that if I tried my hardest, the world would learn I didn't actually have that much potential."-John Green, The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
"One of the strange things about adulthood is that you are your current self, but you are also all the selves you used to be, the ones you grew out of but can't ever quite get rid of."-John Green, The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
"I think two of the fundamental facts of being a person are 1. We must go on, and 2. None of us ever walks alone. We may feel alone (in fact, we will feel alone), but even in the crushing grind of iso…"-John Green, The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
6. The Wedding People
By: Alison Espach
4.25
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A propulsive and uncommonly wise novel about one unexpected wedding guest and the surprising people… read more
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- audiobook
"Phoebe feels powerless to help. She imagines this what mothers often feel."-Alison Espach, The Wedding People
"To be stuck inside her house was to be stuck inside herself and all the choices she made over the years."-Alison Espach, The Wedding People
"Phoebe was the only person waiting in the dark to condemn herself for every single thing when the day was over."-Alison Espach, The Wedding People
"To collect is to care more than most. But it is also to hoard. to Take things out of the world and make them only yours."-Alison Espach, The Wedding People
7. The God of the Woods
By: Liz Moore
4.27
Format: 490 pages, Kindle Edition
When a teenager vanishes from her Adirondack summer camp, two worlds collide Early morning, Augu… read more
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8. The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year
By: Ally Carter
4.49
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Knives Out gets a holiday rom-com twist in this rivals-to-lovers romance-mystery from New York Time… read more
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9. The Briar Club
By: Kate Quinn
4.35
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, D.C. boardinghouse… read more
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- historical
- audiobook
"You can't call yourself a proper home without the regular smell of good food..."-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club
"And guilt roiled in his stomach because he wanted to love his mother, and sometimes what pulsed through him came horribly close to hate."-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club
"Be selfish, stick to the plan Claire had clung to since she was 16. Look out for herself and no one else, because love was for suckers and happiness meant a well-stocked bank account and a house you …"-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club
"Happiness is a choice as much as anything. Or you could choose to be angry, and if you stay angry long enough, it will become comfortable, like an old robe. But eventually you’ll realize that old rob…"-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club
10. The PLAN: Manage Your Time Like a Lazy Genius
By: Kendra Adachi
4.24
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of The Lazy Genius Way brings her beloved Kind Big Sister Ene… read more
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- nonfiction
11. Democracy in Retrograde: How to Make Changes Big and Small in Our Country and in Our Lives
By: Sami Sage
4.13
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A whip-smart combo of self-help and political manifesto that is perfect for anyone who wants to sav… read more
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- politics
- american
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"There's a small handful of very wealthy and powerful people who actively strategize and spend a lot of money (numbers with multiple commas) to make sure that you ignore politics and neglect your priv…"-Sami Sage, Democracy in Retrograde: How to Make Changes Big and Small in Our Country and in Our Lives
12. Is She Really Going Out with Him?
By: Sophie Cousens
4.28
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
Columnist Anna Appleby has left her love life behind after a painful divorce. Who needs love when s… read more
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13. The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory
By: Thomas Fuller
4.36
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The incredible story of an all-deaf high school football team’s triumphant climb from underdog to u… read more
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- nonfiction
14. The Third Gilmore Girl: A Memoir
By: Kelly Bishop
4.52
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
“Come for the Gilmore Girls anecdotes, stay for the revealing truths about what it takes to build a… read more
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- biography
- audiobook
15. Reconnected: How 7 Screen-Free Weeks with Monks and Amish Farmers Helped Me Recover the Lost Art of Being Human
By: Carlos Whittaker
4.55
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
In the summer of 2022, podcaster and author Carlos Whittaker spent seven weeks entirely screen free… read more
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- nonfiction
- inspirational
- audiobook
16. Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir
By: Ina Garten
4.60
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In her long-awaited memoir, Ina Garten—aka the Barefoot Contessa, author of thirteen bestselling co… read more
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- biography
- audiobook
17. The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement
By: Sharon McMahon
4.78
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
America’s favorite government teacher offers thrilling, heartfelt stories of ordinary American hero… read more
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- american history
- american
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- inspirational
- historical
- politics
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18. Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering
By: Malcolm Gladwell
4.16
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Twenty-five years after the publication of his groundbreaking first book, Malcolm Gladwell returns … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
19. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 8
By: Beth Brower
4.85
Format: 339 pages, Paperback
"Strange, considering it all now after a night's sleep, that I'd had no premonition of what awaited… read more
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20. Toutes les nuances de la nuit
By: Chris Whitaker
4.31
Format: 816 pages, Paperback
Jusqu'à ce jour de 1975, Monta Clare était une petite communauté tranquille des Ozarks. Aujourd'hui… read more
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21. This Changes Everything: A Surprisingly Funny Story About Race, Cancer, Faith, and Other Things We Don’t Talk About
By: Tyler Merritt
4.60
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From the author of I Take My Coffee Black, a sobering, humorous memoir about learning to let go and… read more
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