Reap the Whirlwind: Violence, Race, Justice, and the Story of Sagon Penn
By: Peter Houlahan
4.57
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
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1. The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism
By: Tim Alberta
4.45
Format: 506 pages, Kindle Edition
Evangelical Christians are perhaps the most polarizing—and least understood—people living in Americ… read more
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- history
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2. Whiskey Tender: A Memoir
By: Deborah Jackson Taffa
4.14
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An Oprah Daily "Best New Book" and "Riveting Nonfiction and Memoir You Need to Read" * A New York T… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
"My Laguna grandmother, Esther, is the one who taught me that a deep intimacy with a homeland requires three things: sensory experiences of particular geographies, a storied history of the trails, and…"-Deborah Jackson Taffa, Whiskey Tender: A Memoir
3. In Light of All Darkness: Inside the Polly Klaas Kidnapping and the Search for America's Child
By: Kim Cross
4.30
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
Paced like a thriller and full of insider information on the history and science of Crime Scene Inv… read more
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- history
- crime
- nonfiction
- true crime
4. Selling the Dream: The Billion-Dollar Industry Bankrupting Americans
By: Jane Marie
3.78
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Peabody and Emmy Award–winning journalist Jane Marie expands on her popular podcast The Dream to ex… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
- true crime
5. 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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- history
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- true crime
"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
6. Gambler: Secrets from a Life at Risk
By: Billy Walters
3.84
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * “An insightful read…Walters is a larger-than-life character.” — Sports … read more
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- nonfiction
- true crime
7. Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis
By: Jonathan Blitzer
4.49
Format: 544 pages, Hardcover
An epic, heartbreaking, and deeply reported history of the disastrous humanitarian crisis at the so… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
8. There Is No Ethan: How Three Women Caught America's Biggest Catfish
By: Anna Akbari
3.66
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Part memoir, part explosive window into the mind of a catfisher, a thrilling personal account of th… read more
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- crime
- nonfiction
- true crime
9. A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
By: Kevin Fedarko
4.36
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
A deeply moving account ever of walking the Grand Canyon, a highly dangerous, life-changing 750-mil… read more
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"You were made and set here to give voice to this, your own astonishment. -Annie Dillard"-Kevin Fedarko, A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
10. Missing White Woman
By: Kellye Garrett
3.53
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The truth is never skin deep. It was supposed to be a romantic getaway weekend in New York City… read more
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- crime
11. Hearts of Darkness: Serial Killers, the Behavioral Science Unit, and My Life as a Woman in the FBI
By: Jana Monroe
3.68
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
For fans of Mindhunter, Criminal Minds, and My Favorite Murder, a riveting memoir of a trailblazing… read more
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- crime
- nonfiction
- true crime
"The devil, or whatever force was behind that disembodied knife in her mind, has never made anyone do anything. The devil just applauds when it happens."-Jana Monroe, Hearts of Darkness: Serial Killers, the Behavioral Science Unit, and My Life as a Woman in the FBI
"Our answers were rarely found in confessional sessions in a jailhouse interrogation room despite how hard serial killers like Ted Bundy and Edmund Kemper tried to play their interviewers. Our answers…"-Jana Monroe, Hearts of Darkness: Serial Killers, the Behavioral Science Unit, and My Life as a Woman in the FBI
12. Trust Her
By: Flynn Berry
3.91
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Two sisters find they can't outrun their past in the riveting new thriller from the New York Times … read more
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13. A Hunger to Kill: A Serial Killer, a Determined Detective, and the Quest for a Confession That Changed a Small Town Forever
By: Kim Mager
3.85
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In this fascinating & profoundly chilling account, Detective Kim Mager , a real-life version of Cla… read more
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- history
- crime
- nonfiction
- true crime
14. Colored Television
By: Danzy Senna
3.83
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A dark comedy about second acts, creative appropriation, and the racial identity–industrial complex… read more
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15. Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions
By: John Grisham
4.49
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
In his first work of nonfiction since The Innocent Man, #1 bestselling author John Grisham and Cent… read more
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- history
- crime
- nonfiction
- true crime
16. Polostan (Bomb Light, #1)
By: Neal Stephenson
3.91
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The first installment in Neal Stephenson’s three-part Bomb Light cycle, Polostan follows the early … read more
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17. The Incorruptibles: A True Story of Kingpins, Crime Busters, and the Birth of the American Underworld
By: Dan Slater
3.91
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
The harrowing tale of an immigrant underworld, a secret vice squad, and the rise of organized crime… read more
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- crime
- nonfiction
- true crime
18. The Art of Power: My Story as America's First Woman Speaker of the House
By: Nancy Pelosi
4.10
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The most powerful woman in American political history tells the story of her transformation from ho… read more
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19. The Rent Collectors: Exploitation, Murder, and Redemption in Immigrant LA
By: Jesse Katz
4.37
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
TATTOOS ON THE HEART meets GHETTOSIDE in this gripping true story about a botched gang murder set i… read more
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- crime
- nonfiction
- true crime
20. Viewfinder: A Memoir of Seeing and Being Seen
By: Jon M. Chu
4.27
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From visionary director Jon M. Chu comes a powerful, inspiring memoir of belonging, creativity, and… read more
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21. Keeping the Faith: God, Democracy, and the Trial That Riveted a Nation
By: Brenda Wineapple
4.40
Format: 544 pages, Hardcover
A magnificent history of the 1925 Scopes trial and how the teaching of evolution in public schools … read more
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22. Mississippi Swindle: Brett Favre and the Welfare Scandal that Shocked America
By: Shad White
4.10
Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition
How America’s youngest state auditor uncovered the largest public corruption scandal in the history… read more
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23. White Robes and Broken Badges: Infiltrating the KKK and Exposing the Evil Among Us
By: Joe Moore
4.14
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In this shocking memoir, a former FBI informant reveals what he learned from successfully infiltrat… read more
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- crime
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- true crime
24. The Story of a Heart: Two Families, One Heart, and the Medical Miracle That Saved a Child’s Life
By: Rachel Clarke
4.66
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A riveting and inspiring true story of two families linked by one heart—written by a bestselling au… read more
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25. Kingmaker: Pamela Harriman's Astonishing Life of Power, Seduction, and Intrigue
By: Sonia Purnell
4.34
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE, a re-exam… read more
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- nonfiction
26. Confronting the Presidents: No Spin Assessments from Washington to Biden
By: Bill O'Reilly
4.35
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times and USA Today Nonfiction Bestseller! Authors of the acclaimed Killing books,… read more
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27. The Mighty Red
By: Louise Erdrich
4.01
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
In this stunning novel, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award–winning author Louise Erdrich tells … read more
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28. Reap the Whirlwind: Violence, Race, Justice, and the Story of Sagon Penn
By: Peter Houlahan
4.57
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
The bestselling author of Norco ’80 returns with a riveting story of mid-1980s San Diego that place… read more
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- true crime
29. Olive Days
By: Jessica Elisheva Emerson
3.69
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A smoldering novel about an exhausted young mother in an Orthodox Jewish community of Los Angeles w… read more
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30. Patriot: A Memoir
By: Alexei Navalny
4.50
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
The powerful and moving memoir of a fearless political opposition leader who paid the ultimate pric… read more
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"If you have a criminal conviction, you are barred from running for office."-Alexei Navalny, Patriot: A Memoir
"When corruption is the very foundation of a regime, those who battle it are extremists."-Alexei Navalny, Patriot: A Memoir
"All schooboys had been to the stores and had noticed the long queues, and knew that the most used word in the Soviet lexicon was "shortage."-Alexei Navalny, Patriot: A Memoir
"A serious political leader cannot simply decide to turn his back on a huge number of his fellow citizens because he personally dislikes their views."-Alexei Navalny, Patriot: A Memoir
31. Havoc
By: Christopher Bollen
3.76
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
In the vein of The Bad Seed comes a twisty, atmospheric psychological suspense about a meddlesome e… read more
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