Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years, Vol 1
By: Carl Sandburg
2.62
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years, by Carl Sandburg. With 105 Illustrations from photographs, and …
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1. Duel with the Devil: The True Story of How Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr Teamed Up to Take on America's First Sensational Murder Mystery
By: Paul Collins
3.69
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Duel with the Devil is acclaimed historian Paul Collins’ remarkable true account of a stunning turn… read more
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- american history
- nonfiction
- biography
- history
2. Moscow, December 25th, 1991
By: Conor O'Clery
4.13
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The implosion of the Soviet Union was the culmination of a gripping game played out between two men… read more
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- history
- biography
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3. Mornings on Horseback
By: David McCullough
4.09
Format: 445 pages, Paperback
Mornings on Horseback: The Story of an Extraordinary Family, a Vanished Way of Life, and the Unique… read more
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"I feel that as much as I enjoy loafing, there is something higher for which to live."-David McCullough, Mornings on Horseback
"A man who will steal for me will steal from me." Theodore Roosevelt, dismissing on the spot one of his best cowhands who was about to claim for his boss an unmarked animal."-David McCullough, Mornings on Horseback
"To his own children he was at once the ultimate voice of authority and, when time allowed, their most exuberant companion. He never fired their imaginations or made them laugh as their mother could, …"-David McCullough, Mornings on Horseback
4. Robert Kennedy and His Times
By: Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.
4.27
Format: 1088 pages, Paperback
Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., chronicles the short life of the Kennedy family's second presidential h… read more
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"For Robert the experience was another step in education. He was learning in particular that patriotic declarations did not make due process of law superfluous and that he owed a debt to his own inner…"-Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., Robert Kennedy and His Times
5. Coolidge
By: Amity Shlaes
3.76
Format: 536 pages, Hardcover
Calvin Coolidge, who served as president from 1923 to 1929, never rated highly in polls. The shy Ve… read more
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"It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones. -Calvin Coolidge"-Amity Shlaes, Coolidge
6. Munich
By: Robert Harris
4.00
Format: None pages, ebook
FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FATHERLAND, CONCLAVEAND AN OFFICER AND A SPY. September 1938 Hitler … read more
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7. Fierce Patriot: The Tangled Lives of William Tecumseh Sherman
By: Robert L. O'Connell
3.78
Format: 479 pages,
William Tecumseh Sherman was more than just one of our greatest generals. Fierce Patriotis a bold, … read more
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8. City of Scoundrels: The 12 Days of Disaster That Gave Birth to Modern Chicago
By: Gary Krist
4.16
Format: 347 pages, Hardcover
The masterfully told story of twelve volatile days in the life of Chicago, when an aviation disaste… read more
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9. The Path to Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #1)
By: Robert A. Caro
4.36
Format: 184 pages, Paperback
This is the story of the rise to national power of a desperately poor young man from the Texas Hill… read more
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10. The Persian Expedition
By: Xenophon , Rex Warner , None , George Cawkwell
4.18
Format: None pages,
In The Persian Expedition, Xenophon, a young Athenian noble who sought his destiny abroad, provides… read more
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- classics
- history
11. Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years, Vol 1
By: Carl Sandburg
2.62
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years, by Carl Sandburg. With 105 Illustrations from photographs, and … read more
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12. JFK's Last Hundred Days: The Transformation of a Man and The Emergence of a Great President
By: Thurston Clarke
4.50
Format: None pages, Audio CD
A revelatory, minute-by-minute account of JFK's last hundred days that asks what might have been Fi… read more
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13. Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams
By: Louisa Thomas
3.91
Format: 337 pages,
An intimate portrait of Louisa Catherine Adams, the British-born American wife of John Quincy Adams… read more
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14. Three Doors to Death (Nero Wolfe, #16)
By: Rex Stout , Jonathan Kellerman
3.47
Format: 185 pages, Paperback
Three cases bring perplexing challenges to Nero Wolfe, as a man unsuccessfully attempts suicide jus… read more
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15. In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction
By: Gabor Maté
4.49
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
He would probably dispute it, but Gabor Maté is something of a compassion machine. Diligently treat… read more
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- nonfiction
"Passion creates, addiction consumes."-Gabor Maté, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction
"Compassionate curiosity directed toward the self leads to the truth of things."-Gabor Maté, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction
"There is a quality or drive innate in human beings that the Austrian psychiatrist Victor Frankl called our “search for meaning."-Gabor Maté, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction
"It is impossible to understand addiction without asking what relief the addict finds, or hopes to find, in the drug or the addictive behaviour."-Gabor Maté, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction
16. John Quincy Adams: Militant Spirit
By: James Traub
4.67
Format: 127 pages, Hardcover
John Quincy Adams was the last of his kind--a Puritan from the age of the Founders who despised par… read more
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17. The Rise and Fall of Communism
By: Archie Brown
3.96
Format: None pages, Hardcover
"A work of considerable delicacy and nuance....Brown has crafted a readable and judicious account o… read more
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18. Mao: The Unknown Story
By: Jung Chang , Jon Halliday
3.68
Format: 290 pages, Paperback
The most authoritative life of the Chinese leader every written, Mao: The Unknown Story is based on… read more
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19. Dodge City: Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and the Wickedest Town in the American West
By: Tom Clavin
3.33
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Dodge City, Kansas, is a place of legend. The town that started as a small military site exploded w… read more
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20. Every Drop of Blood: The Momentous Second Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln
By: Edward Achorn
4.29
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
By March 4, 1865, the Civil War had slaughtered more than 700,000 Americans and left intractable wo… read more
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"Fondly do we hope—fervently do we pray—that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue, until all the wealth piled by the bond-man's two hundred and fifty y…"-Edward Achorn, Every Drop of Blood: The Momentous Second Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln
"Shall we expect some transatlantic military giant, to step the Ocean, and crush us at a blow? Never!-All the armies of Europe, Asia, and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the earth (our own e…"-Edward Achorn, Every Drop of Blood: The Momentous Second Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln
21. Madhouse at the End of the Earth
By: Julian Sancton
4.27
Format: 354 pages, Hardcover
In August 1897, the young Belgian commandant Adrien de Gerlache set sail for a three-year expeditio… read more
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"Among the greatest threats future travelers to Mars are likely to face is an interplanetary version of winter over-syndrome. The unknown icescapes around the earth poles, particularly Antarctica, see…"-Julian Sancton, Madhouse at the End of the Earth
"Cook referred to the symptoms collectively as polar anemia. Researchers today use the term winter over-syndrome. But it's essentially the same thing. A prevailing theory suggests it's a form of hypot…"-Julian Sancton, Madhouse at the End of the Earth
"But in emphasizing the likelihood of a connection between winter over-syndrome and what is now known as seasonal effective disorder, a variation in mood that correlates with a dwindling of daylight h…"-Julian Sancton, Madhouse at the End of the Earth
"Note: Dr. Lawrence Polinkis who analyzed clinical data from American men and women at Antarctica's Mcmurdo station Amundsen Scott's South Pole station posits specifically that the memory loss and oth…"-Julian Sancton, Madhouse at the End of the Earth
22. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
By: Erik Larson
4.24
Format: 565 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more
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"A house divided against itself cannot stand."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
23. Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
By: David W. Blight
4.15
Format: 888 pages, Hardcover
As a young man, Frederick Douglass (1818–1895) escaped from slavery in Baltimore, Maryland. He was … read more
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"Douglass told white northern voters that 'The blood of the slave is on your garments. You have said that slavery is better than freedom. That war is better than peace. And that cruelty is better than…"-David W. Blight, Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
24. The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
By: Steve Brusatte
4.20
Format: 404 pages, Hardcover
The dinosaurs. Sixty-six million years ago, the Earth’s most fearsome creatures vanished. Today the… read more
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- history
"There is a dinosaur outside my window. I'm watching it as I write this."-Steve Brusatte, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
"The Great Hall of Dinosaurs at Yale's Peabody Museum may not bill itself as a place of spiritual pilgrimage, but that's sure what it feels like to me."-Steve Brusatte, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
"...let's not forget about those birds--they are dinosaurs, they survived, they are still with us. The dinosaur empire may be over, but the dinosaurs remain."-Steve Brusatte, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
"...another trove of spectacular fossils, found in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia...provide unprecedented insight into the lifestyles of dinosaurs and early birds."-Steve Brusatte, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
25. Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution
By: Mike Duncan
4.52
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of The Storm Before the Storm and host of the Revolutions podcast comes… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- history
26. So Help Me God
By: Mike Pence
4.03
Format: 553 pages, Kindle Edition
The autobiography of former Vice President Mike Pence. Loyalty is a Vice President’s first duty;… read more
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- biography
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27. To Rescue the Constitution: George Washington and the Fragile American Experiment
By: Bret Baier
4.40
Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition
Instant New York Times Bestseller #1 New York Times bestselling author Bret Baier reveals how Geo… read more
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- biography
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28. And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle
By: Jon Meacham
4.46
Format: 676 pages, Hardcover
The life and moral evolution of Abraham Lincoln, exploring why and how Lincoln confronted secession… read more
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29. Stalin: Waiting for Hitler 1929-1941
By: Stephen Kotkin
4.45
Format: 1184 pages, Hardcover
Pulitzer Prize-finalist Stephen Kotkin continues his definitive biography of Stalin, from collectiv… read more
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- biography
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30. First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country
By: Thomas E. Ricks
4.08
Format: 416 pages, ebook
New York Times BestsellerEditors' Choice —New York Times Book Review "Ricks knocks it out of the p… read more
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"It is a cliché, and a bad one, that generals try to “fight the last war"-Thomas E. Ricks, First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country
"...Populism tends to look good from a distance, but close up it can be frightening."-Thomas E. Ricks, First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country
"As an inhabitant of a Mississippi River town happily shouts out in the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , “You pays your money and you makes your choice!"-Thomas E. Ricks, First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country
"More than anything else, I have learned in researching this book that America is a moving target, a goal that must always be pursued but never quite reached."-Thomas E. Ricks, First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country
31. Mozart: The Reign of Love
By: Jan Swafford
4.33
Format: 832 pages, ebook
From the acclaimed composer and biographer Jan Swafford comes the definitive biography of one of th… read more
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